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Hong Kong, Monday, July 4, 1927,

impossible goal. When nations speak and think no longer in terms of war complexes and turn their attention solely to the more enduring works of uni- versal peace it will be found | that what is possible in regard to Canada and the United States of America should not be found so very difficult after all on the Continent of Europe. Both the precedent and the example are there. All that is needful is the will to abolish all and everything| that is inimical to amity. Theu shall border fortiñcations and buffer zones fall into disuse automatically, and the wonder shall be that the world had to wait so long for such a glorious consummation.

"Give peace in our time, O Lord" may for some years and even decades be a necessary in- vocation but the spread of such fine sentiments as bind the United States and Canada, | A MORAL FROM CANADA.

though under different flags, can- In true Wilsonian manner not but make for a more uni- of international | President, Coolidge has sent a versal sense cordial message of congratula brotherhood than exists at pre- tion to Canada on the occasion sent.

of the sixtieth anniversary of

the creation of the Dominion.

Commentators on this historic The Fourth o' July.

event, including even the United Once again we have to ex- States President, have all over-press our sympathy with to- demonstration by our looked one significant fact in the day's

There

relations between the two great good American friends. neighbours-that along the great cannot very well be anything border between Canada and the new to say about this anniver- United States there is not one sary. Independence is an ideal single fortification or defensive as dear to us who are still Bri- structure of any kind. Nor is tish, as they once were, to us who have found it just as much there the slightest need for a

as they did by a more devious buffer zone of any description. and lengthy road. Our race, The peoples of Canada and the theirs and ours, needs the in- United States have no aggressive dependence of democratic institu

tions as lungs need air; and as fears or suspicions. They know for the difference between re- not the dread of border raids or publicanism and constitutionally. invasions any more than those limited monarchy, it is so small Britons living to-day on opposite in fact as to require almost micro- scopic investigation. It is now sides of the Tweed. The Cana- generally recognised, by English- dians and the Americans speak men at least, that the eighteenth the same language; they have century Americans, before they became a nation avowed and de.i much in common in their re-clared, enjoyed the substance of spective ideals; but any question democracy to a greater extent It was of the absorption of one by the than we did at Home.

this long taste of democratic other would be regarded as rights that made the response to quixotical and fantastic.

the declaraion of independence. The theorist is here given a 50 heartfelt and enthusiastic. Ignorant and inert slaves would splendid opportunity to point not make the same gestures. the moral for the benefit of towards freedom that men train- other nations. If two great cd to some measure of indepen- countries can grow up side by dence would. We do not believe in the existence of an English- side, without a single gun along man who regrets the Fourth o their border, why cannot such July, who would (now) have had

be possible, say, in Europe? How it otherwise. The arrival of the great Republic has been a bless- much bloodshed and misery ing to the world. The amount would have been averted in 1914 of good it has done for civilisa- if certain European nations had tion can scarcely be computed. To-day's "Declaration" is still a been living on the same terms of creed for all free peoples; for us friendship and amity as Canada as for other Honest John Bull and the United States!. How to-day holds out his right hand much nearer the ideal of inter- to Jonathan, saying: "You were national peace would the Con- glad things turned out as right, and I was wrong that time, tinental countries be to-day in they did." So to-day is a day of the absence of any need to erect gladness all round. Here's luck fortifications and create buffer to it. zones to keep a possible enemy at arm's length! The milennium may appear a long way off, and to talk of it may appear a waste of words and time, but nothing is ever really lost by striving to

ceach what appears to be an

FATAL STREET ACCIDENT.

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1927.

CORRESPONDENCE. "GLORIOUS FOURTH."

HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD & MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE.

INDEPENDENCE DAY, CELEBRATION,

RECEPTION AT HOTEL. The local American community celebrates Independence Day (the

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

A Cape paper says:

"The alleged Greek code stated to have been discovered in South Italy, has been proved a fake."- Bentley's or A.B.C.?

(To the Editor of the "China Mall.")

Sir, I think it would be of interest to many of your readers to hear something more of the annual allocation of funds raised "Glorious Fourth") to-day.

In addition to numerous pri- Piece of poetry from by the H.K.W.G. and M.C.L.

hope,

a com-

I venture to forward extracts vate gatherings which will take mercial circular: of certain letters recently re- place at the homes of American "They have blazed the trail of ceived and shall be most grate-members of the community, an

From Gibraltar's rocky slope, "At Home" will be held at the ful if you would kindly publish Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Righth (sic) acerosa (sic) to

them:-

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Hotel from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Later in the evening, a dinner will be held at the Hotel at which some 300 guests are ex-To pected.

where Pacific rollers swell. And on India's jungle breast They have often gone to rest.

the music of the Bengal

tiger's yell."

