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all-they were satisfied that the "Hampshire" had beer sunk, not by a mine, but by a torpedo fired' from a German submarine, whose commander, they said, carried Lord Kitchener a captive to. Ger' many, this in spite of the fact

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

JANUARY 21

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that no gubmarine could possibl: ST. AGNES DAY. Agnes has by Twelve months later mahjong

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Since the Re-

One year we go -a formation, St.THIS YEAR. bit made over coue Couelsm. an d

comes along and we proceed to go have attacked the "Hampshire" in the prevailing weather, and the her consequence in England as crckoo in our wrestlings with east Before positive evidence that the disaster superstition has subsided; though winds and west winds, dragons,

rural virgins in the north are yet bamboos and what not. was caused by a mine.

recover, the cross-word said to practice some singular puzzle devastates the country- rites, in keeping "What they call Old men and maidens, matrons St. Agnee Fast, for the purpose and youths grow lopsided from fof discovering this future carrying a load of gazetteers, cictionaries. and cyclopedias What is it to be this year?

ADVANCEMENT.

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A day's news may give cause for great anxiety. Very often it can give cause for much rejoicing SHAKESPEARE heard of Othello-PORT VINDICATED, h ́a ́ve

Yesterday's cable and wireless news had outstanding evidence of the latter fact. In different! Helds of endeavour there is that which proves that men's minds: are fxed in channels leading to advancement. The results of cer- facts to demolish it entirely, since tain cancer research work was

The China Mail they all point to the sinking of perhaps the sensation of the medi-

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ments on sensitive subjects with When they said, "You Are the different varieties of wine,

black

and have come to the conclusion He cried Take it back!"

that red burgundy and not port is Tam only an exquisite yellow."the particular enemy of those afflicted with gout. What renders To the terms. high-red burgundy such a dangerous cal year of 1925. I was pointed BROWS. brow and low-brow has beverage is a question which has she "Hampshire" as being" no

to be added mezzo-brow, yet to be answered. All modern ly indicated-that-those-engaged- more than a lucky accident forin is were worth the attention of Such distinctions help. The term investigations go to prove that it the Germans. These facts as set the Nobel Prize Committee. Any has been applied to Mr. Nigel is not the alcohol in it, and there forth in official statements by the thing done towards counteract Playfair in connection with his is some reason to suppose that the "A soil of some neighbourhoods has Lord Kitchener was atil hesitat-from the munificence of a Nobel extravagantly unpractically im-quality of this wine.

How a remarkable ing about his visit to Russia, that prize. But Dr. Gye and ha col-aginative in his approach to...."

Fulterior motives in the quietly unpractical? If so, you are

Get us? steady and unassuming work to rot a mezzo-brow. which they set their hands. The limost important part of their pro- blem, they state has been solved, and already there is a sufficient sum of money to establish the Thusein the words of Mr. J. G. first of what may be a series of this columa, for we are reminded that novelists had ceased to cancer research centres in Eng-that Outo I conferred regal write full and complete histories. Leckhart. to. whose book, and...The conquest of the air dignity upon him. According to starting with the arrival of the Mysteries of the Sea, we are continues to be the special work his chief historians was not a monthly nurse and ending with indebted for a summary of the jet more than a few. Air pussen- || drunken bravi but his brother's the message to the undertaker. facts, we are told, firstly, that by gurs to Australia seem toe only bigotry that ended his life. But He suggested that an appetite stili question of time. "Possibly in the story. is shrouded in legend. existed for this model, and that a ja terrible piece of treachery the the very near future" to quote the and: the Authority of his reversion to it would be welcomed. news of the journey was sent to official in charge of Britain's air biographer has been widely ques- Arnold Benett was there. Germany; secondly, that the service, airships will be in exist-tioned. Well, it was a thousand I'm going to take this tip," he method of communication employ-ence able to carry a hundred pas-years ago, and the Church canon-said. In due course there ap

sengers and baggage from Britain ised him, showing her high peared shat remarkably fine book, to Australia. With Singapore as opinion of his character.

'The Old Wives" Tale.""

he did not get the wire from fleague. we may be sure, had nof The test is, are you "extravagant-OLD WIVES, novel came to be

Petrograd until the afternoon of June 2 assuring him that he would be welcomed, and that not until then did he finally decide to make the journey..

a possible "base." the matter be-

remes more real and interesting

to us in Hongkong. If research

"GOOD KING" WAS RIGHT.

Good King Wen- ceslas was actual- ly a king after all we have said in

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British

broadcasting

written is told by Mr. Pett Ridge. Lord Balfour, äddressing the Royal Literary Society, gave Mr. Arnold Bennett an idea for a novel:

"He mentioned and I took his accents to be the accents of regret

IN BANK NOTE CASE.

