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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1913
· RUGBY TEAM TO MEET FRANCE,
DOWNFALL OF CELTIC.
[row-bun'owsX CORRESPONDENT.] //
PLING SWEARING NEO- GEORGIAN MAIDENS," WOMEN WHO SCORN THE HALO OF ROMANCE.
THE PORT OF MACAO.
TRADE AND HARBOUR WORKS,
DR. SUN YAT SEN STILL IN HONGKONG,
| PROMOTING «CORDIAE RELATIONS,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen remains in Hongkong until tomorrow. This morning ha is to
In roference to päragraphs contributed Mr. Maconachie's Sunday morning to the Hongkong Daily Press on the 14th “Edingunge, January 10th
adresses on "Rible types of Married and 15th inst. relating to the harbour The result of the final Scottish Rugby Life" afford his congregation an interest-works and the “decadence of the port an address in the great hall of the University to members of the Hongkong trial should give satisfaction to the ad- ing Beld for speculation as to which alleged to be shown in the pumber of University Union who re holding a vocates of the polley pursued by the Scripture narrative he will use to junks in port for Chinese New Year, wo reception in his honour, as being the firep rather are officially informed that the statement, graduate of the old Hongkong Medical thankles task of building up a repre-illustrate his theme. As
qtative national team, that by trial expected, the preacher had to go to the both as regards the harbour works and College which the University absorbed,
incorrect. games. In each of the games played this rather extreme case of Jezebel-whose very the trade indications were
On Sunday-Dr. Sun lunched informally season in Scotland the national skle had
selectors in their difficult and sometimes
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no "dificulty in vanquishing the oppowi name has become a term of opprobrium The loss of a dredger on the voyage out at Government House and later had tem tion, and in the last of all the superiority in dealing, last Sunday, with the subject will cause no delay in the carrying out with Sir Robert Ho Tung ht Idlewild.” of the favoured fifteen was convincingly of "The Man who would have done better of the harbour works contract: The We learn that Dr. Sun has had proved. It is not surprising, therefore, with a better Wife! The text was; Netherlands Harbour Works Co. started opportunities of meeting several of tha that these players, with two exceptions There was none like unto Ahab, who did work under their contract on the 18th loading officials of the Colony and thas should have been chosen to represent Scothed against France in the first of the sell himself to do that which was ovil in inat, by the quarrying stone required, and many misunderstandings which have International games at Edinburgh next the sight of the Lord, whom Jezreel bis the Company has undertaken to complete hitherto stood in the way of batter co- week. The home Scots are four-fifths of wife stirred up." I Kings, c.21, 1,35. their contract within three years.
operation between Canton and Hongkong, the team, for, although, nine players
Mr. Maconachie expressed disagreement journeyed from the other side of the
As to the junks in the port the Consul have been removed. Dr. Sun is most Border for Gnal trial, only three of them with those who thought that Shakespeare for Portugal in Hongkong furnishes us anxious that cordial relations should were fortunate enough to be selected. had lawn his Endy Macbeth from Jerebut with the following statistica received from be maintained between Canton and Hong-..
The selection of Drysdale instead of Lady Macbeth, he said, was herself strung Macao Forsyth will bo popular, not that
Forsayth has lost, enate, but the Heriot's up, for the hour, beyond her pitch by the representative" has played so consistently urgent allurement of a sudden dazzling in club and trial matches as to make temptation. Afterwards she broke down him a favourite candidate for the posi- utterly, haunted by evil dreams, walking tion of full back. The three-quarter in her affrighted sleep. As Coleridge truly line practically chose itself. The only
doubtful position was that of right wing wrote, "Hers is the meck fortitude of three-quarter, which has been allotted to a mind deluded by ambition; she shares A. C. Wallace of Oxford. His selection with her husband a superhuman audacity is due to the good work which he accom
Chinese New Year.
1920-Fishing junks in port Trading junks 101-Fishing junka
Trading junks 1922.-Fishing junks
Trading junks. 1923.-Fishing juoks
Trading junks
kong and we understand that the inter-
views be has had have clarified the atmos
W
phero in a way that has given him great..
710 satisfaction. We gather that Dr. Sun
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770 many respects regarding the attitude of 1,069 the Colony towards his schemes for the
124development of Canton.
Thew statistics do not take into account
Apropos of a report which appeared in
plished in both trial matches. As to the which she cannot support, but sinks in half-backs, Bryce is not only a remark-the season of remorse and dies in suicidal the junks and other craft harbouring at our issue of yesterday, we are authorit ably plucky defender, but he is able in agony." Ahab's queen, on the contrary, Taipa, and Calowan, attack; and MQueen also gave a capital without one twinge of conscience, took display. The forwards lock a formid-
able combination, and will knit into any means that offered to her ands, and
д
IN THE
atively informed that there is not a vestige of foundation for the statement | {gathered by our reporter from a passen- ger by the ship) that Dr. Sun or the capital pack. They posses all at the last, indomitable and unbroken, the qualifications' necessary, and will
members of his entourage considered them. openly defied the avenger.. One did not take a tremendous
of beating: 100
selves in danger of haring poison adminis- The choice of D. S. Kerr, of Heriot's, know where, in history or fiction, të look
Mr. Maconachie passed on to a con- tered to them in their food. was hardly axpected, but he thoroughly for the equal of this extraordinary worsideration of the fact that Ahab and his justified his selection. Kerr e a sound but for the perversion of her character Queen entertained different religious be and able player,
she had the makings of a heroine of rare
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D. Drysdale (Heriot's); E. E Liddell
RELIGIOUS INCOMPATIBILITIES
HOME.
