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lefest has to do with world," pro- lems and particularly with China Speaking to gathering of Chinese students met to com memorate another year of the Republic of China, he said that if they could come back in 100 years TRUE. they would find. not numerous -nationawchutthree great, mäsees of people. They would find, he thought, United States of Eurone, a great America, and a.... great China as the three great pillars of the world. A soporifë

Galfers, whit agree that A second's concentrated

power

Will sock the ball enough. So that it takes a half an hour

To find it in the rough..

The Shreds man

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Once more, the eager

Spread out against the sky And flapping in the autumn

breeze,

J

A

1 want to be popular, popular

Worshipped by women and

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If I become Colonial Sec. Will I be popular then?

The football banners fly.

Far flung the Kowloon colours

flare;

Club forms for the attack Beneath the Blue while Surreys...

smack,

⚫ wear

A middlin' rainbow

And every youth shall strive to

win

And fight and hold the ball And each shall prove his manhood

in

The greatest game of all.

Though B0

to students if you like, although NOT TRUE. able to contradict tempered with the assertion that]

the rumour that cer- Europe was staggering under the tain gentlemen are humming the disease of nationaliam, and the following refrain :——— advice that the students should take all they could from", "our" civilisation," but not to catch the disease.

The idea of a United) *States of Eurape is not new; it is indeed quite old. The suggestion that America and China are to bel

It is a difficult and two of the three world pillars is FOURSCORE, terrible thing to re- distinctly new and certainly in-

commend a really teresting. The disease of nation- good novel--that is to anyone who CHARLIE'S SHOES, 'much has alism in Europe is fairly evident, takes such a duty or pleasure The League of Nations seems to seriously. There is no hesitation of them, and they have been an been written Be mainly occupied with curing in recommending "Fourscore, a exhibit in a law suit, no one seeme certain of its ills, May not the story of three generations" by to have told the history of Charlie recent Greece and Bulgarian "in-Sidney Herschel Small The Chaplin's shoes, which have once cident be quoted in this respect; name is not familiar and there more made history this time in whilst we now have Major de seems a suspicion that this a Alaska--for the film world. Pihedo cited as the "type of new first book. But it is a book of Italian" eclipsing for a brief surpassing, beauty and sustained Roscoe Arbuckle, when Charlie They were given him by moment the more aggressive type interest from the Arst word to the was only earning a super's salary, of the Mussolini sample. Mr. fast. It is no light task to take the and had to find his own props. Well's seems to be thinking in reader from 1818 down almost to They were large brogues because arene. America as a large area the present day, and in the three they were worn by Arbuckle. area. presumably including epic sections into which the These are the shoes of to-day, and Canada; Europe as a large ares, book is divided, to give well 12 months after the gift the world. and China another of the vast balanced and convincing pictures was at Charlie's feet, so to speak. spaces of the earth. We shall not of the people and places portray- be Britons then but Europeans, ed. Another thing is that the whilst Chinese will remain Chin-plot la original and out of the ese and Americana Americans, beaten track, As the "Jacket so THE FIRST Japanese and Indians will, pre- rightly says: "Fourscore is the sumably, be Easterners, or some story of three generations, each other name that will certainly not of which is a study in itself appeal to them.

drawn by the author with uncom Unfortunately, or otherwise, we shall not be here mon skill There are thrilling in 2025, nor will Mr. Wells to see adventures in a mining camp in If his piece of prophecy matures. California and up-country in "After forming a pair of large What we have to consider is if Japan, and all through the book wings, each of them forty yards tendencies are in the direction of run "the love stories of simple, long and fourteen wide, and Mr. Well's "dream."" Our in lovable people." No"Jacket annexing them to myself, I mount- sularity has been our sin-our ever spoke more simply or more ed at break of day, ... As I refusal to admit there are other truthfully. Certain incidents hovered over the ship, I fastened pebbles on the beach with the ad- raise a lump in the throat and the three grappling irons to the tops mission that pebbles on beaches reader has the perplexing but of the three masts, with my sling, can be of more or less uniform pleasing experience of debating and fairly lifted her several yards value-At least, having a place in which of the lovable characters out of the water, and then pro- The ceeded across to Dover, where I the general scheme of things. appeals to him the most. Meanwhile we-muddle on in. seem-author lays his story in scenes arrived in half an hour! Having since they have elected to building confusion of thought and with which he is familar. The no further occasion for these direction: Racial antagonisms, it Japanese section, in this respect, wings. I made them a present to and operate the station rather is suggested, are something more is most convincing. It is indeed the Governor of Dover Castle, than that this should be left to than a question of colour: they