The last line is surely one of the finest in contemporary poetry.

Alice Memorial & Affiliated

Hospital.

20.2.27. Will you please convey to the

Ships in harbour were "dress- -Guild & League our best thanks for their contribution to the ed" in honour of the day. funds of these Hospitals,

It was not found possible to

the annual baseball If one could read the thoughts This annual subscription arrange ($1,800) is a very material match between the married and of the newspaper-clipping girls help to us in carrying on the single men of the American com- as they run their scissors dex- work of this public charity. munity which in the past has terously up the trails of column We value it also as an ex- been a feature of the local cele- rules, and then chop columns into. pression of your trust in us to brations.

do our utmost for the suffer-

ing poor of the Colony and can

assure you that our constant

bits, ane would often be taken out of one's own mental depths. Gladys Cooper's name evokes a grateful thrill in the shingled

attention is given to this ser- POLITE STRANGERS. head of the busy clipper-or

vice.

(Signed) H. R. WELLS. Blind Home,

Kowloon City.

24.2.27.

Will you please convey our very grateful thanks to the President and Committee of

OLD CONFIDENCE TRICK SUCCEEDS.

SIMPLE WOMAN DUPED.

maybe it's Binnie Hale." Article in London daily,

These girls who get thrills in their heads are certainly out of our depth..

"The translation of books from

A well-worn confidence trick foreign languages is usually very

the H.K.W.G. and M.C.L. for was again successfully perpe-inadequate in England, chiefly the most useful gift towards trated by a couple of rogues because of the miserable pay The victim was, as given for such work. Swinburne, our funds ($1,000.) I am sure yesterday.

it has meant lot of hard work usual, a Chinese woman.

She Lang, and John Payne showed in in the past how good work

by the members of the League. was accosted by two men We much appreciate their Queen's Road Central fn the could be done, and Mr. Scott afternoon. They told her they Moncrieff and Mr. Lewis May thoughtful kindness.

were strangers in the Colony continue the good work to-day." and asked to be directed to a Letter to "The Times" Liter- money changer's shop. The ary Supplement.

(Signed) KATE BESWICK. The Little Sisters of the Poor,

Kowloon City.

27.2.27.

woman gave them the required Still, most of the translators directions, but the men pretend- can manage better sentences than We beg to thank you very ed they did not know the way that with "work" three times in very sincerely for your cheque and suggested that the woman twenty-eight words. ($400) which we are in re-should go and change a bundle

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ceipt of. How kind of these of notes for them while they wait- "Mary R., January 11, 1927. good ladies to share with used for her. She consented and This was how the Queen scratch- their funds in helping to sup- was handed a bundle tied up in aed her name on a window-pane port our dear old inmates. For handkerchief. As the woman with a diamond in a ring on her the present we have about was about to depart, the hand at a beautiful Tudor farm- eighty, but ere long they will strangers politely suggested that house in the Norfolk village of number one hundred.

she should leave some security Walpole St. Peter recently.' (Signed) SISTER BERNADETTE. with them. She accordingly Newspaper article.

parted with jewellery and money "On, with, in, on, at, in, of”. Imperial Merchant Service

Guild.

to the amount of $51.80. When a fine bag of prepositions in one she opened the bundle at the sentence. in returning the receipt for money changer's she found it $100 herewith I should like to contained nothing more valuable assure you again how grateful than a roll of waste paper. She window is a bit small; not much the Committee of the Fryatt hurried back to the place where use in an emergency." -Fund-is-to-the-League-for-its she had left the strangers, but Landlady: "There won't be no most generous assistance in needless to say they were not emergency-my terms is weekly the beneficent work in which there,

80.3.27.

our fund is engaged in reliev- ing distress amongst merchant) service Captains and their de- pendants.

(Signed) T. W. MOORE. Royal Soldiers Daughters'

Home.

30.3.27.

I am directed by the Chair- man, and Committee of the Royal Soldiers Daughters' Home to offer you their grate- ful thanks for your very gen- erous donation (£50.0.0) and continued support of this old

Institute..

(Signed) H. S. MARSHALL. Orphan Homes of Scotland.

31.3.27.

WILBUR PLAYERS.

A SUCCESSFUL RETURN VISIT.

The

"ALIAS THE DEACON."

Actor (engaging room): "The

in advance."

