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HONGKONG AND WEMBLEY.;

CHINA'S WARS.

NEWS FROM MANY CENTRES.

PANIC IN TIENTSIN,

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, Dec. 13.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1925.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

On this day, the meter was visiting Montreal in DESEMBER, 14. the year 1791, 1842." In was no easy matter fo A POET'S ONE Was born a man secure Diakens autograph, but the GREAT WORK who wrote one young maz suceded by a trick.

of the best-known Ee wrote him this spiele poems in the English tongue. "Mr. Dickens, vur,--Me and my The man's name was Charles wife's go a boy, and we've a bear Wolfe, and he was an Irish

Firing was heard until mid-clergyman. The poem referred great deal about the beautiful night, there being much panic into is "The Burial of Sir John books you've a-writ, and the good the city, but the population were Moore," the lament over that you've tryed to do for us pare later reassured by the presence great soldier, who, after winning. folke. Now we hue thote that

of French, Japanese and Italian the fierce battle of Corunna, in it might so be that you might soldiers; who entered the city by Portugal, was killed upon the let we give your name to our boy. special request of the city police, battlefield.

110 Here are the first De is for guarding the electric and and last verses of the stirring water works, bridges and other poem :- important points. Not many "Not a drum was heard, not, a Chinese are actually in Tientsin, funeral note,.

1

we hurried;

all having been sent to Ma Chan As his corse to the ramparts or Pei Tsang. but it is feared the defeated soldiers will stream to Not a soldier discharged his fare the city and loot. The presenco

well shot of a foreign guard not only pro-i tects the native city, but prevents any possibility of the horde of defeated soldiers suddenly rushing

to the concession.

TRAIN FIRED. ON.

O'er the grave where our hero

*

was buried. "Slowly and sadly we laid him

down, From the field of his fame

fresh and gory " We carved not a line, and we

raised not a stone, But we left him alone with

his glory:"

scollordes but We hope that as wages is good and learning is plenty, that we will some day read what you've writ An' Ho, sur, we araka yu're pardin, and wishes y'u prosperity, an" good lak. If so be as you rite, direc Andrew H, Montreal Post Office. So no mora at present, fromm. youre humbel sorvints to commend

Thuro XX Marks.

ANDREW E

MARY -,, The letter brought this reply :- "Dear Sir, I am much indebted

to you for your gratifying, and wel come letter, and am proud to know that you have conferred my name.

Peking, Dec. 13. Radio messages from the Inter- national train, which left yester- day morning, state that artillery fred on the train this morning. four miles south of Yangtsun.

It is a very strange fact that on your child in recollection of my writings. That he may become all There were no casualties, but this solemn but beautiful poem you wish him to be, and that he shrapnel broke one window. The Was

one the only

amongst train returned to Yangtsun and Wolfe's many writings that has may in his time derive some enter according to last reports is still any real merit in it. Indeed, tainment and instruction from my there. Some passengers are still none others have been preserved poor endeavoure beguile the aboard, whilst others walked to us, though, this one is still leisure time of children of larger across the bridge and took motors marching down the sands of time growth, is, my sincere and earnest and other conveyances to Tientsin. in company with the works of the wish. If I could ever learn, that I The firing was apparently done by world's greatest poets.

had happily been the means of Li Ching-lin's artillery. It is

awakening within him any new love doubtful whether it was against

"The tricks of autogriple) of his fullew-erentinos, and desire the train, but a protest has been A TRICK. hunters to snure their to help and assist them with his lodged with Li Ching-lin's head-

victime are many and sympathy. I should feel, migh quarters at Tientsin. Other mes peenler, One of the most ingenious pleasure from the knowledge.

ages state that heavy fighting is was that employed by a young mus Believe me, futhally yours, proceeding in the vicinity... of, to heodwink Charles Dickens, when

GREES Dickens. Yangtsun. Li Ching-iin's troops falling back.

MUKDEN PANICKY,

THE COMPLETE ORATOR.

make plain, that the sight of these good people. must have conveyed something to those who came in contact with them The Chinese characteristics of adaptability, patience, courtesy, business ability to name but a few of their virtues-must have impress-

Tokyo, Dec. 13. A Kokusa message from Muk- ed themselves upon visitors to the den says some fifteen hundred of Hongkong pavilion. The goods Kuo Song-ling's troops appeared sold added their quote of interest on the bank of the Liaoho, op- posite Newchwang, yesterday.

