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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1927.

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

have ably fulfiled the high tradi- CORRESPONDENCE. tions of the service all over the world. In conjunction with the'

NAVY ON "STRIKE" SHIPS. Navy they have made British trade possible where it would

To the Editor of the "China Mall.") have been the easiest thing to Sir-With reference to the ac- have "closed down" owing to the tion of H.M. Navy authorities, in sending naval officers and ratings precarious and often dangerous on board China Navigation ships Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh hop- conditions prevailing for ship during the typhoon, is it not, to ped-off at 7.51, Enstern daylight ping. This is a great accomplish-say the least of it, a step somewhat raving tline-Honolulu paper.

beneath the traditional dignity of ment, tending to make the name the Royal Navy to participate in Little Johnny, of the farm, who

"strike-breaking of the British Mercantile Marine I believe

am correct in my in- had brought out his school books more honoured and revered than formation when I say that the Navy to do some home studying, was ever before both on land and sea, did not approach the Guild, state stuck over a word..

"Mum," he said, "what's that they had been approached br not alone by their fellow-Britons the Company, and ask whether the millennium?"

officers were willing to go on board. "Mercy, boy; I never heard of but by foreigners of all nations.

The alleged refusal of officers to such a thing. Ask your dad." go on board during typhoons "Of course I do," bragged the emanated from Shanghai, If of head of the household. It's just cers had been approached locally the name as a centennial, only it's on the holsting of the signals I have got more legs." no doubt but that they would have! responded.

Yours, etc,

The Happy Beachcomber.

The

ONE OF THE OFFICERS. Hong Kong, July 26.

CHINESE BATHING CLUB.

(To the Editor of the "China Mail."]

Dear Sir, I shall feel very

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Those who recollect the old "Spoonerisms" will smile at one that occurred at function when the nervous chairman rose and said hurriedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Klooks, and Mr. Bloggere will now reader that-er-ah-er-yes, duet, "Nightman, What of the Watch!"

Mental irritability amongst Europeans in the tropics has of late received an amount of atten- tion from the medical press, which would go to show that an increasing number of cases have come to the attention of the writers. Now we have the word of the Chief Secretary of Malaya that neurasthenia is growing amongst Europeans there.

There's one excellent cure for subject is an interesting one. much obliged if you will kindly

Morden allow me through your esteemed dandruff annoyances and that's a recent writer, Dr. Carthew, who has lived in Siam, Paper to state that the manage tweed suit. "California Pelican."

ment of the Chinese Bathing Club divides all wanderers to the regarding the fact of allowing its tropics from Europe and America members to go into the matshed According to the Homa papers into three main types: (a) the to bathe, is far from being satis- Mr. A. J. Cook, the unfortunate Adventurer, (b) the Missioner, factory. For, before its members Miners' Federation Secretary, in the last "interview" and (c) the Beachcomber, The can enter therein, they often re-the course first class, according to the doctor, ccive very rude treatment from he gave (or got) before his strike in sorrow suffers extensively from mental the servants of the Club who are collapsed, said, more strain, the second very much less instructed to guard the entrance than anger: "I am a celebrity, but I can't help it." Sort of "great- so, and the third not at all. The of the matshed. Adventurer, it appears, forms by Is it fair that members (both ncas" thrust upon him as it were? He Indies and gentlemen alike) should Well, on his own boast, he gave far the great majority.

be compelled, ere gaining ad-£300 for his false teeth, too! jjourneys to the tropics in

mittance, answer again and

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obedience of his secondary in again the questions of its servants Mussolini says that the future of stincts of curiosity, hunting for who are either bare-footed or with Italy lies on the water. But water elsewhere. And, the Hon. Mr. food and the wherewithal to ob- such appearances that look un is the unstable element, and, as D. G. M. Bernard well emphasises, tain his creature comforts with worthy to be regarded as the staff the Germans found out, some but for the Navy's assistance in greater facility than he can at of such a big Club?

home. Then, around the end of In one instance, I heard its ser-phere they are visualised in. keeping the flag flying during the his third year, he begins to ex-vants put these questions to a critical times on the Yangtsze and perience a strain in carrying out party of some swimmers:-"Well

Suburb: You go to school in Overland China Mail. its aid in the way of convoying, a his work. This he puts down to "Why, not sign your name here,

Miss Uptown: Yes. "How complete withdrawal of all British climate. And if he prolonga his first?" The gentleman did as told. New York?

stay uninterruptedly for ten years Again the servant said:

Suburb: What do you take at vessels would in all probability or so, he often suffers a severe about that man; is he not a

"Yes" was the reply, school? have had to be effected.

nervous breakdown. The Mis-member?".

