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SARKY.

It cannot possibly attach. Itself to the suggestion of an International. Club..

The very name is NO suggestive of its intent, that space nead not be taken up in arguing In its favour. Neither a League

Hongkong and Kowloon by the United Restaurant Owners residents who know Association, showing that corned nor a Club is likely to bring in the

what it is to be roused beef and cabbage is the leader over- millenium, or settle a strike or an from slumber in the early hours all other, dishes as New York City's outbreak. It would be foolish to of the morning by blowings of favourite, It appears that angar- make this claim for them. But, buglas, etc., will appreciate the aired ham has been running & clows following letter sent to a Tientsin avond, while the old stand-by, bam in the case of a' Club, it would

paper recently :---

and eggs, is practically ignored by afford a means for those who, in

those voting. An interesting the main, are responsible for the

feature of the situation is that vegetable dinners - have "life-blood" of the Colony-its

proved popular. trade and commerce-getting into touch one with the other, and so lessening the feeling of cold and

Sir, May I, through your studied isolation, making one band which, from a very early Now. if you're ready, Oysters, dear,

columns, thank the full military Are very good indeed-- party lean to the opinion that so hour, played with such co- We can begin to food. far as business is concerned, he thusiasm beneath my 'bedroom and his confreres, were all right, window in the Hongkong Road

Civilisation is an ex- but after that they faded from district this morning. How they divILISATION. cellent" thing. Its the scheme of things. Perhaps asion of my birthday is a mysteryadvance in the condition of man- ascertained that it was the occa-

thought will be given to the to me, but it was a kindly thought kind.

possibilities here suggested when the normal comes to be our daily

lot again.

Learning Malay.

"WE THANK YOU?"

(To the Editor of the P. & T. Times.)

A loaf of bread, the Walrus said,

Is what we chiefly need :- Pepper and vinegur besides

growth indicates an

to aid me to enjoy one hour more But civilisation is relative, as this afraid I did not trouble to get out of so auspicious a day. I am little tale proves.

The scene of this little incident of bed to see who my unknown is laid in a mining town out friends were, as I was fully en-West." It was one of those little gaged in keeping the children grans of shacks that spring up so We started away in Indian file. from crying, and so I trust they rapidly, almost overnight when any That is to say, I had one man in will take this as aufficient new deposits of gold are discovered. front of mo; then I came; then the acknowledgment,

Two prospectors had met to have coolies, carrying my baggage. ... I shall not be having a birth-a drink and a chat when thi day's Finally we reached a river and day next year.

work was done. found two boats waiting for us. The Malays built sunshades over the boats and placed a mattress at the bottom of my boat, and off we went.

The boat was a very gracefully C.C.C. carved dugout, about twenty-five

Yours faithfully;

SOMNOLUS.

The following, from an American paper will be read with some interest.

feet long and three feet wide. The In view of what has taken place, deck was made of strips of bamboo, the last five words are particular and in the bow were running boards ly noteworthy:-

"I hear that Black Jack went to Casey's saloon last night and abot four meh." remarked one man to the other.

"What for " asked the second

man.

"What for?" said the Arst. Is this town gettin" that civilised that follow's got to give a reason for every lit thing he does "

follows:

A Shanghai cook who

for the four coolies who poled the Quite striking is the charne- bot. In the stern was a kajang, orterisation of the Canton Christian roofed structure, underneath which College, at Canton, China, by ONE WAY, had no wish to obey I lay in comfort, com a mattress, Philip N. Youtz, a former mem- CERTAINLY the strike call found a with the kamudi, or steeraman, beber of its teaching staff, in Cur-

Way ont. He told his hind me. As I couldn't speak the rent History Magazine, as amissie about it or returning from Malay language, I felt extra powerful broadcasting station ket ordinarily helpless with six Malays for modern thought, as well as a