What Lord Ullswater does not would have them leave the middle also, whilst the bearing and per- The city is panic trickers and know about the art of oratory to take care of itself. He cites sonality of Sir Robert Ho Tung residents are fleeing. The Liacho must be negligible, remarks the Fox as "throwing himself into sentence and would help not a little. The is already frozen and can be walk- "Daily Telegraph." Few of the the middle of a Exhibition, was essentially ed: across. The Japanese authori- sons of men have had a larger ex-leaving God Almighty to get him But Fox, repeating him- ties have decided to reinforce the perience of orators, good and bad. out." Empire advertisement to the rest police from the South Manchurian He tells us that he has listened to self, screaming, foaming at the of the world, and if the well-Railway zone to protect Japanese. at least 50,000 speechs, "a thing mouth, is rather a miracle than a known trusism is accepted as a fact that it pays to advertise, we must be optimistic enough to be- lieve that Hongkong is Ekely to share the result of an experiment which, costly though it may seem to have been, has done so much to make real that on which the sun

never sets.

THEY SAY THAT is a delightful world at

| Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.

an.

(Wah Kiu Yat Po.).

Shanghai, Dec. 13.

(Reuter's Service.)

Sargent in Paris.

imagination boggles at." In spite model. of his sufferings he remains con- vinced not only that oratory is the art of persuading, but that. All the forces of General Li there are oratore extant who can Ching-lin in Tientsin have left for persuade a hostile House of Cem- Peichong and Machong. Foreign mons. How is it done? Steadily troops are maintaining order in an optimist, Lord Ullswater de I do not remember why I join- the Chinese territory. The Com- clares that there is nothing like ed Carolus Duran's atelier for manders of the foreign troops at knowledge. It may be so, but pupils: probably because, thanks Tientsin have decided that notice he must have seen a good many to the generosity of French be given by the Japanese Com- examples of adroit ignorance artists, who nearly always give mander to the Nationalist Army triumphing over the expert. There their advice to students without and the forces of General L is a story of that Lord Derby who fee or reward, it was a cost-price Ching-lin that there should be no was "the Rupert of debate," that education, the only expenses being A loss of over a million pounds

hostilities nor troops within a when a colleague in the Cabinet the studio, the models, and The studio was a big had made a great muddle of mov-materials. sterling is not in these hard;

59-radius of twenty li of Tientsin.

ing the Bill which was his own room with a top-light on the times-lightly to be disregarded.

invention, Derby, knowing very Boulevard Montparnasse, a little. Yet the three principal political To makes great peachers, there

little about it, took his papers and distance from the Hotel des Etats- parties at Home look upon the loss must be great hearers-Rev. J. D.

rose, and getting them up as he Unis, where Sargens slept at that Jones.

went along, saved the day. But time. This was the second studio incurred by the holding of the

The "Chugai maintains the no doubt Derby was an exception I remember; the first, for a short. Empire Exhibition at Wembley,

Upper House's general opinion to most rules. Those who knew time, was, I think, in the Rue not so much as a loss,, but as a

that to ensure proper protection, both in their prime used to say Notre Dame des Champs, where of their rights and interests that Gladstone and Derby alone Sargent had his own studio. B gain! The thing has been called

same building worked Japan should support. Chang Tso had perfect fluency of unpremedithe "an amazing exhibition of the

Dancing. was or of the greatest in. The "Nichi Nichi" credits tated speech. Macaulay declared Bouguereau, who, I was told, Empire's wealth, beauty and in-sets in our social life-Dr. F. L. the Privy Councillors with desir- that he had never known anyone judged the young American as a dustry." To the figure mentioned, Deane, Bishop of Aberdeen, ing action, which virtually entalle interrupt Derby with success. Yet clever youth who must be added the expenses of

aiding Chang, but the "Jiji" con- there is evidence that neither of wrong track-which, no doubt, I don't believe: Rome is burning,tinues to back the Government's these two was without nervous- was true from the academic und those, who, like Hongkong, helped and I don't think we are fiddling attitude. The War Office, says the ness. Derby, who always looked oleographic point of view! ... towards this "amazing exhibi-

-Bishop of Chelmsford.

"Ugaki," is still satisfied that rein-supremely confident, confessed I first met Sargent in the tion." The Colony's expenditure

but thinks Japan's future action felt like & forcements are not yet required that every time he stood up he master's own studio, which was man going to be open to the visits of his pupils on will probably be decided by deve hanged. Gladstone found him- Thursday morning.I think once lopments in the next few days. A self often nervous in opening de a month. At my first visit. I met Lord tall, burly, and genial young "Kokusa?" message from Maiden bate, "in reply never."

