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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 1911

A SLEEPY MAGISTRATE. A SHORT SERMON.

CANNOT BE NOUSED BY

CANNON, SHOTS. Now's comes down from Canton of a most romarkable case of sloepiness on the part of. sub magistrato in charge of a district noar Canton. This official was

WITH THY MIGHT.

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might."- Eccles, ix, 10.

Holf-hearted work is a curse upon the pin who does it and upon to man for whom it is dono. It is like a fair apple,

AS AN AUSTRALIAN

SEES CANTON.

of Canton from the pen of an The following is a description Australian writor:

Canton's population, which is supposed to rank second among the cities of the world, is roughly estimated at four milline, and most of them are on view in the streets; indeed, one thinks one them twice ovor. Whore they all come from, what they all do, how they all livo, is a source of constant wonder as one is borio along the narrow streets, Ab, those streets!

Hill of Joy," glides down tho smooth river as one watches tho Iand disappearing into mists of night, and dreams one's dreamna of going to the centre of that alluring land, and the lights of Hongkong grow brightor and gayor, until at midnight, the steamer lies at, the wharf, and one goes waarily to rest in one's cabin, knowing that something has gone from its that never sight of Canton.

dismissed song time ago for neg which is ruddy hud skinos with has seen them all, and some of can roturn-one has hand the first..

loct of duty, But by devious ways woll known to Chiness of ficialdom, he worked back before long into his former position and recommenced his old accustomed game of leaving the affairs of his district to look after them selves the while he sought solace and found repose in vleep draughts from his opium pipe,

The slumbers of this particular magistrate, however, wore not

those of other men. Instead of

following Nature's laws, ho hud

cut, Int within is eaten of worms It is only a thing for show, and both mou and mature robel at make-believes.

The religion of Christ places. strong emphasis on the worth of faithful effort. We are ropeatedly rominded that faithfulness in little things begets confidence in groat. We are told over and over again that the deed alone is at what countsbut the manndrin wichitis Christianity selecting those who done. We see the founder of

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MANILA CARNIVAL.

J. Hunter. Some very good polo games should be seen, and it is probablo that tennis and cricket will also be played.

AERIAL LANGUAGE.

The Art of

Cigarette Making

Intimation

in perfection is raised in Calea "wham, Mayć. Mempers. Frères mauitbetary Views, two Venada kawan KE

Bouton Rouge

and

Felucca

Egyptian Cigarettes.

Hade of the cholest anlocked Tushlaă Tobacco under tése?'azima ditions, all the delicacy of the davon? is preserved and awwy HOUTON ROUGE is a masterplans of its kind. FELVOCA Sgyptiku. Chgaysi som ara et parímes quality but a little midder.

GAMBLING RAIDS.

TWO CHINESE DEAD. Two gambling raids were made yesterday. One was in the sett vant quaftore of No. 65, Caino Road, and the other at42, Graham Street.

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How funny they are. Peoplo Tho sportsmon who will repre who complain of the narrowness sont Hongkong at the Manila of Sydney thoroughfares should Carnival this your are leaving by broad, in somo places only about include:Capt. H. K. Hughes, seo these-nover more than Gft tho Rubi on Monday. They half that breadth, crowded with It. C. R. T. Thorpo. Lt. Sullivan, people, and all manner of trudes Lt. L. F. Day, Capt. Brierly, Mr. loing pursued along the sides. Johnson, Lt. J. de Houghton, Mr. in, with matting, which has the mander U. L. Lammo, and Major. For the most part they are roofed A. I. Collingsbrowne, Com-

to promulgate His truth offect of making them, if possible, from among the lowly and hummellier and stallier than they a habit of going to slcop for liveblo, not only because lo wished would otherwise be. days it a time. That is to say, to impress upon mon the grout

As my chair was carried down his month consisted of only three fact that commexcini rank and one of theso narrow paths, closely days and three nights, ouch of five social position are as nothing in following that of the guido, wo the sight of God, but because He met a funeral coming towards days' duration.

desired that men should learn us, and to give it room we had from this tlm the substanco of to be lifted, chair and all, in labour is of small importance. Aside a shop. The guide told me Grose that called if not for his ran who was successful scornfully, "Him fumoral poor in his calling and loyal to man," but it soomed a mar gor presence at least for his officiul his work would doubtless bogeous affair, with its four grout seal, the game functionaries were zealous in matters of vaster death ornainonta painted blue, sloeper. It was beyond their moment, and an honest col-covered with artificial flowers, Technical Words Committee was escupo, and on doing so they apply to power to summon to their aid thefector of customs would sure and containing roast sucking pig, admirable ex-cakes, and many weird eulinary concoctions. A tiny boy of about years, probably the chief mourn er, for he was dressed all in white the Chiness sign of mourning), was dragged alonge between two men, too stupefied with opium to be able to direct his own steps.

During his five-days' night no

TERRESTRIAL NOISE could ronse liim. Whon casos"

ut thoir wits' mud to awaken the

ly mako an (artillory of heaven." They did

ponent of the greater truths. It the-noxt hest thing. They got was because these twelve, who together an army of gong beaters were chosen did their work well; these wero of no avail. Then that the lot fell upon them, and they tried gingals and old muzzle-what was true then is true now, loading guns: theso also failed to disturb the magisterial shumbots. Evon cannon were called into play: still no success,

So it became the set rule that no one should attempt to rouse the dignitary, that all cases should bo hold over until he came back to consciousness at his own thuc and in his own way,

When the disgraced magistrate nwoke from his nap three or four days later, he was surprised to find a now magistrato prosiding in his stond.

The men who are worthy of the high title of Christians and who are to be trusted are those who do their level best in every task that comes thoir way..