His story was about as Strike man he y who couldn't speak a word of model of higher living The Spose master b'long French all English. The sixth was a young fellow about seventeen called Sahar college is not entirely a foreign: sposa blond Melican, all li

it is conducted vwn workce. For English master the colour of chocolate, with straight institution, as

English b'long black hair, beautiful teeth, and jointly by Chinese and American can worker. dressed in a most gorgeous silk educators, the professors on the velly had." My talkee, My master faculty representing no less than oblong Tnglish, he b'long Sahar eyed me all over, then said fifteen denominations, thirty Scotch, Strik man talkee, 'all '; something in Malay which cansed American and European univer-can do.' '' rura of laughter. Suddenly. I resities and two races. It is hence

with no little interest that one BEGGARS. gars must be hard put Hongkong's foreign beg

Sarong

to it to tell a convincing

| membered that I knew two words of

the Malay language: ups, meaning reads that in this institution may "what,"" and

meaning be found "many of the finest nara, "name." So I got cut a pencil and traditions and customs of Ameri- tale and thus raise contributions. notebook and, pointing at the can university life adapted to the At Home, one has been stopped by water, I said, Apa nama?" Sahar needs of awakening China, uent person to say that he had immediately aid. "Ayer. I hur. This awakening of China ismingham and was tired out and walked 30 miles from suy-Bir- siedly scribbled down in my little without doubt destined to be one hungry. It seldom failed as a story book, Wuter-ayer. Then I touch of the great events of the near of hardship. in Hongkong-with the exception en nies of wood and said. "Apa future, and when it is realised sort of thing cannot be done. A In Hongkong that of the loafer, the intimidator and nama? And Sahar said, "Kayou, that the boys who graduate from beggar in Hongkong is down and Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong

and again I wrote down in my little the various departments will con-out indeed. But still there is a desire to thank the St. John's the lawless-have pursued what book, "Wood-kayon."' Then tribute much to it, a feeling of tale to be told- eort of, "I have Ambulance Corps, Boy Scouts may be described as "the even touched Sahur's head, and I said. statisfaction may be felt that it is a song to sing and very often Division of the Salyingpun School, tenor of their ways." The "Kuyou! The four other Malays in good hands. relatives and friends for their merchant is not reviled, nor are cinted at once that my joke had roared with laughter and I appre

it comes off. It came off on ́s tram lettere of sympathy, attendance

Followers of Mr. two massive productions of man- ear the other evening when one of and floral tributes at the funeral shopkeepers' windows smash-umply repaid me for the joke Sahar Jicos Justis. Jiggs I of their son, Ho Sai-on.

the hood, obtained ten centa na the re We still hold friendly con-had had at my expense; in fact, ed.

Chim verse with those of our Chinese already I could joke in Malay! As should amely be interested in the Ten minutes later the combination Mail Hult of two minutes conversation. a matter of fact, with the ail of ascendancy of corned beef and was noticed in Tee House Street ons friends and acquaintances whom those two words. apa nama, cabbage in New York GREIG-At Newcastle-on-Tyne, we have learned to regard, and in acquired" au excellent vocabilary must be of England, and old was busily making a speech to some- Oh, the standing idly by whilst the other on August 25, to Mr. and whose sanity we have every hope and I discovered that by stringing England's roast beef! wrote Field-one he had held up Mrs. K. E. Greig, a daughter.and confidence. We are, pharisal-order is English I could, naually now comes along a poll, taken or are our burdy ones fealing the the words together in the same ing in the Grub Street Opera. And this a reflection of strike conditions cal as it may sound not as the make myself understood. Of contes, among 3,000,000 Festaurant patrons luat? extremists of the other side who it took my severni years to speak

BIRTH.

juggle with lies as they do with

few hours to make myself ander Malay even very poorly, but only

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Years in the Malay Jungle."

THEY SAY THAT

THE QUACK.

