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MOTORING DANGERS.

Tel. C. 4702.

motor trade and on those who use motor vehtelps.althet for business or pleasure, The Government's responsibilities lie more in the direction of the pedestrian.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

the pedestrian. is to keep to the FOOTNOTES. Sands of Time, Long- to-day."

Footprints in the "It is my second "present". sidewalks, then provide such

fellow reminds us.

"Really," anid the girl. "An- things. On roads outside the are very desirable things. But other white feather, I suppose?" city area they are not needed for what about footnotes? The "Well no, not exactly," and be "obvious reasons. Inside they cer- Shreds man is reading a book in drew from his pocket a small case which, in almost every sentence with the Victoria Cross presented he is, switched off to a footnote. to him on that morning by King

tainly are.

It is getting on his nerves. Fancy George. having to endure some auch thing.).

as this:-

THEY SAY THAT-

"Most of my readers will not The report of the P.W.D.,1 for 10LANTHE. agree with mo, bat I um opposed last year2 states that it had on its to capital punishment. Allowing staff so many executives engi that it is a deterrent of murder, Ineers; so many architects and so would rather run the risk than many overseers. These mens submit my country to the orgio of all did excellent work and fully vulgarity that nearly every detect deserve? the poor remunerations ed murder involves," writes they receive. "O. K. 9." in the Sphere," "Public executions were put down because they were considered to vulgarise the masses. The popular newspapers, to-day during a trial and exécution go much further in that process of degradation, and in countless columns we touch every aspect of morbidity."

"She was sometimes, a little de- pressed when she thought of the present-day tendency of those who had passed through our schools to rend racing news and sensational murder trials in the newspapers rather than Parliamentary nowa and other topics of real interest, to read cheap snippets' in the place of good literature, and to rush to the pictures, which appeared to be far away from the drama." The Duchess of Atholl, M.P., in a recent speech.

1.

in meant.

1. Public Works Department. 2. As the report was issued on April last, it must be assumed that 1024 3. Those who roach the office at 10 am.

4. Stightly obscure: possibly meunt for designers.

5. Those who, over see or ride on motor bikos,

6. Really, gentlemen. 7. Merit. 8. Snlury.

Out of the war

SOLDIER SLANG, "has come a

Members of the Philharmonic Bo- ciety at any rate should be intereated to know that Iolanthe is older than The Gondeliers by seven years. The opera was produced on November 25, 1882, and 898 performances. were given. The local caste for Iolanthe has not yet been made known. It is interesting to note the names of those who appeared in the original production. Mr. George Grossmith was the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Rutland Barring- ton the Earl of Mount Ararat, and Mr. Charles Manners (prob ably of Moody and Manners opera fame) Private Willis. These are well-known names. The ladies' names are not so well- known at least to the Shreds writer. The Yeoman of the Guard came in 1888, and saw 428 book our copy performances whilst the Gondo- of which we propose to hang on fiers came in 1889, with '654 to against all borrowera. "Soldier perormances. and Sailor Words and Phrases" is its name, and it is described as a collection of War Slang "com- HAWKINS, anything to do with piled by Edward Fraser and John | Gibbons at the instance of the the late Sir Henry Hawkins, or

H.M.S. "Hawkins,' Imperial War Museum." That Mrs. Enery 'awkins? won't do. It is far more "than "We have got to establish ron-that. In addition to being a Gdence. Don't let us keep up this dictionary of War Slang, it is a damnable talk of class warfare, I human document of the tragedies, refuse to subscribe to the view that the humours, and the rumours of uny lord in this room, or any other, the war from the Services angle. fa my superior. I refuse to sul Maybe, the popular appeal of Beribe to the view that any class "Soldier and Sailor Words and is superior to my class.

Phrases" won't be great. But to us realise that, in the hour of real those who went "Over There," trial, this entry was defended and and to all who took an active part saved, not by one section but by ill in the four years' war, it ought to sections."-Mr. J. H. Themas.

prove priceless.

Here are a Ordinarily, everybody in society War Slang:- reminds us of somewhat else, or of

Asquiths: A name on the West- some other person. Character. Fern Front for French matches. reality, reminds you of nothing else. The purchaser had to "Wait and It takes place of the whole ermitam. See whether they lighted or not.

sense there

an

WINE JARS.

