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speechless envy (which, after all is human if not very, cre-

Hong Kong, Thursday. Sept. 5, 1925 ditable) to an active desire to get their own back by coercive measures, that they become dangerous and menacing to all; These Dress Reforms democratic ideas of freedom of

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Here There and D Everywhere.

-LUCK OF SOME PEOPLE”

A solicitor making an application at West Ham police court for the removal of the suspension” of * motor licence, said that his client was about to be married when the Licence was suspended. The mar riage was postponed, and was now likely to be put off altogether.

BROTHER PEERS

THE EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA

PORTRAIT OF HAILE

SELASSIE

RULER WHO DEFIES SIGNOR

PORTRAYED MUSSOLINI

"THE

(By Wilfrid Hindle)

HE Almighty," wrote the,lek, the fault is not so much iz Mr St. John Morrow (the Emperor Menelek to the him as in his subjects inmate- magistrate): The lack of some European Powers "has protect-capacity for, dawdling over pub- I am lic works projects for years. people!

ed Ethiopia hitherto confident that he will continue (It should be added in their to protect it in the future defence that, once they have That was at the begining of started. they complete their Lord Sysonby-the first "" is this century. To-day Menelek's work in as many weeks as they pronounced long-took his seat in nephew and first male successor have previously spent years)

Innovations the House of Lords recently. He to his throne writes in similar had the rare distinction of being style (and in the same French! The telegraph was introduced introduced by his brother.

language) to the League of into Ethiopia forty years ago He and Lord Ponsonby stood side Nations. He could quote, his-ty Menelek Hale Selassie has by side at the box. From now ontorical English precedent for added to it the telephone, the Rolls- they will sit on opposite sides of adding to his trust in God a care motor-car-his

Royce is one of the features of Addis Ababa-electricity, aero- howitzers, tanks,

Three

.:

to keep his powder dry.

Strong Line

Haile Selassie, Power of the planes.

TRKO

the House.

The Ponsonby brothers, how- l'ever, can claim no record. That

belongs to the Cecils. brothers sit in the Lords-Lord Trinity L. King of Kings Con-machine-guns, and Salishary, the Bishop of Exeter quering Lion of the Tribe of which is being trained by Bel-

Judah. Emperor of Ethiopia,jgian and Swedish nationals

or whose "neutrality”. lhas little need of such precemen

Hugh dents. He is strong in his own reliance can be placed

and Lord Cécil of Chelwood.

Another brother. Lord Cecil, sits in the Commons. fore now he had been mentioned

a peerage.

+

Yes

Be-

line, which claims direct descent! Roads in Ethiopia are now for from the Queen of Sheba and comparatively good. The tele graph system is not so good.

D

the House of David

He is stronger in his people.The telegraph wires are heavy. Your Daily Smile who the aristocracy among sometimes hung on trees, and them, at any rate-are as proud in consequence frequently fall A visitor to Britain thinks that her and contemptuous of the Euro-down. When they are hung on long railway-tunnels are marvellous pear as they are 'domestically poles, white ants eat the poles Frankly, we can't see much in the turbulent and indolent He is and they fall down again. But strongest of all in his own against this there is wireless character, which he has shown communication to many parts Addis of the country, while to be that of a statesman-

Ras Tafari, as he is still more Ababa is in wireless contact familiarly known in England. with the whole world. was born in 1891, the son of Foreigners Who Are Trusted Ras Makonnen, Governor of the Trade, too, though rudimen- rich Abyssinian Province of tary, is being developed.

"What are those three fellows?"

"Radio sound-effects men.”

"I know it does, but what are! they?**

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An

Generous Hubby: "The bank has returned choice and conscience. This is that cheque."

Wife: "Isn't that splendid! Wha: Harrar and owner of extensive Abyssinian prince recently went estates He was educated on on a semi-diplomatic mission to deep the sort of thing the earnest That clothes have

their dress reformers allow their can we buy with it this time?".

European lines by French Japan. While there he fell in psychological effect on

monks at Harrar. He was well love with the daughter of a wearers has long been known stupid little minds to lead them!

this educated He reads and speaks Japanese nobleman and wanted Learned men will tell you that into.

French fluently, is widely read to marry her. The marriage. half the joy of swimming in

in the literature of his own was not arranged. A trade And a conces- tance with the standard Eurosion of 2,000,000 acres of country, and has some acquain-agreement was pean. works

on literary and land suitable for growing cotton scientific subjects.

has been granted to Japanese enterprise.

PLAN

Kwangtung Proposal To Be Examined

•

Canton, To-day.

A Man Of Culture His care for literature re- mained with him long after he tic

This last move is characteris-

The Ethiopians distrust.

Emperor.

His Razor "What did you share with When the Rev. Clement Par-morning?

"My wife's pencil sharpener.” the nude is that feeling of sons, headmaster of Finchley glorious freedom and lightness Catholic Grammar School, cantes which only the discarding of allow himself to utter the in- NEW THREE-YEAR

futility that "the irksome and constricting clothes credible can effect. Those immensely slovenly habit of the open and attractive advertisements in tieless shirt-front is not yet the American magazines which countenanced in the best circles inform you that, for only ten for all and sundry occasions"

left the monks' hands. He has the friendship of Powers whose cents, you can have absolutely (as if it ever were, or is ever

established in Addis Ababa. own colonies lie nearby, post free, sent in plain cover likely to be!)-and can continue

General Chen Chi-tang. Com capital of modern Ethiopia, a whether those Powers come with no obligation to purchase. to criticise that un-Christian

mander-in-Chief of the First printing press whence come bearing gifts or not. But there a complete manual telling you tendency of the age to emanci how to assert your personality pate oneself from any sort of and beard the boss in his den restraint at the expense of self- Group Army, has written to the popular editions of the ancient are other Powers far away, and

the five Pacification in the native Amharic. He is Japanese that the successfully for a rise (though respect and mutual regard for Kastane vital Govern Ethiopian ecclesiastical works it is to them-Americans and

to also himself an author, having turns.

