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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1927

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THE CHINA MAIL.

CONRAD'S ENGLISH.

PAINFUL WREST: „NG WITH GRAMMAR

PRONUNICATION DEFECTIVE.

SEEKING FIGHT.

HOME BOYS 'RED HAND GANG.

DEATH FROM KNIFE WOUNDS.

{

TOO BONY.

.

A FRENCH DOCTOR ON NAPOLEON.

"A REJECT TO-DAY."

"I've hever opened an English A Boys' Red Hand Gang was men- Napoleon was physically of "C" grammar in my life. My pro-loned at the inquest, at Röther-standard.. and would have been re- Erunication is rather defective to hithe, S.E.. on Albert John Hannah, jected if he had attempted to fight Having unluckily no the 13-year-old son of a dock in the Great War, according to Dr. this day. eir my accentuacions uncertain, labourer, of 74. Fawcett rond, Theorie, of the French Morphology, especially when in the course of a Deptfond. S.E., who died from knife at Society. jeanversation J. become selfcon-wounds alleged to have been in- "At the age of 17, when Napoleon became A oilleer," asye Dr. sclous. In writing. I wrestle nain- dicted by another boy. fully with that langunge which A boy named Arthur Edward Thaoris, "I would have been com- feel I do not possess. but which [SMllibeer." . "of Hawkstent road. pelled to reject him because he was possesses me, alus!"

Rotherhithe, who has boon charged too thin, and at the age of 30 be- it indeed difcult to believe la connection with Hannah's death. cause he was too fat. At any other age, alse, he should have been that the above sentence was writ-was present in custody,

wag rejected on the ground of low Mr. Hannah. the mother. ten by, one of the greatest masters Tof the English language and usked by the coroner (Major White hest-measurement. He had

terature who has

lived-house Had your boy said "any-body without lungs, stomach, or

over

years

It appears thing about the Red Hand Gang, and did be weir a red band-on the Joseph Conrad,

letter written by the novelist to a friend, Joseph de Smet, as recently arm-No. neven,

after as 1911, nearly 12

·Cornbury-road, George Rudd, if "Tard Jim" one of his finest works Deptford, said the Red Band Gang eonsisted of a dozen boys and the had astonished the literary world

The letter is the first of a series chic's rare was Spliran. Thaip wincipal meeting-place WAR at from Conrad's private correspon- denge to John Galsworthy, H. Surrey Docks Station, but they also

mel in a sweet shop. linein The World To-day" for On the Thursday the Wells, and Arnold Bennett upper-

Hannak. and others. | December.

For

walk round,

dh

muscle,"

NEW R.A.F. PROJECT.

FLYING BOATS IN THE FAR EAST.

WIN

The following statement made at the Air Ministry with re- Rudd),ference to a report that early next went summer a Belt of heavy dying boats and of the "Supermarine Southampton In this letter, which fly hegina the series, Canrsd discloses that he Hanny op de syg to topo, will ret out on a fight from

Ungapore and Australia:

"There is a project under rop- was nineteen before he learned fy her hilere

carry out certain English, that his first English Tendbeer and peered at him multiborin

hey resented it. Shillibeer and sideration to ing was the "Standard". newspaper" Hannah fought and Weked in the flights with dying boats, probably anal that he first heard the language road, and Hibner diepted Southampton in the Far East. The spoken by fishermen, shipwrights how t knite here, I w give object is to guir further experience Singapore, Penang, Colopla & Ebay and saides of the East Coast of you gang, as he pushed Hannah in the use of this type of airrrai

The The flights will be pardis of a ser Howlandk

ipts the middle of the road. Marseilles And Lòndim" -

hag rushed towards the rumbatants vice character, and nothing of am- abnormal nature will be attempled. struggle. Conend and bannah staggered up shot is not proposed, in any case, to How great a

The Coroner: Did you see Shiffimmere the cruises before the went through in the writing of "Shillibeer, you have stabbed m"."

herd Jim" is tall in several letters.

Destination

"Lord Jim."

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"Soua, 5,273 Sulo Robe S'pore, Pesang, Colombo & Bombay Singapore, Penang, Colombo & bay Eh Feb. 5.2014 07.

Spore, Penang, Colomby & Bombay Inth Feb.

to John Galsworthy to whose en-her with the knife, in his hand early part of 1938. The project is 9:17 1948 Feb. 1. Masteilles, London, Antwerp & Hull B.H.M Did: Marely Shore, Penang, Custombombay.ragragement and kindness, there are N.. didn't see the knife, and did being considered at present in its

not see him strike with a knife or broader outlines only, and ne many affectionate references.

Site programme, time-table, or de 108802 5th March Wailles & London.

tails of the cruises have yet, been les, Honden, Antwerp & RdamThus he writes to thworthy fun weapon of any kind. Miles

'burg & Rim Pens Farm in September. 1890: don,

settled" son

Colombo & Bombay

Daniel Sultran. 14%. of St. "You have no idea how your in- Mazes & London

Lerest in me keeps mé ap. 1. am Helena-road, Rotherhithe, i theme! Marseilles & London

don, A'werp, R'dim & Hull nulterably weary of thinking, ofis's messenger, state shat he was

writing, of soving, of feeling & Antwerp Siang, Colombo & B'bay | living.

