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How can you talk of peace.

O fool since the war is now be ginning

None the less," said the fool, peace must return some day.'

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1926.

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Lord Charles

Well, no war le eternal, there

"She performed all will be peace some day, but now

A Hard Time: the duties of a Bubbler Water. Beresford was a 'tis war

Beaman to admira-{

most amusing Since we must needs come to that said the fool why, would tion and would run up the top companion and humorous racon you not make peace just now; gallant sal in any sort of weather, teur.. Here is one of his stories. and we had a severe passage Scene: a. police-court in Dublin.. begore beginning the war?"

Which proves that even a fool oor girl, she had a hard time of The magistrater "What is the it She suffered greatly from the prisoner's name?" Prisoner can be wise,

wet, but she boro it all excellent (who...stuttered badly): “Bub- etc. The ty will and was a capital seaman." Bub-Rub-Bub-"

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CORRESPONDENCE.

A SANITARY MATTER

LIABILITIES OF HOUSE- HOLDERS.

(To the Editor of the China Mail), Sir-I ask your pardon for broaching a matter such as the disposal of nightsoil in the public press but as a resident of some years standing. I must confess that it was with considerable surprise that learnt the other day, my own arrangements in connection with the matter having failed that it is possible for householders For business firms to have the ser- vices of the Government contrac tor if they get into touch with the Sanitary Department.

Yours, etc., "HOUSEHOLDER."" Hongkong, Feb. 10,

Such was the remarkable evi-magistrate, to the police con- dence as reported in the "Annualatable What is this: -man- Register given by Captain charged with ? Police constable: McIntyre, of the merchant ship"Please, your Honour, soda- "Rover, when, on February 10, water""

1835, before the Lord Mayor of London and "various gentlerien in-

It is not often terested in the case," he corroborA "Mouse-trap that writers, ated the story of Ann Jane

Epigram.” coining striking Thornton, a seventeen-year-old

phrases, attribute: girl, who, disguised as a 'cabin-

them to others. Emerson has bay, had worked. her passage on been credited with the following his ship from North America to which he did not write or utter: the Port of London.

Good Blood.

"If a man can write a better. book, preach a better sermon,. or make a better mouse-trap- than his neigbhour, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten - path to his door."

the- Quaint are reasonings of some minds. When the Queen of Hawaii visited England, she explained to Queen Victoria that she had English blood in her

It was given to the world by veins.. On being questioned, she Elbert Hubbard, and though it is explained that her grandfather said that. Emerson did once ex- had been one of those who had press a similar thought, no one lenten Captain Cook

has ever found the quotation, in his words.

As a variation the mixed metaphor, how does this strike the reader as a peculiar mix up?

Slightly Mixed. of

GERMANY'S ENTRY.

·

Unto a Winter's Day, Some Brake their fast.

and so depart away. Others stay, dinner, then

depart full fed, The oldest age butt

supbs and goes to bed.. O Reeder then behold and seo

as wee are now, so must you.

bes

1706

FLOWER SHOW.

I have myself fixed up with the latter and his leter is intended in

This is a curious epitaph tising Hongkong. They have sent no way as a slight or grumble as

An Epitaph from a tomb-possibly

that of an Innkeeper on delightful heralds in the shape to anything, but simply to ask you

in the ancient church of Crowland, of picture post cards; they have if for the benefit of householders.

and business, houses for that A public servant, who was cof-which has an unbroken line of deepatched glowing epistles of matter, it would not be possible cerned with some inter-depart- abbots and rectors from 716:

Man's Life is like their sight-seeing here; and ever for a public announcement to be mental dispute, wrote to his chief. afterward they have cherished amade as to the liabilities of such as follows: "If I wish to put up in the matter. The arranging for a fight, I will do so off my own warm spot in their hearts for this coolies to do the work had proved bat and fight with clean weapons particular germ of the British itself a ruisance to me and if it is and on a clean ground, but I will Empire's outposts.

