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slowly broke from the tradition, Prince Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and that gentle, but firm-minded lady, the late Princess Royal, set- ting the example. Today it is an accepted thing that Royal persona should not be forced into. these state marriages, and a great improvement in', the health, energy and ability of ruling, houses is already notable.

*News and Views *

Reduction of Armaments)

His Wife's Letters.

A Noted Laymäu,

"And how in your husband get. Sir Lowia Dibdin has retired Ling on with his reducing exarci from his post as First Church sea?" "You'd be surprised that Estates Ecclesiastical Commission- battleship'e 'ad tatoood on iser. He is now 18 and by his legal services to the Church has well earned his retirement. He is still chest is now only a row boat!?!

Dean of the Arches, Judge of the Chancery Court of York, and Vicar General of the Province of Canter bury, but these duties are co paratively light. In the Church Assembly he always speaks with an- rivalled authority on matters affect ing exclesiastical law, thought his opinions are not always palatable to a section of the members. Sir Lowis hoped to devote his increased leisure to literary hobbies...

"A husband has the right to open his wife's letters is the decision given by the Judge of the Bordeaux Civil Court. In his judgment, which is causing stir in feminist circles here, the judge said:-

“The husband, ma head of the family and in consequence of the domestic anthority given him by law has the right to control and inspect his wife's correspond. cncc."

The fear of Queen VICTORIA was hat the monarchy should be merged in the nobility, and that the King's position would become no more than that of the Duke of Norfolk. "The King of England," said a famous Oxford professor, "is cere- monial head of the State.". But King GEORGE, his father and his grandmother, by reason of their abilities and industry, have been far This decision is all the moro, in- more than impressive figureheads.teresting because the law on the They have made their own posi-matter in France has never been

stated so definitely before. · · tions, and after the Regency period Queen VICTORIA had no light task.

Modern monarchs, with one or two exceptions, are hard-working and conscientious servants of their Tess, respective nations, as their fore. beare used to be in the day of England's Tudors. and Plantaga- nets. Their functions have changed, but in fitting themselves into the world of today they have abandon ed the aloofness which proved the undoing of the crowned heads of a couple of centuries ago.

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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 5, 1931.

ROYAL ROMANCE AND EUGENICS.

Tuc Kixa or Swepes, after long and earnest consideration, has re- fused to allow his grandson, Prince LENNART, to marry one of his sub- jects. The lady in question is, says

SOBER ENGLAND.

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The Hong Kong Naturalist,

WHEN ANTHEA. LAUGHS.

Whon Anthoa insight the birds grow,

dumb.

For depths of melody like that Their little voices cannot plumb;

Their breath suspended now thoy.

wait

round-

sweet!

Then all the woodland flowere

stand up

Volume II. of the Hong Kong Naturalist i dus to be published at the end of this month, and will be offered for sale at a modest fivo dollars. Owing to the high cost of With cars wide open-eyes quite the coloured lustrations, and to the increased size of the journal. To hear again that precious sound. ant, a piece of information that however, a steady decrease both in the edition is limited and intend

the consumption of intoxicating ing subscribers should send reWhen Anthoa chuckles, Oh! 'tis mittances early to Dr. G. A. C. conveys nothing of her social posi beverages and in actual drunken Herklotte at the University. Al tion. Her father may be head of noss The decreases are no doubt naturaliste and zoologists know the animal and plant life in Hong a. great Stockholm firm, or ho may partly due to the general improve merit of this most useful survey of ment in social conditions as well Kong and South China. Volume I. be a humble bank clerk. King

as to the education of the massce, is sold out, and a great is the demand for hack numbers that the GUSTAV V. of Sweden is an able and but they are also due to measures joint editors, Dr. G. A C. Hork enlightened man, greatly beloved introduced for the curtailment of lots. and Major H. P. W. Hutson, by his subjects. The succession is drinking facilities during the war.S.O., R.E., are prepared to buy Before 1914, alcohol could cost price any not required by

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jbe sold at almost, any time of the had proper reason for refusing day or night in licensed premises. Suburban Rodeo. his consent. The Prince, however, But after that year restrictions seems determined to pursue his own were imposed by law, and the hours course and the lady will, presum of sale were limited to a thort ably, be regarded as a morganatic period during the hours when mendefied all attempts at recapture

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have being of commoner rank, and meal, and to a few hours in the Prince himself a bachelor in the evening. These restrictions were eyes of the law.

Circumstances partly but never entirely remove govern edges, but as a matter of

after the war, but the babits formed broad principle we believe it is have largely remained. The post-

Each tiny little fragrant cup Tiptoe upon their little icet, Distended wide to catch the strain

Of such's delicate refrain, When Anthes frowns the sun goes

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SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Local.