Mind Over Matter they usually call it a "raise" in our neighbours," he is surely ment and salary, also impress the reader reading into a harmless and Commissioners asking them

His whole life has beeir at length with the importance healthful indulgence a social Prepare reports on the enforce written an introduction to the farment of the Three-Year Plan. The edition of St. John Chrysostom's moral importance of looking one's neatest and and

object is to find out to what extent "Book of Corrective Admoni described as a triumph of mind best at a momentous interview. beyond its actual content this plan has been fulfilled, with tions, which his press publish over matter. Direct in speech,

For our part we refuse to be-

a view to introducing a secondjed. and a narrative of his first simple in manner, of innate One of the funniest sights

journey abroad. ww

courtesy, he is of slight build, afforded to a humdrum world is lieve that wearing an open-plan from next years

In 1916 amid the internal ivory colour and Semitic cast of the spectacle of two females at necked shirt on informal occa The Kwangtung Provincial Gov a garden party who happen to sions is an un-Christian ten ernment and the Pacification Com-troubles caused by the flirta- countenance. He works hard, be wearing dresses made of the dency or is actively contribut missioners will instruct all the tions with Turkey of Lij Yasu from early morning until late same material dodging each ing to our utter moral and county magistrates to prepare the the Emperor next in succession at night. He has a passion for other behind potted palms in a social ruin. Of course, one reports within one month, After Ras Tafari was made Regent knowledge, particularly of the Empress practical kind. His palace has spirit of distracted hysteria, must draw the line. somewhere the reports are all submitted. Gen for his aunt. the

all modern conveniences-wire- until one of them bursts into Only a perfect cad would play aral Chen will study them and find Zauditu or Judith

Active-Regency

less, cinema. electric light, a bitter, scalding tears and im- cricket in anything but flannels,

its plores her worried husband to or wear a white tie with a black out the difficulties in the way of

enforcing certain phases of the His Regency was active In European chef. Within

1921 he had to march forth at grounds is a model dairy which take her home immediately.dress waistcoat; only In other words, that clothes utterly dead to all the hallowed General Chen will then recom-the head of an army of 10,000 would give points to some Euro-

In pean institutions have a deep and very important usages of custom, decency and

the adoption of another men to capture Lij Yasu effect on the minds of their the spirit which has made the mend

a well-established Empire what it is would sit Three-Year Plan to be put into 1923 he affrighted the more The present conservative of his naturally. countrymen by wearers is and well-authenticated fact down to dinner in anything but effect next year

What is equally obvious but a dinner jacket and cummer-Three-Year Plan will expire by conservative

and going up in an aeroplane is not so frequently commented bund, if dining quietly at home, the end of this year-Union News paying an official visit to Aden.

while there Himself upon is the fact that clothes on or black waistcoat, at any in: Service

genuine idealist (in a land other people also have a nasty formal function when among Old Nar

where the total number of habit of engendering uncomfor-friends; only an

idealists is not great); bej table thoughts of envy, malice koverian would be guilty of the

brought his country into the and all uncharitableness in the horrible solecism of wearing

A fine of $240, in default two League of Nations, and in 1924 minds of certain particular brown boots with the old school-

The most tie These things are beyond months hard labour, was imposed betook himself into the outside kinds of persons. common manifestation of this, the pale But on the other on Wong Po-ki, aged 24, by Mworld with a series of official Khan and Kundan Singh of the of course, and the least impor-hand a tall hat with a bathing E. L. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon visits to Rome, Faris and Lou First Battery stationed at Whit tant is that attitude of super-suit would in our humble Police Court this morning for the

By the time he succeeded the E. E. Wynne-Jones at the cilious hauteur with which one opinion, be carrying the pro- unlawful possession of eight taels woman regards another more prieties a little too far it would of raw opium at the Kowloon Empress Judith in all power elegantly or more expensively seem to argue an over solicitude Canton Railway Station yester-tie in 1930, he was of a cha

It ex-to be correct an attitude no adorned than herself presses itself in a remarkable gentleman would allow himself facility to detect glaring knowingly to adopt. But the finest God-given gifts to mat for want of a better term, is waterloo Road, yesterday

cation of open-necked There is a line, an air a je ne called Westernisation. Iblemishes

nes in style.

lways assuming, of sais quoi about well-shaped materials and taste in a gener ensemble which the admiring course, that it is indulged in on ankle that nothing else in this

It is the fashion for a cert If Canton occasions and proper world can provid oper male. with his eyes popping out

English visitor reen it for ever from typeof

its own Abyssinia to

ey, Emperor's

a man

Plan

HEAVY FINE IMPOSED FOR

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day.

of his hear at the spectacle of occasions only seems to us to wants

what he poor fool, imagines to be com

be a superbly turned out crea innocuor

ture of indefinable charm,

siders to be though he does

call it this if he can possil avoid it

this as

state of

least

hts of such people:

vely harmless and "And in that case it

hardly a matter for the Bev.

arsons to lose his b

thi

acter fully formed and embarked on a

Findeed

Ironic Contracts

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INDIAN, GUNNERS IN TROUBLE

Military Authorities: Take Charge

Two Indian gunners Draz

feld Barracks appeared before

Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of assaulting a Chinese male, Lam Hom, at the junction of Gascoine Road and

Inspector Shannon, of the Yan- Imati Police Station, wished to withdraw the military authoritie Ideal with its

continued, that the of. dant, caught hol ant, and

the

the