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FAMILY LINK WITH AUSTRALIA:

by his work in the Government, he

PRAPS PRAPS NOT!

ful, if such equality was formally LORD BIRKENHEAD. recognised, whether the United States would, in fact, build up to that level. To have accepted the American claim, however, would have given a queer twist to a con-

The Earl of Birkenhead, who lun- ference which was essentially for was the principal guest at

cheon, held by the Australia (and the purpose of a limitation and, New Zealand Luncheon Club at the The husband thinks more of rather than incur the charge of Savoy Hotel, mentioned his inten- playing with other boys than

tion of visiting, the Antipodes looking after his wife and chil encouraging further competition, owing to his busy practice at the dren," said the missionary at the British delegates had evident- Bar, with a limited, though unjustly Willesden Police, Court, when ly been instructed to oppose the exaggerated, long vacation, followed George Wilkes (18) was sum- proposals. Provisional agree, bald that he had up to the present moned for deserting his wife and ment had, however, been reached been unable to visit elther Aus- child. in regard to destroyers and sub- determined one of these days, if a also was 18.

tralia or New Zealand. "But I am It was stated that the wife marines and it would be a pity if reasonable span of life is extended Magistrate-This is a sad state the Conference broke up without to me," he added, "and I obtain re- of affairs, How did these two-

lief from the constant responsibili- children come to be married? an agreement having been signed ties and occupations of office that I

The husband-She made me. embodying the points on which will allow myself the pleasure of

The wife-Oh, I'did not. seeing these two highly important

The husband was ordered to agreement has been reached.

elementa in the British Empire. (Cheers).

pay his wife 15s. a week, and the Mra. "My family, or at least my wife's Magistrate said to family, has historic intercats in Wilkes-Try to win back your both these dominions. All of you, husband's love, and I am sure you will still be happy together."

CORRESPONDENCE.

CHINESE BATHING CLUB.

To the Editor of the “China Mall”)

WHERE THE TIPS- GO.

1

"It always is," she retorted.

•

"I see that you've given up

1

According to the Germans, Geneva is an ugly, warlike figure, hitherto obscured beneath a veil,

-"Kladderadatsch," Berlin.

Bolshevism is sticking into the world and making that poor horse try to throw peace from the saddle.The "Chicago News."

I suspect, have read either, the whole or part of 'Captain Cook's Famous Voyages. His second in command. Captain Furneaux, WAS A

She was insisting he should be direct ancestor of my wife, and a punter no longer. "But let me more horse," he Sir-Some time ago, I perused therefore of my aon, and the Fur- back just one with interest, a letter published eaux Islands, which I understand pleaded. "I promise you it will

are still there on the coast of Aus- be the last.” in one of the vernacular papers tralia, were discovered by this navi- concerning the above Club. It gator, and still render his name, I has so far met with no response believe, memorable in that part of with the exception of an official the world. (Cheers.). On the last note from the Chinese Recreation occasion that I met the Prime teaching your wife to drive." Club, disowning any connection Ministers of New Zealand and Aus- "Yes, we had an accident." with the C. B. C. The solo be tralla I undertook to have a copy "What happened?" I told her to came a duet when "Concerned's made of the family portrait, which release her clutch and she let go letter appeared in your papers we still possess, and which is des- of the steering wheel."

cribed on the label underneath as three days ago,

If I am

'Captain Tobias Furneaux, circum- not mistaken, both

Teacher "Can you tell me navigator." I hope that an ade what a myth is?" "Yeth, Mith. these correspondents desire, ex-quate copy of that work may be preasly, to know just one thing-found in each of your National It'th a woman who hathn't got a Is the Club run on constitutional Galleries, because the Prime Minis- huthband. Jines? Obviously, the reply to ters have respectively assured me electorate is known to be behind this will be either yes or no. The that they would be very pleased on their representative who is to be same reply will well serve to historical grounds to accept them." a candidate for the Presidency. answer the several points raised (Cheers).

by "Concerned." Have there One explanation, therefore, of been any general meetings? Have President Coolidge's announce- there been any elections of off- ment may be that he has decided cers? Have there been any to sacrifice himself for what he publication, adoption and passing of accounts and reporta? For belleves to be the interests of the these, unless my memory proves day Republican party, in order that shockingly treacherous, were the abroad will probably be as interest