St. Stephen's Girls' Collego hold their annual prize giving ceremony yesterday when Lady Peci gavo away the awards.

Pago 0. Annual report of the Star Ferry Page 0. Company.

The Captain of the s.: On Lee was summoned yesterday.. Page 7.

The Queen's Theatre was BUM- moned for making alterations on the premises without permission of the Building Authority.

Page 7.

Further evidence of a rowdy meeting was given when the Szo Yap Steamship case was continued at the Supreme Court yesterday.

Page 7..

Mr. R. E. Lindsel discussed yes- terday legal points in regard to the case in which Chinese newspapers are summoned for publisining news without tho permission of the.

Page 7 Censor,

To-day's wireless programme.

Page 3 Shipping Intelligence. Page 13.

Sport.

Racing notes (by "Morning Dew"). Page 10: and training times.

Latest Cables.

Sun Pao Chi, a former Premier and Foreign Minister under the Republican régime, died yesterday...

Page 9. A Royal Air Force flying-boat crashed in Flymouth Sound and Bank into the sea. Nine men are raisning.

Pago 9.

The Australian Government is, engaged on the details of a plan to

tain national solvency. Pago. B.. reduce unemployment and to main-

The casualties resulting from the earthquake shocks in New Zealand are feared to have numbered a total of four figures. Page 0.

For the first time, radio telc phonic conversations were held be- tween the Vatican City and various distant parts of the world on Tues- day.

Page 9. According to a newspaper roport Gandhi has sent & fletul. inquiry Viceroy urging an official

which call for test cases.

And clouds throng blackly over-into certain alleged polico, excensés

head:

The ships at sen all turn about..

The very universe is dead; Mankind is all in great distress,

Convicted of unworthiness.

the Sun

A Brilliant Oripple.

Fage

Henry Laurence Miller, of 4 de

ant young writer whose history is But when she smiles! Ah! then, Parysavenus Bedford, is a brilli

Bursts forth as at a god's com a story of the conquest of mind

Stricken with par mandi.

over matter. alysis at the age of six, he is still And seabirds circle o'er the at 21 on invalid, incapacitated

atrand:

from the active career of a jour nalist. Yet his grit was such thất he became an external student of London University and took his B.Sc., in Leonomics with first class - honours, achieving the third place

made to rope the fugitive, which The little wavelets dance in fun wandered on to the L.N.E.R, line and for a short time caused anxiety to drivers of trains and signalmen.

Later the animal was seen trotting gently along High-road, Finchley. Mr. Pullam and his sons, with nearly 20 men, carrying sticks and

In semi-humourous disdain. Every dark corner of the land

Awakes to vibrant life again.

And as her dainty lips expand

mistake for a member of a Royal, war generation is a much more torches, set out to capture the Her laugh, her smiles, her chuckles in all England. The brilliance of

House to be forbidden to marry one who is not of equal rank, Roynl marriages for reasons of stato are

sober one than its predecessora, animal. After following its trail

Statistics show that there has

for several miles they lost track of it. Shortly before midnight, how

Fortis Green Fire station, Muswell was cornered in the yard of the Hill. After an hour's maneuvring it was captured and slaughtered on the spot.

As old as civilisation, but the been a decrease in drunkenness ever, the animal reappeared and harems of ancient monarchs were since 1919 of six per cent. Nearly modela of democratic representa-all the cases reported were of men, tion. In Holy Writ we have the and in 1929 there was scarcely any Per- story of a Pharoah succumbing to drunkenness among women. the charms of the wife of a haps, however, that may be due Chaldean sheik, while the loves of to the ladies having the stronger DAVID were made the subject of

heads. What Londoner, has not

a not unjust comparison with those gazed in wonder at cher-ladies, of of our own CHARLES H. by DRYDEN, the tyne immortalised by Mr. the satiric poct. SOLOMON married, GEORGE BELCHER, taking their stout among others, Pharoah's daughter at the World's End," Chelsea, and an Amorite Princess,

and in many other famous hos- "black but comely' heroine of the telries. There has been a gradual "Song of Songs" was probably of curtailment in the number of licenses issued for the sale of humbler origin.

It

The

was the gread Hapsburg alcohol; little, however, has been dynasty that made a fine art of done to make the public house

Such was the

.....

are

To me the very spice of life: I hear them though I be afar

In peace, unhappiness, or strife. Though all with rapture all my

It is her chuckle I love best

JOHN WILLWYN.

breast,

his essay in the Churchill Momoirs essay competition promoted by the New Chronicle competition was noted by all the judges, and in The extracts printed on Page 1 of this issue are the protest of a man especial by Mr. Winston Churchill.

of action against the steam-roller: uniformity of modern life,

* Local Notes and Events *

One case (non Chinese) of typhoid fever was reported for the 24 bears ended February 3.