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I don't see that it is a disgrace to be called a chorns girl-Mr. R.

M

Children are Heaven's best, pro- duct. The more they turn out the better they make them.-Mr. Henry

Ford,

in this respect is, as yet un- known. We may be sure the figure will be big, but there will be no question or criticism on what amount it may reach, even al- though the Colony, can derive | slight benent for herself from par-

Under present conditions racing ticipation in a great Empire would be in a bad way

were

JAPANESE PRESS COMMENTS.

Tokyo, Dec. 12..

was on

the

says Chang Tso-lin is declaring Ullswater naturally has much to American with whom I soon got Novels and phys nowadays are a determined attempt to turn the say about manner. He brackets into conversation, and we want most of them mudo to the taste and tables on his enemies after which Gladstone and Mr. Lloyd George round the studio and discussed. specification of women-Mr E. D. he will yield his present post to Goode.

as masters of gesture, which is the pictures together. In the a competent person and retire into not a department much studied centre in a position of honour, private life,

by our modern English orators. handsomely framed, was a beauti- woman's Tokyo, Dec. 12.

None of them has ever been sus-ful oil painting of a On the request of the Civil pected, like Chatham, of learning head, a study for a ceiling Duran Government has detailed 100 we understand, not expected that blonde and silvery, not at all like police from Seoul to Mukden. the present Lord Chancellor will Duran's soldier and heavier touch, CHANG TSO-LIN TO LEAD AGAIN, ever, like Brougham, fall on his and hotter colouring. I was de- knees to speak his peroration. lighted with it and said, "Thle is that Chung Isa-lin 1s reported to oratorical action has rather been seen here Sargent laughingly A message from Mukden states Lard Ullswater's experience of the most beautiful thing I have be taking command of the forces

of the odd than the dramatic replied. "I'm glad you like it, as himself in the coming battle of fumbling for buttons and wash-I painted it! This puzzled me, the Mukden troops are erecting hands with invisible soap in as the study was visibly aigned, Manchurian Railway compounds, stor trick, and, however, his "Duran signed it as a compliment fortifications in the Southern imperceptible, water. But Palmer "Carolus Duran," so I asked him the Japanese Consul General has

ston was very prone to that to explain this. "Oh," he replied,

demonstration of this kind"-to, ownership limited to the very rich.Administration of Kwantung the gesture from the stage. It is had recantly painted: It was

quote the Hon. Mr. Hallifax. The-Tho Aga Khan. Hongkong stalls sold nearly Capitalista steal for six days, in $500,000 worth of goods, whilst the week and try to placate the the restaurant, serving Chinese Font by erecting a church or pre- food well repaid the promoters.senting few offerings on the

seventh-Mr. Saklatvada, M.P. The exhibition of sericulture and silk-weaving, due to the initiative When you show me a cow-moose of Sir Robert Ho Tung, was again at the head of the berd I will con- a piece of educational work of con- cede that woman is mutually died

to be the bead of the family siderable importance. The ex Bishop of Colorado.

Tokyo, Dec. 18.

hibit of South China Produce, was one of the greatest difficulties of their uno, as Japanese lives and was ever much more effectually touches, but it's practically my

we are told, thoroughly appreciat

issued a warning not to permit speeches may read, no oratory to me; he did add one or two

benchers arises from the fact that.

property will be endangered if adapted to the task of persuading work. It would be interesting ed by business callers. This brie children go to school impressed with fighting takes place. The S.Mts audience. Lord Ullswater to know where this study new is, recital may sound inconclusive and the belief that they have a right Chinese troops and munitions and they will find their proper I believe that Sarment would

will not permit the transport of Don't think about your hands really painted it

counsels young Demosthenes, and if the passessor knows who suggest that the effort was not to be happy-Dr. A. Abington. without the Consul General's

Justified. An Exapire Exhibition

without the Colony haing repre

sented would have been incom=

plete and laconclusive. Eight four Chinese exhibitors were of the Colony's ra

#representation

Britain has stilla hany China

and the Chluase which cent events have not

Late.

place," which, to people of less have prefered to ilve and work in experience, seems very sanguine Paris and that in that more

Tu He gainet ton exacting atmosphere, he wou preparation:" Aspiring have been, a greater artist ther ould prepare the hegin became with us; but he wished the end, he counseld, and avoid any rivalry with his master, ust needs agree, for if they who was the fashionable portrait- first ready they wil painter of the Latin races, both

ning

art, and if they have not in Europe and

the second they can for Minchin, in a

but Lord Ullswater, ary Review.