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Hongkong. Friday, Dec. 11, 1926,

GOOD WORDS..

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925.

and department of public health tol replica ritka present, robsolete health system of the Colony, it was pointed out that in spite of the fact that Hongkong is one of the biggest shipping ports in the World...ft i had not ca quaran |December 11. was very bad and A DEDICATION examples of books

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

1680,

Though the weather |

the wind high, yet

To the nurhOTOJAM

tine station. It was contended

dedications must be. against this, that the Colony had

my Lady Baston and added the following at once got along without one for some her maid and we two did go by original and interesting:-----

our barge to Woolwich.

KIPLING.

PHFYS,

NATO

Phyllis Do you know,

Mother! Whatever makes you think so, deart..

Phyllis: In our Sunday school lesson today. Miss Smith sai "God gave Moses two tablets."'

considerable period. But in stressing the case for the pro

THE TWO WOMEN WHO vision of a station to prevent pos sible vary, sorious outbreaks, Un

WERE UNINJURED officials referred to the introduc

The present illness of IN THE FALL OF EDEN, tion here some time previously of

the great poet reminds. MY MOTHER AND MY WIFE, cholera cases from a ship when

the Shreds Man of the [ the, patients had had to be housed time when Kipling fell in

I LOVINGLY DEDICATE in junks. The then Colonial America. "The affair caused' some

THIS BOOM. Secretary waxed facetious in his commotion and messages poured. reply and referred to the parti-into the sick room from all over cular case quoted as when "some the world. Even that one-time. OpT or THE mother, that Moses people from a neighbouring port great publicity expert the ex-MOUTHS or used to have indiger were ao careless as to contract Kaiser sent a cable. Who was BARestion, just like you? cholera and had had to be put on responsible for the couplet which lighters." There had been two goes deaths. That was the only time: Hongkong had experienced any very pressing need for ∙a quar- antine atation in 80 years, stated Bir Glaud Severn, lanving it pre- sumably to be assumed that it was unlikely such need would be ex- perienced again for a similar

Hongkong University period. The Government were at A COMING bne spiritual, if not the time, he admitted, in nego-CENTENARY, actual bonds with it, tiation for the erection of a very

that the fact that the dents' Union, Mr. C. K. Soo tella fine quarantine station, and it University of London is preparing the following three stories- would appear now that this was to celebrate its firm contenary in the old site and buildings of the spring of 1027 should be of Rennie's Mills at Junk Bay, alter-some interest A humired yours ations to which are now on aga a letter from the poet Thomas his living by making spears and the point of completion. The Campbell to Mr. Henry Broughan, shields. To every one he recom site, as. Dr. Addison stated yester-afterwards Lord Brougham, publish mended his spears as the sharpest day, is a suitable one and much to ed in the Times," formed the on the market, against which shields.

be preferred to that which some

Where the Rudyard's cense

from Kipling. And the "Haggardy" Ride on

More?

In The Chinese CRIYESE HUMOUR. Stident, the THREN TYPICAL "official "organ of STORIES. the Edinburgh

Chinese Stu

I-SELF-CONTRADICTION.

Once there lived a man who mado

ere day a customer dated him,

years ago the Government had in starting point in the movement out would be worse than useless. With It equal enthusiasm. however, he view at Laichikok, now the fail, of which the University arose. hut prior to that a

is now proposed to mise the very praised his shields, on which, he group of

of £500,000 in declared, no spet in existence could" huts relics of the days when considerable sum extensive organisation way in celebration of the event. This sunmake the least impression. Seing for supervising the axis to po, devoted in part to certain portation of Chinese labour for building sohemes and for the rest, the diamond fields of South Africa.o the endowment of teaching shields in a combat against speace In the station at Junk Bay, we learn, it will be possible to accom- modate practically two thousand

people, but it is extremely im- WHEN WINTER tative

COMES.

If I use one of your invulnerable

of your own make, whof dy you

think the resalit would be ?

.

The man could not answer.

H.E the Governor is to be con-

Those authori- |

people gratulated on the speech he made

who, with grave

H-A. Lost Swerp. to the Elders of the New Terri- probable that the full capacity

mien.. tell us will ever be required The

While crossing a lake in great tory." It exhibits his own person Station will be kept for deck pas- och of cold, have announced it. haste, a native of Tzar accidentally

officially of the arrival of the first, at feelings, demonstrates anew sengers from boats on which can almost see a solemn and let his sword hop into the water. the course of British Adminis small-pox or cholera have been sardonic joy in their manner as Thovenpan, he immediately marked tration, bound up as it is with contracted, the lack of system they say, "See, you have had your the exact app on the stem of the

formerly obtaining being extreme- justice and equity, and should aply dangerous owing to the impos-vance guard of the winter of your the belief that he would be able to Kummer. Now la come the ad bond from which it had slipped-in peal to the sound and fundamen-sibility of keeping in touch with discontent."

recover the last weapon' on arrival tal commonsense of the Chinese that class of person once landing Winters of discontent need at the opposite shore by using the people. We have it on good in Hongkong had been effected have no place in our lives. In mark as telne authority that the Chinese like to This lack of system was inevit- what are called the bleak months, able in the circumstances, but now if we have no bleak minds there be spoken to gently, that they are there is a fine station in existence need be no bleak houses.

