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THE CHINA MAY,

belong to that high order of which its followers boast. It is true that in the film last night, Bavu was depicted us an illiterate pensant,

speakers. These, except in ware [inistunees, are „nut valuable. -

But occasionally, writes the Teditor of the "Christian Science

October 18..

50

MONDAY, AUGUST

1924

CORRESPONDENCE.

Extraordinary

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Senor Zanni, the Argentine

The British Rugby team drew

prutor ocasionally is cleared by with Transvaal, twelve points the opportunity presented or by each. the conditions which have combined

to bring into cubuck those ready to

APPEAL FOR - HELP.

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6.

Sir-While passing along

A

A Havana message states adding with fresh soba.

told me that my son, has

gone

to heaven. But why

Then came the floods and carried. away all her crops and her house

To make her lot more

Ramsay MacDonald was difficult

ambitious compiler might with ease. Registered Office of the Company, enough. He had to find a formula

collect material for ifany volanies Pedder Street, noon. of addresses to graduates. Just October 3.-Second meeting of that would reconcile the conflicting

how valuable a contribution these the China Sugar Refining Co., demands of the bankers and the but as the story proceeds one would compcise cannot be casuallyLtd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Stress | To the Editor of the Okina Mail.] interests of France. The banker's realizes that he had only one iden Catimated. But the tendency is to noon, refused to accept the guarantees in his mind to enrich himself and lieve that these commencement. proposed for the 240,000,000 tosh clear out of the country at the thy ortions ire, for the most. General Meeting of Douglas 6.8. carlicat opportunity. Many have quality or value comparable which the Dawes report held said that the Russian peasant was with the addresses, already in Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office Seymour Road yesterday I found essential for Germany's financial to blame for the numerous brutal ose of proparition, which will of the Company, 20 Des Vaux an old woman weeping bitterly on

be delivered throughout the United Road, Contill, noon,

the roadside. Though she beat recovery, without which any murders committed, but this lust States on Independence Day, soon October 20.-Third meeting of her breast incessantly her eyes reparations plan must fail. These for blood did not commence with to be generidly observed. They The China Sugar Refining Co.. were dry. She must have poured guarantees provided that the able in which even rich landed pro-who listen," They are seldom nçon.

him. There were cases innumerare made to fit the mood of tho Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Street, out all her tears to the silent air the night before. She unfolded, Reparations Commission should prietors lived at peace with their highly inspirational, infrequently November 5-Further extreon my enquiry, a pitiful story,

between tearless gobs. decide when Germany had com- peasants, until the thought of kill-particularly instructive, and dual- ordinary meeting of Douglas S.S. mitted a default and shoulding was transmitted to them ly tedious and uninteresting. Tor

she think that was the name through leaders in the towns like fengst part they serve as volicies Co. Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road Christian native of Walchown. (I impose sanctions as a penalty. Bavu. This film has a lesson for for the expression of the personal Central, noon.

gave) fifty of her eighty years France, on the other hand, insisted those who care to take it to heart, opinions of theories of the selected

had been spent in widowhood, that the Reparations Commission

reating an only son to manhood. Her years of patient toll had been should have the deciding voice.

rewarded with a Christian home, a To follow any other course than Charity And Traffic.

few acres of land and some cattle. this would be to tear up the While we do not disapprove of Monitor." bright and illuminat- fier, has reached Karachi.

"Not contented with taking all my cattle," the soldiers came and' Versailles treaty and deprive the "drives" through Hongkong's light is revealed at such times,

rushed a long knife right through France of her rights. Here was a streets to raise funds for flood re-The vision of a commencentent-day lief in the neighbouring province,

my good boy's throat before my | very eyes." Then resuming calmly deadlock which for a time it we would draw the attention &

sherelated how the soldiers, saying seemed nothing could solve and organisers to a point which might the failure of the London con have escaped their notice. With listen appreciatively and one pre- has returned to London and re-blank and bitter future. The M. Rakovsky, says Reuter, she was too old to be of use to friend or foe, left. her to face the ference was generally predicted. out the slightest hesitation do we pared to talk wisely and sensibly. sumed negotiations.

Catholic Fathers fied, she said, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald as the commend their worthy motives. The graduate from school or univer

"They Members of the processions com-sity gains distorted concept of ZIGENOLOMON dominating personality of the mand our admiration for their his own relation to society if he is that a presidential decres orders

proceedings has, however, succeed energetic marches for hours. told and made in believe that he compulsory. inoculation against did he not take me with him?" ed in turning defeat into victory, regardless of sun or rain, But has received a patent which nastres

in whatever raler typhoid throughout Cuba. Under the agreement which the cannot better means be devised for him success

His attracting attention than a con-taking he chooses to enter. Allies have now reached when a tinual ringing of brass bells during equipment is valuable only in the A P. W. D. coolie, knocked the labour and savings of sixty long Ltd. German default is reported under working hours? An allegation degree that he is shle to apply it down by a motor car in Stubbs years.

the Dawes scheme the matter is has been made that each of the in doing his part of the work of Road yesterday, was taken, to unbearable her daughter-in-law to go before the Reparations Com several societies engaged in the the world. His experience is not Hospital. The car (number 454) deserted her, leaving her with two mission with an American member work of inercy are unofficially com- in the past. It is before him, the belongs to the Hongkong Hotel little ones and poverty. In answer

There Garage,

to my question, she said that at peting to obtain the highest total.world still unconquered.

present the police have kindly added.