HUNGARIAN ASSEMBLY "SCENES.'

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(Reuter's Service)

most animated,

Budapest, January 20. "There is going to be a great confrontation," promised Dr. ·

in a Bethlen (the Premier), speech in the Assembly, debating the bank note scandal, a

The Assembly was packed with Deputies and members of the The proceedings were public.

Much of Dr. Bethlen's speech was inaudible above the din of the Left Farty members loudly joining in the chorus "Resign," and a counter-demonstration by Government supporters, standing and cheering the Premier..

The latter emphasised that the. Government was not evading its responsibility.

Hongkong, Thursday, January 21, 1925. jed by the traitor or traitors was so efficient that the most secret decisions of the British Cabinet LORD KITCHENER'S FATE, became known almost as soon as

work had been centred on the sub- shuffling of the Soviet Govern- NATION'S HONOUR. they were

taken; thirdly, that marine with a view to making.itment may not have been hailed as The great Duke of Wellington within forty-eight hours of the an effective weapon in maritime exactly epoch-making and

But "GREAT CONFRONTATION" down walking

St. news of Lord Kitchener's plans commerce, instead of perfecting it might have been ignored. James's when a complete stranger reaching Berlin, sa German sub-as a weapon of destruction, what Reuter, conscientious

a different state of affairs would imparts the tit-bit from the "Petit Journal that "the Soviet accosted him with the words. (marine was able to lay mines cffbe in existence.... Persia, hav- "Mr. Jones, I believe." "If you the north coast of Scotland;ing ousted a spendthrift Shah, Government is being compelled to the peasants and small believe that," replied the Duke, fourthly, that the submarine cortad taken to herself a progressive reverse engines. under pressure

ruler, listens to a proposal for the from "you will believe anything." The mander, by a truly marvellous construction of a

tradesmen and instanter the railway across Duke was a ruthless, person in piece of thought-reading, anti-Bhe country. Roads and railways cablegram takes on an air almost many ways, and we have no doubt cipated that Admiral Jellicoe are the evident signs of coun-of galety. "Give us this day our as the cry of the We may be daily news" that he chose to take the would alter the "Hampshire's" try's prosperity.

sure that in this simple and average newspaper reader seems stranger's remark in the literal route at the last moment; and signal piece of progressive idea, to be replaced by: "Give us this rather than in the conventional finally, that of two alternative Persia places herself in line with day brighter news and brighter cables.' It is "up" to Reuter to sense simply that he might nip routes the submarine commander modern thought. A railway as a

None chose the right one for his opera-fiet accomplished means a more continue his laudable efforts to any advances in the bud.

prosperous Persia, but also a more grant this humble prayer, sup- the less the scorn of his retort was tions! .

prosperous world. All these facts, ported by the blue-pencil brigade There are not without excuse.

Two further points only have to of advancement are all the better of the newspapers.. people who will believe anything. be demolished to dispose of the for being more international than

Rugby's' wonder they are insular. It may not ap-

wireless During the war half the nationReferee" story once and for all pear so with regard to the sugges- station, we would raention for the believed that thousands of The first is that the Admiralty tion of an air-service to Austra-benefit of reader who has made Russians passed through the have been suppressing facts in lia: but some good may come of itinquiry, belongs to the country, that Prince Louis of connection with Lord Kitchener's if only as an incentive to others people, having been erected by the

to bridge long distances in this Government for Battenberg was shot in the Tower death. Against the unsubstan-way. History may he a cordial news to all parts of the world. for a traitor, and that a Hiddentiated charges of the rumour-for drooping spirita. But sc also The news is received here by the Hand in the neighbourhood of mongers we have the emphatic may be a few cables dealing with d'Aguilar station,

the achievements of those whose Downing Street was protecting statement of the First Lord of thoughts are surk in progress FURTHER PROGRESS. the facts was the business of the The question of ascertaining German spies. The credulity that the Admiralty. "It is absolutely "This 'ere progress" as H. G.

Courts rather than of the Govern- could accept these fantastic tales untrue" said Mr. Bridgeman in Wells made one of his characters,

HOTEL'S NEW LOUNGE

ment, though the Government is as strong as ever, the Intest the House of Commons, whenay-why-it's always

wished to clear up the political OPENS. example being the story about questioned about the "Referee"

background if such existed.. Lord Kitchener's "hand-to-hand report, "that the Admiralty haye

The pleasure and admiration | The Premier repeated that Brighter Cables. struggle" with a spy on a lonely held back important papers that

with which the public has watched there was no trace of any revolu rock after the sinking of the would, throw a new light on this hence the welcome given to the measures to restore its full ser-

Press cablegrams are costly the Hongkong Hotel's energetic ticnary schemes. "Hampshire," based on the ex disaster, and I may add that the British official service in vices, after the recent disastrous perience of "the 18th survivor."

