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Hongkong, Friday, January 15, 1926.

THE OVERSEAS."

Patriotism is the last refuge of

natural vendetta between em- ployer and employee, which Lord Birkenhead deplored, and for the deviation from the paths of recti tude in the industrial world, the men are not alone accountable.

THEY SAY THAT

This country is not working to dy; the last thing anyone wants is work.—Mr. C. P. Markham, -

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1926.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

"Peter Pan's" com-

Mr. Lloyd George

PETER PAN. ing-of-age celebra-NOT SOLUBLE. made the remark during the war tions recall a neat remark of Sir James Barries. problem that was not "soluble." that he had never met a human Asked whether all of his plays This does not apply to the last were successful, he answered, Porterhouse steak which broke

Oh no.

Some peter out alto-four second best set of false teeth. Others pan out quita

Six years after its start, So? the League of Nationa has

well"

As a secretary a my must have gether, tapt, knowledge, discretion, a sense of humour, and business capacity, - - -Lord Colwyn.

registered 1,000 treaties.. Cynics are ever with us. Thirty-five volumes of them have Mun hue plenty to do in his yes! "It is well sometimes to re- already been published, contain- struggle with Nature. and it is

mind the Cynics of Hans macy at such a rate is only likely ing 400 pages each. Open diplo- madness for him to struggle with

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his fellow-man-Sir Oliver Lodge.Christian Andersen's tale of the to fail if it becomes so successful In the long run it is better that little boy whose outlook had be-as to bury itself. But when it local people should mismanage their come so distorted that he failed to comes to letter writing our local down affairs thou have them well see the beauty and saw only the Residents' Associations have the

insect in the roye. We shall try League of Nations well beaten. managed by someone else.-Lord and think of this the next time we Hartington, M.P Justice freedom, order and good Loyalty to missions is not only government. Hongkong itself is the test of the reality of our faish, an example of this. The reitera-but the only way we can keep the "SPORTING

Ispirit of youth and adventure in the ition of the fact can become Church.-Archbishop of York.

tedious. Facts speak for them- selves, although they are not always allowed to be heard. The thought that each oversea Britos is a potential ambassador for his country, should be a chastening one. It very rarely is. Perhaps it is not looked at in that light. Nor in the light of the fact that in

ALLEGED FRAUDS.

PASSPORTS TO ENTER AMERICA.

CASE AGAINST A PERUVIAN.

The case in which a Peruvian named Augusto Gonzales, allas Chan Mo-lan, stands charged with obtaining money by means the Central Magistracy yesterday false passports was contained at when further evidence was re- corded.

of

pass the Central Market.

con-

Among the privileges SHEEP. Mr. Lloyd George re- ceived when the freedom For the first time of Sheffield, England, was in the history of ferred on him was the ancient ons STAMPS. philately, football is implied in the grant, of driving a illustrated on a new herd of cattle down the main series of Hungarian stamps. street without any interference "This series might be called from the city police. As Mr. the athletic series," said a repre- Lloyd George has been a political sentative of Messrs. Bright and leader so long, the cbvious: com- Son, the London stamp dealers.ment the Shreds man makes is "In addition to football hurdling, that driving sheep is no new thing diving, skating, fencing, and for David, look you. ski-ing are portrayed.

Sir

James

M.

"There are also two stamps which illustrate physical training. WHO WILL? Barrie is in trouble and the Boy Scout movement.

And who

about one of his what we may say and do is the

the subjects illustrated are as He objects to having it turned into

The various denominations and

early plays, "Walker London.” Empire and its members judged.

follows: 100 kroner, physical

a musical farce. "It was an early exercises; 200 kroner, ski-ing indiscretion," he says, in attempt The evil that men do lives after them. The courtesies and rights-

diving: 500 300 kroner, skating: 400 kroner,

kroner. fencinging to prevent its performance.. ousness of every day life are for

1,000 kroner, Bey Scout; 2.000 It is seldom he has had difficulty gotten while the mistakes of

with his plays. But his book kroner, football; 2,500 kroner,

characters" tried him sorely. In The alleged offence was that speech and action are so readily the defendant supplied documents high-jump.

"When a Man's Single" they often remembered: A great heritage to Chinese to enter America. Five |

wandered off the main road of the should produce great minds with passports were said to have been

The life of an story, and his efforts to bring an ever-widening outlook, sympa-ssued on which $710 and four STRUTTING. American Senator them back only resulted in their thetic in these present days to other sums of $500 each had been

seen from the having their own way. paid as part payment. those who, in their own way, are A witness at the previous hear what seems to him a brief hour or

floor on which he struts and frets will regret it? striving to see the light and to ing was recalled and cross-

At Cadder (near build firm and secure.