Two robbers entered a house allowed her to stay sih..theceller If the Commission does not reach a unanimous decision can, squads of "collectors have experience gained by consecrated in Sai-Wan-Hoon Saturday after (or back lane I am not quite sure) any of the commissioners may posted themselves at street cross-service in the ranks, draws from poon and stole two bangles from an of the Police Station opposite to appeal within eight days to an ings and forcibly "held up" ricshas this wealth at such a time and inmate. One of the robbers was the Sailors' Home. There she

in the middle of the road. Hong-alures with so who listen what armed with a revolver,

deposited her grandchildren while. arbitral tribunal consisting of an kong's highways do not permit of he fins learned... 3

she went out to fight her battles American president and two other queues of ricshas halting on the There is no royal mad to true Tenders are being invited, for all over again.'

This briefly is the story of a independent and impartial mem-tram-lines till each occupant has ¦ success. On the braid highway the construction of a covered bers, whose decision will be final paid a toll. To obviate congestion leading thither there are many who service reservoir and contingent Christsin widow, an ideal mother, The members of the Tribunal' will and possible dangers we suggest appear to be riding comfortably works at Piper Hill, above Cheung and a faithful wife. I was ashamed that the public be left to its own and sourely astride their favourite Sha Wan in connection with the at my own helplessness at the be nominated for five years by the discretion and generosity and that finbbies or sted in vehicles con Shing Mun Valley Water Works moment. What can one still in his teens do? My friend gave unanimous decision of the Eepara-stopping of traffic be discontinued, structed after their fancies, or per- Scheme.

her some money" and I promised that I would place her case before" tions Commission, or, failing that, Further drives" are announced.cnnce, who are being carried, as by the President of the World Will those taking pait kindly con-

sustain and support them. But Street, Sai Wan Ho, "on Saturday you, knowing that you, Sir, as the Court at the Hague. There can sider our suggestion?

beyond the high road and the goal at 4.30 p.m., one armed with a medium of public opinion, would there must be traversed a path along revolver. One girl of 14 and a give this wide publicity and so which all who progress thus far visitor were on the premises, and bring it to the notice of our public ast walk alone, aided, except the robbers got away with a gold-might be done to comfort this-

workers, in order that something by Gaur strength and forbearance mounted bangle value $80. Later brave woman in her declining is registered the Allies will confer

which only the tried and the a man was arrested on suspicion

years,

so that her grey hairs Courageous possess. In that ex at the Ming Yuen Gardens. as to the nature of the sanctions

might not : 20 down with sorrow into the grave, Dur and

the method of effective sight of the greatest expansion of perire much at the exnience-

Tenders are being invited for ing the whole of the time she application. The service of the trade the world had ever seen. Hetly ontor may have said

will be forgotten, The rougher alterations to the General Post spoke to me not one word of loan of £10,000,000 to Germany is ging idio On't sell your ships are heeded timely and wise warn-enlargement of the Closed Mails lips. We have not got to go very places may be avoided by tlusse who Office. The work consists of complaint escaped her trembling Lo enjoy absolute priority. Thus buy new ones. When the booms which previous toiters along Section, the enclosure of the pre- far to help these helpless ones. has the chief styrabling block to came the nations would realise that the route who have learned by sent mails entrance, the construc- allied agreement been removed they must act together and take experience may be thoughtful tion of two truck doois; the enough to give. But at the end of installation of two goods, and one ♦♦♦ and the path cleared for the Ger

the conese there is nothing suve man delegates to visit London

Humpstead Borough that which the traveller himself passenger lift and the construction upon the first floor of a large to-day. As the French Premier KEATS' Council has accepted' brings.

public office. HOME "the offer made to them has said it is now for Germany to show herself as being equally wise and so to bring about lasting pence in Europe. And it is not likely that Germany will fail to grasp this golden opportunity.

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in their efforts to raise all they for it is the wise und considerato onator or tesicher who, rich in the

Sir George "DON'T SELL Paish, at Glas- YOUR SHIPS." gow, said we were within

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FOR THE

by the Keats Memorial

PUBLIC.

it were, in the arms of others who

Fand Executive Com-To-day's Poem mitee, of Lawn Bank,

auce the residence of "

رقت

As

(Old Mon.)

