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ANOTHER ARMAMENTS

RACE?

MONDAY, MAY 11, 1925..

first authentic message of the fall of the Peking Government. When his party, the Anfu clique, cama. into power, his outlook, became changed. Instead of visiting Europe to "add to his knowledge the better to qualify himself as an administrator." as he said in

The Everest Elm of 13,000 returns by the statistical an interview, he became the head

THE EPIC. last nothing by not department and as 1,240 by the of a mission, Many think that the human voice. The titles were portion would thus appear to have been explained by Revenues Commission, The pro- the man is short in stature, hence in good sense and not overdone; decreased from 11.6 in 1886 to 11:3 his name. Such is not the case, and there was interest in the for 10.4 according to which source He is of medium height and is picture for all. It is good that the of Information was accepted, and thick set. His "Little" was given picture is being shown to school-the total number from 1,741 to him by European journalists in childrea. The Government and about 1,200. The number of sit- carlier days of the Republic when particularly the Education Depart-tings rented was given as 262,633 he was the present Chlef Execu- ment should take the picture to out of 5,977,103, or rather over 4 per tive's right-hand man, to distin-its heart and arrange for it to be cent. The total income received guish him from Hau Shih-chang seen by as many as possible. who became President.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

PIRACY EVIL,

HOUSE OF COMMONS QUESTIONS.

www.m

ENISTING MEASURES.

"It is rather EXPLAINED 'difficult," says "Beachcomber"

in rents was roughly £144,000 per annum. There is a story It was interesting to of a somewhat straight-from-the- 6.15 PM. observe the way the shoulder naval man who strolled Innovation of having into a "fashionable" Church one amatinee at 6.15 p.m. in the sunday and unknowingly sat him Theatre Royal went. There was a down in a paid pew, The renter good crowd and it was plain to see coming lo, was furious, but could that there is a class in Hongkong not very well say "anything. willing to be entertained from However he handed the naval man the time that afternoon tea ceases 2 card on which was written: to the eve of the dinner hour. 6.151 pay £50 a year for the pew you would appear to suit professionalare occupying without my per CAS THEY BE IMPROVED. UPON?"

as well as business men and also mission." This was returped ladies who feel that home has a In the House "of

with the scribbled comment: Commous, great claim on them. It will be." You pay din well too much." Mr. Ornsby-Core, Under-Secret- interesting to see if the experiment ay for the Colonies (Stafford), inis taken up by others. reply to Sir J, Marriott York, U.), said:am aware that complaints have been made of the prevalence of pirary in waters adjacent to Hong- kong. Stops have been taken is in the Daily Express to describe increase the mumber of patrol craft radio to one who knows nothing anal the efficioney" of the ntmed about it He then suggests the guards carried in ships, and in cer- following: Supposing you had Tuinnsrow waters a system of dog with a very long body, one that sort by gunboats and armed reached from Wigan in Scotland Flugubes has been instituted. The to the Isle of Wight, and supposing subject has been under consider you tro on its tail in Wigan one tion by a local committee and by any. Well, it would bark in the Furloputmental Committer at Isle of Wight the next second hoc, and the Secretary of State Wireless is like that, only without

mitmention with

the dog. And it need not be Wigan tievermor

For the Isle of Wight. whether the mensuris already adopted can be improved upon. The present state For allairs is of course, due to the Pivil WHE "in the Kwanghing province, which las completely dis upted the policing by the Chinese

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the

"Our church has WORDS AND been without a MUSIC. -pastor, for some months," writes a On

subcriber to The Outlook

Literary critics THE HE-MAN and other rude people' have sometimes made fun of Miss Ethel Dell's heroines, who prefer the strong, silent man to the soulful variety the cave-type who seizes his enchantress by the back hair rather than the Greek god who only gazes into the peerless depths of his mistress's eyes. The critics should apologise, for Miss Jane Burr, of America, has announced that she is divorcing her (second) husband because he is tall and thin" and melancholy the deep, black récluse, a sweet, sensitive, nearmale who was looking for a mother." He no longer fills the bil Miss. Burr thought she liked. him, but now she is sure she does not; what she really wants, and means to get this time, is a proper 'he man "and this, according to

17,500 tons each, with eight 12. authorities of the Canton deli and Saturday the choir leader gave her, is "the cry of all the socalled

All

uns and a speed of 34 knots. this is disquieting. The British Empire's failure to ratify the Geneva Protocol means that the disarmament conference proposed by the League of Nations will not occur until later, at least. The

BIO-YANGTSZE SALE.

neighbouring waters, and. mbit

this notice to the daily paper: intellectual women of my acquaint- order has been restors in that area Linden Congregational Churchance." In other words, the Walk, is hardly to be hoped that further Morning worship at ten o'clock if not the Way of an Eagle-the Rev. Mr. Silver will preach and the Ethel Dell man who murmurs tempts at piracy will not take choir will, sing The Lord have pleasantly as he bullies the blush- poliere.