The examined by Mr. Leo d'Almada more, as set forth by Senator

George Wharton Pepper of TRAVELS OF A Glasgow) is an defendant claimed to be in a posi-o "The Forum, is anything but for the defence. He said that Pennsylvania in the current issue COFFIN.. iron coffin, said to be over 200 years tion to supply nationalisation the dreary ineantation it might old. It lay for some time inside Record. It is a persistent race of the family of Cadder-the appear from the Congressional the railings of the burial ground to utilize scraps of time and to Stirlings. It is said to have been remain serene amid constant placed over a coffin inside a grave, interruptions....A Senator is thus "preventing interference expected to do simultaneously the with the dead" and it had also work of a college professor and served as--a water-trough for bellhop....There are days cattle! When the kine were when it is literally impossible to moved into another field, their. remain in one place in the Senate "loving-cup" was dragged after When the owner of this appear that our own Hongkong was bought by the minister of the for as many as five consecutive them. minutes." From which it would strange coffin (a lady) died it Legislative Council' is not such a parish who had it placed in the bad place after all.

churchyard as a seat.

journal of the League reminds us

that

We sailed wherever ship could

sail;

་

We founded many a mighty

state.

دیوم

The lines suggest a sort grandiose boasting on meritorious achievements. It is the function

of the Overseas League to bring

would be quite good for America. papers from the Philippines which After further evidence the case was adjourned until Monday.

THE ECLIPSE.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

a scoundrel, thundered Dr. John- The Overseas League was son. not then in existence. Had it been so, the portly doctor would doubtless have had something to say concerning it. The League is about the sanest thing we know

RECORD. in the region of patriotism. It is a non-party society of British sub-

us to hard facts and to make us the Royal Observatory, issued the Mr. T. F. Claxton. Director of jects residing in all parts of the realise the importance of the Em-following statement last evening world. Its underlying motive ispire. It is easy therefore to re- in connection with the partial to promote the unity of British commend membership of the eclipse of the sun- subjects. Its four chief objects League to those who regard the 14h. 59m. 87s. and the last con- The first contact occurred at

British Empire in the light of the tact at 16h. 58m. 17s. The latter wording of the already quoted was observed through thin cloud. Creed.

are:-

1. To draw together in the bond of comradeship British people the world over; 2 To render individual service to our Master and Man. Empire; 3. To maintain the power of the Empire and to hold to its best traditions: 4. To help one another.

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TEXTILE INDUSTRY AMONG THE ANCIENTS.

One large spot, about the same diameter as the earth was seen In the sun's disc, also twe groups of spots, one about 100,000 miles

At the dawn of history, wool, years before Christ, and probably in extent.

flax, cotton, and silk were being three thousand. At this early One spot in the second group woven in the East with the great-period the dwellers along the Nile It was only to be expected that was eclipsed by the moon at 15h.est skill, and which was the first wove linen cloth of a fineness that the proceedings at the Coal Com- 45m. 7s. and re-appeared at 16h. material used in weaving is not is still unequalled...... mission would be fruitful to some 36m. 368.

known. It is probable, however, It is said that the Egyptians extent of recriminations by The magnitude of the eclipse that the possession of flocks and put a shuttle in the hands of their masters and ment Mr. Evan was 0.43, which means

that a herds led to the spinning and goddess Isis to signify she was the The creed of its members is: Williams, President of the Mining little less than 1/3 of the sun's weaving of wool before either inventress of weaving Joseph in Association of Great Britain, for dise was eclipsed at the greatest cotton, fax or silk was so used: Genesis about 1600 B.C. records Believing the British Empire instance, complained of the high phase.

and the fact that here and there that Pharaoh "arrayed him in to stand for justice, freedom,percentage of absenteeism among The magnetic declination de-Fancient records speak of fabrics of vestures of fine linen." Another "

the miners-particularly in Eng-creased 0.5 from 14h. 52m. to cotton and silk as if they were early reference to weaving is in order and good government, we land and Wales, whilst he strenu-15h, 4m.; remained stationary till rare luxuries would indicate that the Bible (Leviticus xili 47-59) pledge ourselves, as citizens of ously denied that the miners were 15h. 15m., and then increased linen and woollen fabrics were which speaks of the warp and the British Commonwealth of receiving miserable wages. Mr. 0.2 by 15h, 19m.

too common to receive much at-woof of woollen and linen gar- nations, to maintain that herit-Evan Williams is apparently no

that those of the ments...... and shows that in It then decreased 07 by 15h.tention, and age handed down to us by our disciple of Lord Birkenhead, who am remained stationary till 15h. other materials were relatively 1500 B.C. the Israelites: knew the

appealed at a public dinner last 36m. and then increased 0.5 by novel.