Miss Uptown: Oh, French and This tribute to the work of the sioner, carries on the writer, stays "Show me his ticket" demanded the

servant sternly. After the ticket lunch.-"Texas Ranger." out in the tropics year after year was shown and examined for some Navy in the Far East must be ap-without detriment to his health minutes the party get in. But had preciated no less by the general and without the visitation of he not brought the ticket he might community in this Colony than by those periods of mental irritabil-have been turned out or at least the Naval authorities and the ity. This is ascribed to psycholo-made the object of a quarrel.

gical causes. The Missioner, wel Under this harsh management,

Tramp: "Yes'm, I wunst had n Naval rank and file. It is not are told, sublimates his emotions, it is quite annoying and perhaps good job managin' a hand laundry, sufficient to say that the Navy ac-and it is for this reason that he insulting too to be questioned by but it falled on me.

Furthermore, complished the object for which shows superior endurance of tro- this kind of staff.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

terest opponent of naval arma-vironment is in no way antagonis.are many other ways to be adopt-i

POLICE METHODS.

H. C.

TIRED OF FASTING.

What is the worst thing you could do to a farmer? Tread on hia corn. .

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Angry Motorist: I want a quart of anti-chatter oil.

Service Man: Sure; where's your car?

Angry Motorist: I want it for my wife.Georgia Cracker."

⚫ There are now definitely two Liberal parties, we are told (says the London "Sporting Times"). Should another Liberal be discover- ed, we take it there will be three Liberal parties.

Lady: "Poor man. How did it happen to fall?" it was despatched to China Pical conditions. Then we come to how inconvenient is it that mem- the jolly old Beachcomber. Helber must bring a ticket when en-

Tramp: "She left an went home waters. The Wanhsien epic seems to be the luckiest of the lot, tering a club? If the Club wants to her people," clearly demonstrated to the bit because he possesses little or no to check non-members from using herd instinct and his tropical en-the place to swim, I am sure there

ed.

rude upon Then, why be ments the peculiar position of the tie to him. He suffers no mental thousand of its members? British Empire in regard to conflict, no home-sickness, and

Thanking you for your space, hence, none of the signs of minor the great Naval strength and

mental disturbance. Happy man!

Yours very truly, need that must always exist for Mrs. J. C. Wong and her child the maintenance of a Navy not

Hong Kong, July 26. ren, grand children and great grand children beg to acknowledge only strong enough for purely de- with heartfelt thanks the many fence purposes but strong enough expressions of sympathy and con- to detach units to guard British dolence from their friends in lives and British

trade in un- their sad bereavement, for the

from numerous beautiful floral tributes settled countries like China. The

These genuine extracts sent and for their kind attend- congratulations of the Indo-China

American papers show, that the ance at the funeral.

printers of that enlightened coun- Steam Navigation Company to the Wanhsien herees, whose gallantry |

Vanzetti has interrupted his try are no more careful than our will go down to posterity, cannot: Allegations against a European hunger strike with a substantial own

A female steer, black and white, Police sergeant that he had breakfast of oatmeal, milk, bread, I would exchange for something be regarded as an empty formal assaulted a Chinese he saw run- and coffee. Sacco maintains his that I could use. What have you ity in any sense of the term. They ning in the street the better to fast.-Reuter's American Service. to trade? John T Wilson, R. 8, symbolise the gratitude of the en-intimidate him into admitting tire Empire-and of the entire anything the Police officer sus- pected were made at the resump- body of foreigners in China astion at the Magistracy yesterday OLDER THAN CANTERBURY. pany of friends one evening de- PICKERING. On July 21, 1926, at well-toward the British Navy as of the case in which Perey Sidney

the Country Hospital, Shanghai,

a whole. Harry, beloved husband of Nestie Pickering.

DEATH.

:

GARNETT-On July 20, 1927, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, S. S. Garnett, aged 33.

IN MEMORIAM.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 26, '1927.

TRIBUTE TO THE NAVY,

the

SOLICITOR MAKES SERIOUS- ALLEGATIONS.

ARREST PROCEDURE.

There is a counter-summons

assault.

VANZETTI HAS SUBSTANTIAL! BREAKFAST.

Boston, Monday.

Cadis, Ky."National Farmer."

If

Miss Marguerite Dunlevy and brother, Ross, entertained a com- cently-Galesburg (III.) paper.

Emmet Ash is bathing and says Lai is charged with assaulting, "The Welsh Church was older It was likewise fitting that the Sergt. Haywood in the execution York," declared the Bishop of comes home. Mrs. Ash is at her resisting and wilfully obstructing than Canterbury, older, than he doesn't like it the least bit and sure will be glad when his wife

Hon. Mr. Bernard should not over- of his duty.

