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SHREDS AND PATCHES

Colony and assist freely and MAY 27, performed at Romans publicity might do considerable On this day in 1905, was to them, thieves, or bandits, such

ungrudgingly for the good of all"

In Dauphiny, before the good. Many a felon has become Corderliers church, the Mystery what he is through a desire for of the Three Dons. In this re-adventure as much as anything The Silver Wedding.

ligious play, which lasted three else, and no adventurer likes Doubtless local Japanese failed day, there are emissaries who being referred to by any of these not to remember the silver wed- undertake very long journeys, and less romantic terms. Here is ding of their illustrous rulers must come back before the play another case, where calling a the Emperor and Empress of smeared with the blood of the advantageous.

can be ended, The scene, be-spade a spade would be decidedly Japan-so heartily celebrated in three martyrs, the Dons, is some- Japan on May 11. It is pleasing to note that foreigners resident Vienna, soon after at Lyons, and SURE. do you know the meaning Employer: "Young man, In Japan were not behindhand in at other times in the Alps. The offering felicitations and that in stage constantly represents hell

of the word 'work' ?" practical form whilst our own and paradise; and Europe, Asia boss. Whatcher doin'-a cross- King made a gift in keeping with and Africa, are cantoned in three

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Many a man

to the throne, at a peculiar and stance, speaks the prologue; RESIST THE BEGIN has failed at interesting period in the history. Human Succor, Divine Grace, and

the finish be- of Japan. The Emperor's ill-Divine Comfort, are the support-

cause he was

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health has 'occasioned much era of the heroes and heroines of too impetuous at the start. sympathy and has thrown much the piece, while Hell exhibits was so intent upon his goal that responsibility and work upon the monsters and devils, to frighten he completely forgot the distance shoulders of the Empress and the the audience. They are constant between himself and that goal Prince Regent, whose twenty-fifthly abusing Proserpine, who is in- and the effort which would be anniversary has "also

been troduced with all the trappings of One of the best examples of this observed. The thought of the Tartarean pomp into this per is for you to go along to a sports necessary for him to reach it. British peoples towards those of formance, where there are no less Japan was shown in no uncertain than ninety-two dramatis pertors in a race. The runner most measure at the time of the earth-sone, among whom are the Virgin anxious to win is the first to fall; meeting and watch the competi- quake that was so disastrous to and God the Father. life and property. The spirit of Japan was shown by the manner in which such a terrible visitation was met by the Japanese people. Whilst that spirit continues the reigning house and the people who owe willing allegiance to it, may always rely upon the goodwill of those of the island nation of the

·west.

in fact he sometimes falls before Whatever indivi- chance to start. He loses because the starter could give him a CRIME NEWs. dual opinions may his mind was on the finish which the question of the publication of start which he ought to have be held regarding never came, instead of on the crime news, one fact is outstand-made. ing, namely, that criminals. 50 many yards away before he got His competitors were called, take considerable pride in up from his knees. In learning the terms used in referring to to resist the beginnings it does not them. There seems to be a grad-mean that we should not begin at Ing among them, that is, and the all Some great man once said experienced "gun-man" is looked "Be sure you're right, then go The Alice Memorial.

up to by his associates. This is ahead." The vitally important fairly common knowledge, and part of this advice lies in the first The distinguishing charac- there is no doubt that the type of four words. If these are follow teristic of this and the "Affiliated of mentality represented by these ed the precepts of the other three Hospitals" is this, that the work men is appealed to by the become easy.

distinctly missionary in glamour surrounding this ques-everything, and decides the course The beginning is character. Those connected with tionable kind of approbation. and the measure of progress. the work take pride in it for the Now, if instead of adding to tais The end does not matter because dual attempt is made to cure body glamour, the newspapers would you will never reach it, or at any and soul. It is possible to speak refer to such individuals by the rate you will not know when you in statistics only of the one effort, terms which properly belong do reach it. Fover two tons and there are also prove how successful is the work and there is abundant evidence to Foll, food, camerus and scientific in-carried on amongst poor Chinese.

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that flying conditions in the Arctic name the more familar one-is | are ideal in the summer time, and, also a reminder of one who, in her own way, served the community

THE RIGHT

TO KILL.

Lourdes

we are told, in the lattitude of well-by being an ideal wife and The question of the right to kill wounded of a victorious nation have Point Barrow the sun never sete helpmate to one whose memory is human beings in order to release blower rate of mortality and re- between May 9 and August 4. Other enshrined with all that is good them from apparantly incurable cover more rapidly than those of advantages are the constancy of in educational, medical, and suffering has been raised recently by the ame, conditions." the prevailing north-easterly winde ameliorative work who spared the acquittal by a Paris jury of a cures are easily checked, and M. the beaten nation, treated under and the presence of large icefields not himself, whether in the which tend to keep the surfaces of in advocating things of pure and intense suffering, caused by a dis- their methods, the majority of the Legislative Council or out of itby her fiancé to put an end to bis that, whatever may be thought of young Polish actress who, implored Danville expresses the opinion the sea comparatively smooth. good report. It is strange there ease generally accepted as incurable, cures of the Christian Scientists and

What results will Amundsen's seems to be no enduring monu- shot him. perilous voyage produce, apart from ment to the memory of the late might be taken to be a sort of public same influences.

The acquittal, which M. Cond must be attributed to the writing another heroic chapter in

Sir Kai Ho Kai. Why not name acknowledgment of the "right to the history of human endeavour? or let his name be attached to the another case of the same kind, in fuelice of lack of faith."

one of the hospitals after him kill," was followed before long by many examples of the opposite in- On the other hand, there a Experts believe that an extensive hospital when it comes to be which a seamstress fired four re- he quotes two examples from land mass lios within the unknown devated to the treatment of volver shots at her sister, who was trustworthy sources.