art.....Fabrics of many textures month for the "New Spirit in 15h. 43m, remaining stationary

The earliest ancient history de- and degrees of fineness were com- Industry stating that to his till 15h. 50m; then decreasing scribes Eastern nations as having monly used by the Egyptiane for mind nothing was more touching 1.0 by 16h. 28m. It remained already attained a high degree of clothing, draperies, banners, and or more delightful than when one stationary till 16h. 40m., and then skill, not only in the spinning and for many ceremonial uses. Wool, found reminders that even in the increased 0.7 by 17h. 2m.

weaving of fabrics, but in. their flax, and cotton were all known. days of industrial claims there was maintained an element of the old-fashioned conception of the relations between masters and men, that the sufferings of the one were regarded as the concern of the other His own conception.

fathers.

FIRE FIGHTING.

INTERESTING LOCAL TESTS.

The barograph and thermo-dyeing and ornamentation. On and used by the Egyptians. graph gave normal traces."

the walls of Nineveh, Babylon, and the process of dyeing was Thebes, and the ancient cities of well established. Peru and Mexico, throughout According to Pliny, the most of the ruins of Assyria, Assyrians believed Queen Persia, Egypt, and among similar Semiramis invented weaving, al- ruins of both North and South though he gives the honour of the America, is depicted the whole invention to

the Egyptiane. process of the textile industry, Among the Greeks, Minerva is from the raising of the sheep or shown with distaff, and is re-v growing of the flax to the spinningcognised as having first taught extinguishing took place on the fabrics.

A novel demonstration of fire of the yarn and weaving of the man the art. Again, the Moham- medans say that the art originat- Hongkong Cricket Club ground

The Bible in Genesis and ed with a son of Japhet; while yesterday evening for the purpose Exodus refers to the art, Homer, the Peruvians: point to Mama efficacy of Herodotus, Confucius, and Pliny, Ocilo, wife of Manco Capac, their all relate traditions of how and first sovereign, as the originator.

CONVINCING DEMONSTRATION.

There is nothing blatant about these objects, and the creed is simple and direct. It is the sanity which characterises the working of this great League which ap- If great crimes have peals to us. been done in the name of freedom and progress, they have been done no less in the name of patriotism of an ideal business organisation was that it should be an organisa- which can become the last resort tion of all concerned those who |of the unthinking. The thinking provided the capital, those who part of the League is probably ex- and sold for their good and also produced, and those who bought pressed in its excellent monthly for the good of the community. journal journal which is He believed that the average em unique, so perfectly is it edited,ployer-or, indeed, nine employers of proving the compiled and written. Mr. Eric out of ten, and nine employees out extinguishers.

of ten - were just "ordinary The first performance was that when it originated. It is a fact The absence of any authentic Rice's visit at this particular average human Christians." He of Jardine's Fire Suda" ex-established by thousands of written records means unmistak- moment is most opportune. We believed that ""if we could only find finguisher. A pan was filled with hieroglyphics and confirmed by ably that it was prehistoric may not think it necessary to be some means of applying that packing shavings and arewood, the oldest of Eastern historians among different peoples about the

It that the Chinese, Hindus, same time. told of the heritage and traditions average ordinary human Chris and saturated with petrol.

tian spirit to our Industrial life was then set alight and two men Assyrians, Babylonians, Persiano, Homer, the Greek poet, who of the Empire, but a reminder of there would be an end of all this played the fire suds on it. The Egyptians, and Hebrews practised lived 850 BC, was the first his- them now and then should not "war talk" as between masters and blaze was extinguished in a spinning and, weaving with great torical writer to tell of weaving.

Perry Walton, in come amiss/The-British people manEvidently the type of man minute and a half

skill at a very remote period

One Chinese tradition Id that Textiles." here have not yet reached the to convert to what he described as Mustard and Co.'s extinguisher

a quixotle effort to introduce the was Phomene, "FormType" silk weaving was practised in ideal of comradeship which the Locarno spirit in industry are the capacity 2 gallons. The van in Kiang Nan, China, in 2840. B.C. League desires. Only when & Evan Williams's of the employing which the packing shavings, wood, Another is that cotton originated crisis occurs do we realise our world, who can see only the mote and petrol work put, was double in India, and that shawls and does iuf

The site of the other. The blaze carpets were first woven in Persis. kin-ship and our need each of in the men's eye and nut t

in the masters. The

mayextinguished in 1min 80'sens Fabrics of wonderful excellence the other, The traditions of the are not all on the side of

A large number of spectators were wronght by the Egyptians British Empire are wrapped up in earners. Fo

baned the damonstrations to ce dy twenty-five hundred m

LINGERING

The Story