Since Ministers were imper- they may nominate a candidate points in question.

ed as Germans themselves to dis- Most unfortunately,

these cover the ultimate destination of sonated to liberate M. Daudet, no who was not-associated with the points seem to have escaped the the 10 per cent. levied on every bill one is believed in France; veto. Such an explanation, how notice of the Hon. Secretary of this system prevails. Looked upon the Minister."

for tips in those countries where "Send this letter, porter. I am ever, would gavour of a weakness the C. B. C., or otherwise, in his as a guide to the amounts expected "So you say. But have you which has not hitherto charac- overwhelming eagerness to draw by the staff in countries where this

any witnesses?" "Le Petit. the public's attention to the Sug-system is not in use, the scale in Parisien." terised his actions.

The veto gestion Box, he has sadly neglect full of surprises. which cost him so much in the ed them, for in his letter publish- tors bills, which is pooled under west has made new friends and ed yesterday, he makes no efforts strict supervision, the head waiter much do you want for your Firat Chinese General: "How whatever to touch upon any of receives 12 parts: second waiter, battalion?" "solidified-old-friendships else

these points. where in the country.. The great business interests of the country were with the President in his decision, Prosperity is with him and there are many who contend that in another year the Hong Kong, Saturday, August 6, 1927. agricultural index may rise to "equalise" the farmer of its own accord and spare the necessity: for legislation: No matter what the reasons were for the Pre- sident's decision, his tenure of

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A SATURDAY CAUSERIE,

The most interesting event of the week in international politics

Yours, etc.,

"INTERESTED." Hong Kong, August 5. KING-AND-QUEEN HELD UP.

Albert Gate.

held out his arm.

Now that the Continental holl- scason is beginning, those

Of the entire tax on all the visi-

10; porter, 10; room-waiter, 8; [Second Ditto: "If I don't get night porter, 7; boots, 5 lift my wages from Moscow I'll sell attendant, 4%; chambermaid, 8%;

telephone operator, S; cloakroom for ten thousand: if I get them attendant, 22; eider page. 2; 1' go on with the war."-~~ younger page, 1: "piccolo, or very "Humoristicke Listy," Prague. small page, 7-10; still smaller "pic- colo," Just beginning career,1⁄21⁄2

The proportions allotted to the

An English tourist had just

was held up by cross-traffic at the a speaking acquaintance with lan-mountain with his guide.

A woman motoring in Hyde Park porter and night-porter presupposes reached the top of a Scottish

gunges. If not, they receive only) "Brother," he ejaculated, On her left was a big Daimler seven, or 6.8 parte respectively. In "after climbing all this height to car similarly brought to a stand-those very palatis! establishments see the view, I've forgotten the still by the policeman on traffic where there are several porters and glasses 1"? duty, who, without looking round, more than one boots, the man who That's a' right, sir," said the carries the luggage is entitled to To the woman driver's astonish-only 4 per cent. In these "Arst Scot "There's naebody aboot, is the decision of Calvin Coolidge office has been marked by con-ment, the occupants of the Daimler claus" houses it is customary for an we can just drink oot of the not to stand for re-election at the siderable achievements and in were the King and Queen, who, extra functionary, a species of bottle."

without taking advantage of their clerk, known in Germany as the expiration next year of his period dealing with several serious privilege, were quietly waiting like "etage-chef," or storey-manager, to A man was told by his doctor of office as President of the Unit-Labour problems he has shown anybody else for the policeman to control the staff of all the rooms on that he was suffering from

signal "all clear."

the landing. He is entitled to nine heartburn, ed States of America. Although commendable strength of char-

After a moment or so the police parts, if a linguist, and to eight And he tried to claim on his cabled reports would have us be acter. News of possible.succes-man turned round, casually looked parts if he only speaks his own lieve that the announcement is ors to the Presidency will be at the Daimler and recognised tongue. The low scale allotted to fire policy.

Their Majesties.

chambermaids will arouse most awalted with interest. regarded in the mature of some.

