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difficulty in getting to a spot whare the brigade could effectively operate: If an escape had been egally available the loss of life might have been prevented. In

"The result the flar as to what he argues about... auch arena na Wast Point and EUGENISH Eugenist experiment nor, for that matier, generally as

in Nebraska 18 more to the manner in which he argues . Wanchal, particularly, where in

amusing than satisfactory to about it. But from now on, pres addition to the dangers of over-the Eugenists. It appears that sumably all of this will be crowding, one has wooden floors the clergy and the doctors and the changed. Encyclopadia volumes, - fund houses choc a bloc with such uplifters generally in that State however, should make excellent

got busy, and passed a law ballast. Maybe there is inflammable material" as raitan which rendered it difficult to get reason In the proposed reform work, the chances of escape of married unless the parties passed than appears on the surface, those on the top floors are few a physical, moral and mental

(After the Chinege of Thou- examination; then they sat down when there is delay in affording and waited for the race of super-

Fou.) means of escape. Our correspon-men. Unfortunately, young cou dent is but expressing the opinion ples still continued to get an of those who have the welfare of gaged without the consent of their spiritual pastors and mas. the community as a whole at heart ters and rather than run the when he declares that such a state of affairs as at present exists must be ended at the earliest possible moment.

risk of being ploughed in the matrimonial tripos, they crossed the next State. the frontier and got married in The marriage. rate fell in Nebraska, and the marriage fees too; but both rose in the neighbouring States, and not a single young couple that wanted to get married failed to do so. The clergy, troubled at once in their conscience and their pockets, relented; the doctors, as a sign of failure. The sugges-shook their heads, the upliftera tion is in the nature of a paradox. found another cry and the law There is abundant evidence of his now repealed.

USING MONEY. Someone has said that the piling up of wealth is likely to be re garded by the generatioris to come

desire in many directions to make

Merchant seamen are to

that

Good Itle rain SPRING knows so well

RAIN. When Spring hath need

of you; All night long you softly fell

To help her young leaves thro": Diligently, without a sound,

Moistening my garden ground'!

Yestereve the labouring skies

Groaned with their heavy load, The barge-lights, like a dragon

eyes,

On the darkened river glowed: To-day the sky and earth appear

Bright and beautiful

clear.

and

G. K. CHESTERTON,

Here lies Mr. Ches-

who to heaven might

LAMPOONS terton,

have gone

news.

ол.

DEAN INGE.

the best possible use of money that has been acquired the best pos- sible use that is for humanity. ENCYS be provided with more but didn't, when he heard the Carnegie's millions were alleged to

encyclopedias in order to be smeared with the sweat of help them settle their constant that the place was run by Jews. "sweated" workmen. We do not argumerits. While the picture

JOHN CALSWORTHY. profess to know the truth or thus called up suggests otherwise of the assertion, but it delightful possibilities, one

many Ash to ash, to earth the earthy, is a fact that during his fetime.not but realise that the sea may Like his books, the soul of John can-was not spoken of Galsworthy." this almost illiterate raillionaire lose some of its glamour spent his money with a lavishness many a prospective sailor, if hav-

for goes marching on, and on, rad that does not accord with thefing to pare over the pages of a libellous characteristics so glibly ponderous encyclopedia becomes Hark! the herald angles sing associated with the Scottish char- a necessary feature of his "educa- timidly because Dean Inge acter.. Some may question if the tion", A sailor is not usually has arrived, and seems to be provision of church organs assist- thought of as especially particu bored with immortality. ed humanity; but few will question the ឃុនន made of some Carnegie's money in the matter) of building free public libraries. Disasters occasioning loss of

Cecil Rhodes is another of the life seldom occur without expres- examples of wealth left, being de- sion being given to the view of voted to objects not usually asso- those who always hold the system clauses of the last will and testa- ciated with the codicils and

Hongkong,. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1925.

