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SHREDS AND PATCHES.

In any event, representations. It wishes to make officially, must po through the Colonial Office which has no power but may, it t chooses, pass such on to the

Admiral Sir Arthur had a heart. An ineresting note has Foreign Office. Thus it comes A NAME Leveson; in making recently appeared which may bear. about that when Hongkong desires

an appeal in London this out. When the late Lord to represent its views to the Home for contributions to a Seamen's Northcliffe, then Alfred Harme- Government direct on happenings Institute in Shanghai, refers to wwwth started Answers, his col- residents there as "Shanghai-longues in the enterprise were at Shameen and Canton which slans." As a test in inebriation, ward Markwick and Captain directly concern it, for Canton is the word seems excellent. As & Besizmont, both then résident, sa South China so far as business is description of good. Shanghai Hansworth wus, in emall villas at concerned and trade with Canton people it leaves much to be South Norwood. It was believed desired. Fancy Hongkongaisians the orestigement between the three is almost entirely directed from

was that Captain Beamont supplied Hongkong, a public meeting has

the cupital, Markwick the technical to be called and cablegrams

The Chinese have idens.

knowledge, and Harmsworth the Flowever, in the end, despatched on the initiative of the EVIL SPIRITS. had much to occupy Hamworth got rid of his two col their minds recently longues, both of whom strongly re-

conveners.

It would perhaps be too much and the question of evil spirita has sented the process. Much to to expect the Home Government gain to the fore. A local Farmsworth's credit, when his in

lady tells a story of the belief of come began to run into great figures to establish what might become some of the charges in the institube amply, compensated Markwick an awkward precedent in placing tion of which she is the head of for his services. Whether Bean-

a Crown Colony under the ad- certain room being haunted. One mout participated in not known, but of the Foreign duy sealed alone in this particular it would not be surprising if he did. ministration

room, the possibility of the truth When Northcliffe was in Hong- Office, but Hongkong's opinion of the assertion boing well founded, kong a then member of the staff of must in the future be more clearly was

on her," for one of the papers tried to get him voiced in councils of deliberation there were sounds of flappings, to visit his particular paper's office. which were mysterious if not He thought the office so unique,

borne in

at Home on affairs concerning it. awesome. On investigation how that Northcliffe would be impressed

Such a vital matter may well be ever nothing more serious was dis-with it--in a certain direction let one to commend to the considera-covered than the fact that the it be added. But here was nothing tion of our new Governor, the gold-fish had some how managed to doing. Northcliffe, spent part of an get out of its shallow bowl and was evening with the present M.O.H., flapping about on the floor.

Hon. Mr. C. Clementi.

A BEGINNING.

Straws are sald to show which The way the wind is blowing. first of what we may call a series of settlements in the north, may be taken to show that a begin- ning is being made in a return to

After three

reason.

weeks'

Dr. Poarse of the Hongkong Club--- kubbles » very interesting time. He was also responsible for die garden party-which he did not The animated discussion attendat Marble Hall, Sir Paul LIONS.

as to whether the lions at hter's raaidonce, where a "ro- Wembley are British vivalat meeting was held in be- lions. or lions of Judah has half of the Overscar Longne-a brought forth a flood of learned Tague which primarily over its comment and research into a sub-existence to the Daily Mail. ject seemingly devoid of great historical interest. However, an eminent authority now comes into

for

There was

Sam, aged five con-

be a connoisseur of

This is an amusing story SMOKE, about Sir Thomas Tipton,"

negotiations an agreement has been reached which provides, for the field with the assertion that] Serung HotLs, silered himself to resumption of work at thethe English lion is not English at Nine all, but French. It is held to have Japanese Cotton Mills.. companies, owning forty factories come from Aquitaine, that land motor-cara; and rested assured that and employing 50,000 hands, are beloved by James Branch Cabell, make on the mad was known

to him. concerned. Three weeks may seen where the kings of England once him down to Southampton to see One day. his father, took considerable length of time in held large properties as dukes of the ship on which his grandmother. which to settle a presumably | Aquitaine. It is further held by was travelling to America. Sam, simple matter the antagonism heraldic experts that there is unhower r, refused to be impressed.

benst English having been on one side only. definitely

"Yes," he said, looking at its enor The agreement puts the Japanese heraldic purposes.

mins bulk up and down contem- owners in a very creditable light. the great Dragon of King Arthur, ptuously and where does the It must, at the outset, cause the but his slaying by St. George has it?" indifferent and the ignorant to rather ruined him for public If the English Hon is think that capitalists are not so purposeN. bad as Bolsheviks and a certain really French, there is rather a type of Socialist would have ua touch of humour in the fact that believe. The owners of the mill Landseer's polite-looking liona where rioting took place have were erected at the base of the offered the wounded and relatives column dedicated to the memory of those killed $10,000. We trust of Nelson, the "scourge of the

French." this offer will not be taken as a sign of weakness. It seems easy to convince the unlettered, un- tutored, and unthinking mass of NowPHCLAPPR, Hongkong journalist labour in China that its ends can easily be attained by a "little" £ "little" The China Mail there still remains a deadlock strike. and possibly

apparently even as regards the bloodshed. If such is the case it should be quickly contradicted. constitution of the Commission Think of Chinese capitalists act. which is to enquire into this and ing similarly l The further other matters, the query has clauses of the agreement suggest of them grown more insistent "what is the that there is not one

that could not have been obtained British Government going to do by peaceful, if persistent repre

The Labour, move-

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BIRTH.

but as the weeks have passed and

about it?"

sentations..