Punitive operations against mercy upon us." pirates have been carried out on the notice, but said nothing. In a walnut-trea, the more you beat Mr. Silver read ¦ Ing bride, "A woman, a dog, and several occasions with gool resulta: his sermon, however, he spoke of them the better they be." If Miss the wonders of science, and Burr's case is typical, there is a way is left clear for the United time through pirucics in Chinese be long, he said, before they will in feminsmor the return of the Owing to the difficulty of operu especially of airships. It will not boom in masculinity and a slump States again to take the initiative waters and the consequent combe la common use. I can imagine return of the feminine woman in this matter. If another Wash-inned military-interference, the many of this congregation getting The Victorian age is prettily ington conference secures real dis-Dollar Steamship, Co., an American into a big airplane on Sunday avenged on its grand-children. armament, it will

firm, is reported by the Shanghai morning and going to some church confer a tremendous boon

those respondent of the "Daily Mail" many miles away to hear some good

to have sold its entire slipping in-music."

One of the minor nations who do not want war, terests on the Yangtze River, com

problems of life is an engaged however much they may believe prising steuners and shore property

Frequenters at

couple in the house, in equipping themselves to resist chang and Chungking, to

Happy Valley knoW Though statistics are lacking, Messrs. Butterkoki and Swire, the

something of the it is probable that the high per biggest British coastal shipping

business which takes centage of lunacy among parents company in Ching,

The news is them there. Not so other people is due to the protracted engage- surprising, as the United States in other places. "I never underments of their offspring. Congress recently voted £1,000,000 stand betting," says Mr. Justice to build a fleet of six gunboats for Rowlatt. Just now it is to be fear.

Dggressors.'

Threats.

upon

WIGS ON THE TURF

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protection of American interests, ed that there are not many of his two persons who are engaged is To live in close proximity to the Yangleze.

brethren of the Bench who could (according to evidence) to exist. A report is issuéil by the Colouial, enlighten him very much, but in the in a continual state of

wad the + Diteme of presentations cade organisations

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nervous

to

Better late than never, although better never late. We have legislation proposed which, look- Hongkong, Monday, May 11, 1925.ing to certain types of Chinese of a conference on piracy Victorian era he could have got tension as to which room in the

character. and

the waters near Hongkong, which pleaty of expert advice. There was house is remembering

virtually closed practical experience of the evil

reBaron Martin, who being shown a visitors. effect of the exercise of it, the

by the beautiful landscape, replied, " Ob, authorities held long since have navigating and engineer officers.

shipmasters, yes-and I'd have the winning- It may be parlour, billiard room, post over there!" Lord Russa!} study, drawing-room, conserva- introduc. The fifteen per cent. The conference recommends that of Killowen was a very great man tory, attic, or photographic dark increase on standard rents will the hung of wireless apparatus and at Newmarket in his day, and Mr.room-the question is which? Is, the world beginning another soory be a fact accomplished. the carrying of trained operators Justice Hawkins knew everything armaments race? It seems so.sts, verbal and otherwise, should be obligatory on all ships there was to be known about the The importance of being cer-

have been made against what may subject to the piracy regulations, Turf.

taio is exampled by the story of The Washington Limitation of now be described as the thin end and that the Admiralty should be

the deaf parent who on hearing Arms Conference stayed big of the wedge, without avail. A asked to consider what steps should

cilcks coming from the billlard- If Hongkong was battleship construction for 10 sop has been thrown to good and be taken to render the navil vessels

TUSSAUDS, asked to subscribe om ventured in, only to find the bad landlords alike, and specula-patrolling the danger zone con- years, but it left the nations tive and investment elements have tinuously able to receive distress would it do so?

clicks were oscular, not spherical. to a new Tussaude signatory to the treaty free to been encouraged. The Bill which calls from river steaners.

