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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1925.

MORE MEMOIRS.

THE EX-KAISER AS A "BOY

HOW A QUEEN LEARNT ENGLISH.

A story partly illustrative of this characteristic used to be bold of him at Cambridge. On his return from a short Easter

TWO OTHER OFFICERS WOUNDED...

STRUGGLE IN SHIP.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHEUNG CHAU NOTES

Monday.

The second "Wuchow party"" of returning missionaries met. with some dalay in Canton and had lo stay there overnight, but they got through safely.

Another contingent start. to-

morrow for the West River.

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THE CHINA YEAR BOOK 1925.

EDITED BY H. G. W. WOODHEAD:

Than Ever..

ALBERT

FOR

DAINTY DISHES

Ho. Where are you going

She-Way To Albert, of course, where we are sure to get the

Snost Fronch Pastry and the best cooking,

The Queen, who had acquired CAPTAIN KILLED. some knowledge of English from her English groom, used to converse with my mother In

that language, but her vocabulary savoured more of. the table than of the Court, ant she would frequently use! such expressions as. "Where

As the result of an extra- Is the King, drat him and · Reviewing "A Speaker's Com-

ordinary shooting affray in the menturies, by the Right Hon.. similar homely phrases.

friend Vis- Another

of Lord Canadian Pacific liner "Melita" James William Lowther.

tons) ut Antwerp count Ullswater Home paper Ullswater in his younger days (14.000 says:Lord Ullswater. well was "Bobby Spencer," afterwards the commander of the vessel, known as Mr. James William Lord Spencer, who never forgot Lowther, was not only one of the that he was "e high-born aristo- best Speakers of the House of femt." Commons in modern times-- mang maintain he was the best! Speaker that House had ever known-but he had also a well- deserved reputation for wit and His humour and a fine presence. memoirs, published Inchy, will interest a very large encle of readers, and quite apart from their polition importance, which is great, they are packed with good stories. He has known! almost everyone prominent in English lide for the last genera-i An admirable plan of winning

A STRUGGLE. tion; he is a member of one of the support of a constituency was

After a long wait it is reported our ki, families, with a vast net hat which, we are tok, was pac- By this time the ship's com-

that the necessary repairs to the This work of relationships; and heised by Mr. Whertos. After pany had been wakened by the pier will be commenced. has also been a constient traveller making a speech or two he was sound of firing, and another off- afternoon the "Kung Yik" did not and has come into touch with taken and sent for the local eur, Assistant Chief Engineer come to the pier, but anchored

Gilmour, and' selicitor to make his will personalities abroad.

a stoker threw some distance out in harbour and In this document, after ex- themselves upon Towers with the the passengers and baggage had pressing great,gratitude for the

to be brought ashore in sampané, 2 cents the trip. It is hoped that generous reception which had been accorded to him. He be-

this state of affairs will not last queathed to the various chari-

for long. ties and institutions of the borough large sums of money from his imaginary) estate.

The service list Sunday was in Large And More Comprehensive A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONNOISSEURS Captain A. H Clewe, was killed the hands of Rev. B Rowland who and two other officers were spoke on "Kingdom Building" a * wounded.

very practical address, special About 2:30 am. Chief Officer Prayer was offered for the Royal Thomas Towers, after a hight in family in their bereavement, the town, boarded the vessel.

He then entered the quarters of As the leader of the Bible Class the commander of the liner, Cup- leaving to-morrow there will be tain A. H. Clews, and is alleged to further regular meeting held. to have fired. A bullet entered Arrangements have been made be captain's head through the for the prayer meeting next right eye, and he was killed in-Wednesday and for the service on

the following Sunday, stantly.

¡CHARLES R.CIAY

Chuados y, awelve, is to get gold life saving medink. He revend Another stout, when the bigger ny fainted in the water.

As a child in Berlin,, where his mother was the living, he was among the playmates of William 11.

vacation, he was asked by his friends where he had spent it. " Portugal," he said. Portugal? What a strange place! Did you know anybody then Ne," he repliek, "only the King"

ELECTIONEERING TRICK.

The news of his gen- erosity and intended benefi- cence rapidly spread, and on the polling day he was duty returned.

An interesting passage deals. with Lord Randolph Churchill and his relations with his Prime Minister, Lord, Salisbury, Blätter.

The

on being asked whether the loss of Lord Randolph would not "be a serious blow to his Gov- ernment, is said to have re- plied: "Did you ever know a man who having got rid pl al boil on his neck, wanted an-p other?".