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A TALK WITH SIR ROBERT HỌ TỪNG.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen spent a couple of
The Scottish team is as follows:- quality. Catherine de Medici, who caused liefs, and this led to the reflection that (Edinburgh University), A. Gracie the massacre of St. Bartholomew, and there were plenty of women, by no means (Harlequing), E. M'Laren (Royal High calmly enjoyed her triumph while her son Jezebels, who were never satisfied until they hours in conversation with Sir Robert Ho School), and A. C. Wallace (Oxford); was smitten with remorse, was a much had got their husbands away from the Tung at "Idlewild.". Sir Robert very S. B. M'Queen (Waterloo) and W. E nearer parallel to Jezebel than was Lady Church of their nativity, and thereby did Bryce (Selkirk; J. M. Bannerman (Glasgow High School), J. C. R. Buch- DAD (Stewart's), L. M. Stuart (Glasgow High School), D. S. Davies (Hawick), J. R. Larie Melrose), D. M. Bertram (Watsonian's), D. S. Kerr (Heriot's), and A. K. Stevenson (Glasgow Academicals). CLUB RUGBY,
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Macbeth, but even Catherine came short their men an uncommonly ill turn, for it obligingly devoted a few moments from a day extraordinarily busy by reason of generally meant wacking off from their the calls, upon his time after the New religion altogether," or nearly 80. A
Year holiday, to give to an interviewer- woman who thought herself too good for the substance of his long taik with Dr. her husband's Church, if it was' no! Sun. fashionable enough or ornate onough to please her, was a 'anob at heart, and of the fact that not only did he feel At the outset Sir Robert emphasised
in audacity of this Eastern Queen.
POOL, BYCOPHANTS AND SOCIAL CLIMBERS.
Mr. Maconachie drew a picture of the material prosperity of Samaria with the coming of the Sidonian Queen. Among the "happiest imparts" from Sidon were
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The big return match between, Heriot's and Watsunians was robbed of much of now forms of worship, and people whose all snobberies the ecclesiastien one was delighted by the honour of Dr. Sup's its interest, as some of the best men on obsession was to move with the times the worst and led to much social and visit to his home, but because of the fact each side were called upon for the last always made a speciality, as they fondly spiritual insincerity. If the difference that it had been a means of recasting international trial. The leaders main thought, of "broadening" their religion. went deeper, if it was really a matter of views and opinions which he had formed, tained their position and gained a con- vincing victory over Watson's, in which The cults of Baal" and Ashtoreth, with serious conviction and principle, the He was agreeably impressed by Dr., Sun's their characteristic opportunisma and attractive ritual and unexacting morals, parties had better think twice before tak personality, which was an interesting ad superior stamina were the determining held the field in upper circles, and the ing the irretraceable steps, for indeed they it was original. Not unnaturally. Sin factors. The Royal High School F.P's multitude of tools and sycophants and incurred grave risks. If in spite of that, Robert suggested to Dr. Sun the advis- offered a plucky front to a strong-going Academical pack, but at no time did they social climbers who took their cue from the step had been taken, the only right ability of abandoning any idea of a course was to go their several ways with military expedition that may be inter- look like saying the game. Edinburgh fashion, followed suit, University courted defeat by putting a "Decadence, covered over by a surface mutual respect and tolerance and do the preted in the sense of an aggressive move very weak team forward against Jed brilliancy has been," continued the prea best they could-which could Lever be the ment against any of the neighbouring burgh. The new Dundee club, East of! Scotland, had a bad time at the hands cher, "a recurrent phenomenon in social absolute best for their unfortunate Provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Sir Robert's suggestion fell upon sym- bfPanmure at Forthill. They went history and, whenever it appears, the children. down by the record score of the season-lapse of women from womanliness is its WORLDLY-MINDED, PLEASURE-LOVING... - WIVER Pathetic ears inasmuch as Dr. Sun ro most revolting feature and one of the The conventional view was that the wife marked: Not only am I going to drop Scotland, 18; The Rest, 3.". Heriot's, 11; Watsonians, 3.
most potent factors in its dissemination.was generally the more spiritually-minded the idea of any military expedition, but RHS., F.P., 5; Edin. Academicala, 14. |; s. • The Queen can do no wrong, partner in married life, woman being by Glas. H.S., F.P., 25; Institution F.P., 0. thinks a young man, in his heart, and if nature, it was held, the more religiously it is my intention, as soon as I take up Jedforest, 21; Edin. Univ., 0.