Bangor in instituting the Rev. T-mother's canning fruit. "Bowling look at yesterday's meeting the part played by the sister service against the Sergeant for alleged. Rowlands, lately of Swansea, Green (Ohio) Sentinel."

to the benefice of Holyhead.

The Church of England owed the Mercantile Marine. As he

The young schoolmaster had Mr. G. K. Hall. Brutton, who stated, it must not be overlooked defended, submitted that it was its origin to Italy and other been taking his boys for a tramp They were very countries, but the Welsh Church across country. that all vessels plying on

fudicrous to imagine that a lad was founded by the old saints of hot, and when they came to a small standing five foot five would It is not often that ordinary Upper and Middle Yangtsze were have resisted a man six foot tall Wales, stated the bishop, and pond he said they could bathe. there was no country in the whole Unfortunately, there was too many meetings of public Companies in from time to time subjected to and four stone heavier if the of Europe where the Church was of them for so small a pond, and the Colony witness a departure considerable rifle fire from Chin Police officer had merely intimat-so truly national as the Welsh there was much confusion after a ed that he had wished to search Church. He dreamed of the day few minutes that the worried mag- The for arms. from the prosaic routine in the ese troops on the bunks. way of an allusion to events of thanks of the Company were,

The Police officer had said, when the Welsh Church would ter cried out, "Look here!

in! But if you don't all get in Imperial moment. At the meet-therefore, due to the officers and under examination, continued Mr. be the one Church of the Welsh you all get in you can't all get

you will all get in." ing of shareholders of the Indo- engineers for their patience and Brutton, that he had first aus-people.

pected the defendant of the theft: China Steam Navigation Com- determination in continuing to of the bundle of clothing he was

Children's sayings are often de- pany, yesterday, however, the run under conditions which could carrying under his arm. The assault by the Police officer, Mr.lightfully quaint; but this one is Chairman, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. only have been most trying and charge now brought against him Brutton alleged that when a man perhaps as quaint as any.

It can

was of resisting search for arme was to be arrested the first thing citizen, who has a little daughter Bernard, made particularly pleas-dangerous.

well be and Mr. Brutton contended that the Police did was to put the "fear of the Intriguing age of 5 years, was distressed on 2 night-or, ing references to the Wanhaien imagined that throughout the as the defendant had not been of God" into him. epic, to the co-operation. of the whole year, as Mr. Bernard point-stopped by the Sergeant for this.

In the opinion of Mr. Brutton rather, early morn-recently, to hear little Botiy erying bitterly, British Navy, and to the gallantryed out, the difficulty of handling purpose his client was entitled to it was an efficacious way for the On toddling into her ream he found

be discharged.

Police to assault a person before her pitting up in bed; and, after of the Company's officers and en-Chinese crews, worked up to a

The "Fear of God." arreating him, but the private in-comforting and soothing her, he gineers on the Yangtsze.

spirit of unrest and independence Asked by the Magistrate dividual must be protected. The said: "You'll be all right now, "by what can only be termed "pro- (Major C. Willson) how he could police in the Colony has a difficult dear you were only dreaming. That is a phrase reminiscent of fessional agitators," was very explain the alleged unprovoked Job and should be supported but Now go to sleep again." war times. "But for the Navy" great, calling for considerable It would have been a sheer im- tact and forbearance on the part possibility for the Empire to have of the executive officers, both came through the ordeal of war afloat and ashore,...

"But for the Navy.

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

HOT WEATHER DISEASES,

-Disorders of the bowels are extreme.

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Betty

they must not lose sight of the looked thoughtful, and then said: public's right.

"Dada, I don't like the pictures Dod

Mr. Brutton concluded by stat-sends at night-time. Do you?"

ing that every single bit of the

evidence was in favour of Lai.

He submitted that his Worship

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Stu: What Is Jack so pleased about?

[milionaire...

fare on the Continent, and Over- In this tribute paid by the

could not come to any other con- Dent: Why, he's got an idea for seas triumphantly. "But for the Chairman of the Company the ly dangerous, particularly during the clusion than that the Sergeant an invention that will make him a Navy" it would have been Impos-public generally will not be slow hot weather of the summer months assaulted the defendant.

and in order to protect yourself, and Major Willson intimated that Sta: An Idea worth millions! sible for Great Britain to main in identifying Itself. The mem- family against a sudden attack, get he wished to consider the matter What is IT

a bottle of Chamberlain's : Colin and tain: her supplies of foodstuffs to bers of the Mercantile Marine at Diarchou Remedy. It can be deand would announce his decision | her Colonies in the Far East and tached to this particular concern panded upon. For iale everywhere, on Wednesday afternoon.

Dent! A cake of flying.soap.for Lahower baths.Virginia Reel,"

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