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MAY 6, 1925.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

a good dinner seem battar. one is likely to suggest that the officera of the garrison be deprived of what we imagine is a privelege pleasure. But the time: has arrived when the community should have free and unfettered opportunity of listening to the Land other than on a narrow pavement and through iron bars. Is it too much to iggest that ary in Aberdeenshire to form the much-appreciated experiment crosses of twigs of the rowan tree of last summer be repeated and and to place them over the doors that the community be once more and windows as a protection given the opportunity-in the cool against evil spirits, of the day-to hear music, which a famous poet assures as "vibrates in the memory"? We do not seek to add to the labours of the mem- hers of the band. They should not be neglected in any scheme that is brought forward. What we plead for now is a develop ment of the scheme initiated last &umbier: What about a" Public Band Committee?

FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Mr. Frederick James Jackson; whose death at the Peak Hospital yester- ay at the age of 30 is deeply regret ted by many friends, took place at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, representatives of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Com- pony by whom he was cployed Find Muay others attending Amongst wreaths reveived were es from his mother and brothers in England. The late Mr. Jackson was uníuried.

The burial servich was read by the- Boy. B. C. Taylor..

This was on define its policy... A note about ROWAN-TREE Saturday last and [Gilbert and Sullivan -opera Is.. DAY. a writer tell us always literesting as the follow

that it is customing will prove :-

shortly to have a jubilee cele

"Trial by Jury," which is bration at Sheffield. is, amour other things, a link with Dickens, for Gilbert is said to have had Serjeant Busfuz in his mind when The day of Odin he was' writing the libretto. Cor- WEDNESDAY, or Woden the tainly there is a very strong Norse Jupiter, likeness between the Serjeant's though most authorities say that oratory and the opening address Odin was a form of Mercury, of plaintiff's counsel:

See my apparently for no other reason interesting client, victim of a than that Mercury's day was given heartless wile See the traitor all

that which came in the middle deflint. Wears a supercilious of the week by the Romans, hence smile!" That is genuine Buz-"" the French call it by his name: fuzism. still. But Odin was the King of the gods; he wore the eagle's wings on his helmet and the eagle was Jupiter's bird.

Blg oaks from SINGAPORE acorns grow sings the poet. Hong- kong is a case in point and so is "A minor ambition Singapore which has recently been WINGED of mine is to pass a to the fore in the matter of the WORDS OF whole day without Base scheme A century

WISDOM: thinking an unkind when Raffles annexed Singapore ago thought about any (the Foreign Office objecting), the body."-Arnold Bennett.

place was of only potential impor "All passions are unscrupulous. tance. Far Easten trade was then that of pity by no means least a mere drop in the bucket of the so."—Lucas Malet,

East India Company, and Austral basia hardly mattered at all. Since then the port has grown year by year, until it is now the Charing Cross of the East. Traffic always follows the line of least resistance, and traffic routes must be defended at vital points. As things are now, it would be criminal negligence to neglect. Singapore.

It was the consciousness of this fact that like lost killed the opposition to the new

base.

Murder is illegitimate as a recreation and contemptible as a trade"-Robert Lyud.

'Socialism, though it lives as an ideal, is dying as a programme." -Dean Inge.

"The ultimate and summary right of every individual is un- Those present were Messrs. 14. Cquestionably the right to self- Shrubsol (Munger, Nestlé a development."-Dr. L. P. Jacks. ¡Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk th..

Lost secrets are Hongkong), S. B. Langston Cassist causes."-Middleton Marry.. jant, Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Con- densed Milk Co., Hongkong and (Canton), E. 61; F. Belliday, Henry "L. Carson," Hills, L. X.. V. Ribeiro, Wong Kwnd, and the office staff of the Hongkong Branch of the Nestla of the report as further evidence and Anglo-Swiss Condensed MIR

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HEALTH DELAY.

Wreaths word sent as under.:-- which would not only possess the

From sorrowing mother; bro courage to tackle such problems ther Eddiar brother Terry :Th as the food supply when they first Mr. F. C. Smbsole: Mr. bed developed, but would possess also Mrs. Langston: Mr. E. Carson: the powers, not simply of tender-the Kung Shung Company: Miss Chen Alloy and Miss Noave; MA ing advice that might be shelved and Mrs. A. Tangber: Mr. L. A. Vj for years, but of taking im-Ribeira: Mr. and Mrs. A. Glenister : " mediate action. When we have a Mr. and Mrs. J. C. F. Bellamy: Committee recommending that

the staff of the Nestle and Anglo- Swiss Condensed Milk Compasy : not less than six inspectors should Mr. and Mrs. Ailan G. Coppin; Mr. be appointed for,

Fone branch of C. A. Sexton: the staffs of the the health service alone, we mayile Company at Canton, Swatow Nesflè and Anglo-Swiss Condensed presume that the need for the inoy and Frochow; and Mr. R. increase is lamentably overdue. Torper. Such an obvious need, we can' pre- sume further, would not have been ignored for so long by a Board of Health: Need we say more?

Arma Evil.

HOPE FOR EUROPE.

AMERICA'S CHANGED

ATTITUDE.

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Forty-three nations are repre- sented in a League of Nations Conference on the question of the

Washington, May 5. traffic in arms and munitions. A

President Coolidge says that he is very hopeful that Mr. good. sin surely. Forty-three Houghton's interpretation of the nations seemingly admit that American attitude to Europe will there is a traffic which is detri- be helpful both to European mental to the peace and welfare statesmen and European peoples. of humanity. In what way can The President holds the opinion such a traffic be confined within that a favourable economic put- the bounds of necessity? These look in Europe is important in decide that no country will supply bankers to European industries forty-three nations have got to considering loans by American arma and munitions to any coun- and governments. try without the authorisation of

a certain amount of

Washington, May 5-Despite

LONG MAY HE REIGN OVER US!