Two friends were returning home after a festive night,

"Oh, by gosh," muttered one suddenly. "I've absolutely for- gotten to get notepaper for my miasus. She told me to be ahertain to call at a stationery shop on the way home."

"Well," replied his friend judicially, "theresh not a station- ary shop in this street, ole boy; Wilbur Players, who the whole bally lot are on the established an excellent reputation move." when they were in Kowloon a short while ago, have returned to the

"The one section (of the road) "Star" with a changed programme just after crossing the border at | featuring some excellent plays to

which the talents of the players are Charlestown is still fairly dif well suited.

ficult, but with care there should Mr. Anthony Baker, of whose be no fear of getting through."-- I am to-day in receipt of success in "Able's Irish Rose" and Transvaal paper.

We have decided not to go that Mrs. Creasy's letter of Febru- several other plays no one who

saw him will, need to be reminded, | way.. ary 23 enclosing draft for £100 gives another excellent character!- from the H.K.W.G. and M.C.L.sation, and Mr. Earle Hodgkins is. In spite of the business man's for the above Homes.

well fitted to the part of the prize precept that it pays best to start Last Friday we said Good-fighter. Miss Florence Underhill, at the bottom, diamond diggers bye to 50 of our older boys who as Mrs. Clarke, Miss F. Printy as still start at the top. were provided with splendid the heroine and Miss Tore Lindin outfits and are now on their in the part of the care-free young-

"A huge reptile raised yards in way to Canada to make their ster, were all up to the high homes there. We have every standard established in previous the air....as I fired, only hitting the brute in the tale."-"Free prospect that they will do well performances here.

This play is to be repeated at the State" paper.. as so many others have done.

"Star" to-night. (Signed) MARY QUARRIER. Trafalgar Orphan Fund.

13.4.27.

CIRCUS ROMANCE.

Thus cutting short at least one snake tale.

There seems to be no truth in the story that a South African I am directed by the Com-

girl, on receiving a magnificent mander in Chief, Plymouth, to An interesting announcement diamond tiara from her fiance, acknowledge, with many appears сл

Registrar's exclaimed: "Oh, George, only thanks, the receipt of the gen-forthcoming weddings" board diamonds!" erous donation of £100 to the at the Supreme Court. Trafalgar Orphan Fund, from the H.K.W.G.” and M.C.L.

(Signed) J. WILSON. Ministering Children's League.

13.5.27.

the

The passer-by reads that Olga The Prince of Wales advised a Urbanech is to be married short-blind soldier what horse to bet ly to Konstantin Kariagin, both on in the Grand National, The circus artistes who have been Herald says. Few persons have associated fer some years with had better tips on horses than At a meeting of the execu- Isako's Circus, at present playing the Prince of Wales.-El Paso tive Committee I reported the at Wanchai.

„Timea contribution of £200 which we Olga is the leading dancers of received from Hong Kong in the Company and Konstantin iş March and I am instructed to one of the principal men enter ask you to thank all those who talers. have again sent us their gen erous sum towards our Otter- shaw Homes and Central Fundr

Lord Meath proposed a hearty vote of thanks be sent to the friends of the League In Hong Kong and the vote was carried by acclamation.

toria Home and Orphanage, and Italian Convent.

Beatrice, wearing a black eye and golden tulips, celebrated her 60th birthday by riding to the police station in a motor. ambulance, and she was assisted by two constables up the steps, she warned the officer at the wheel, "Be careful; no furious driving."

Mr. Lee Hysan has very gene ously put the Lee Gardens at the disposal of, the H.K.W.G. and

An artist's model, Annie Cor- MOL. on Saturday October 1. tez, has been elected by a large- (Signed) B; HAVERFIELD, It is proposed to hold a Fair majority as Mayor of Greenwich Other letters of thanks were there in aid of the Funds of Village, which is New York'a received from Evelina Hospital Guild and League. Further de Bohemia. In an interview after for Children, Homes for Waifs talle will he announced shortly. her election, she promised to A 16-year-old Chinese youth and Strays, Shaftesbury Homes

Yours, etc was knocked down by a P.W.D. and "Arethusa" Training Ship.

establish a "Love Court" to settle lorry in West Point at 12.809 Officers Families Fund. Ying

MARY KONG, - • problems of the heart. She also favoured a curfew law for the: Hon. General Secretary, village, but not too early:" fured and subsequently, died at the Wa Girl's School Hong Kong Benevolent Society C.M.S. Vic-

Sunday Times" Special

Saturday night. He was badly in-

Government Civil Hospital,

Hong Kong, July 1.