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ARMS TRAFFIC.

Before condemning statements made by Labourists, Pacifists or Communists simply

MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1926,

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Lord Godt give

because

Ferhaps the looul they are such-It would be better Prayer For The him who loves A Remedy:

Lenton preacher who, Right Vocations, the sea, to examine the statements to see

has been girding at A ship's uncer-scandal mongers would approve of

if there is any truth in theru. Mr.tain destiny! A. Ponsonby, who is a Pacifist if there is one, has girded in the Giya town men, who for House of Commons at the traffic The benediction of the wheat

entreat,

folds

in arms and the supplying of Chinese "the most peaceful Give marchant souls the haggling people in the world with the throng

surplus stock of the munitions of Grant to the post, kept from song, Western Christian Powers. How far is this statement true? China A lone path under sun and stars: By the loud commerce of bazaarąj!

To where stroam Shall summon

dreami

whispering forest

from his heart. Its

D.H.

An example of West. A Request... African English has been received by an

the operation of the ducking afoot. The ducking stool, could easily be reconstructed from relics still in existence. It is bollered that the last use of the ducking stool in England was at Leominster, in the the first years of the nineteenth contury, and the stool, has been preserved in the parish church. It was a chair fastened to the end of a beam, which worked on a pivot from a post at the water's edge. Notorious senkts were put in the beam. Perhaps it may be timely chair and ducked by lowering the to recall that its use was not con- fined to scolds, for dishonest trades- men, especially bakers, were some- times punished by a trip in the chair.

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It may be of interest

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is incapable of making the general munitions of war; and these must come from the West. It fa not merely munitions, but men also, if the further statement is true that Chinese regiments in the war arca, are being officered by French and Italiane. Seeing that the "war"! In China is purely civil-Chinése against Chinese-it, should not be official in Lagos. The writer was Last words. to the reader, to re- ba native boarding officer employed of the final expressions of re difficult for Western nations to

call a few instances prohibit the sale of munitions to sing a claim for equipment leat in arkable persons, as communicated by the port authorities. Submit- the warring parties and to restrict the course of his duties, he wrote:

by biographers and historiqne. the work of adventurers in taking "Dear Sir, In accordance to the Sir Hugh Percy. "I have saved sides in an active manner. We instructions received yesterday, the bird in my bosom.". plead for a settled peaceful China went on board the tug for the

Pizarro

"Jesul and yet aid the chaos by making whether the transhipment of malls 1546) "Fy, fy, all is gone."

3.8 with a view to Anding

Cardinal Beaton (assassinated master-General- subject to the money out of the supply of arms could be made a matter of possi

Forvar Bishop of St. David's, Governor's discretion in the mat- and munitions to say nothing of bility. Owing to circumstances March 30, 1866. (Or being chains ter of postal matter required for planes which simply pro-which were very unexpected, it hap-ed to the stake at Carmarthen

pened that the struck the Crosy:): long an unnecessary feud. criminal or forfeiture proceedings

The fug with a most curious result "If stir through the pains of -long ago. The public are not. Chinese may be the most peaceful that the tug sunk.

my burning, belleve not. the doe- "I was on board the tag and astrine I have taught." ably careless regard to address-people in the world, but there is no ing postal matter as it ought to be denying the fact that quite a num effort for my life's sake. I threw I could not but to make a desperate addressed. That carelessness is ber of them like playing at so away my pair of boots costing 35s responsible for more trouble and diers, and a disagreeable number Khaki Helmet. F. and T. Uniform more worry among postal officialsnt bandits and pirates.. Reduce and w. Raincoat. The incident be- than all the other "cures of office" traffic in arms to a minimum, and not have done better than to do ing so awfully terrorising, I could combined. If a postal packet can- the supply of the three above away with these materials, only to not be despatched and cannot be mentioned unproductives, save something more inexplicably delivered, the obvious course is cease. like some of the

precious-Life. It is regrettable, however, to mention that six souls surely to open it and return it to automatically!

were lost and had it not been for the senders!

Godis unspeakable mercies coupled with self-help t would have been counted among the six souls who so untimely vacated the mundane sphere. In view of this, you may idea" be good enough to recommend that "And you. brave Cobham,. to the the above said materials be refund- latest breath, Shall feel your ruling edt basing on the fact that the cir-passion strong. In death; Suche in cumstances uppertaining to their those moments as in all the past;" loas were quite inevitable. Yours Oh, save my country, Heaven shall truly

be your last."

wil

arms,

RIFLE MEETING.