allegation that spies had on the world's greatest radio station day by the opening of the new tea the foreign Press about the situa augurated since the opening of fire, will be further enhanced to- Written for the Londor

former occasion been found on the at Ragby. "Referee" by Frank Power, the Hampshire and shot is a ridi- necessity for brevity notwith- the place formerly held by the great

The cost and the lounge on the first floor to take tion in Hungary, which caused hilarity among the culous and wicked fabrication." standing, Reuter occasionaly Hotel corridor in the Colony's Ministerialists. but roused the

manages to introduce "the social life. The new lounge is Socialists to fury.. The other point, that Lord lighter vein," which must rejoice much more spacious than the old Dr. Bethlen said that these on the rock with two other sur- Kitchener may have succeeded in the hearts of the sub-editors at a vivors, strangers to each other. reaching the shore, is disposed of with a certain section of the read-the verandah, the reading room it was a conspiracy against the loss for bright headings. For, ne, taking in part of the corridor, wild reports were due to perverse all the reading room, and part of propaganda by refugees abroad. Suspicion crossed the mind of the by the testimony of several of the ing public, "headings are the wall having been demolished to honour of the nation. He 13th survivor that his other com-twelve survivora, one of whom is thing."

With dull stale, give the full sweep of space. emphasised

the

conservativa head-lines uninteresting spy, and he re- certain from what saw that and panion was a

Entirely new furnishings have character of the Government, the most important cabled solved not to leave Lord Lord Kitchener went down with

been used throughout. Dainty which in nowise was counter- news of the day may

but meant to

narrative relates how Lord Kitchener, too weak to help him-

self, spent a day and two nights

ton."

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going

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Socialists' Fury. Dr. Bethlen read extracts from

Kitchener. On the last morn- the "Hampshire," standing on her suffer the awful fate of being new electrical fittings set off the revolutionary

massive fireplace, and other respect the existing international ning they were together, the sur- deck at the time. A few days completely ignored. Something, skilful touches complete the situation, In spite of the efforts vivor yielded to the other sub-later the body of Lord Kitchener's for instance, about the Hungarian

of the malcontents to terminate. ordinate's insistence that he faithful friend,, Colonel Fitz-ever; but, as was the case this

bank notes scandal may be passed pleasing appearance.

Further steps in the remodel-the Trianon Treaty. should renew the search and at gerald, WAS washed ashore, week, let Reuter quote Count ling of the new wing to make it a

Another Arrest. Lord Kitchener's "almost imperand us Mr. Lockhart remarks, Apponyi as saying "that "the self-contained hotel complete in

Budapest, Jan. 20.

ceptible nod" staggered, out of surely be was one of those who wasps nest of forgers must be every respect, are the making of

Messrs. Powell's gentlemen's The latest arrest in connection sight. What greeted him on his stood by the side of his chief in smoked out," and immediately department into the reception with the, bank notes affair is an

that last hour, Lord Kitchener's brightness replaces dullness in the return to the spot Mr. Power

headings and the whole world office, and the turning of Messrs engineer named Johann Stitz on a collusion with the describes as follows: "All he saw body was never recovered. May reads this particular item of news, Lane, Crawford's ladies depart charge of was the hat of the Field Marshalwe not suppose that his body Few outside the "Gallant Fortyment into a ground floor lounge alleged forgers.

Political Investigation." some would have been found if the Two" (or whatever number it on the same lines as the old may be) Canadians here may have ground floor lounge in the main

Budapest, Later.

on the edge of the rock and some leged hand-to-hand struggle been greatly grested in the building. A broad stairway will

distance away at sea two dark objects being tossed about by the really did take place just off the vote of confidence carried in the lead to the upstairs loungers the result of an agreement Canadian House of Commons in "Bessie's Bar," the new reading between the Government and the waves, one of which, to his fast-rocks?

favour of the Government but room (formerly the smalt sitting Opposition a Parliament Comme failing vision appeared to be

The facts cited above demolish Router Impressively told us of the room), the barber's shop, and the son of 25 members is to be clinging to a large piece of drift the "Referee story but we do loud cheers which greeted the dining room. Thus every inch of appointed to investigate the politi wood."

not suppose they will convince the end of the political tension and space will be used to the greatest cal side of the bank note altair. This story has, of course, been credulous. There were people immediately it became an item advantage, and the service offer. It will be entitled to summon all worth reading by all local re-ed to the public will be as good as, persons whose evidence is re at the promptly denied by the Admiralty who would not believe that Lordsidente Similarly and finally if not actually better than, it was quired. The meetings

Veomalssion will be most secret. who have only had to cite the Kitchener had been drowned at the Paris Press views on the re before the fire.