When we were young, when we

were young!

Gay the glory of our dreams, The songs we sung! The songs

wę sung! Now we are old and love no more, O drab the days, O drab the

days:

sun, moon, no stars there be, To light our ways, to light our

ways:

the poet. This freehold house "Gallantly we fell in love, and property is picturesque Title two-storey building standing in its own grounds to the south of Keats' Grove. The memorial fund Low amounts to £1,500, which will be used for the equipment and maintenance of the house. soon as the Council have made the necessary arrangements, the public will be able to inspect such relics No This was vividly, brought to our as books, prints and portraits, and mind at the Star Theatre last various other possessions, includ- night. The first picture "Safety ing a lock of Fanny Brawne's hair. First," one of an excellent series being supplied to picture houses in

Mr. Robert Muir Glen, the Far East and the United

of 1 Park-villas, States by the generosity and fore- WILLS Glasgow, calico sight of the British American

printer, left, in addi- Tobacco Company, dealt with the then to real estate and settled pro- frequency of street accidents perty, unsettled property in Great: through the neglect of ordinary Britain valued at £389,814

Mr. Bryce Muir Knox, of Red- precautions by pedestrians and heugh, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Hinen users of ricshas and wilful dis-thread manufacturer (personal obedience of the policemen on estate) (in addition to real estate) 1800. point. duty in busy thoroughfares. £175.992:

LATEST

COCHET At Shanghai, on July Hangkono, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1924. English and Chinese, its lessons to Girton College, Cambridge,

25, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Cochet,

a son.

LAURE-At Shanghai, on July SETTLING THE REPARATIONS minded elders in Eastern cities.

27, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Laure, & son. LILLEY.—At Chefoò, on July 24, to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lilley, a daughter. MCLEOD.At Shanghai, on July

30, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Me- reached

::

PROBLEM.

for

As the moral of the story is Miss Julia, Minet, of 18. Sussex- thrown on the screen, in both square, Hyde Park, W., left £2,000

should be especially useful to the £1,000 to George Buckston Browne, hot-headed youths and absent-of 80, Wimpole-street.

purposes known to him, £1,950 in various other charitable be quests and, after other bequests, the residue, which would appear to between the Charity Organisation amount ip over £25,000, equally Society and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel £$3,909. The Rectory, Oxwich, Glamorgan, Mr. David Villiers Meager, of barrister £28,640.

The next offering was Bavu described as a mystery fim. To some, there may be a mystery in To-day being the tenth anniver the story. To our mind, however sary of Britain's entry into the it is nothing more nor less than a war, much could be written about warning to the people of China and the fact that the Allies have finally follow in the steps of the Bol other backward nations not to

Leod, a son..

agreement regarding sheviks if and when they decide Sarjeant.At Shanghai, on July reparations. However no practical to start a revolution. As Mischka tells the Tribunal, why replace runts by Tyranny." The mem- |bers of the Tribunal agreed with.). him, but Bavu, an illiterate pea- sant, eventually sways the mob to

VACHEZ, At Shanghai, on July 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Wachež, n. daughter.

Mr. William Herbert Woodruff, of 6, Stratford-place, W., and Bexhill, Sussex £26,205.

Dame Fannie Fetherstonhaugh Holroyd, of Weybridge, Surrey £23,561.

Miss Clara Jane Pagot, of 2, Leicestershire charities £20,699.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

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AUGUST 4.

Rain in the night: 1 tied up scarlet beans, nailed the honeysuckles, etc., etc.

-Dorothy Wordsworth.

Three men entered 25, Tai Wing

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Among the passengers who arrived from England by the "Sarpedon" yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy. Mr, Bellamy has come out from Liverpool to take up the appoint- ment of General Manager of the Hongkong Tramway Co, Ltd., in succession to Mr. W. E. Roberts who is shortly leaving the Colony to take up an appointment in London.

I would suggest in "this.connec-

tion that in Hongkong we should

have an Emergency Bureau to

help people who are the victims of war, pestilence, femine and flood -victims, usually old and helpless for whom, even their dearest and nearest have ceased to care.

Yours,

"HUMANIS,"

Hongkong, August-4.

WOMEN WORKERS.

TO FORM GUILD.

It has been decided to form a Guild for Women Workers at St. | John's Cathedral. The cbjects of the A marriage has been arranged, guild are as follows:-(1.) To Dreur, our lof, but what avail,

and will shortly take place, bet further the influence for good of To weep on it, to-weep on it? Alack! There's nothing left to do,ween Oliver Robert Coales, British the Cathedral in any way that may

Consul in China, son of the late appear possible. (2) To under But sleep on it, but sleep on it." Robert Coales, LL.D., and Mrs. Take the care of the Cathedral, its

-P. H. Coke, +

Coales, and Marjorie Wycliffe altars, platebrasses, linen, furniture," youngest daughter of Canon and cassocks and surplices and to Mrs. A. F. Russell, Dalethorpe, provide and arrange the altar Dedham, Essex.