ANNUAL VOLUNTEER SHOOT.

The results follow::

who was pausing "Why dost thou not strike? Strike, man,"

Charles I Remember. "Cromwell. "It is not my design. is to make what haste I can to be to drink or sleep, but my design gone."

Raleigh (To the executioner,

Byron. I must sleep now." George IV. "Watty what is this? It is death, my bay they have deceived me!

It is remarkable how few of these lass words of noted persons express what may be called the ruling passion of life-contrary to Pope's

SHAKESPEARE'S

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should

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MARRIAGE.

Satisfaction will ewise be expressed with Claus. 11, which gives the Postmaster-General dis- cretion to return to the sender any postal packet which has been posted by mistake or which has been posted with wrong or de- ficient contents. If the public are. Yesterday was the first day of careless in the actual addressing the annual riffe meeting of the of postal packets, they are no less Corps, and shooting In seven com Hongkong 'Volunteer Defence culpable in enclosing letters in petitions took place at Stonecutters MAWOn March 17 at Batti- caloa (Ceylon), to the Rev.

often with Range... wrong envelopes: and Mrs. Albert Haw, a son. startling results, financially and

Six competitions were completed! |HINCHLIFFE—At Colombo, on socially--and in enclosing wrong and the open Revolver Competition.

next twelve years. He may have. March 14, to the wife of H. C documents or omitting to enclose was begun, und will be completed ordains that man of genius been abroad, a soldier in Flanders” Hinchliffe, a son.

to-day. together, with the six re documents in accordance with the maining competitions.

some say, a strolling player in a JEARY.At Kandy (Ceylon), on"

company that toured Germany, March 16, to the wife of covering letter.

As the law

Shooting was fair, considering Though it may be a little more Denmark, perhaps even Italy, any. William Jeary, a daughter.commonly termed "red tape" to that the wind and light were not common for a great man to find a others. He may have taught school ROUTLEDGE-On March 16, at the prejudice of the efficiency of exceptionally good. Entries for good wife, even that is not a general in the Cotswolds, në Aubrey had

Colombo, to the wife of R. V. the postal

the open revolver competition were rule. We have some reason to be heard, He may have been a administration→→ Routledge, a son,

also particularly good showing a lieve that Shakespeare's marriage scrivener. a printer, an apothecary. stands at present "no correspon-marked increase on last year. was not judicious (says the "Dally In seven years, we find him dence can be returned to the

Talograph) His father, who known as an actor and a play- sender without a warrant signed

loons through the mists of dull re-wright, in less than a dozen he was. Blake Shield: An inter-unit by the Governor." For the few competition open to all units of the corde and vague traditions an infamous and had money in his purso." BAILEY. On March 18 at who have been cognisart of this Corps for a challenge shield, pre-gious, jovial, had been worldly wise bought New Place. It is plain that triguing person adventurous, lft-He came back to Stratford and Kandy (Ceylon), Marion Bailey, aged 78, widow of hitherto, how very many have sented by the late Sir Henry Blake,

KCMG, etc. 1st, No. 8 Platoon 4 choosing a wife. Shakespeare's he loved the town and the peoplo; J. B. Allanson Bailey, been lamentably ignorant! In: USL COLGATE'S SHAVING STICKS AND SHEEL-On April 3, at Shang- from the Governor is simply to

team: 2nd, Reserve Company "A" mother came of one of the best what he felt for his wife is not sa C. CIS:

any event, to wait for the warrant team.

families in the country, and in a clear. She had been su pourly off Francis Cup challenge cup modest way was an heiress. The that she borrowed 10. from a shep RIBBON DENTAL CREAM

hai Hospital, Robert Fletcher Sheet, of Sunderland, Eng-invite delay and the missing of a presented by the late Mr. J. wife that William Shakespeare too herd of her father's, and had not was a husbandman's" daughter, paid it when he died, though her and Master Mariner, hus-mail; and this, in the case of "A" team: 2nd, Reserve Company if we think of that as £50 of our died; a boy of 11, and no other child Franels. Q. 1st, No. 5. Platoon and ait her fortune was 38.136. 4d husband's fortune had then been band of Jessie Marie Sheel, business firme, may well involve team.

|| long established.. Their only son of Hongkong..