The

bachelors' danoo of

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Enquiries made at the local offices

the ss. Kinzan Maru which ground- of the N.Y.K. yesterday regarding

A report has been made to the Voeux Road, Went, to the effect Police by Wong Li, of 13, Des

ed near Ockeeu Island on Monday, that on January 30, he engaged a elicited the nows that one of the steam-launch to tow his fishing boat theroseel's hatches was leaking but no | along with several others to San was not considered to be in any boat sack owing to the speed of the Craigongower Cricket Club has been action was being taken here as she Mun and whilst near Hok Nam his fixed for next Saturday. This is danger. It is hoped that she will launch. No lives were lost but the bost, valued at B410 and 9200 in an annual event which is keenly get off at high tide.

Chinese money, wont down. anticipated not only by the bache lors but by the married manisers who will to the special guests.

Looking Back 25 Years.

either into a real inn, of the old Royal AlliancOS. success of the sprightly MAXIMILIAN kind, or an up-to-date café on the

Misfortune overtook Dr. Griffiths 11. that his son CHARLES V. ruled Continental style. The faddists

yeaterday. Ho left his car on the one of the largest and most ram have still too much to say in this

quay just near the Star Ferry at a. p.m. When he returned shortly

Three of the men implicated in shackle aspires ever united under matter. From 1895 to 1904, there,

tin annual **decrease ot Charged at Kowloon Magistracy afterwards ho found that the anto

the murder of the Chinese Chief one man,As Holy Roman Emperor was his away extended over Germany, from 1905 to 1928 the annual yesterday with stealing a ukulele mobile had disappeared! It appears Excise Officer at Taipo on Saturday that he had not put on the brake morning have been arrested: As Austria, Italy and the Netherlands decrease was 682, giving a total of banjo from 2, King's Building, properly, and the car slid over inte stated in our columns, the murder

one the harbour. The car was" even- He also ruled the whole Iberian 21,171. There are now 77,891 licenses Chinese was sentenced, to

was apparently not premediated, somewhat the the deceased having been suffocat, Peninsula and, nominally, both for the sale of alcohol in Great mouth's imprisonment. It was tually recovered,

ed by the gags which were put on North and South America! Pair Britain, and there are signs that stated that the instrument was the worse for its ducking.

his mouth-Hong Kong Daily 11. of Bpain did his best to absorb this number will be still further property of Mr. J. H. Witchell who

Mr. Granville Woodard, Trado Press, February 6, 1900, in turn France, England and Scot decreased in years to come. In this had left it lying on the verandah.

Commissioner of the United States Looking Back 60 Years. Department of Commerce is prò-

The Star of China, from London land, but the story of how his plans manner British Governmente have

The body of a Chinese which was peeding to the United States on want awry is too well known to dealt with the drink problem. It

furlough, leaving Hong Kong bound to Hong Kong, arrived at nood repetition. During the seven has been so successful that there is found floating away from the foro February 10, During his absence, Falmouth on the 28th December toonth and eighteenth centuries the no talk of Britain becoming a pro- there of Muk Hin Ha Village by the local office will be in charge will loss of foremast and mammast i villager about a p.m. on Tuesday of Assistant Trade Commissioner close to the deck, jibboom, and ell Royal Families of Europe con- bibition country, since there is no

David M. Maynard. Mr. Woodard gear attached carried away, during wes afterwards recovered. It was adds:During my stay in the heavy gale on the 10th of that.. tinued to interbreed, until, at the necessity for so drastic a change. time of the French Revolution and The only danger is that teetotal identified to be that of a man named United States I acill, of course, be month near the Western Islands: -

oronie With die gem funner by one of Young Fang, god 57, who lived at only so glad to place myself at the ship labouring heavily, and fants

i, Hai Fillings ingo Bad Boer disposal of Tent in tormer falling to marbowy chochod

Bruce 0.1 the Lion Chambarys targames, main-radi,bulwaries and stanchions, reported te desier shot 2 TH dynastien of the Middle Ages and ther making the beer

same day. On examination wish to have taken up on their be damaging chain-plates, etc., also wound was discovered on the dead half with their American contracts, breaking pump-gear, ripping up man's scalp, but while murder is Communications in this connection decks, etc.; vessal under lower top suspected, the Criminal Investiga should be addressed to the office of sails, etc., at the time. She sailed |Kong Daily Press, January 5, 1981. second floor, Exchange Building. tion Department are not sure how the American Trade Commissioner, into port under jury maste Hong he came by hig death.

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the Renaissance had degenerated spirit weaker and the prices all and the Western nations were round higher. Then the long ruled by noodles and madmen suffering Briton muy Lick, and Despite the resistance of Queen where his drink is concerned he is VICTORIA, the British Royal Family liable to kick hard.