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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Thore out to be Tamana, slump in examples of

the pidigin". Dinglish: The recorriondation that when variety of letters so far as they officers are posted to lonely emanate from China and Japan. atations they should pass some Hors are two examples from other sort of medical examination was places. The frst is frare Carmany, made yesterday by the jury which accord from Kumis inquired into the circumstances. attending the death of Sergeant AH. Blickman.

Their verdict was suicide whilat Dear Sir! of unsbürd mind.

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To the

Mister Editor-in-chien".

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tical freedom they have deolded to claim the right to make them-

elves slaves of fashion.

the recont convention of the Ice "Ice Cream" said a speaker at Cream Makers Association "la almost better when allowed to stand for a couple of days aftor being made." How, wo wonder; did anybody ever find that out?

Mme. Pavlowa, who ought to know, has been quoted in Lon- don as objecting to the modern does not compare in beauty with dances, saying that the foxtrot the gavotte, the schottische or the minuet. Too true, we four, but also too late.

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closet we presin you Final evidence was that of Mr.

opies of our newapuper "*. W. G. Gerrard, Assistant Super- Nimmber 16 there will be interest intendent of Police, North, who in separately for you, bocans the dpoke to having been telephoned hing articlo treats the English by docessed on the night of Music Festival at Bad Homburg December 1, with reference to his (0grmány) in a large particularity feeling very i... Witness advised We will who work for a intera

Sonali annaxation.of peoplu Bord Grey, the former British deceand to go to hospital at once

wo would be Foreign Secretary, who has just by music, 2012 and informed him that a launch vory much obliged to you for a published his "Twenty-five would be a Sai Kung, garly the all-wing mention of the called Years," reculling the rise and following morning to take him article pamtely of the last break prosecution of the Great War, is in your cutcomed nowapaper. tu not the first historian who has this case we beg a proof. In the had to wcale a seemingly im- grouble agreeuble bore of a free passible wall of doubts before persuading himself to go on with his task. e writes in his in- troduction ----

away.

tar exchange of newspaper, We sign with the expression of

rentout-anteem.

these

putting bofood you few entertainmainte

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"Two temptations that impair the value of their work inevitably besat men who write memoira. One is a tendancy to reconstruct the past to suit the present views and feelings of the writer; the other is a natural desire to sel his own part in affairs in a pleas- ing light."

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A message was releived the duxt day that Serch Blackman was feeling much better and would not go to hospital. Witness heard: nothing further until the night when the body of the Sergeant wes found in bed: Witness went at once to the station and saw the body in the position in which it was first found. A police revolver a one day resuling a certain was grasped in, one hand and uplish newspaper, which is known a half burnt cigarette in the a "John O' Fondon's Weekly, other, an unlighted match being in 1 w many mines in it, bad Dom- the palm. The bullet took some moitialoly channed by your name The story is told of Sir Walter time to locate and was eventually and.address. was very glut of Raleigh who wrote his ""History found at the farther end of the see that name. Therefore I have of the World" while imprisoned room apparently having hit made up my mind to have you as in the Tower of London, that “ the door and bounced off

my brohor in England: 1 am sure one day he saw a brawl taking agalo.

you will be very glad to koop af place in the courtyard. On com Witness looked round to age if lovely friendship with me from timo paring notes on it with others The could and anything to explain to fame. I will be very glad to who saw itat closer range, how- merit its general acceptance. the Sergeant's action. #19 he

ever, be found his own view so wond you everything you requires mistaken that he tore up his arst Some would go a step further and thought it appeared to be a case of

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Try to send me one holy start on his history to despair. suicide. He read some of the abolish entirely the publication of Sergeant's recent correspondenes bible. And I too will and you this clash of news together with from his mother, sister reports of the ordinary cases friend, but there was nothing in think you will not feet lazy for row Raleigh, went on. One is glad which figure in our police and the letters to cause him any pod moverly in the time.".

worry or mental trouble. other courta. There is at least Witness and another "officer | one great newspapier which volun-checked tarily maledes, erime news amounting to something like $500, from its pages. Its virility is un.and also all the books and res cords. Everything was perfect disputed. Its tune is, magnity correct, and everything was ficunt. It may not attract the arranged very methodically. sulucious; it doen attract the seri

bus.

the

and

revenue money,

Change of Disposition.

ostrich feathers hi returning,

Lord Grey questioned the wis- dom of his own attempt, but like

he did

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NANSEN'S BIG FAMILY.

One of the According to Philip J. Rydn, RANDON KEMARKS, most unex-secratary of the National Federa

pected of the tion of Merchant Tailors in industrial groups to profit by Great Britain, the charge that the war and post-war turmoil London is shabby arose from the has been the hat manufacturers. fact that on a recent Sunday The Turks, having for a century the tailors were having their If the whole newspaper

tenaciously clung to the fez, annual church parade. It is pro- "It is said by his comrades who which they accepted grumblingly verbial that cobblers cannot keep world' voluntarily decided to know him better than I did, that at the hands of the Sultan their children's shoes in repair. press erimu news, we might be he had changed in his disposition Muhammad, I have now shan- Now it appears that tailors can- almost certain, that grent good lately and had become moody and done it for Western headgour. not keep their own, trousers would ensue especially to the suffered from fils of depression. As a memorial to their new poli- pressed... young and adolescent mind. Just At other times he was exceptional. ly bright. Most of his friends us capital punishment la no deter-remarked about this change rent to the crime of murder, the which took place during the last publication of sordid details has six months," added Mr. Gerrard, This concluded the evidence, proved no deterrent to the break and the foreman of the jury, Mr. big. His person towers above volution should not overlook the "Everything about Nansen is! "Those who talk glibly of re- ling of moral lawa. More often E. G. M. Grimble asked if a