possible to get the thing done not. be made a catapaw of by any The experiences that the pas-efficiently for one, it is as well that one with their own axe to grind." sengers of the "Empress of Scot-everybody should be Informed Grammar apart, the rapid change from cricket to duelling and exactly where they stand.. land" pass through whilst they:

thence to applied science first in are in the Colony may not be.dis-

the form of zoology and then of metallurgy is quite agreeable: similar to those brought hither by previous tourist. liners, but there: wil have the charm of novelty to From enquiries, it is learned them, and hence they may be ex-that there is a clause in the con pected to go on their way rejoicing tract of the Government contrac that the enterprise of the Canator which makes him liable, if call-

ed upon, to attend any building CLAIM TO ASSIST LEAGUES dianPacific Company enabled and perform the work at certain them not only to see: Hongkong rates. This can be arranged through the Sanitary Department. from the vantage point of the reason why the matter is liner's decks but to step ashore usually attended to by the house- Hongkong, "Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1126. And spend four full days drinking holder's themselves is that rates

A semi-official note with rË- in for: themselves all the delights cheaper than those fixed for the

Government contractor, are quot-ference to Germany's application that are offering. The old phrase ed by the ring" of smaller con-for-admission to the League of Dy Mr. J. A. Plummer which-is-to-- "See Venice and die" may well be tractors with whom it is casy to Nations

deprecates cherishing be-known as the "Amateur Cup. The following notice will short- illusory hopes of what Germanyy be sent out to all members of paraphrased "See Hongkong and get into touch. your impressions will never die.

As regards the Peak, the Gov-can attain through membership the Horticultural Society setting ernment contractor is responsible but declares that Germany Can forth the conditions under which, for the disposal of excreta and the work within the League on inter this cup is to be competed for, only charge on householders there national questions like the revi- but there may be many small but sion of impracticable treaties,

enthusiastic gardeners in the are certain incidentals in con-

whose maintenance endangers the nection with its collection.

peace of the world, and co-operate Colony who are members of the Society, and whose attention is Ikewise invited. The rates charged by the Gov-in universal disarmament.

The notice ernment contractor for the lower Furthermore, the League has

my with the type of build- taken over a number of special ad

London Offices:-The Far Eastern. Advertising Agency (London), Lid, 24, Devonshire Street Bloomsbury, W.C

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HONGKONG ON THE MAP.

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A FOOL'S VIEW.

PROBLEMS.

(Reuter's Service.)

Berlin, Feb. 9,

ENTIRELY NEW FEATURE ANNOUNCED.

“AMATEUR CUP."

An entirely new feature in the Flower Show to be held on March I will be a small cup presented"

With the arrival of the mam moth liner "Empress of Scotland" on a cruise round the world Hong- kong is once again definitely placed on the map in spite of cer- tain fears some months ago that Signor Mussolini trailing his the little dot at the east of South coat is not an "edifying spectacle China, had been inadvertently Some day, some one will stand oning, European or Chinese; domes-problems which are vitally im" Mr. J. A Plummer is very erased by the "brass hats at the it, and the consequent rent will tie tenement, offices, hospitals, portant to Germany like the ad kindly offering a small cup for the Foreign Office and the Colonial be great. Let not this obscure hotels, etc. Above the level of ministration of the Saar, the best exhibit of pot plants entered Bonham Road, Gaine Road. Albert security of Danzig, racial minori- any of the open or Peak classes: office. Our Colony has no preten-the saner side of Italian politics Road and Kennedy Road, the ties, and colonial mandates, by members who have not exhibit- sions to be a miniature or second- or destres. There is a story that charge is $2 a month for Euro share in which the German people ed before or who have never won a prize at any Flower Show in ary Palm Beach,, nor can it possess Italy was considering suggesting pean houses and at or below the justifiably claima.

Hongkong

Mr. the attraction of, say, Blackpool to the League of Nations that cer same level it a $1.50 a month,

In offering the prize Plummer wishes to encourage Yet, there are thin cities be considered as provisos applying to places where

small gardeners, particularly things to be seen here that are cosmopolitan monuments of art, bathrooms exceed four in number.

those who tend to their own. the envy of Tourist Bureaux all and as such be declared immune This includes servants' quarters.

flowers or keep only one gardener. over the world. Our harbour is from bombing attack in war-Ed. "China Mail'] sufficient even to make the teethaly would present as such cities. Venice, which suffered the loss of

in the Summer.

RISKS OF THEFTS FROM HOUSES.

Sir,

Peak.

Was

COUNCIL MEETING.

(British Wireless Service.)

Rugby, Feb.9.

It is anticipated that Germany's official request for admission to the League of Nations will reach

Geneva to-morrow,but

A special meeting of the League

The British Government will be

Speciall tickets will be issued on application to those wishing to compete for this cup on which following declaration: they will be asked to make the

1. I have never won a prize at any Hongkong Flower Show. 2. I tend my own garden en- tirely myself or keep only, one Chinese gardener.