There is at least one!

who, when he was offered cigar, declined. Although I am probably the biggest smoker in Eng- lund, I never smoke cigara," he said.

"Prefer a pipe or cigarette, I suppose," said the other,

Sir Thomas. No. 1 never smoke either," Yu-

may I ask what you do smoke!"

"Indeed," said his friend, "then "Bacon, said Sir Thomas.

"

active connection with the Inte Lord!

who can speak of Northcliff, and can testify that he

THE NEW WEST DISCLOSING THE OLD EAST.

Those who believe that study of spectacular results. In these en- terprises one sees un institution founded in the woods of Michigan.

Take, for instance, the case of ment in China is likely to ap-the classic knowledge of lan

elsewhere: numbers of guilds or and failures of the ancient civilize

European importing and export.proximate to that which exists guages, ensioms, laws, sticcesses only three generations ago, a period

undue influence

and.

that is only a few moments long in

ing firms in Hongkong. In the unions, controlled by paid officers, tions of Egypt-Assyrin, Cresce comparison with the centuries that volume of business done in the who, in order to earn their and Bome, s of value in working have passed since the beginnings ordinary course with the Chinese salt". are likely to exert out problems involved in she of the ancient world, a school sup there is proof of the desire on the

wilfully development and progress of the ported by dre citizens of one of foment unnecessary trouble. modern world have reason to be the most recent of moxieru states, part of China for the materials Peaceful representations would,grateful to the president of the busy, at work hunting for und that British firms supply. in time, have gained such things Archeological institute of Amaries, revealing the evidences and the re Through the machinations of an

as increase in wages where auch R. V. D. Magoffin, remarks an alts of the most ancient enterprise was found to be necessary; the re-American paper. For he called and knowledge of mou. This search alien Power the Chinese are precognition of organised Labour attention, in an address he gave of the newest for the relics of the vented from exercising a free Unions; and the other things in recently before the Classical pollest and what they can teach, is, choice, and so long as the Canton cluded in the agreement. The Legno in Indianapolis, to some most striking Government remains under the entera into the matter and here pening in connection with excava Arora remarkable collection of vexed question of strike pay thing of great interest that is hap.

There is growing rapidly at Aun influence of Bolshevist agitators there seems a diplomatic victory tions that are being made in various manuscripts of the Middle Ages and it is doubtful if any trade at all for both sides. No strike pay is places where the old civilizations of papyri of the more ancient world. in the generally accepted sense of strikers suffered through the loss

to be given, but as the reluctant | Bourished:

To these will be added results of He pointed out that these ex- the recent excavations in many the word. will be possible. Mean of wages during the long strike, envations have caused a noticeable places. One of these is the site of BALHETCHET-On August 4,

1926, at the Maternity Hos-while, with the gravity of the the millowners will compassion-revival and increase in interest in the ancient Karanis in egypt. pital, Singapore, to Dr, W. A. situation as regards financial ately extend reasonable help to the uncient civilizations and is pro- Pml. F. W. Kelsey, director of the Balhetchet, of General Hos obligations increasing with every be particularly interested in this fodgo of the histories, languages returned to the United States. He Hongkong should moting a keener search for know- university's excavations. has just pital, and Mrs. Ralhetchet, a week that the present state of part of the agreement; for it and manners of peoples who lived reports that since December, 1934, s

affairs is allowed to continue, the establishes a precedent from and ruled many centuries ago. The thier ve been found at Kazanus merchant has cause to wonder if which it will be difficult to get discovery of hitherto unknown, moms than 2,000 objects disclosing. there is not something wrong away, if and we do not suggest manuscripts, the uncovering of the life and culture of the city that

it is desired to do so. For houses, temples, implements of flourishal in the centuries just pre with an organisation which does Hongkong cannot ignore the fact home life, and tools and products ceding and Rollowing the bigth of not permit of Hongkong making that many of its strikers have of industries combine to give for Christ. The site of the city is so direct representations to the been reluctant, although it can be more vivid and lifelike picture to dry that the preservation of periods Home Government on matters they suffered no particularly big lived and worked than it lud been since last December more than

argued, and probably proved, that modern eyes of how ancient nations able substances has been perfect, ... concerning South China, unless loss, seeing that many of them possible to produce in the past 800 houses have been unoovered they occur within the territory have been shepherded In Canton Tha kings and generals of Egypt and more than within its Jurisdiction. It is this and enjoyed notoriety so much the conquerors" and law-makers of p-on- Lack of co-ordination which has enamoured of certain types of Assyris the Solons and Periclesos Here

Chinese minds... The money ques of frecce and the Ciceros and 193 been responsible to a considerable tion is likely to play a great part Cars of Rome become much extent for the delay which may in any effort at settlement wilch then shudowy hall real figu mean financial ruin for firma hose called upon to negotiate intimately acqu

for may come from the other side and the mists of fing. It is now over seven weeks even of considerable standing. should know whatz

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Mrs. Witchell and family desire to thank all friends who have sent floral tributes, letters of con dolence and showed their kind sympathy during their recent

breavement.

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