It was a great surprise to the people's sympathy. Indy to find herself sitting unusher- thing incomprehensible, it is pos

The Geneva Conference has Queen, and a few feet abreast of ed in the presence of the King and sible that the decision was due to the agrarian discontent in the failed in its main object, not them, but it was nothing to the LANSDOWNE AND HALDANE. of cakes, miss" Tanks of the middle-western through what was at first con- surprise shown by the policeman

He stood rooted to the spot as sidered to be the great stumbling though at any moment the earth farmers. These latter constitute

Probably there are very few

Harassed Parent (to whining block-the reconciliation of Bri- would awallow him up, and his face people who remember (or ever offspring) Tired, are you? a large and influential body of the tain's proposals with the attitude would have given, Par, artat his achievements of Lord Lansdowne in Want to go home, do you? Well, curious Got the toothache, have you? was a study in expressions which knew) one of the most electorate and have never for

of Japan, but through a diver-masterpiece.

public life, that of firat bringing I brought you out to enjoy your given President Coolidge for his

of opinion between Finally, he saluted. The King Lord Haldane into touch with the self, and enjoy yourself you shall, veto, early this year, of the Bill gence

and Queen, who had been calmly War Office and so paving the way which was to have given them

America and Britain on the waiting for the traffic to pass and for the building up of the Terri you aggravating imp." relief during a period of de- question of cruisers and the quite content to be treated like torial Force and the "prepared-

"I know we shall be poor, Although It was almost unrecognised..

way. Haldane had been briefed in head against his shoulder, "but

armaments.

Teacher (at the end of her talk on music) :- “What is harmonig- ing, Percy?"

"It's the stuff you put on top.

pression. This legislation, which made perfectly clear that Britain had been passed by the Senate

patent in the matter of explosives. Stephen is, brave and hopeful, and House of Representatives,

cruisers prescribed, raerely for

Being already a chemist of conders and he says that love will make a provided for the stabilising of guarding trade routes and for the magistrate at Bromley Folice purposes of his case; the whole "I know it will," said her

Mr. G. E. Lewis, the presiding able attainment he mastered, for the way.'!! the markets of basic agricultural general patrol work of the Em- Court, pald a warm tribute to the chemistry of cordite just at a time father, grimly. It made away commodities against undue and

Press for what it has done in the when the War Office was in despair with two tons of coal and £5. pire, the continued cry in America case of a plucky 15-years-old Or about the imperfections of the new worth of gas last winter. excessive fluctuations, for the has been for "equality, equality pington lad who had been keeping expos ay Lansdowne happened to preservation of advantageous and again equality" in every re- The lad was charged at the travel in the same carriage with

hia home going as a greengrocer One day domestic markets and the mini spectan attitude which, in children's court with working a Haldane from Wiltshire to Lon- discussing methods, when sud-

Two health enthusiasts were: misation of speculation and waste

effect, would mean that either horse in an unfit state. It was don, mentioned Cordite, and was at denly one of them, said Americe would be open to build stated he had been in business once overwhelmed with torrent you still take your morning about ten months. He paid £18 of esoteric information. Arrived cruisers which, according to the 10s, a week and had recently com- at the War Office, the harassed Min- "Never miss it, my boy cried

bath, I suppose. American proposals, would be pleted the purchase. He was told Ister sent for Brackenbury and larger than the British and carry but afterwards found it was 20. knows more than all my experts to sometimes cold; and when I'm in

y that the horse was nine years old, sald While we are groping in the the other, enthusiastically. heavier armanients, or else Brit His father was in hospital and ether." Haldane was persuaded a hurry to get off to work, I take, dark here I have found a man who "Sometimes I take it hot, tain would be obliged to build brother, and three sisters to keep the War Office and the complex

he had a mother a younger to join the Explosives Committee at it for granted Tewerships than she genuinely The mother, stated that the boy problem was solved.

treated the horse well and was very Deeds for routine wor

fond of its

their subjects, motored quietly on neas" of the "Old Contemptibles

for war. It came about in this daddy," said Evelyn, nestling her desired the number of small BREADWINNER AT 15, a famous case of infringement of

in marketing. The Bill was vetoed by President Coolidge on the grounds that it involved Gov- ernmental fixing of prices which, once started, has no justice and no end, and on the ground that the control by the Federal Farm Board of twelve (which the Bill sought to create) of the price of

that the United States mis the necessities of life, would give analogs

saved from building unprecedented and despotic goyarded gektarg

powers into their she wants, and yet hav

Et seems clea

States Gov

ars have been

Since the hearing of the case the an horse has been kicked by another horse in a meadow and will have

said that owing

GOOD FOR

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Officer,

I feel so funny.

P.C. Have you

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