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MARRIAGE.

BLAKE -WILLIAMS. — At St. John's Cathedral, on Tuesday, November 27, 1928, by the Kev, Alfred Swann, Dénis Henry Blake, to Elizabeth Gwen

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.

The Violent Storms

Moscow, Nov. 26. Mgr. At home and elsewhere in Fabregues, the vicar of Peking, Europe, as well as in the Pacific died suddenly on the Trans--

Siberian Railway-Renter. not very far from our little

P'RAPS-PRAPS NOT!

Island, there have been and still The Hong Kong and South are many signs of extreme per-China 'scholars of the Chefoo In-

A young man about town visit- turbation resulting in storms of land Mission School arrived yes ed a country village, and

From terday by the s.s. "Kueichow for struck by the beauty of the

their Christmas holidays. They place

Because he tried to kiss her!

more or less magnitude. what we learn of the gales that expect to return to Chefoo about have been doing so much dam-the end of January of next year, i

age over England, it is evident that they are practically unpre»,

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Was

A matshed at Tsun Wan, New toothache for some time. She at Mrs. Murphy had suffered from

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Whilst waiting my turn in the barber's a bald-headed Johnny

cedented in many respects. So Territories, was raided by ten last decided to visit the dentat. has it been in many parts of robbers yesterday morning who After the extraction of six Europe and so also, not so long made off with clothing and teeth the dentist impressed on ngo, was it in the United States, money valued at $27.40. The rob- Mrs. Murphy to keep her mouth It is only a week or two ago that bers carried electric torches shut. "Shure," replied Mrs. Mount Etna was in eruption to and were armed with sticks. Of Murphy, "An' I won't say a word an alarming extent. These and the four inmates-three men and to anyone about it." other portents have been not only one woman-two put up a strug- disastrous, but they have been gle, resulting in one of them being causing considerable speculation wounded in the hand, while the as to how they have arisen. Spots other was knocked unconscious. on the sun are again being blam- į ed, and perhaps the visibility of these ominous spots may have not little to do with the storms. On the other hand, who knows that the attempts to get in touch with Mars by wireless (which has re- cently been attempted) may be even more responsible?

CORRESPONDENCE

"SIGNS OF THE TIMES"

was seated in the next chair hold- ing a conversation with the bar- ber. "Last time I came here," he said, "you lathered my bald head instead of my face."

"Force of habit, sir," said the barber. "Before I came here I white-washed ceilings."

“You'll be round to-night,

To the Editor of the “China Mail.") Dear Sir,-You are to be com- mended for giving those interest- ing items from the Press all over | Bob?" said Daisy. the world which show the signs "Rather! But I say, you of the times.

might tick off that ugly looking fellow who drives your car and works in the garden; he always gives me a nasty look when he sees me."

The boundless ether, full of In presenting to your readers energy, is utilised by and is im- these thoughts which represent pregnated throughout with, some the realities of life it enables them thing that may be called life and to know that evolving truth mind - in excelsis. I conceive of always keeps abreast of the un- the ether as the vehicle or physi-foldment of new ideas..

cal instrument or concomitant of. All leaders in this age must re- the Supreme Mind or Spirit that cognise that spiritual unfoldment permeates and infuses everything.is the only true basis of life and -Sir Oliver Lodge.

that Mind alone is capable of establishing a government on this earth which all look for in the kingdom of Heaven.

A Chinese woman, living at No. 38, Des Voeux-road Central, was removed to the Government Civil a political diree-Hospital last night suffering from opium poisoning.

Hong Kong, Nov. 27, 1928.

ALLEGED PIRACY OF A

"Oh, don't worry, replied Daisy airily, "that's only father."

Jones had brought an action for damages under the Workmen's Compensation Act.

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"An' why doesn't your mother come here herself?" asked Mr. Sandits, the grocer, leaning over his counter to the demure little maiden with the shopping basket. "She's trying another shop," was the innocent. reply.

They were returning home.

less and dejected.

"The trouble is," said the hus. band, "that my next pay day is a fortnight off. Whatever shall we do?"