a book which can be, and hereby where they are now exhibited "to Britain, operating through Hong are things of the spirit, vital sincerely recommended. Con- the curious." kong. The matter should it be differences of permanent ideals, of Herschel Smail and his publishers, to know more about this extra-

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FLICHT.

The morning flights of the Hermes"

'planes has bad one effect on the Shreds

man and he has been able to come across the following which effec- tually proves that the first "air flight took place about 1785:

ordinary happening but the Shreds man protects himself by

* Fourscore:---Sidney Herschel admitting that the story is by that

whether or not the contractors This suggestion, is in relation to Small Published by T. Fisher most truthful of Gospellers, the

late Baron Munchausen!

章 PUBLIC

TIDINESS.

were responsible for the medical the feelings between Europe and Unwin, Ltd. 7 6.

Asia. attendance, sanitary

The struggle between arrange-Europe and Asia "is the binding. ments and food supply of the men thread of history; the trade be- engaged in constructing the tween Europe and Asia is the station, also whether such respon- foundation of Commerce; the sibility was adequately fulfilled. European religions;

thought of Asia is the basis of all

The list meeting of the LAC.C. will never effect a cure. For that The actual cause of a disease like fusions of the Continents has made of the restrictions upon yanng the force of public opinion, and, but the hard an entirely adequate defence we must look, first and mainly to beri-beri is difficult, to determine, never occurred......and will children which have been imposed secondly to such punishment of even under the best of conditions; never occur." Kipling's "never) medical opinion is still divided on China destined to become a pillar there erected. We are heartily of supported by public feeling and the twain shall meet" applies. Is Ken Wood and of the fences gross offences. ue will at once be the matter, some holding that it is of the world? Why should she the opinion which Lood Pamerston stimulate it. We regret to ace a consequence of eating mouldy not? Are we helping or retard-in a rady letter, once enforced on this hitherto the rare prosentions rice, or rice with some fungoiding her? Tremendous questions, reluctant Commissioner of Works. For litter making instituted by the growth, and others that generally Lacking Mr. Mell's assurance and that no official lus a right to re- Council have not ended in the ins

prophetic gifts, we hesitate an abriel the public enjoyment of parks fictioe unholesome diet may be responsi- answer.... Stranger things have and open spaces which are public Magistralen are apparently not of adequate permities. bie. Bad ventilation, over-crowd-happened.

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property and maintained by public aware of the magnitude of the evil. ing and under-feeding are other

fanda, says the "Daily Telegraph or of the general feeling that the factors mentioned as favourable THEY SAY THAT—

"(London). We are glad to know how should be enforced. But the FRANC-At Sidmouth, Devon-to the development of the disease's

that the old policy of "keep of the vil of litter is not, na the holidays shire, on October 7, 1925 activiti,, and it may be recalled coat of arms; modera genealogists able provisions for guarding green fined to the pleasure grounds of the

The of

old heralds gave Adam a grass has been reduced to reason will soon show is once again, con Henry Franc. Senior partner

Messrs. Henry Frane that at an Inquest on the death of give him a coat of fur, and pass borders and renewing the turf. But town. There, indeed, though de- Lauder, Ltd., Manchester &a prisoner at the Laichikok Jail bly a tail-Doan Inge.

anch restraints as we enforced at plomble, it is not si disastrous as recently the disease was said to The only successful substitute en Wood are a bare, necessary in open country, for the parks, have spread through the agency for brains is silence.-Eau Claire minimum to preserve its beauty after all, have workers who are Honglong. Tuesday, November 10, 1925 of flies. Little good purpose (Wis.) Leader.