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MACEDONIA

11.120 23rd July

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TAKADA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TALAMBA TILAWA

TALMA

SHIRALA

Jan Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

6,944 25th

1 p. 8,500 30h Jan.

F1th 10.001

Peb 10,000 14th Feb. 7,841 1st March

Singapore, Petang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Sawapare. Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Cakutta

to

the

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

0.000 28th Jun.

p.m. 6.966 1 4th March 4,500 38 April- 6.000 20th April 4.958 3rd June 14,500 19% July

Manila, Sandakan, Bollo, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong, to Australia.

this

"Jim will be finished end Imonth. I plod on without much

faith."

"Objects Are Silly,

P

"

Professor Radelifle-Brown, of the of the chief of the gang, but he did not anthropological department of the wear a red band Some of the mem-University of Sydney, says that the He known race of pigmies is possibly bers wore the bands, but he did not reported discovery of a hitherto un- know of that until ferently.

quite correct. in the reperty pf was not present at the fight.

Sir Hubert Murray, Governor of The Coroner: Is this a gang for Papan, frequent references · have The great novel was not actually improving the mind.or is it forheen made to the peculiarition of janised until Faly the following breaking the law-We used to the pigmy unces in parts of New

year.

La releasing the box," and that le Allusions to the difficulty and what it was started for. Well used labour he experienced in writing to Chase each other and

Ko for berop up"gain and again, In a fur-walks.

dated) ther letser to Galsworthy.

Was usual to meet at Hard- Pent Farm Nov. 7. 19002 he says:]wick's?—Not to my idea, but I used "I've been in such a state of so go there every night to use a kind | wretchedness and worry that of gambling inachine: with pictures eople not find three words that of cherries and pears, on it. would hang together."

Here is his abount of the finish ng of "Lord Jim" in a letter to Galsworthy, written in July, 1900.

21 Hours Work."

Guinea.

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THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA; PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS:

Je Hardwick very friendly with you? Yes, I used to spend a penny or two-pence nearly every night.| We did not use his back room.

Would you like to tell the jury the objects of this gang!--No. 2. The objects are silly-Yes. William Morris, 13, of Dartmouth- house (to London) and sat down at road, stated that Shillibeer, when] rechallenged to fight,, was wearing nine am. with the desperate solve to be done with it. Now and gloves and playing with a "give"-THE Steamship then I took a walk around the resoured knife, but he could not

The end of L. J. has been pulled off with steady drag of 21 hours.

1 sent wife and child out of the

house, out at one door, in at the say if it. was adjourned.

other. Ten minute meals. A great hush. Cigarette ends growing inte a mound similar to a cairn over, a Moon rose over the Dawn barn, looked in at Algh broke. brightened. I put the lamp:

The E. & A. S.5. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan. Tkwao, Timor. Darwin, or other perts en route na inducement dend hero. offera.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 5.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New out and went on, with the morring Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco,, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The & Branch Service of steamers. to London via the Cape,

breeze blowing the sheets of M.S. fall over the rum. Sum rong.

I

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and wrote the last word and went into London..via Panama Canal..

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TALMA MANTUA NELLORE SHIRALA NAGPORE TANDA MONGOLIA

NYANZA TAKLIWA

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10.000 27th

Jutly

| 101902

403, Feb.

16,853

5th Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

4 7841 17th

5.283 7 6.959

7.125

410,000

11,120

Rt.h

18th

Feb.

Feb.

Moji and Koba

Shanghai, Moi and Koba Shanghai, Moji and Kabe Shanghai, Moll & Kobo

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai & Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Feb. 1 Kebe

18th Febai, Moji and. Kabe.

4th March

| 3,114 6th

i 4,300

4500

5.252

MALWA DELTA ARAFURA NELLORE KHIVA

20,980

NYANZA

MOREA

March

8th March

18th

Moji and Kobe Moji, Kobe, Onaka & Yokohama March Shanghai, Moj! and Kebe 27th March Shanghai, Moji & Kobe 1st April Shanghal, Moji & Kobe 1st April Shanghai, Moj &

& Kobe Mafi, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohamna Shanghai, Moll and "Kobe

8,097 6,000 5th 6,853 15th 9,136 15th April Shanghai, Maji and Kobe 7.023 29th April 10,063 20th April | Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

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Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the an-currying steamer.

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For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG... ·

The inquiry was

“DEVANHA"

Captain W. A. Norman, R.N.R., carrying His Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this port on or about TUESDAY, 1st February, GOLD BY AIR. 1927, at Noon, taking Passen- gers and Cargo for the above Ports. PROPOSED AIR SERVICE TO,

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange, NEW GUINEA..

ment) will be transhipped at Bom- Proposals for an air service bay into the Mail Steamer proceed- the window, and climbed out of dining-room. Six o'clock. 3 shared from Salamou, on the coast of ing direct to Marseilles and Lon- a piece of cold chicken with E-New Guinen to the goldfelds don.