A. CRYING NEED.

of

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HARD RIDDLES IN CHINA'S TARIFF REFORM.

'Phe centre of gravity in unter "No intelligent person in China

at fault, no matter what its operament" of the dear departed. The national affairs has shifted from believes that reform in financial tion or luck of operation may have Rhodes Scholarships are

not so Lomo to Peking, writes the administration is going to come from. been in the particular circum-widely known 11:47 they might hristian Science Monitor" of within. Some kind of intertia-

[be, nor the

of success it is them also, for

stances.

welcome it did. There may be no

Grounds for his protest,

Dctober 30, How completely the tional foreign control there is a however, were advanced by the possible to tabulate the work not

agreements "retched in the wis necessity nobenly from the financial correspondent who sees in the lack of goodwill and the results of its will be fulfilled, and how angle: it is as well a political, of official supervision over fire pro- young men of different national ficacious they will prove in opera industrial, even moral necessity." tection precautions in Hongkong. ties intermingling und reaping is a matter for the future to If this be fues (and no Westerner inevitable recurrente of such benefits as the result of one man's show but all who know the spoke to this text more surety, ex foresight and generosity. The union confident of lege cathodes than Sir Jobs), and, if tragic occurrences as that at Wan-Rockfeller Foundation is yet an uns achieved. Of the other hand, the conference...were. to attempt to chai kast week. This lack of other of the examples of acquired what greements can be roughed solve the riddle along some such London OfficesThe Far Eastern

elumenting Advertising

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power of supervision, applies only wealth being put to the service of in China's capital and how far line, would (Longon), Ltd.. 24, Devonshire Street,

In the case of houses with floors unanity. The annual report of the best that there can be devised accept? Would she take a wise half Bloomsbury, W.CH.

this Foundation is generally a will better so but a situation, is a load to-day that she might enjoy u less than forty feet above ground wonderful document. The mutier for a future so near that safe whole one to-morrow? Or level, for in the case of higher Foundation adopts John Wesley's it may be termed the present (rather) would not the student-led toreys the Ordinances empower maxim, and the world is its and none closely conversant with and Kuomintang-supported Party the building authority to enforce the nature of research scholar in strongly hopeful. That the con- preaching and destructive parading?

purish.

Its Intest effort is in the complications of the problem of Liberation" renew its dangerous requirements, and this he does in ships between American and ferece meets so ardily isplit-with the menned growing of conjunction with the fire depart- Australian universities. Details milk. That its agenda indibles, the violence of the coastal provinces ment, alternative methods of exit are to be worked out and we trust, an honest effort to go to the very spreading into the vast interior,

will reach successful issues. The to the stairs having to be pro-suggestion seems to follow on the ton of the trouble, in an even to other restless parts of the vided. In the case of storeys visit of the American fleet to rectify it, is a main ground for Two further queries fairly pro

earnest endeavour thoughly to uneasy Orient. under forty feet. inmates unfor-Australian waters, to receive the confidence. But since to over-pound themselves in this perplexing tunate enough to be trapped in a connection, but simply a desire to come an evil one must recognise consideration. China has been fire with descent by means of the help the thought of a growing con- clearly what it assumes to be, it ping up secured foreign in- stairs rendered impossible are tinent and to prosper its handi- should be added that, studied from debtedness and defaulting all but considered to have enough chances work. The proposed interchange whatever point of view, this habitually on such loans far, also. of escape by means of rope or of students will result in mutual Maritime Customs tangle holds on payments for railway and other understanding and respect. There little to encourage the observer, material): will there not be demanda ladder if such are available, or to should be a strengthening of the allied temperamentally optimistic. from these editors that additional be in a position to jump without bonds of brotherhood between Ft is, of course; obvious that for revenues by earmarked, for their serious injury being sustained. members of one nation and an- a great state-gring ssuredly overdue charges? Again: If, man Such a house was that in Wanchai other about which we speak and whether in historie associations or arrangements reached mutually write so glibly but do not do much mere size or potential wealth or acceptable To Peking und the where the fire occurred last to help. It is good that the tal influenes in the Orien-topowers, how can the provinces be week, for although three storeys stewardship of wealth should be be denied the right to rise is brought to endorse it? And if high it was within the 40 feet recognised as it is in many quar- revenues at will and spend those they refuse approval what next step below which neither the building think it was who urged that trust determine is to be shorn of admin- the powers! Finally, let it be moneys as its constituted authorities is to be taken by Peking?-and authority nor the fire department should not be placed in money, but strative integrity, is to be over-realised that the conference sits in have power to enforce precautione. money in trust. It is satisfactory