Is

The doctors in their general practitioners. The quick, as he assembly have been considering ways, wo have had always with us,

practi-

A man may be festooned with, the whole haberdashery of success, and may be comforting to think that go to his grave a castaway.-Me ways at mans of abolishing the and, probably we always shall its effect will be all to the good, Budyard Kipling.

quack, observes the "Daily Telo There will always be people who expect to be cured by magic, who Tam yearning for one word of ph" (London): It was proposed prefer the charlatan's promise of even if the result will be delayed

to Beels such an amendment of the appreciation from the nations who Medical Acts that no person with swift and easy salvation to the slow Homewhat. Unfortunately it is would be vassal States were it not out the accepted professional quad taiment; and until

dod difficult process of medical impossible to get this effect to for the British Fleet-Mr. Lloyd fication should be allowed to prace science has solved all its problema,

medical. Capton where the aforesaid George.

bi medicine or surgery. To this there is a strong templation to juggling of lies, on those all toother sink with faith than swim stringent a rule the chemist would has hit upon the secret which is hid I am one of those who would far the answer was made that hy so believe that the plausible empiric willing to believe them, is having without it.-Mr. Baldwin, bo forisidden to offer a draught of den from the orthodox a contra effect. In the good I think this present. generation carbonate of sodu or sal volatile timers. The vogue of the quick time which we firmly believe is will probably ses human institutions the helpful friend to recommend the coming when the lion will lie down to as severe a test as they have régime which he had himself on the consequence of the nature of

ever seen.General Smuts,

man. But we may venture to hint with the lamb, there should once Women have one admirable rule lie; we mpt allow would not or regulations could make it grateful and comforting. The pub that the medical profession without more be a resurrection of the in dress; it is whatever is being submit to these restrictions, and more difficult this it is for him to no doubt, the assembly did wisely si votaries. Let them with in- various suggestions made to get worn is right.--Mr. Robert Lynd. (London),

I unfortunately suffer from a mind to do nothing. But a good deal of dividual patients and the general the Colony's wide and varied quite uselem in politics sympathy will be felt, and should be public avoid all unnecessary nationalities known more to each . 8. M. Bruce (Prime Minister felt with the complaint against mystery, talk a language understood other. A League of Fellowship of Australia).,

quacks. We have no difficulty in by the ordinary man, and trust him and Service might have done

In Russin at the present time believing Dr. Manson's stories with as much information as possible. Hongkong, Tharaday, August 27, 1925 something to that end. But the Pipe and we quite agren with his toe of medical science in much cases. there is no Communiem-Professor the impudence of modern quackery at his own case, and the power slingers of hackneyisms, and with The other day I was told that by many people are sent to jail for Pha antidote to quacks and quackery GETTING TOGETHER. an outlook almost blinded by mind listening-in". I omild hear people offendes much loa arious than in knowledge,

stigmatiam, found Kipling's un-cough in America: I would rather thoes committed by tiene unqual Pecksolffian as it may seem,disputed geographical formulse Mr. FB Malim

The offence of Hear a thrush singing in England. fied, practitioners."

oblaasing money under false pre there is at least one thing to be that 'East is East and West le Socialista may be idealists, but tances in fact, only a small por counted to us for righteousness. West, with the contentious they are not idiots-Mr. Sidney of the injury done by the quack

Webb, mas ape Hé destroys confidence in the The Pharisee thanked God he was addendum that the twain ware not what would be called a antifo treatment of disease, und not as other men

even never meant to or would not, Stevensonian, in the full sethans incaleniably incresson suffering mind, las Polenta who might have as this Publican,We may ressenmeet, a trite saying to bolster up Mr. Thoms Purd ably thank God we are not, as their arguments. The idea that prejudiced; read all and you become till it is too late or till he has Read one paper and you become best cured remain under his hands

other

which peoples of different hues and mid-Mr. P. M. Oliveries sggravated the evil. Many foolish Oplay pre pereunded that the ned, creeds are, as a result, unable to We have no more moral

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