3. I abide by the rules of the

Society governing ownership. and exhibits as printed in the schedule.

In the event of there being not. more than two entries, no award

will be made.

of a Sydney native water. The historical edifices and frescoes. Peak, with its unique tramway, by Titian, and Trepolo in the late would-be an asset worth millions war, Florence, Pisa and Rome (To the Editor of the China Mail.)

a sensible suggestion. It of dollars were it only possible for should appeal to every art lover, GirLust Saturday morning Council is being summoned for our go-ahead American cousins to every student of history, every two Chinese, who stated that they Friday afternoon, at which the transport it bodily to one of their admirer of the ancient and the had been sent by the Telephone question of calling, a special meet great holiday resorts. Our roads, beautiful. If adopted, the idea Company to test my telephones, ins of the Assembly will be con- both on the Island and the main would seriously affect the practice visited my house, No. 367, The sidered...

of war In war your object is to. land, cause visitors from Aus-do as much damage and destruc. I hear from the. Telephone represented at Friday's meeting of tralia, where are some of the tion as possible. The chasteness

the Council, by Mr. R. A C worst highways of traffic in theif we may so describe it of Company that such visit whole world, to wonder how they our own immaculate City Hall made without their instructions, Sperling, C.B.. C.M.G. British would have no effect or appeal on it, may be as well to warn house Minister-Plenipotentiary, at Berne were made and what is the secret an invader. It would probably go visitors, who probably use their holders against that class of

It is hoped that this special of their marvellous

ellous maintenance. St. Paul's Cathedral, the Abbey

pressing prize will encourage the small and And in few other places in an and other historical monuments position or pretended position as obviously of no very

also would disappear in the appli employees of the Telephone or nature, waited twenty minutes or hitherto unsuccessful exhibitor to Orient full of curios and antiques cation of a programme of fright some other Company as a means half an hour, they could have had compete regularly at the annual

Showa can so many pleasant hours be fulness. The last war demon of "apying out the land, with a whole tram more or less to

ME BO Hornell, Hon. themselves and their presence Secretary will be pleased to sup passed admiring and bargaining strated that and there is no need possible view to theft

need not have interrupted ply any further information that for those little things that speak

what has become to some mey be required by intending ex- for evor of their association with is not likely to have a universal "foreign parta," For these and appeal Florence is a small town packed with art treasures, while many other reasons Hongkong Paris is a great city with quite as well deserves a place on the map much to arouse the reverence of

Correction Plans for Marine and a place, too, considerably the art lover. If one fa given im

and 2, Abegging the question, for there is Department Charts larger than the impression convey-munity, so should the other. If (To the Editor of the Chine Mail), seven minutes for a car is merely

the plan for granting immunity Sir, May I ask through the still less hardship for a contingent showing recent soundings and the ed by that Httle dot on the China to some is adopted it is likely to medium of your valuable peper if of Chinese police coming half an new positions of the buoys man

Tsungming spread immeasurably and war

to enlarge on it. The suggestion

Yours, etc., RE POLLOCK.

Hongkong, Feb. 10.

FOR THE C.SP'S EYE

of us the routine of months and years. The obvious retort that it is no great hardship. for a business man to wait six or

hibitors for the Amateur Cupite

River, are

Coast!

Hongkong, of course, has been makers would not desire that the Captain Superintendent of hour later or forty-five minutes In "discovered" long before this by Common sense is not usually allied Police would be good enough to earlier The C.SP has only to North Chan

with war Petrarch illustrates inquire why the 8.56 Peak non- ask himself how he would have Yang the geniuses, who arrange world the way in which the wise: ones stop train was selected this morn felt if he had been squeezed out at the Coast Ins

ing to convey-a-dozen or Chin- of his usual car by the unheralded tours by huge-lin

The win regard wa

from the upper invasion of a dozen or sengers fool in Morence seeing sue consta ther troops issuing from the city asked termina

dreds and

who have been brought from alm

globe have done!

80-82 Des Toux Road U..

almost as

the Wembley Exhib

why all those movemente. Don't exclusion

You know he was ANS

war has been declare

08.

But Said

ver this war beter

o the constables or othe ess men who to realise the point

depend to make.

Hail the

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