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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

heartily congratulated, as are

the Captain, officers and crew, who maintained the fine traditions of the Mercantile Marine by volun teering for service to a man even before satisfactory life insurance had been effected.

even though: the bestowa

gifts like charity;:

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Napoleon Bonaparte church at Pleve At ninety-ave he

at home-where, it Bony Party, was evidently a ter completed his "Christ Crowned

should ber Is a fact, very often stays..

ror Read the follow with Thorns:" Poor old boy Perhaps we may rise some morny Ing

andied of the plague at ninety ing to the news that an oil or

"In Bgypt, in 1798, some soldiers Michael Angelo was working on other King, has recognised Hong stole as few bunches of dates from the dome of St. Peter's and other kong a need of a museum-closed garden. Bonaparte ordered that: vast works when he died at eighty- during a period when many Chin-

They shall be paraded twice nine Tennyson completed. "Idylla dee gathered at its inhospitable to-morrow in camp, before the of the King's at seventy-six, closed door and has expressed assembled guard, and in the middle Palmerston was Prime Minister at willingness to build it a new one of a detachment; they shall carry eighty Wagner wrote "Parsifal" and to all it with objects of the bunches of dates so that all at sixty-nine. Christopher Wren Intarest.

may see them, their costs shall be what still working, and carrying ön turned inside out, and on their ferce controversies at eighty-fiva. chests they shall bear, placards, Clémenceau became Prime Minister Inscribed with the word, Thief at seventy-six, rallied Francs, and The surgeon Boyer was coward won the War Gladstone, when enough to refuse to attend some well over eighty, was fighting his wounded men, supposed to be Home Rule Bill It may be noted suffering from an infectious dis that when fifty-five Mr. G. made this entry in his diary Pleied He is unworthy of the position with myself for having in my old of French citizen. He shall be are walked a measured mile in dressed as a woman, and paraded twelve minutes. Ranke, the his on a donkey through the streets of torian, wrote one of his best bookk Alexandria, bearing a placard on after eighty. Newton was Ere- is back inscribed with these aident of the Royal Society at words. Unworthy to be a French eighty-five, when he had lost only citizen-he fears death.

POLITICAL MOTIF?

ALLEGED ASSAULT NEAR YAUMATI

ANTI-RED ASSOCIATIONS.

An alleged assault which it is said, followed political conversa tions on the steamer which brought the complainant to Hong kong had a sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday...

'dinner.

one tooth Thiers, who, in 1871, toured Europe to secure ald for- An official attached to the person

Napoleon was indefatiFrance, was then over seventy. of General Tang Fun-yan (a sub-Punishing gable in his endeavours Darwin at seventy wrote "Life of ordinate of Chan Kwing-ming who Profiteers, to promote the comfort Erasmus Darwin Corot painted held Holhow against the Rada)" charged a man with robbing him of his soldiers Walk two of his best pictures after ing one day with one of his seventy-seven Lord Lyndhurst of 100 plastres demanding money marshals on the shore of the Isle was Lord Chancellor at seventy- with menaces and with common assault. This latter chargs was of Lobau (1809), he passed a com four. He lived to ninety-one and added to the others. at the direction Pany of grenadiers seated at their spoke in the House of Lords only two years before his death. Lord of the Magistrate, Mr. E W.

Well, my friends," said Eldon, was Chancellor at seventy- Hamilton..

Napoleon, I hope you find the six. Lord Campbell was appointed The defendant, the complainant wine good.”

Sir to the same office at eighty. alleged, was one of a number of It will not make us drunk, James Bacon, an able judge, was men who assaulted him and took replied one of the number, there going strong at eighty-eight. To the money from him on the Yau le our cellar, pointing to the day three of the Law Lords are mati breakwater. He had been Danube

Star Mat more than seventy-five, one being taken there by sapneh from the "The Emperor, who had ordered over eighty Taikwa Maru by which ship he the distribution of a bottle of wine S had travelled from Hothow. He to sech man, was surprised and JM Barrie recites the had directed the launch to take promised an immediate inquiry. It Vanity, following as "the most him to Yaumati ferry pier. It was was found that forty thousand singular case of literary obvious that his association with bottles, sent by the Emperor a few vanity known since the introduc- the anti-Red General had made days before for the army, had been tion of printing." him a mark, as the "runner" of a purloined and sold by the vom boarding house launch which commissaries. They were immediately plainant engaged refused to take brought to trial and condemned to him. It was, then that the defend be shot." which landed him at the break ant, with others, offered the launch

water..