None capital hostile to it: the debate The result was that three people to be able to state that some of sign only in empty name.

But what is held in an atmosphere avowedly Hongkong's own sons have recog- muy deny this theory, lost their lives there through al-nised this fact, and have not been is the proper way to formulate the anti-foreign ternative measures of escape to unmindful of the opportunities ce when there are no genuinely These are chief of the great and the stairs not being available. The which the Colony has provided "estistated authorities ?" China miný difficulties to be faced, but it them of acquiring wealth. It is demande tariff autonomy. That is thinkuble that even they can- actual enforcing of alternative an additional cause of satisfaction she has abstract right to no les pot be met and mastered. Nothing methods of exit to the stairs in the to emphasise the fact that it is not filcontrovertible, but, in present hus occurred to indicate that the case. of new buildings would be only members of the foreign com- practice, to after the treaties wo eight lelegalicus (Americum and easy in view of the fact that there munity who have donated and that she may draft a new import Belgian, British, Dutch, French: subscribed. The Chinese com- schedhile na she wishes and then Italian, Japano and Portuguese) are already inspectors for each dis munity, once it has been convinced expel that income as alio prefers have come to their labours with any trict whose duty it is to report on that an object was good, not mere- i not in the least enrich her. desire other the to do the right the erection of new buildings, but ly in ita immediate aspects, but in As the political stage now is set, thúng by China. Subject to the the difficulties pointed out by the been to the fore in helping it to s Tuchun happens to control the and property in the mighty Asia

Its future ones as well, has ever ach action will enrich whatever adequate protections of foreign life Attorney-General are very real in very considerable extent. the matter of rendering houses ever be so,

May it futility winch masquerades us to republic, they appear to favour any safe for the inmates in the case

"`day's centrul **Government,'* mensure which will bring home to

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of fire without affording means of entry to the midnight prowler. The Hon. Mr. Kemp's suggestion, therefore, with regard to the pro-

ters. Oliver Wendell Holmes 'we

OFFICE BOY BOLTS.

JAPANESE FIRM LOSES $2,000.

It is held the conference should the Chinese a conviction that the authorise two things. First, im Occident now uime of nothing but port dues should be raised so much frank dealing and just conclusion. above the existing legal 6 per No sans statesman the world around cent as to mean an annual in but heartily ochoes Mr. Chamber- crease in national receipts of some in a phrase "Our only wish is vision of fire escapes certainly A Chineza office boy at the thing like twenty million sterling for a strong, united, independent, seems more practicable than en-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. has Secondly, the collecting and orderly, prosperous Chiun. Yet forcing the installation of outside absconded with a sum of $2,900 burning of this greater um mut the wisest of those statesmen must steel ladders in every house, and belonging to the firm.

Six cheques had been given to be left in the hands of that for feel uncertain as to exactly how s it should be possible to arrange for the boy by the accountant to eign-planned and manned force, cosu tion so devoutly to be depote for these without very obtain the signature of the watch now Finnis great expense being incurred. In ant manager. He kept back one with marked efficiency

the case at the fire at Wanchal of these and boked after obtain questioned

In spite of a smart turn out, delay

the money from the bank

"police are now looking for tamstely

es can and the path,

simsblog value,

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