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PASSENGER ON "MALWA "

LOSES HIS HAT.

CHINESE YOUTH CAUGHT "WEARING IT. .

A Chinese youth was charged be- fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday with stealing the felt hat of Mr. D. Wil liams ♫ passenger on the Malia. The young thief was caught wearing the hat which was several sizes too big for him by an Indian watchman, as he came down the gangway.

The defendant stated that he was

penniless and wanted money to get back to his village.

The Magistrate ordered the prisoner to receive six strokes of the birch, and intimated that he would be sent back to his village by the police.

CHARGES AGAINST POLICE

INFORMER.

WITNESSES AFRAID TO TELL THEIR STORY.

The charge against "a Chinese described as a hawker and a police informer of stealing pigs and potato flour from two alleged re- fegers from the Swatow ares, and also for falsely imprisoning the said refugees, was continued yesterday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Lindsell

Four witnesses were called by Inspector Dorling for the prosecu tion, hut their evidence proved very contradictory and unreliabie. The Inspector said that he thought the men were afraid to say what they kaew about the affair..

Tho case Wednesday afternoon.

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UNION CHURCH CONCERT.

Anether enjoyable concert was held last night at the Union Church, Kowloon, in aid of the piano fund. There Was a good attendance and spital items were

diren. Mr. John Braga gave very good selection on his violin, and the male glee party received full men sure of applause. The programme for the evening was as follows:--- Glee Dame Durden"

Violin......

Song

1.

Male Voices. Mr. J. Braga, Mrs. Mianes Recitation

Miss Acheson. Duet-"Life's Dream is O'er"

Mr. and Mrs. White. Dr.. Bradfield. Mrs. Minney. Misa Acheson

Song

EVELINE.

FOGS. SHOCKS, MARATHONS, AND MODERN EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

[CONTRIBUTED BY `NIX]

I have often wondered, whether When Dorando won the Mara- the education which European | thọn Race I was Eveline's ago, and children receive in Hong Kong is Dorando for me was the pioneer stimulating or not. Now I know. marathonist. But that wasn't good Three of them were playing on the verandah, while I, because the Saturday afternoon was damp, was reading a newspaper inside.

enough for Eveline "Oh, no" she said, "Think of your" Greek--- Phidippides, surely."

I grinned and said "Yes-the man who ran to Athena".

"Oh, no" she said, "to Sparta, and don't you remember that the Spartans had always an excuse for not doing their share. They said they couldn't send a new army until the new moon came. So Phidippides ran in vain."

Their peculiar game of half skip ping rope and half hop-scotch was interrupted by Ethel, who gasped I have had an electric shock." This was followed by a hush, an interval of unusual silence; and then an outburst of tears, which as a stern parent I took upon my self to reprove. As the tears con- Fortunately a diversion occurred tinued I proceeded to investigate, before I was called upon to make and when I saw that no harm had an intelligent rejoinder. A com- been done I recapitulated my repetitor was making a protest about proval. Ethel was in Eveline's) somebody who was alleged to have arms. Ethel aged seven, had touch cut off a corner. So Ethel started ed the terminal sockets of the asking for B definition of verandah electric light. Eveline "protest "; and Eveline's intellec said "A typical Daddy! quite tual ammunition was required in unable to sympathise with a girl that zone. child! Don't you see that she has received severe shock ? Being perhaps enjoying the stimulus of unable to sympathise with her the electric shock from the veran feelings you are criscing her dah light, had still some questions affection. I returned to my news

to ask. "Why did Indians" wio races ?"

paper.

*

Ethel was duly conducted by Eveline to her mother, where pre sumably she received that sympathy which retains affection. Fearing

TLUTIONA

When we got home Ethel, still

Eveline explained that this was due to the fact that among Indians the mind has great influence over the body than among Europeans.

"And why" asked Ethel, did Rome of the men throw themselves in the middle of the dirty road, among the feet of the onlookers, as soon as they had passed the tape?"

a recrudescence of instruction in The resolve to win keeps them go- practical psychology from three ing even after they are worn out foot ten, aged ten, I bad tea by

I resisted the temptation to dis- myself. During ten I heard pute this traditional belief. Be Eveline explain that after all it cause I knew that," when sponsored. had been Ethel's first electric shock by Eveline, even traditional be and that she, Eveline, could remem-

liefs were bound to triumph. ber what that felt like; although

he had experienced electric shocka since her first.

Presently the Marathon Race passed the house, and I was per- suaded to take Eveline and Ethel to the finishing point. It was an opportunity to show sympathy with a girl child's interests. I was relieved of all necessity to answer little Ethel's infantile questions about races, their objects and methods; because Eveline was able to resolve all doubts.

tie instinet,”

question to me. Flattered by her For once, Eveline referred the

deference I ventured to be cynical- by cryptic and said "The drama- explanation of that; and Eveline Ethel required an provided it. She said "They wish to excite the emotions of the on- lookers. Having failed to arouse their awe by strength winning the race, they try" to arouse their pity by collapsing at the end of it. That is Aristotle."

When we reached the finishing Eveline was as enthusiastic as the least sophisticated, but very soon

I decided. that

we had intelligence broke in. Holding reached 巋

which point from Ethel in one hand, she touched my these two might return to the arm with the other hand, and said verandah," and I might diverge "Who won the first Marathon to "macaichol" a drink from Race" Trying to live up to my a less acrobatic conversationalist. reputation as the owner of a As I turned away, Eveline said library, and mentor in the com- Remember it will take you at plicated system of Intelligence, least two weeks to live down the Mr. and Mrs. White.Tests which constitutes the lighter harah impression you made when

Mr. Baga

diversion in her school, I replied Ethel get her first electric shock." Song

Dr. Bradfield.

NIX. "Dorando." Tone Poem The Long Day

Closes

Male Voices.

Song....

Recitation

-Duet Excelsior

Violin

MR. KEBLE HOWARD DEAD.

AUTHOR OF 37 BOOKS AND 18 PLAYS.

"LORD BABS,”

Mr. John Keble Bell, known to all lovers of light-hearted literature as Keble Howard, the author, and play-wright, died in a nursing home at Bournemouth on March 29th Ho was fifty-three years of age, and he had held a place of his own in the world of writere for more than & quarter of a century.

He was the third son of the Rev. G. E. Bell, late vicar of Hency- n-Arden, Warwickshire, was educ ated at Oxford, and came to Lon- don to become assistant editor of the Sketch. He developed a faci- lity for light, humorous writing, publishing his first book, "The Chicot Papers" in 1901, and is 1000 acored a double, succos_with his novel, "The Smiths of Surbi- ton," and his play, "Compromis. ing Martha."

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From that time his success WLE assured. He had eighteen plays produced, either in Britain or in Americe, and the latest, "Lord Baby," is now running in London at the Vaudeville When the play was produced originally at South- eca, Mr. Howard, finding that the leading actor had walked out of the part, acted Lord Babs himself, and did so all through the week. He was too ill to attend the first night at the Vaudeville Theatre, and a week later he went into the nursing home, where he died.

Thirty-seven of his books have been published, and he wrote end- less columns of gay chatter and ä multitude of cheerful short stories.

He was keenly interested in the theatre, and founded, the, Croydon Repertory Theatre in 1913.

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