LABELS AND TAX

EVASION..

Let

few examples of

Salt: Lot's wife.

A Coffin: A wooden, overcoat. A Doctor: Castor Oil artist. A Cigarette: A coffin nail. The soldiers had

a Rhyming

Slang which will explain itself by glance at these examples:- Soap: Charley Pope. Boots: Daisy Roots. Eyes: Mince Pies,

Lega: Scotch Pegs. Bed: Uncle Ned. Table: Cain and Abel. Windows: Burnt Cinders. Hat: Tit for Tat. Shirt: Dicky Dirt. Tea: Rosy Lee.

Cheese: Stand at Ease.

Pillow: Weeping Willow. Wife: Carving Knife.

Take, too, the tale of "The White Feather Maniacs," a name

Hay the following

The recent announcement of the demolition sale of Warwick Priory calls to public attention an old-time and highly interesting ink with the past. Founded in 1124, during the reign of Henry I. the house and the lands con- tinued vested in the Crown, for many years, until in 1547 they were granted by letters patent to Thomas whom it is recorded that he was Hawkins, concerning

"the son of one Hawkins who sold fish by retail at the market cross in Warwick, and who was therefore called Fisher by most people." Despite his association with 50 plebeian A trade. Hawkins, the son, however, ap- pears to have enjoyed a romantic rise in wealth and fame, for, hav- ing built the present mansion and named it Hawk's Nest, he there extended hospitality to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her visit to Warwick in 1572.. Concerning the further history of the priory it is needless to write, save to note that it has had many and varied adventures. That its probable end will be nothing mora romantic than a fine building site seems deplorable, but perhaps inevitable.

George Saintsbury in his NEAT. third, and what he says will be his last, "Scrap Book," gives this as his definition of Idealism:

"It is something that you think. for the young women who dis-nice, something that you claim tributed white feathers to young for yourself, and especially some- men not in khaki. A young man thing that you refuse to your in a hotel lounge took his with opponents."

Rather neat.

THE RIGHT TO HISS.

prove this. The Chief of Police nt Manila, who is also Traffic

The man must be so much that he Superintendent, assured a "China must make all circumstances in- Mail" representative of his con- different, put all means into the viction in this belief, A vehicle shade. This all great men are, und do. Every true man is a cause, al going at 30 miles an hour is likely country, and age requires to be safer than one going at ten, infinite spaces, and numbers, and This presupposes a traffic

fully to accomplish his on the part of the ordinary pedes low his steps as a procession. A man thought; and posterity seems to fol- trian, which, it is agreed, Hong-Casar is born, and for ages after kong Chinese in the main, do not we have a Roman Empire. Christi

is born, and millions of minds o роявеяч. The responsibility at!

grow and cleave to his genius, that the dour of the local moterist he is confounded with virtue and must be the greater in

conse- the posside of man.--Emerson. quence. Recent accidents in the Colony appear to be due, in the main, to a class of person who, it seems to us, bring discredit on the general body of motorists, increases the work of the Traffic Department, and possibly injures the motor trade-certainly in the

BRIBERY ALLEGED. direction of maintaining and

The defence indicated by coun-the comment:- helping to increase insurance sel for a Chinese revenue officer risks. This class of person is charged at the Central Magis- only likely to be taught through tracy yesterday with attempting the medium of police courts and to obtain money from a distillery owner waŃ that the defendant the fines generally imposed. To

was attempting to get evidence the considerate motorist unfor- regarding suspected evasions on