After a long cross-examination by the opposing counsel, during which the employer's liability was Your recent quotations from contested, he was asked what leaders in world thought show compensation he expected. other feeler in

clearly that there is no argument "Why," exclaimed Jones, point- for the need of effective leader-ing to a swollen head; "A lump' The next step is a circular tele-

ship. Leaders cannot be elected sum, of course." gram- much favoured form of At 4.45 p.m. yesterday, a Chin-for appear throught an establish-

"A pound of streaky rashers, ese coolie (48 was injured infed dynasty, since true leadership communication in the old "North- Stubb's-road while falling from a is founded upon understanding, six eggs, a loaf an 'alf a pound ern"

days--to five provincial wall, 20 feet in height. The man inspiration and courage.

of butter on trust till your father centres, Canton, Wu-Han, Kai-died after his admission to hos- The old familiar saying was comes home?"

true yesterday, is true to-day, and feng, Taiyuan and Peking. The pital.

will be true to-morrow: "Without similarity of faction interests at stake, as in the case of the Army announced of Lieut. K. W. Beard,

The forthcoming marriage is vision the people perish."

Yours etc., Groups, is at once apparent. The Royal Navy, attached to the Royal

GRATEFUL. 1st Army Group can be said to Air Force. Kai Tack, and Miss be "under" Nanking and does not, Margaret Elise Bird, of No. 28,

the Peak. therefore, enter into considera-f tion.

The 2nd is that of the "Christian General" who is con- currently Minister for War and

FISHING JUNK chairman of the Kaifeng branch of the Political Council. · The 3rd

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS Group is commanded by General

The case, in which a Chinese is Yen Hsi-shan who rules the

being charged with piracy on the branch Council at Taiyuan. The 4th Group comprises a part of the he believed to be unloaded, the alleged to be one of a group of Whilst cleaning a rifle, which high seas, was again adjourned yesterday. The defendant was arinies of the Kwangsi, military master of the Tak Wo lime-kiln, six pirates who attacked a fishing faction, which is in power at Can- of Peng Chau Island, wounded junk and, besides stealing a boat ton and Wu-Han and is also his leg last night on the firearm load of fish, marooned the master

unexpectedly going off. He was and passengers. strong in the political sense, in immediately rushed to the Gov- In evidence, Mr. C. J. Thomson, the Central Government. Aernment Civil Hospital.

of the Harbour Office, produced branch Council was authorised' at

an Admiralty chart to indicate Peking for convenience; but in a By eight votes to seven, a mo- the locality of the piracy. military sense it is subordinate to open to both sexes, be substituted Wanchai (near Macao) related tion that a young people's club, The head of the, Scouts of General Yen Hel-shan. The Cen- for the present St. Peter's Young the circumstances under which tral Political Council has stand-Men's Club was lost in debate last the defendant was arrested in ing equivalent to that of the night at the Club mentioned. Mr. Wanchai last year.

J. C. L. Wong and Mrs. A. E. Defendant denied that he stole State Councils functions are Matthews led for the motion and any fish belonging to the defen- very wide. And the branches are Mr. A. E. Lea and Mr. T. Lambdant some three months before

for the opposition:

the piracy. just as powerful in their respec- tive spheres.

A Japanese named. Kimura ON THE HIGH SEAS warda from their holidays penni- Tatsuchi, a seaman of the Rs. Tsogaru Maru," accidentally fell into the hold yesterday whilst en- gaged in replacing a beam on board. He was injured on the head and was taken to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.

Establishment of a

A Chinese named Chan Luen branch

(28) was knocked down yester- Council practically confers semi-day in Connaught-road by a motor autonomy on the individual or car. It was reported that the

ELLEN TERRY

FLAN TO BUY AND ENDOW

HER HOUSE'.

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group of individuals in office in the man, did not stop the car nor driver after having knocked down that city. It is the privilege of did he report the case to the committee of the Dame Eilen A meeting of the preliminary Rev. Tao See-kal, B.A making important decisions, local police. The injured man, who Terry Memorial Scheme took Durham, England,

fractured chaplain of St. Paul's College in their application but national in was suffering from Funeral will take place from effect, that Nanking desires to ment Civil Hospital.

rib, was removed to the Govern place in London under the chair- manship of Lady E. Maud War- St. Paul's Church Glenealy, end before the New Year. While

render, when it was proposed:- to-morrow at 11 am.

some of the Army Group com- manders may steadfastly oppose Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1928. restricting their scope, they do

not seem to place so much

Shanghai's oldest resident, that is in length of time spent here,. celebrates her 70th birthday to day, saya the "N. C. Daily News"

on political freedom. It is of Nov: 22. For Mrs. B. A.: A SURPRISE, MOVE

is as Limby was born out, here in much to their own benefit as to Shanghai on November 22, 1858, Coming so soon, after the first Nanking's that an example be set and, except for a few years on holiday, has spent all her life in rebuff, the attempt of the in Nanking concessions to this Far Eastern port. No one, National Government of China to strengthen the National Govern meeting Mrs. Limby, would ima withdraw power from the pro- ment. Otherwise discipline and gine that her age was within years of what it actually is, but vinces comes as a surprise. Last loyalty would be at a discount 70 she is to-day and many are the week it was announced that "to to their own disadvantage as wonderful changes that she has avoid friction" the National Gov- much as to Nankings. And loss witnessed in this Paris of the ernment had 'decided to abandon of political authority can always East, the sixth greatest port în the projected conference of com- be counterbalanced by military the world.".