To-day is the anniversary of King George's accession to the Throne. His Majesty has now been King for fifteen years.

This is St. Helens Day MAY 2 or Rowan-Tree Day. At Cleveland, York-

Recalling that famous debate in the Legislative Council when the public was told that the Colony's health system; as a system, left nothing to be desired, and the public itself was to blame for such things as the increase in malaria by leaving its sardine tins scattered about the Peak-recall the ruling power of that parti- official reticence, it seems clear

In a book called the TRUE Tour of Scotland ing these and other tart retorts to cular country. This is ensier said that Mr. Houghton's speech in

than done. Who or what is the London voiced the fundamental author says that a Highlander published in 1790, the the popular outery for a Board of uling power in such troubled conception of President Coolidge's never begins anything of conse-shire, and on this lay even yet with Health, the public will derive cer- places as China? And how can administration in regard to the quence on the day of the week on some the method of proceeding is tain sardonic satisfaction from supplies be so regulated as to American attitude towards Euro-which the 3rd of May falls which for some member of the household the report just issued by the ensure distribution to the right pean problems.-Beuter's Ameri, he styles La Sheachanua na Sanitary Board Committee ap-where

quarter in places-like China-can Service.

blennagh; or the dismal day. Can the morning, with no thought of or family to go the first thing in any local Scotsman confirm this? pointed to inquire into the ammunition is made? This is Mr. Alanson B. Houghton, the

any particular rowan-tree-rather, Colony's food supply, this docu-probably the least of the diffi- new American, Ambassador to ment showing that certain glar-culties of the problem and not one Britain, referring to the post-war

It might be said, till some rowan- "A well-read of primary importance.

tree is fallen in with of which no MUCH LEARNING person is al- ing defects were to be found for main evil is the sale of arms and the really substantial advance The reconstruction in Europe, noted

DOTH MAKE- ways pessi- previous knowledge had been the seeking at the very time hon- ammunition to private individuals that had been made during the gloomy, and to be really happy this tree a supply of branches is mistic and possessed by the seeker. From ourable official members were who are likely to use such things past year. He said there. had assuring their unofficial

for there own evil ends-as is the been marked improvement in the one has not to be too intelligent. taken, and (a different path homer leagues that little, if anything, kong. The representatives of the al trade markets and the founda- Col. C. M. Williamson, at Chertsey: wards having been taken, by the

case in China and even in Hong-reorganisation of the internation- but a little stupid and healthy" more could be done to protect the assembled nations will doubtless tiona of a new prosperity had

|strict observers, from that by which community's health. The Sani- decide on a world-wide system been laid, but the remaining dif

The bible is not

they went) on reaching home twigs tary Board Committee's report of mutual co-operation that will ficulties particularly involved a

BON VOYAGE. often drawn are. stuck over every door, of does not so much draw attention licence holding, institute a uni- restoration of good faith.

strengthen existing methods of changed attitude of mind and the

upon in our every house in the home- to these glaring defects by direct form system of punishment to fit

farewells to friends. Tientsinstead, and scrupulously left there The full measure of American must prove the exception. Among attack as by pointing out the the crime, and so make it clear helpfulness could only be obtained the many tolograms received by until they fall out of them- need for reform. None the less that the secret traffic of arms and when the American people were Mr. E. F. Mackay on the occasion selves. A ploce is also always it does reveal that

munitions is a dastardly one and assured that the time for the of his departure from Shanghaiborne about by many in their much that those engaged in it are quite destructive methods and policies perhaps the most striking was one pockets or purses, as a pro- has still to be done before without the pale and should be was past and the time for peace despatched by Mr. T. J. Fisher, it can be said that the Govern- treated accordingly.

col-

Open-Air Music.

ful re-building had come.

STRIKE OVER.

(Reuter's Servico.)

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the agent for Taikoo, in Tientsin. phylactic "against witching. ment has taken every reasonable

It read as follows:-"Tientsin Not so very long" since staff, foreign and native, wish you either the farmers used to have measure to discharge one of its

bon voyage, long life and fare whipstocks of rowan-tree wood most important duties. With the

well. Isaiah Chapter 19, verso 8 rowan-free-gads they were called, details of the report we shall deal The music lover passing the

("The fishes also shall mourn, and and it was held that, thus aup later, merely noting for the bottom of Garden Road on any

all they that cast angle into the pfied, they were safe against brooks shall lament, and they that having their draught fixed, or their moment that the Committee re Tuesday evening la given to com..

Parla, May 5spread notes upon the water-shall horses made reative by a witche commends the engaging-of-not generally coolies-gazing at the has been settled and the strikers

If ever a draught came to pinsning. He sees a crowd The transport workers dispute langulah.")

"standstil="there "belig for weich less than six fully qualified in- band of the 1st Battalion of the resume work to-morrow,

"{"cises' 'norowan-tres-gad in the spectors for the meat supply East Surrey Regiment playing The dispute arose over the

• Thọ local "Phi- | driver's hands, of course-then tha: alone we shall, as we eny, re-band night and whilst officers of give a guarantee that they would selections of music. Tuesday is transport companies refussal to

GILBERT AND Karmonie Society nearest witchwood-tree was resors- DA BUZFUZ. which might well fed to, and a stick cut to flog the turn to these aspects in due the regiment are at dinner, the not penalise employees who stay

plivi, bet called the horses on with, to the discomfiture course, our object to-day being to band below supplies that which ed away for the May Day Sciety, is to meet shortly to caused the atoppage.

Hongkong Gilbert and" Sullivan of the malevolent witch, who had draw attention to the importance makes a bad dinner, seem good and celebrations.I..