The right to hies has been own productions. To Germany, matter of much disputa and some which has in this century given us Privileges, 84

ac- the part of the owner. matter of tunately concerned in an 31

The case for the prosecution rage, notes a Home paper. The so many new theatrical ideas, course, include responsibilities.cident, there will be sympathy. (conducted by Mr. T. S. White conviction of the natural man belongs the honour of this. Α Never more so than with those To the opposite, there will be no-Smith) was that the defendant that it is his indefensibly, to ex play called "Excesses," by Arnold pertaining to the use of motor thing coming but approbium. The had suggested that he be per-ercise at his good will and Bronnen, was recently put on the cycles and motor cars. No one Hongkong Automobile Associa-mitted to "deal" with wine jar pleasure, has never been general stage of the Lesaing Theatre at a labels and use them a secondly admitted by actors, drama performance of one of those ex- possessed of a grain of common- tion might help matters by eras time, both thus making money by tists, or indeed, artists of any perimental societies with which anding from its list of members, evading the revenue regulations. kind, who are apt to take it ill Berlin, like ourselves, is blessed. sense questions the use benefits of fastly-moving vehicles. any found guilty of wilful break- He threatened the owner who that the public should hold any As summarised in telegrama from In every branch of trade almost, ing of traffic regulations. The eventually produced a $100 note. but a favourable opinion of their Berlin, the piece does not sound Mr. S. J. Clarke, Chief Preven-work. In the days before de- very exciting. Two bank clerks, the motor in some form or other rights of pedestrians should tive Officer, gave evidence to the mocracy a bishop remarked that one male and one female, are is in use.. Hongkong that no so never be in dispute. It might be effect that this particular die he did not know what the mass of being sent to opposite ends of long ago was content with the argued that they are in dispute tillery was under suspicion and the people had to do with the laws Germany. They meet for the tram car and the ricsha now has that in fact they do not exist, observation. If the defendant but to obey them. Even so, the first time at a railway station, fall a fleet of swiftly moving taxi-cabs The Hongkong pedestrian has was the man who had informed true artist is persuaded that the in love, and are parted as their the senior Chinese Revenue function of the public in relation trains have come in. She in her at its service.. The slow-moving, been urged to keep to the alde Officer he would be told to carry to art is solely to pay and to ed. small corner, he in his, they cumbersome and often dangerous walks in the centre of the city, on with the case, but if he had mire. A tendency to censure struggle to reach each other but and he can only blame himself if made arrangements deliberately proves the offender a Philistine, suffer from onslaughts of the truck, is fast disappearing, in

to accept a bribe in furtherance and to express disapproval. In opposite sex, and there are "sur- favour of the more modern motor anything happens to him from of his case it would be his duty public is taken as a personal in prising effects in temperamental lorry. The number of privately ignoring this elementary precau- to report immediately.

jury, Which party is in the differentiations." At any rate, owned cars must be near the two.

In other parts of the This, defendant. said, he had right on this contested question one of the theatre staff, an thousand mark. The popularity Colony the insistance has not been done and furthermore stated that we will not now decide, but we assistant producer, was so gur of the motor cycle is undisputed urged. It would be ridiculous to he was the man who three days commend to both sides as a prised that he whistled and booed If there is a privilege in the do so, for either there are no side resor to his arrest had made a parable or apologue what has bear until his ears were boxed by a

k for

report to his officers concerning happening at the Leasing Theatre critic. Then followed a free possession and use of the things walks, or very little of them; or the business of this distillery. Berlin. For play-wrights to fight, and the police, What we mentioned, wherein does the re they are allowed to be used for Mr. H. Taylor, Assistant hiss their own works, though a find it hard to believe in is the

Superintendent of Imports and rare, is not a new phenomenon. critic, but no doubt everything in* sponsibility rest? The responat- all manner of things which affec Exports, in evidence stated that Them is the leading case of true. Especially the conclusion, bility, it seems to us, la two-fold, tually, exclude the pedestrian the defendant was not on regular Charles Lamb at the damning of which is that the row made the not merely testing with the user, from his lawful estate. A walk duty at the distillery and never his farcer. H Among audience applaud louder than but also with the authorities, along the Praya East and the visited the premises with a Euro the cynical we have heard ever, and the ensuing scandal pean officer. The owner of the whispers that managers on occa, has given the play magnificent And with regard to the latter, streets adjoining will prove this distillery visited witness at his son, though not themselves hits, publicity” and set three manag whilst they have granted the

office and produced a $100 note ing, have heard hisses ithout reafter it. The moral la the .... number:: of: which witness:

Every ambitious dramatis? llege it needs to be asked it.

[noted." On the

that the infinitely

tion.

BAY