0-1yan- new: 2ssistant secretary of the

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To acquire the fine old Tudor; timbered house, Smallhythe Palace, between Tenterden, Kent, and Rye, where Ellen Terry spent a great part of the

last 25 years of her life and where she died, as a public pos session.

"Listen, dear." laughed the young wife, "I'll tell you a secret. Before we went away I hid five pounds in the pantry."

"Yes, I know." groaned tho husband. "I found it.""

On a certain Monday morning the vicar of the church in the country was the recipient of by a little girl of the parish. basket of apples brought to him

"Thank you very much, my dear!" said the cleryman. "They are, lovely. I do hope, however, yesterday-the Sabbath" that you did not gather them

"No, sir," replied the child. "I got 'em early this morning, but' they was a-growing all day yes- terday, parson!"

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Said Ma, "I see that brend's gone up; the price is far too dear" and father sighed as he replied: "Alas! and so is beer." Then up spake little Tommy-he caused an awful row" "Tis sad but true, jam's gone up, too, it's on the top shelf now!"

She placed her lips upon his

cheek.

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He thrilled with sudden feel-

ing;

There was no time to look or

speak-

The act one might call stenk

ing.

But quicker than all thought,

upsailed

His palm and placed a veto- With one good slap he promptly

nailed

That feminine mosquito.

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First Maid (to neighbouring

To keep two rooms, in one of which she died, much as they were in her life-time:

To turn another room into a one, referring to master) library; chiefly of books relat-Absent-minded? Lumme! It's ing to the drama and the bad enough when he's kissed ma theatre, of which Ellen Terry's good-bye instead of the missus, own collection would be a but yesterday 'e went an slam- nucleus. In this there are med me and kissed the door." many volumes annotated by

Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. Sergeant: "What's the first It is proposed to add to the thing you do when cleaning your library a small museum of rifle?" Ellen Terry's collection. theatrical relics, including Private: "Look at the num

ber"

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manders of Group Armies by weight or circumvented by other Mr. E. R. Price returned to which, it was hoped, directed con- means. For instance, Marshal Li Hong Kong last night by the s.8. trol of the Army would-be vested Chai-sum may advocate abolition "Chipshing," looking as fit as the proverbial fiddle after several

To adapt the barn adjoining Sergeant: “And what has that in-Nanking. It was realised that of the branchCouncil in Canton months' Home leave. He is the the house a fine example of got to do with it?” at least half of the four comman. It will add fouforestig

**Elizabethan work to the pur Frivate: To make sure I'm

pose of a theatre, where a little cleanlug my own cifle." :- ders of super-armies (for that is king, where be I be in future, Hong Kong General Chamber of

*festival could be held during the Red Commerce. Mr. Price went by air what the Army Groups really are) and it will, at least in me, re-

ummiverabry week of Ellen The young housekeeper was from Croydon to Berlin on the would have opposed, or placed duce the chances of his nominees outward journey and then by the It is believed that this scheme casions, and she entered the meat

Terrys' death.

determined to pay cash on all oc obstacles in the way of, any acting hastily while he is away. trans-Siberian Railway, thence to scheme of centralisation of mill. The other branches ought then to Mukden, Harbin, Tangku Tien- can be adequately carried out and market to purchase a spring

tsin and Peking, visiting friends: endowed for £15,000, and it is chicken. tary admin ration. Having fail follow suit. And it will remain to Before going on leave, Mr. Price proposed to raise this by public She selected one, and, while she line-or having be seen whether Nanking will be was a journalist on the staff of subscription. was searching in her pocket for itself to the fact that able to make capital out of this the "Chiria Mall." His brother, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson her purse, the clerk inquired

Mr T Price, B.Sc of Kings is the chairman and Lady Maud politely, Trussel, mudamel Joʻnot, opportuno-the political gain-a gain by conces College, only recently returned Warrender, the honorary trénu. Certainly not!" she replied. Government put out and sion of the provinces

from leave.

ed in the

"I pay cash