Of this

area between Alaska and the Pole.

tuberculosis. ·

suffering from tuberculosis of the nun was taken ill during the

In one cas Assuming they are right, and

bones, and, according to the seam winter. assuming Amundsen is able, from his.

stress, had begged to be put out of heard, or thought she heard, the As she lay in bed she aeroplane high above, to glimpse

inisery. Yet another caso of a doctor whisper, "she won't last similar nature has occurred in this the winter through." This iden this hypothetical continent, will

country this now land repay, finding?. Ex-

took firm root in her mind, although M. Gaston Danville discusses the her health improved and she got perts are dubious. It is not likely,

problem in the Mercure de rp, and recovered her strength. Hongkong... Wednesday, May 27, 1923. they think that this area would

France." He That he had. had his hair cut any

disapproves of But she told every visitor with. be inhabited, nor could the dia since the robbery and kept his to

recognition of the right quiet conviction that she would not kill. Reviewing briefly re- fast through the winter-she felt it: coverer expect to find rich coal de-mouth closed, hiding his two gold cent discussion in posits as in Spitzborgen, or copper, woman for falling to identify a opinion is divided, the bulk of it is had to take to her bed; and just the Press; On April 1st her appetita sudden- teeth; were the reasons given by a ho gathers that," although ly vanished; a few days later ahe Still no word comes over the such as Stefansson found on man who was alleged to have com- against the "right to kill; first, before the end of the month ahe cables us to the fute of Captain Victoria Island. But the expedi-mitted an armed robbery along because of the risk that the plea passed quietly away. Roald Amundsen, the famous tion can produce good results apart hal Street, Yaumati, on May 15.

with five others at No. 603 Shang-may not always be sincere; second case was that of an old Indiau who The other Norwegian explorer, who has dis- from the discovery of material

ly: because it is considered that worked, with his two sons, who appeared into the unknown North to wealth, for "to know whether or Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon methetical resources at its disposal Peruvian mine.

The accused was brought before medical science, has sufficient an- were, everything to him, in a reach the Pole by air. First to not land does exist in this area, and Magistracy yesterday and remand- to save a patient unnecessary agony was killed in un accident.

One of the sons without ending his life; and thirdly, months afterwarde his brother died: A few because, even though there may be The old man went to bed. He

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THREE IN A SMASH.Ono error of diagnosis and not in told the doctor sent by the manage- to make this new.. undertaking know that land does not exist in

frequently there is-it sometimes ment to look after him that his the crowning achievement of his this area

happens that desperate cases take visits were a waste of time. as that it does exist."

a turn for the better and are even three days he would go to join his career. And indeed, unless the And at that we must leave it until

cured or cure themselves for noon. manifold perils prove too great, he we learn whether Amundsen has

Within the three days be apparent reason. A tramcar and a motor truck cently an example given by M. showed no trace of anything the He quotes re-died. A post-mortem examination will have accomplished a voyage fit succeeded in wresting the secret proceeding in opposite directions Mairie in the Matin." A woman mutter with him. to rank with the world's epic feats, from the great unknown. Whatever Street and. Connaught Road short operation was decided upon. When off-hand with the sception that such

collided at the junction of Cleverly was suffering from cancer, and an for his plan has been described as value lus perilous task have forly after noon yesterday.

M. Danville refuses to deciare the greatest venture into the unience, the story of his attempting the truck also got involved in the growth. He therefore left it in particular, scientific experiments A motor car which was follow it would be impossible to remove Statistics, authenticated cases and, he operated, the surgeon found that occurrences were inere coincidences. known since Columbus set out from meccmful or unsuccessful, cannot the shores of Spain.

Polar exploration has many heroic The world will therefore await tales to tell who will ever forget further news with the keenest in- Scott's undying storhackle erest and will Earnestly hope that ton's deathless but not complete success will crown his since André, & Soda engineer, sporting venture. tried to discover the North Pole twenty-five years ago by means of aspecially constructed balloon, has

such a during plan as Amundsen

fail to stir the public imagination turn by running into the rear, but, in order to apare the go to show that the state of mind

"Know Your Empire.”

The British premier goes from strength to strength. He is prov

been tried. Striking night acrossing that it is possible to be a

the Unknown Region,

Stefansson describes sa

of Comparative

Amundsen muss, alo

to land, keep

stead

ponied

which politician and to be honest at the Zone, same time. With honesty of pur- gone, hibuesty of utter.

theas hla

portion of the truck.

Fortunately, the accident was not attended with injury to any person, but all three vehicles sustained damage.

TO-DAY'S SMILE.

patient, who had placed all her is of the greatest importance in pes in the operation, too great healing. But it has been shown shock, he told her that lie that physical reactions to mental tumour had been removed. Not states vary enormously in in- only did the patient not complaindividuals. Medical science has still of pain any more, but when she vary, great deal to legum from died eight years later, it was of these oues which the scoptical fool- another disease altogether.

This example leads the writer to haps, build too much on While ishly ignore and the credulous, per- discuss the effects of fuith on heal that knowledge is lacking, how- ing, and he enters upon a long his over, he considers that suggestion, torical and technical study of psycho-analysis, and the like us psychological healing from Mesmer practised so confidently to day, are down to Christian Science and Mnot to be recommended. They are Cous. He set out to show rea being worked on an insufficient son why no one hus the right to bama, and may often have the saythere is no hope, because it opposite effect, from that desired. may not be true. Although httle In the meantime, however, even the is known yet as to how far faith present incomplete knowledge of may effect & cure and how

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