our young men are prematurely cynical inclined, From a fairly wide observation the reins of office on my return to Canton, to take the lead by disbanding and tisillasioned, is it wholly their he had reached the opinion that this con- fault? Will the world be really better if ventional view needed considerable quality per cent, of the troops, and will equip The leading game was the meeting of you forbid the young man to idealise his fication. There were men, and not so very the remainder into a more efficient army
for our
Province. For this purpose the two leaders in the League, Hangers future wife, and if you harp on the few of them, who-to all appearance would
course, require financial support and Motherwell; the former only kept danger of expecting too much from her have made a better Christian profession shall, of their top place after an exciting finish Rangers position and their prospects in
WOMEN WHO ADOPT THE STYLE OF THE BAR and practice but for the influence of and practical sympathetic co-operation, as, there are still many difficult problems the Championship race.
worldly-minded, exacting, pleasure-loving were further strongthened by the defeats sustained by
"A common type of modern woman wives. In the mere matter of Church at remaining to be solved. I will employ the disbanded soldiers for the purpose of Dundes and Airdrieonians. At Kilmar seems to resent anything being expected tendance which was a symptom as far as
roadbuilding."
Optato nil,
Melrose, 0; Hawick, D.
Kelso, 7; Selkirk, 11, "
RANGERS AND THE "LEAQUE
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AND SMOKE-ROOM.
same
I can tell you further, Sir Robert, that
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The conversation then drifted, $5.
nock the local club, who had lost. to St. Mirren: and Ayr United during the of her at all, beyond what, men fud in it went one could not fail to be struck holidays, appeared to have recovered themselves, and not their best selves at by numerous cases in which a wife's a naturally it would drift with one of Sir form and Dundee were beaten in a fast that. Whether she knows what she really pearance on the scene had meant the end Robert's mentality and occupation, into. game, Dundee were without D. M'Loan wants is hard to divine, but the one thing of a man's Church-going. She kept him channels regarding, commerce, Industry and Troup, their two leading forwards,
Regarding the latter, Sir- and were inferior in attack to Kilmar she will not permit is the weaving of any at home, took him out visiting friends, and mines. nock, whose goal margin was kept within halo of idealism or even romanen around motoring, or what not. The notion that Robert gathered from Dr. San that he reasonable proportions by the fine goal her. As if to render that impossible, she religion was mainly the affair of women intends to develop the mines within the kooping of Fotheringham and the play invests herself with the petty vices and and children was one of the devil's feeblest Province, and, excepting for any mono- of Rogerson, a new back secured in Eng land during the week by Dundee. Air erudities of the rough sex, and the falsehoods. At the same time, woman polistic concession, he was not iverse to. drieonians were beaten by Morton af effort from a man's point of view, at any turned indiferent, cynical, apostate was the mines being developed for the benefit Gresunck, the Scottish Cup-holders. The rate--is pretty successful. For it is a fact Satan's most effective agency for under of Kwangtung and Hongkong. Dr. Sun struggle at the lower end of the table grows in intensity, and the feature that men as a whole would like to keep a mining a people's faith; if true religion been the successful recovery made by monopoly of some things to themselves were uprocted from the home, where was emphatic when be asserted: "It is to my and my people's benefit to develop Hamilton Academicals. They had a sur. They are content to put up with women'i should it find lodgement?
mines and produce coal Why, wo have prisa victory over Partick Thistle by the ampetition in trade and the professions; "Not to close upon a sombre note," to import coal from abroad now, and the sensational store of 8 goals to 1.
but not one. man in a thousand really concluded the preacher, let it be re-money that is spent on the imported.com- Motherwell ... 1
likes to 400 women drop into the style membered that, on the other hand, the modity, could be better utilized in the 1 which may pass in the bar and the smoke conditions for true success and satisfac development of our own resources.”
room,
The deep-rooted feeling of men in tion exist when wives and husbands help Dr. Sun expressed himself as happy in those matters.
matters is not mere herditary sach other to rise above besetting weak the visit, he had made to Hongkong, be 1 selfishness. I shall be told that what is nests and faults, when whatever strength cause of the opportunity it afforded of sauce for the goose is race for the gander, for good is in the nature of either is mada promoting a better understanding be- Granted; but a good deal which may be the common treasury of both, and when tween Hongkong and Canton. In conclu tolerable in the gander (I did not say the intimaals of the holy estate of sion, Dr. Sun said: "I am glad alea commendable) is horribly distasteful in his matrimony are consecrated by a love doep of the opportunity of renewing my clit enough to hold dearer than all-material soquaintance with you after a lapse of ambitions, the privilege of seeking, hand thirty-four years"
band, the highest things, as heirs together of the grace of life
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"Some Aspects of our "This wife of King Ahab was no amateur Foreign Policy;"'- Mr- Hughes, the United Staton State Secretary aid that, the man, like the ancient bow-bearing Amazon economia, conditions in Europe gave the or the tippling, swearing. Neo-Georgian administration great concern. They maiden. She was that infinitely older could not disposes of those problems by type; the woman of tremendous force of The sermon, concluding on this note, balling them European, for they were character, using all her woman's influence was appropriately followed by the singing ha world problems, and they could not escape the injurious consequences of failure to to make herself felt, and gain her anda3of the marrings hymn, settle them.
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