FL-RESCING THE MOON, amenable to reason and are quick an end may be put at once to a, The fireside is the intimate „One beautiful „moonlight night to see the reason and goodness in state of affairs of which the stimulant of confidences.. It is villager had occasion to draw water anything put before them. AColony, to say the least, had no the mother; confessor of the loun of a woll On "seeing the re- toach of firmness, we should reason to be proud. There is a human heart. We can enjoy by flection of the moon in the water. certain amount of truth in arguits autumn glow the majesty of the excisimed, "My word, this is imagine, is also not lost, upon ments that have been advanced Shakespeare. the Wagner of lite-serious. The moon his fallen !** them. In all that HE the Gov-with regard to the difficulty of rature. We can enjoy by its Without another thought ho sak him- ernor unid to the Elders on Satur-keeping out infectious persons glow, thanks to progress, the ma-self to the hewie task of rescuing day, there is not

owing to the thousand of people jesty of Wagner, the Shakespeare Cynthia in distress. a thing but

He emptied who land by junk or cross the of music. There is a special tonic which can be heartily approved. border, but that is no reason why pleasure, too, in a crisp keen day could, but still to no purpose.

one pail after another us fast as he Compensation to dispossessed vil-one means of inlet, that which it of December on the top of a tram-

At longth he became so exhaust. lagers who have enjoyed sancis possible to check by means of car, in a riesha or the mere op-ed that he fell on les back... As ahip's lists, should not be super-lent motor car or breasting, the tuary and repose, and who have intended most carefully. Coming one hill amid tints of autumn's he now caught sight of the moon carried on their quiet agricultural by steamer is the most general ample painting.

reigning in the firmament in all her pursuits, is justice to what may be means of entry and it is surely Its bark is worse than its bite relief, Tam indoad tired, but I "When winter comes let it come.aplendour, he sighed with great called the nth degree. They are up to the Colony's health author being dispossessed in the interests merely point to what can't be

ities to do what they can, and not in Hongkong?

have done good work!'' of a far greater number, a num- helped. Their hands will be con- ber which includes a vast populasiderably strengthened by this tion of their own people; but that new station and it must be a re- dispossession is to be made good from a neighbouring port, to feel lief to them, with cholera notified in generous and unstinted manner. that they have at last an institu- Justice can go no further. Foresttion to cope with urgent needs, fires and the acts of unfriendly however great those needs may at pickets are miles” asunder.

any time become, But.

the Governor's remarks admit of

no counter argument. They may

not suit the militant direct M.P. FOR 14 YEARS. action" person; but of their com- monsense.the friendly will not dis-

HONOURED.

FORMER HONGKONG RESIDENT.

TROOPS ON MOVE.

LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

RAILWAY OUT.

'(Reuter's Servios.)

Tientsin, December 11.

Li Ching-in himself is at Machang

GOOD YEAR.

AMERICA'S "GENUINE.

PROPERTY.”

MILLIONS. FROM DEBTS,

(Reuter's American Service.)

Washington, Dec. 10.

Foreign debts hitherto funded

where Be drove off the initial attack total $7,890,000,000, and $,4,743,-

Eof the Honaness. Railways have000,000 remain unfunded, the been out on all sides of Tientsin. major portion of which is French.

The motor roud to Peking has also been cut in several places, re

British guards have been sent the line, also to Tongshan

troope

Tientain stations warm with

This is revealed by Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, In his Pannual report.

FICKLE FASHION. COTTON THREAD SALES DECREASE.

pute. H.E the Governor has SIR GERSHOM STEWART come to the Colony at perhaps the most difficult and vital in its long history. His determination to improve the Colony remains

Sir Gershom Stewart, K.B.E., unchanged. This gesture of of Hoylake, the former Conserva friendliness to the Elders of the tive M.P. for Wirral, has been New Territory, and to the greater presented with his portrait in numbers under their influence is oils, painted by Mr. F. T. Copnall, in the true spirit which has made who has exhibited it at the Liver- pool Autumn Exhibition. Lady the British Empire, what it is. Stewart received a beautiful This spirit must percolate even jewelled watch The gifte were those whose actions have beer subscribed to by over 800 of Sir MPP. Gershom Stewart's former con- Inimical to the best interests of stituent bath Conservative and this Colony and to the tran

he portrait. Sir course of Chinese who live.

Ben in the uniform of

A change in the fashion of mortgage the future earnings, feutenant. The gifts ladies dress and the curtailment business people were conducting

nied by a bound ming the names of of home-sewing was mentioned their affairs cautionely in order by the Chairman of J. P. Coats that prosperity would not bring at the annual meeting, as the carelessness stagger cause affecting the sales of cotton He emphasised the intention to

iin peace and security.

do time will prove their effective

neas ushering in a newer, better and more prosperous regine. Excellency arances shoul takeu to bythe

| miüinity.

cept and e not to be repre

Unoud

an address,

CKLING THROAT.

41.

J. P. COATS MEETING.

(Reuter's Service.)

London,, Dec. 20..

Dilating on the bright economic outlook, he asserted that the past. year has been a period of genuine prosperity for practically all classes, ends in parte indigen

The present business situation warrants optimism for the future; :

It is pointed out that though a tendency existed among,t the con- suming public to buy every con- elvable commodity on time and

thread all pursue a policy of econo

The meeting adopted the report.

the

distribution

per cent, divi-

danled the re-

ntingmicy

The

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