As to the future, Mr. Holyoak rightly pointed out that it would be futile at the moment to speak of that but there will be absolute unanimity in re-echoing his sin cere hope that "before very long the present unfortunate disagree ments between here and Canton, which for many months now have disturbed our former happy relations, will pass away and mutual trade once more resums

his famous "Counch of Trent. The carefully preserved copies of its away between the two ports Hofhow. The cause of the alleged At eighty-eight he decorated the the rowspapers. without which neither of us can assault and robbery was partly

Too Old At

following:

A. public meeting friend of my acquaintance used to attend every meeting in his neighbourhood for the purpose of calling out. Henr Hear" "Question : Order and This old slogan "No, No!" and always turned to takes a back, seat the newspapers of the next day, in view of the with anxiety, to see if his share in the proceedings had been report-

In hie evidence, the complainant spoke of political arguments which he had had with other passengers. Titian at seventy-eight painted ed. Where they were attended to,

in the ship during the voyage from

political, he thought, as his asso-

hope satisfactorily to develop the ciation with the anti-Red genera! SUPPRESSION OF CHINESE PIRACY.

great truding opportunities which was referred to by those who await us both, with the return of allegedly assaulted him. They settled and peaceful conditions" called him a "British slave." In the realisation by Canton of

Defendant denied that he was Mr. E. Sadick thanks his re- the truth of these words lies the took place.

present when the alleged assault latives and friends for their kind! expressionis of sympathy and con- possibility of any early conclusion dolences in his recent sad bereave-of the unfortunate disagree ment, and for their Aoral tributes ment." as well as their attendance at the funeral.

Hongkong, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1926.

......

GIVING.

The case was adjourned for a witness to be brought to speak as to the defendant's character:

HOLIDAYS OVER.

CHINESE FIRMS RE-START

BUSINESS.

NEARLY ALL OPEN.

Time after time have we drawn by European Powers acting in con- attention to the piracy for which cert. But as either method would effective China has earned such an un- involve delay more enviable reputation (saysThe measures of protection should be Journal of Commerce.") In prac put in force immediately by our tically every other part of the Town Naval authorities. Long ago world these acts, once universal, we pointed out the form these have been suppressed, yet this blot measures should take, for the way is permitted to remain almost unto combat the outbreak is to re- checked. Actually there is less move the possibility of gain, and excuse for it in that area than in this can best be done by prevent- many others we could mention, and ing the loot being landed... If blessings are supposedly

none at all when the methods, Inevitably, wherever ship is bases, and even individuais en captured, she is headed for the CANTON SHIPPING TRADE, attached to charitable gifts, how much more should they be attach-

gaged in it are well known notorious Blas Bay, and a constant ed to those gifts which are made

After each incident a formal patrol of that region would remove With the fortunes or misfor-on practical lines and with a de-

fnquiry is held to establish the all possibility of plunder being points enumerated above, although carried ashore, The craft en- tunes in Canton, are interwoven finite object connected with them.

About 80 per cent. of Chinese the decision is known before the gaged in auch patrol work need Two such gifts, just recorded, are business establishments in the investigation commences, and the not be large or heavily armed; fast the prosperity or otherwise of the of no little interest. They differ Colony had re-opened their doors same vague and futile recom-motor launches or similar mosquito Hongkong Canton, and Macao in their purport to make them yesterday, after the New Year mendations are amde in official craft, of which we have plenty, Steamboat Company, Limited. It of great Interest and they afford holidays. Today a small num-cireles. There seems to be a deep would be ideal for the purpose; was therefore only logical that illustration of the fact that ber took down their shutters for ly rooted baller that the best de- and any vessel seen out of her the events in Canton during the Sir Joseph Duveen announces a (the 7th day of the 1st moon) amount of experience appears ed, if neces

example is better than precept business as usual and by Friday fence la from within, and no well-defined course could be hail second half of last year should gift of £1,000 a year for the normal position will have been re-sufficient to cause any change, ined until Wax Recert have been touched:

d upon by the purpose of purchasing paintings stored

Holyoak, at the annual meeting artists. The Committee to be in towards the end of the Chinese upon passenger steamers began officers. non wireles of shareholders yesterday. Like charge of this gift, will have year, the Twenty-four Commercial they have been conducted wise was it only to be anticipated Power given it, to lend or present Guilds decided to encourage a stereotyped lines, and the m

pictures so purchased, to any shorter holiday among firms of defence, whilst well conceived cou that, in spite of a favourable public gallery in the British Isles, which belonged to that organise were the enemy approaching from financial record in the first half the British Empire or the United tion. The result has been that an outboard, entirely fail to meet one fixe grilles dividing a ship into com bel year: the losses sustained on the States of America. We hope in earlier return to work has been from within. Of what avail are cident would

time an addition may be made to made this year. year.as a whole would be of suck this stipulation, and that such On account of the holiday period.artments when attacking parties patrol are in every portion? What to iny nature as not to warrant the places as Hongkong may be in being shortened, Chinese, businear powers of resistance can officers Thesa recommendation -of, a" divi- cluded in the pincel to be richly principals are combining - cere show whon each is surprised and sch

benefited For great benefit this |monious calls with attendance to fade bimself faced with three or will be

to start the four automatic pistols Even the hearer

do the official attitude

boarded follow!

that she

was proceeding, upoi

lawful

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dend.

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