Children under are not allowed always labouring to keep them bidy. would perhaps be served by an

in the wood, which is but a part No one clears up after the picnic. Half the diseases of our time of the new spanisition, except in parti which defile the countryside... enquiry into the Pratus affair are of nervous origin, caused the company of an adult. If they These offenders are far more guilty. other than the gleaning of data ultimately by a feverish attempt!

were, it is quite certain that the than most of the antidy folk in the to adapt oneself too rapidly to awolland weld soul cease to be parke, for they have not the excus useful to those who are to remain By the circumstances of the on the island to look after the

new environment.-F. A. Wright,neury for birds and other wild of lack of transport. The litter in tragedy emcted on Pratas Island station it would appear that once

Under Pericles, all our unem- cruzon, it take the beauties of the country is in general the litter one is prompted to the somewhat the disease was diagnosed every-ployed would have been hard at the trees and glade would be of exples who come and go in cars, trite comment that fate has once thing possible was done to get the utility General Sir Ian by low and pleasantly unchtrusive is not mainly paper and frust, work on projects of national ravaged. Even the adult is warned This stuff. they leave behind them more demonstrated the tragically men away, factors outside human (Hamilton) -

fence not to wander from the paths, which, after all, disintegrate under ironical lines along which she so control being responsible for u

into the coverts. The arrange the influence of the weather; but often ordaing her ways. If it delay which enabled the scourge commerce, but it is the ruin of the people: af common-sence, who plates and cupe, and the pactically Competition may be the life of rents will commend themselves to such enduring things as cardhout were possible to conceive of an to spread. Whatever an investi-human mind. Mr. W. B. Yeats will certainly do their part in on mortal wid angularly badeona tin, agency working for ovil instead of gation might disclose, there is no good behind the forces of the question of liability, such as was the way of recruiting for the portant matter of which the King glass and china me plea may The three things which stand in forcing them. Of the other im- with Conil decorations of that of those responsible for the Territorial Army are women, spoke in opening Ken Wood, it be made for poor folk with many elements, one might spaak meta- phorically of nature wreaking her marooning on the island some 25 trade unions, and motor bicycles, not yet possible to take such an small children in London-parks, but vengeance by a dread visitation of years ago of a dozen or more

ptimistic view. It is common in excuse is there for the disease upon the builders of a funds whose existetice wax for I viuit. turses oficient worlemen. This opening ocromony to rolling "debris behind him? He is ably to knowledge this on the morrow of notarist who leaves his gruesome" atation which will do much to pro- gotten in the stress of war with because the day is fast coming when taut and oven. the woolland offer reach the inost charming and tect from her anger mariners on

the result that nothing but their the workers are going to take dismal evidence that the King's ap- secluded, places in our island the southern China seas, The Whitening boner was to be seen over work of those builders, such con- when touch was eventually regain solation as it may be to those of them who are left to note it a complete, and it now remains for the instrumenta only to be install ed which will enable track to be kept of typhoons and make it pos sible for messages to be despatch- ed of their movements. ter may or may not

la essentially Chinese Government

The mat deft there

For the

decida

ed with Pratas.

THREE WORLD PILLARS,

Lord Raglan.

1

He

Mr. C, R. Coppock,

peal to the public against litter had returns thanks by spoiling thom We the draidy got the best trot been answered as it should have for his fellows. We wilt some of contry in the world, the beat on The antidiness has, indeed, out local authorities could find a plain the world the most com

heon oxaggerated. We suspect way to make a signal example, forts of any people in the world -

that experienced keepers is of two. If they could also find Bir Pemy Jackson,

opinion that the crowds behaved punishment for those weak-min much better than usual

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