heavy financial loas.. There are

Jar Competition-For H.V.D.C.money we shall do her no wrong. certain objections to the proposed only, 1st, No. 1 Platoon team. Moreover, Anne Hathaway was a came. The tradition is that bride of 26, taking a bridegroom of Shakespeare spent some time in new, clause, and these are set out 8 out of 9 jare broken,

Tile Competition-For H.V.D.C. 18. Such a balance on the wrong Stratford every year after he had with admirable frankness in the only, 1st, No. 6 Platoon "A" team, side seemed even more undesirable bought his great house there; but "Objects, and Reasons" "accom- 18 tiles knocked over out of 21 tiles to the Elizabethans than it does to his working home was, of eburse, us, as we may read very plainly in in London for long after that, and panying the draft of the Billat butts`..

HK Volunteer Reserve Chat Shakespeare's own plays It is, there is no reason to think that his Even so, it is added that the new

groom of 18 was not liable to ao married a Stratford physician in Pulkner (No. 9 platoon). Pakeup: Won by Sergt. G. Ewever, fair to add that a bride wife shared it. His elder daughter Attack Competition: For much objection then as now. But 1607, and some four years latar H.V.D.C. only. lat. No. 1 Platoon we have to suspect that this bride Shakespeare sold his shares in the "A" team; 2nd, No. 6 Platoon. "A" groom was noue too willing. There London theatres, und came to live: are records which suggest that the in his Stratford house. Early in marriage was hurried on by friends 1616,,, with death near, he thought. of the lady, and the first child was of making his will it was drafted born six months after the ceremony. In January without even the name. The natural inference is that a lad of his wife in it. It was signed of 18 had begun a Baison with a in March with the second-best bed woman of 26, not intending that she clause inserted between the lines.. should be his wife. It is, however, Anne Shakespeare was then only an inference, and those who woman turned 60. When she died, have most knowledge of the world seven was buried wil best witlose in assuming near her husband, and kindly verses that the characters of men and were put over her grave. What is women must be what the circum the most reasonable judgment upon stantial evidence suggests. Of the her and her history? We cannot course of the married life of Wil bellove, that Shakespeare felt for Tom and Anne Shakespeare we her any passionate or deep devotion. know very little. The boy hus it is not even established that ho band's resources must have been treated her fairly, and some of the small. His father's affairs were in facts bave an awkward look. On a bad way, the Hathaway family the other hand, there is no proof bad nothing to spare. Three years that he failed in his duty, and that after marriage twins were born. A he meant to mark his dislike of her little later, Shakespeare left Strat by his will is incredible. The best. ford Traditions agrea that he hypothesis seems to be that he was Wife (complaining about her was

youth, and there is no hurried into marriage with a husband to magistrate) "Once

doubt the tradition that woman in whom he had no endur Jest week he never arrive home, he to run away from trouble ing Interest, and whom he could until two o'clock in the morning.”

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Paneer not trust, to deal wisely with his nco Husband, “It happened like

does not affairs. It is very obvious that had a couple OL

Own when Shakespeare was not so int When Mrs. Anne is we are.

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Twenty-six years is a long time, clause is inserted because of its in this hustling era,

for an general convenience. It is cer Ordinance to remain in force tainly refreshing to find the legis

lating authorities so considerate without a single alteration or amendment. In regard to the

of the general convenience. May Post Office Ordinance of 1900 an their consideration lead to the abolition of defects and anomalies amending Bill is shortly to be introduced in the Legislative numerous other laws that are Council Bill naively described on the Statute-book!

as "an attempt to remedy the Another of the many excellent defects and omissions of the pre-reforms proposed under the new sent law and bring it up to date: Bill is a provision giving "power The modesty of the authorities ia to open and delay any postal to be commended! They will packet which is reaschably sus merely attempt to remedy pected of having been posted in existing defects and anomalies. contravention of the law, or of And the result, after 26 years containing anything with respect working of the present Ordinance, to which any offence is being com- is confined to 41 sections. Had mitted or attempted." the "attempt" been deferred for say, other ten years, the amend- ing Bill might have contained 42 the community as a whole. sections.

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Revolver. Competition (open); Result of first day; Sergt. Tugwell (RM).

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Completion of Revolver Competi-

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members.) JOAN Corps Championship (H.V.D.C.). Revolver Competition (FLV.D.O.) Machine Gun Competition WASH.V.D.C.)

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Lewis Gun Competition.

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