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Among the strange series of the book is that of Mr. Campbell j For Danstafnage, fold by him Le

Topil "Ullswater:-

He said that when he was a young man he went out tol Australia. On one occasion, as he was driving a large flock' of sheep down from his farm Lowards the town, an old news- paper which was being blown about by, the wind got round

It is said that Towers then at Gaff conducts the former and Rev. tacked Mr. Holiday, the Juniorb. McRae will be the preacher on Second Engineer, who received a Sunday. Prious head injury.

YARE MANY TAIL FEANULES

hief Many Talk Feathers, of the Blackfeet, wij land his tribesmen from lucier National Purk the National Indians Congress, when tribal afters will be' discussed

his feet. He disengaged him- object of disarming him. In the

lung.

While the two injured new were heitig taken to hospital the police arrested Towers,

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The present (1925-6) issue of the CHINA YEAR BOOK is again considerably larger than any of its predecessors. The Chapters on "Mines and Minerals," "Educo-

"Products," tlon,"

"Labour," "Ship- "Opium," "Commerce," |

ping," "Currency," etc., have been rewritten and brought up to date. The Report of the Shanghai Child Rev. Labour Commission is reprinted in full in the Chapter in "Labour." "The Political Summary" describes events up to the end of March.. 1926 The Chapter on "Defence appears at the ond of the Book New Chapters include a Summary of Medical Events." "Political Parties" "Taxation" a "Biblio- graphy for 1924" and a docu mented Chapter on "China's Con- stitutions and Election Laws.". THE TERMS OF THE GOLD FRANC: SETTLEMENT ARE INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX

Sergeant Carpenter is getting acquainted with his new duties. here and is making friends among the residents.

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A gentle rain fell on Monday night but we still need goodi heavy showers to freshen up the gardens.

A Scot applied for a position as patrgman on the London Police Here is a question they put

* in Scotland yard, and hie

WUSWER

Suppose. MacFarland, you saw, crowd congested at a certain point f your best how would you dia prse it quickly, with the least Krouble?"

"I would pass found the hat."

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self from the encumbrance and Struggle that followed Mr. Below seft, ah Nabow S resumed his bramp, but the Gilmour was wounded in the newspaper again got round, his feet. This time he picked it up and read it. "In the adver- tisemept columns he found an advertisement inquiring for the

The "Melita." which can carry whereabouts of one Campbell. 2,000 passengers. is engaged on presumed to be the heir to the the service between Antwerp and ylam Dunstaffnage estule, and this Canada and calls regularly at eventually turned cut to be none Southampton. Cherbourg, and other than himself. ›

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My recollection of him is that even then he did not readily brook Contradiction, was always masterful in our children's games, and abanys claimed, had not always though he

the victory. He achieved, would also insist upon my brother Gerard dipping bia A tale in lighter vein is that finger in the inkpot, so that he of the Queen Victoria Memorial. Worried?” William should not be the only After it was unveiled the police one to have as he had a black were instructed to give informa-Will" nail on his withered hand. tion about the allegorical figures There is a good story of Queen grouped round it, one of which dead." Victoria, whose love for the open is "Maternity air was a sath rial to her suite, when the Buke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived in London:-

the representation of a buxÓM. aily with several children" at her knees and feet. An in- quirer, no being informed of the meaning of the figure, re- plied. Maternity? Then she ought to be ashamed of herself, for she has no wedding ring,"

It was rather a snowy day. but the Queen was reported to have said on her return to Buckingham Palace: "What a good thing that it was not gold." The Duchess of Edin- Burgh, who had come from remark made by Charles Brook Russia, declared, however, she field to. Wyndham, when Wynd- had never been so cold in her ham was playing Garrick in life.

"David Garrick":

Lord Ullswater knew the last. Queen of Naples, sister of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, a woman of brilliant courage and, as was said, the only woman in the Royal Family of Naples:-

"He's been contesting his wife's

"I didn't know his wife was

That's just it she isn't."

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* 1540 Minero in million au imeli evil ope during the wn with it. October.

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Jadecaprice per bank || 340

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Full supply in all Bider Main Datriots during October 111ði

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The Lide-table given below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the Shak Pul analysis of observations taken by mean

of an automatie tide-recording machine

In much the same vein is a in the Water Police Basin at Tsim She

Tsui during, the years 1908-9.

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Ad. miralty Chart which has been found to be,4 font 8 inches below mean sex-level. Brookfield said to him, "You

To obtalu the depth of water on the look more like Garrick everytide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard day." and when Wyndham add a fest 4 inches, and on the gangs at acknowledged the compliment, Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table added, "And less like him every night."

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November 19 to 25, 1925.

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In lins and bottlas.

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