than not, the publication rings European officer was required to his colleagues. But It is for the terrible aspect of refugees. The Russian Revolution led to a under any medical examination bigness of his heart. that the greater mass of post-war suffer- 'pain and, disgrace to those 3211- when he was transfered to a members of the League. dfing for people of all classes than happily connected with the accus station in the New Territories. Nations call him the Greatheart the Great War. Last year the ed persons. The matter is of Witness added that they did not of the Leagce." writes Mr. J. Humber of starving Russian The impossibility of making sufficient national importance to undergo such an examination. I

refugees outside Russia alone people saber by Acts of Parlia warrant an enquiry by an in-perience goes, I never knew a case international romance of philan- through the work of Nansen and “As a matter of fat, as my ex- Harris in the "Star" revealing an exceeded 1,000,000. Largely ment has her "pruvist. Making partial committee. It assumes of an officer.going out there if he thropy of which few people are Albert Thomas this number has them more moral by the same properhaps more importance when did not feel fit enough. It is not aware. It is an amazing yet fine been reduced to 200,000, but they cess may also be found to be im the movement is sponsored by suitable for every type of man.

are the residue and the most. difficult to place. possible. This should not prevent un experienced former prae-Some object to being sent there stary Mr. Harris has to tell.

"The biggest thing of all is his the passing of Acts which have a titioner and judge of the standing Sergeant did not feel up to it he family! The war had left dere

"Nansen and "Albert Thomas moral flavour. There is a move of Lord Darling.

should not have gone," explained liet nearly 2,000,000 helpless men, women and children. The Great In reply to a question by the Wimbledon. Mile. Coroner, witness, said that in his War, the Russian Revolution, and

district now there was no station the Greco-Turkish wär together been compelled to seek out rE-

mass of mote, desolate places where none. which had only one European made homeless this stationed there,

can live to-day, but where thou- was humanity, and Nansen, to whom sands may live to-morrow if There either a married man or two single civilisation looked to father these money is forthcoming for re-

waste unfortunates, has not failed the claiming children he adopted on behalf of the League of Nations.

PRESS TRIAL KEPOETS.

ment on font for the purification

THEY SAY THAT-

court

1 Love

and some ask to be sent. If the

witness.

Mothers-in-law are not all bad. — Mr. Justice: Avory

Popular dancing today is too officers. frivolous-Mme. Pavlova.

Old age in a good and plesant thing.-Mice Jano Harrison.

of Press reports of law trials. If Mr. Justice Darling's Longlen. Bill upon this matter receives a second reading in the House of Lords, the matter may form the subject of enquiry by a joint com- wittee of both Houses of Parlia- ment. The Bill is designed to prohibit, under penalties, ranging up to £500 fine and three months" imprisonment, the publication in the Press of matter liable to be injurious to public morale. lays down that divorce case Press reports, for example,, may con- tain only lists of parties and witnesses and statements of the

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Nothing is no expensive a cheap nos Mr. Oliver Onions."

Lafe is made too easy for a baby, Dr. Evelyn Baywell.

There is nothing so uplifting aa

& gratified ambition. Mr. K. R. G. Browne,

After a short consultation the jury returned the verdict and re- commendation given above, and the Coroner intimated that their recommendation would be for warded to the proper quarter.

£3,000 NECKLET,

"The first big section was

together managed to find employ- ment within six months of this European countries; but the pace year for about 18,000 réfugees in is slow, and thus Nansen has

lands and

swamps, and for irrigating sandy plains by diverting the surplus waters of great rivers..

"Right royally and generously 430,000 derelict soldiers scattered several Governments are helping across Europe and Asia. from France takes batches of these Nansen in bis paternal efforta. Calais to "Vladivostock-430,000 derelicts every week; Bulgaria speaking every tongue from Eng- gives free transport to any Hish to Chinese, few with shelter, of Nansen's children passing none with decent clothes, many has opened har ports to 10,000 through her territories; Canada

A during robbery has taken place suffering from disease. Nansen of them, some of whom have been Railway

travelling is the best diamond necklace worth £3,000 them, and then restored them to a member of the League, is now at 27, Crosvenor stroof, a pearl and took them by the hand, reclothed picked up in China and landed in possible school of human patience.boing ens ched from the deck of the their homes at a total cost of less beginning to receive small groups Montreal; Mexico, although not Father Ronald Knox.

owner, Mra. Gladys Reynolds, than $1 a head to the taxpayers of refugees. while she was asleep.

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Women do not show moderation when they are keenly interested in something-Miss Cowdray.

grounds on which the proceeding are brought, the recital also of the legal points raised, with the texts of the summing up, the findings and the judgments. Ita introduc tion is the outcome of a feeling shared by lawyers and the public

We must recover our sense of that the detalis published in con- war aquirit Bic John, Simon,

proportion, and get away from the nection with several recent cases

at Home have been alike un- Generally spoking, all necessary and undesirable The mental vitality in the Polizures application is confined

to the Press and does not restrict,

therefore, the detailed reports

bona fide law. books

sweet reasonablene proposed enactmet

Mrs. Reynolds, who is on holiday of the nations. from the Isle of Wight, occupies

Another little family adopted

the bottom flat of the building and was 6,000 refugees from the Rus- went to bed wearing the necklace.sian Revolution who had sought

During the night she awoke and

a footing in Egypt, thereby coat thought, sho saw a man go out of the bedroom,

Ing Great Britain £1,250,000 year. When Nansen agreed to add those to his ever-growing] Kami the British Gov offered $150,000 towazis glorious of resettlement Ne them on and darried o

ugh, her handed: back hón

Governme

Thus the good, work goes on, giving hope to the outcasts and succour to the auffering. But although the great family de-. creases day by day, those that remain are a terrible strain apon the father of the family-Nan- 880."