Parcels will be received at this. eamille (the dog), who was very were placed before the Acting miserable and in want of sympathy, Minister for Defence (Mr. Marr) Office until 5 p.m. the day before sailing. "The contents and value of having missed the child dreadfully Sydney, New South Wales. Fall day."

Mr. Raymond Parer partner all packages must be declared.

famous For further Particulars, Apply Like Carlyle. Conrad had the with MIntosh in the jaxony of having one of his practi-flight from England to Australia, to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., cally finished manuscripts destroy is one of the promoters.

Agents. Hong Kong, 25th January, 1926.

he

M

ed by fre, tr, ingident mentioned It takes seven days to transport in letters lo. Bennett and Gals- worthy, dated June and November, Koods from the coast to the gold- fields by native carriers, and the 1902, respectively...

air service would cover the dis "Dearest Jack."

writes. "Imagine that, with the "End of tance of 20 minutes or half an Tether" lying on the table ready hour.

The promoters 'could not find! (or all bat), the lamp exploded, and

an aeroplane for sale, and sug- the whole thing is consumed!!"

In a letter to H. G. Wells, Conrad gested to Mr. Marr that one of states that for him "writing-the the gift planes from Britain writing-is Just might be available, which they only possible simply the conversion of nervous) offered to purchase, rent, or hire. force into, phrases." He goes en:" They also offered to hold the "With you, too, I am sure, tho' in service at the disposal of the Ad- your case it is the disciplined in-ministrator for defence or urgent telligence which gives the signal-business. the impulse. For me it is a matter

of chance, stupid chance. But the

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Mr. Mare promised to help the fact remains that when the nervous promoters, if possible. force is exhausted, the phrases don't come and no tehaion, of will can help.".

One of Shanghai's younger taipans, thoroughly fed-up with lack of and for the

THE SHY V. C.

MICHAEL O'LEARY'S HOME COMING.

Michael O'Leary, the famous V.C.,

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE the time being at a loss as to prefers England to any of the other

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

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AND

what to do to occupy his time, countries he has vicited, he said, called in his stenographer and when he disembarked at Plymouth, dictated a letter to himself, from the Ascania in London.

"I am going to live in Colchester,' drawing attention to his appar he said. "I want to settle down ent lack of business ability and to a peaceful life, After all, you! his unwarranted dopression know, fogvl have an interest in owing to temporary setbacks, the old Union Jack, and I've refused

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE which seemingly had led him too some big jobs in the Staten."

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3.8. "PELEUS"

do..."

B.B. "CITY OF BRISTOL"

do

8.8. "ATREUS"..

do.

do.

28th January.

25th February.

11th March. 25th March. 8th April. 8.9. "TEUCER" Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option

Subject to change without notice.

1

The Ascania's concerb organisers

frequently to resort to various Included in one programme: *My places of amusement. Accord- War Reminiscences. By Michael ingly, it was expected that forth- O'Leary, V.C. But O'Leary is far with he would send in his resigna- too modest and shy to accept an in- tion and the firm trusted this vitation of that sort...

When pressed he reluctantly con- would lead to a much-needed "re- formation on his part. The story sented to speak on his work among runs that the young lady had the bootleggers, while a licence Inspector on the boundary between most carefully typed three parta Canada and America at Niagara, of the letter before she timidly but wi in the time arrived the ventured to ask if it was really V.C.'s courage evaporated, and so

the address was never given.

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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.<

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Sunday, Tuesday,

Uth Feb., at Noon.

Sunday,

22nd February. 6th March.

SOUTH AMERICA vin Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco. Lon

KOREA MARU

SHINYO MARU

SIBERIA MARU

Angeles. Mexico & Panuma..

"

GINTO MARU

ANYO MARU

FUSHIMI MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

MISHIMA MARU.

MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Ports.

Saturday, 28th Feb., at Noon. Tuesday,

3rd May, at Noon..

Saturday,

29th Jun., at 11 am.

Saturday,

12th Feb., at 11 am,

Saturday..

20th February.

Wednesday, 23rd Feb., at 11 am.

Wednesday, 23rd March.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE. via Manila & Ports.

TANGO MARU

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA,

Wednesday.. TATSUNO MARU

9th February. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port. Said & Ports.

TAMMA MARU (calls Glasgow) Saturday 5th February. BUENOS AIRES vin Singapore, Durban & Cape Town

KAMAKURA MARU

Saturday. 5th. Fubruary.

BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,

TOTTORI MARU AWA MARU

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,

MORIOKA MARU »

NAGATO MARU

NAGASAKI. KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

TANGO MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Saturday, Thursday,

20th January, "

10th February.

Monday, 31st January.. Tuesday, 8th February,

Friday, 17th February,

MURORAN MARU (Moji rect).... Wednesday, KITANO MARU

26th January. Wednesday, 28th January, Sunday, 30th January, Tuesday. 1st Februnry,

HAKATA MARU (Calls Takao) LIMA MARU (Calls Moji)

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·Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

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