It's burning

But since it is well known tha seems to .. have caused some build cruisers up to 10,000 tons, it is all too evident the Legisla

the interrupter is always more Responsibility for making pro- thoughts racing in the minds of confused than the one interrupted Farid did not touch under-water and tive Council will adopt, makes vision for the dependents of their Londoners or those who knew theit is safe to assume that that air craft. Remarkable activity is provision against the type of officers should rest with the ship-place. Certainly there is a de parent wished to sink through the reported wherever the treaty laid person who will use threats to owners, but failing the shipowners anite hope that the place will rise toor or perform some other feat

gain his ends-threats he will not instituting a system of voluntary again at no distant date. Says one beyond his strength. no restrictive hand. The principal carry out. Only in this respect, insurance the Hongkong Govern Hone writer:- |naval Powers-Great Britain, the can the Bill have whole-hearted ment should consider the question

To me. as to many others, And as it is an everyday fact United States, Japan, France and support. Those who, in the past, of making it obligatory on them Madame Tussauds as a brighter that an engaged couple notices officers and a better National Portrait nothing except its component part have succeeded in their ends by either to insure their Italy are said to have begun a indulging in this form of "black- adequately or to defray the cost of Gallery; its place in

public new race for sea supremacy, mall," deserve the contempt of all an adequate Government scheme of esteem was securely fixed some parents (and others) credit lovers

where between Westminster Although the output of capital right-thinking people. They have insurance.

Abbey and the Crystal Palace. with a sensibility that they do not

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good citizenship by adding to prevailing discontent and that form of outlook which is now. popularly described as Bolshevism. The Government should turn its the threat is a powerful offensive eyes in other directions, where weapon, and see if it cannot intro- duce legislation to meet an evil peculiarly prevalent in certain

trolled, energies have been trans- ferred to cruisers, destroyers and submarines. More of these are being built or are planned than before 1914. The total then was 226; to-day it la 289. Only 25 of these are for British or Dominion navies. The Washington Treaty Chinese circles, not only limited, 'the size of cruisers, but it confined guns to

calibres not exceeding 8 inches, Little Hau.

Naval architects, it is declared, Little Hau, or General Hou Shu- are evolving new types of ships tseng to give him his rightfül which strictly conform with the

name, who, is being enter- letter of the treaty but destroy its tained officially in England, spirit, since, though, nominally started on his tour from Hong- capital ships, they would in reality kong last year. Deported by the be-fast and powerful cruisers, here on a Blue Funnel steamer and Shanghai Settlement he came

was met by Mr. ED. C. Wolte, C.S.P. He did not want to land

↑ tranfiying the 10,000 ton limit. For example, France is allowed by

the treaty to begin battleship con- in Hongkong and he was informed

struction in 1927 up to a total

TO-DAY'S SMILE.

ROUMANTAN-GERMAN,'

CRISI

that he might not be allowed to land in England. - After some tonnage of 35,000 tons. It is now haggling, Hau came ashore, and

ms. It i auggested that, Instead of one stayed with Lf Yew hon, former ***I will declare war on these battleship of that weight and Civil Governor of Kwangtung Germans. Luckily I have no com may build two battle-cruisers of Mall reporter showed him the

| On the day of his arrival, "China mon frontier with them.

Kikeriki, Vienna,

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Is it not safe to assume also that

Watching, the pink flames possess?

during that hour of holocaust,

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Love is deafer than posts or

a certain sadness passed through parents. A gong might be banged

simple news that 'dinner is served.

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the crowd as though the Old Curiosity Shop of Dickeds were brass Blings, yet fall to impart the until Love's ears were filled with perishing And ware

Dot Mr. Jarley's waxworks belag consum, Bd? The crowd were not deeply affected when Napoleon's dumb, imbecile, and paralytic. Love-in parenthesis-is also carriage became a fiery charlot Foots have substituted other and but there was an oft expressed more beautiful words, but a coin

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anxiety to save the Chamber of

Horrors, some what relieved the heads every time.

cannot be expected to come down

next day by the enigmatic poster 'Crippen Saved." Meantime

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This being so (and. who shall

none saw the parody of the dispute it?), those precautionary Inferno, Bottomley and Father Vaughan and Lady Astor and others) when wishing to

made by parents (and give

noises

Queen Victoria melting lato each warning of their possible and

other's arms.

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facomprehensible approach are surely shear waste of nervous tissue,

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SYSTEM!ront system but the ..Moreover, a house wherein every

miteen Cathedral still cans: movement, is sechestrated a hous >in for sittings.". The Committee | given over to sudden bursts" of which was appointed by the whistling, humming, and operatie Church Assembly at the spring slaglog, to false-fits of encezing of 1923 to consider and report | and, forced paroxysms of cough- upon the question of pew.renis lng—such a house is a poor, and the appropriation of sittings, elongated synonym for Home. la churches have, issued, their WREC report. The report states that the Besides, en,engewed couple are total number of churches living pow-rents was given an:1,143 our own ess in these MAŠÍ