Bowers; to arrange for Sunday School teaching and visiting the On the occasion of his approach sick.. (3.) To endeavour to find ing transfer to another port, Britith out and welcome people who have senting Mr. L. Giles, H.M.'s deepen the spiritual life of the residents at Changsha are pre-newly come to the Colony. (4.) To Consul, a solid silver, tea service members. It was agreed to hold on his completion of 25 years in the inaugarai meeting, early in a the Consular service of which a October, and meanwhile to enrol little less than a third has been members. The following: were spent in Changsha.

elected temporary, officers of the guild: President, Lady Pollock; Lieutenant I. M. N. Mudie, late Vice-President. Lady Severn; of the destroyer "Vendetta and Hon. Sec., Mrs. Black, The Hon. Lieutenant J. G. Henderson, from Secretary will be gled to give full the battleship "Benbow", will particulars to those desirous of command the two motor-launches joining. which are being sent to China for service on the Yangtse river, Nos. 307 and 519 The river gunboat Moth", which was temporarily Commissioned for the West River with ratings lent from the." Des- patch", will be recommissioned this month with a new crew from England, NY CH

A SOUND PROVERB.

Fair and soft goes far. Slow fire makes sweet-malt., To be merry and wise is a sound

proverb.

-Scott in Quentin Durward.

SHADOWS BEFORE.. Coming Events Advertised In The Mail: ENȚERTAINMENTȘ. August 4 Coronet Theatre; Where The Pavement Ends.". Augast 4-The Star Theatre;

28, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. purpose would be served in enlarg Sarjeant, a son.

ing upon the foolish disputes that SYMS. At Brockley, Kent, on

July 25, to Mr. and Mrs. C. have long blocked the path to Victor Syms (Shanghai), a lasting peace-these, let us hope,

now definitely belong to the past, his side by murdering a peasant West-street, Leicester, dett £750 to Sufficient then is it this August on the loyal soldiers, prepared to in cold-blood and laying the blame

Fourth to acclaim the fact that a carry out the orders of Mischka big step has been made towards and the Tribunal. The latter's solving Europe's most ruinous plan was to obtain funds for the Current Comment.

starving by taxing the rich. What problem, and that it should not be follows paints vividly for the (Adrice in Abundance.) LUNDBERG-At Shanghat, on long now, before the trouble is receptive brain the story of the

Nothing is more freely or pro-E LAND BALB. July 29, Minnie Tandya, only cleared away altogether. Chief last six years in Russia since, the digally given than advice. Much August 5.-A PW.Dr Offices, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, credit for this splendid result is toners Our indignation and of it la sillit tend invited, but one lot Crowa pod at Shamsburo

prisoners Our and experience tends to convince those P.

MANA SADEATHS..

E. M. Lundberg,

ADE-At Shanghai, on July 20 | given to Britain's Premier who horror arisenfresh, making us who offer or give it thui

*Bavu."

August 4 World. Theatre; “High Speed." AN

August 4-Queen's Theatre; Kisses or Handcuffs."

COMPANY MEETINGS.

ON POINT DUTY.

During the last two or three days' most of the contingent of Shan- tung police, who arrived in the Colony recently, of whom forty were posted to Central' Station, His Excellency Sao-ke Alfred have been seen in the streets re Sze, Chinese Minister at Washing-celving instruction in "point duty." ton, arrived at Southampton on June | Under the guidance of Sikh 25. He was to be partly in London colleagues they are being initiated.. and partly on visits to Ireland and Into the intricacies of directing the other places till the middle of July, Colony's motor and other traffic when he intended to proceed to the and, as far as has been seen, are Continent, returning to London proving ready pupils, about August 1, and sailing back the United States on August 5. One of the objects of his visit is to arrange for the entry of his second

Good For the Whole Family son at one of the public schools in

Motbers, always, gire, Camberlain's England. His eldest box, now at Cenub Remedy for erpupy cough, colds, Winchester, is doing well and diflolt Breathing, bronobial and intends to take up medicine for infronts coughs. This good for the little

Edgar Brie, dearly beloved hus, in M. Herriot's words, shown suspect more strongly than ever very often failewo With the September 18-Extraordinary, his profession, Mr. Sze while in ones and grown ups that and your one son of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. himself a great statesman that a regime brought into being close of the eminencemont season general meeting of The China London stayed with Sir James knows intains up narootion Bald

every whiare ade, nged 6% rears pe Certainly the task before Mr by murder and rapine cannot in American schools and colleges an Sugar Renning Co,Ltd. at the Canille,