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In view of the somewhat con- made by Inspector Fonton, in fused stato uf aeronautical ter- which 17 men were arrested. Dur- minulogy at present prevailing, sing tho raid five men attempted to appointed by the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain to draft jumped out of the window into list of technical terms relating the back yard, a height of about to noronautics and to define their fifty feet. The five men were im- menning, and a preliminary re módiately removed to the Govern port hna just been issued. We mont Civil Hospital; and on arrival Theatre quote the following definitions: at the latter place one expired,

Aoronautics-The .ontire science of serial navigation. :

and was consequently removed to Acrostatics-The soionco of the mortuary. The other four buoyancy in air by means of dis- were detained at the hospital placement; this is, therefore; the suffering from injuries and shook. term to be applied to the science One of them died this morning. of aerostation...

The remainder appoured before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy or "lighter-than-air machines.". this morning and after hearing Aviation That part of acriál the evidence his Worship imposed navigation dealing with dynami-a fine of $5 each. cally-raised or "heavier-than-air". machines.

A curious old temple is that of The Five Hundred Genii, where whole halls are surrounded by tho Much of the necessary, work 500 carved figures, sach in a of the world is far from pleasant different attitude. After being but it has to be done. There theso it is hard to conceive any Aerostation-That part of nerini is a curtain amount of drudgery position which has not been de-navigation dealing with gas-borne connected with even the must preted kore. Amongst these agrovable occupations. The oasi shapes, is one mount to bo'n re- est way in which to oscape presentation of Marco Polo in his this drudgery is to throw the old Vonetian costume, whom one whole might of the boing into the certainly did not expect to meet work to be done. Only in this way amongst these gunit, each in his can wo rise above the more mono-own attitude, with his own name tony of the task and attune the written above him. work of our hands to the higher feelings of the soul, which is life.

The other raid was made by Detective Sorgeant Watt and Acronnut-One liq practises any branch of aerial navigation, police. Thoy, arrested, 14 men, and brought them before Mr. J. R. Aviator-One who practises Wood. Fined $2 each.

aviation.

Shed Tho use of the term

Dirigible-A power-driven bal-

BILLIARDS.

The draw in the second round at the Soldiers' Club, Policó v. R. E., A team is as follows: Sapper Tooney; Qr. Mr. Barn- Monday, Inspector Langley v.. father.v. Sergt. Brown.

Airship-The term having oc casionally been used to denoto aeroplane, the Committee-recom mend its use only in the sense of dirigible in order to avoid con-P. fusion.

supported by one or more screw Helicopter A flying-machine propellers rotating on vertical or approximately vertical shafts.

Ornithopter-A flapping wing" machine.

Butitso happened that recently, while the magistrate was enjoying ono. of his five-days' periods of reposo, a severe clan fight took place in the territory for the peace and good order of which ho was responsible. When the fracas came to a stop, the doad and

Noar to the Five-Story Pagoda wounded were taken to the yamen

is the City of the Dead, into which so that the magistrate conlil holi

And aside from the personal one enters by a door through a an official inquiry. But the latter's satisfaction to be gained from this wall, and immediately the smells shed is recommended instead of ours woro deaf to the noise of attitude, there is an impersonal and crowded streets are left ho-hangar. crackers, gingals and cannon attribute which is well worth con-hind, and one is in a quiet garden. alike; and at last.in desperation sidering. The smallest things Here lie the coffined dond of the floon. the headmon of the villages imhood to be as carefully and the rich, waiting for burial, which is plicated in the fight reported the roughly attended as those of great sometimes a lengthy proceeding mattor to the chiof magistrate, or size or moment. In a way it among the Chinese, for a suitable who dismissed his sleepy-headed is just as important that buttons resting-place must be found, eubordinate on the spot without be sewed on strongly as that and this frequently takes many qvon taking the trouble to wake the foundation stones of tall moons to discovor. There are him up.

buildings be laid true. From several of these waiting-places, but the moral viewpoint there is the one usually seen is the largest, small difference between the two.containing 500 rooms, built in The only consideration hord is pavilion form, rows of little rooms that of work, which has to booponing off the garden,, each done to achieve a certain rosult, with its huge shining coffin and the measure of credit for tho quietly awaiting its last home. right doing of it is not influenced Such handsome erections they

Flying Machine-A generic by the magnitude of the under-mostly are great oblong rose-term denoting machines used in Laking.

wood affairs, not of the hideous aviation, as distinct from those The attitude of the real Chris-European shapo, and with high employed in norostation. Commander Kraftgave a dinner

tian toward life is that of one rounded toph. On the wall hang last evening on board his flagship who, realizing there is a certain the banners, inscribed with mystic in honour of Vice Admiral A. Lamount of work to be done, lattering, sont instead of flowers, Winsloo, Commodore C. J. Eyres, stands ready to do his or her share; and one can tell the popularity of and officers connected with the wintever it be, in the very host the dead by the number of theso army and navy. During dinner

manner possible. There is little ornaments. Each room is also the band entertained the guests thought as to material outcome, arranged with a few chairs and with splendid music,

and no quibbling over side-issues a little table, for, as the guide At Government House, this of no importance in the lung run. affably explains, "Him friends morning, at 9.30, the Scharnhorst The main question is one of in- come here, pray to dead, then band delighted H. E. and Lady quiry us to the usefulness of the them sit down, talk, laugh, have Lugard with a small programme, task undertaken. If it be truly to Quito, a pleasant tino, in and on this occasion Lady Lugard useful for mon and truly accopt- fact, it sounds almost like that presented the bandmaster, Herrable in the sight of God-all horribly suburban invitation, E. Richter, with a beautiful silver honest labour is that--it is worthA few friends and a bowl as an acknowledgment of doing with all the inight that can music." the selections played on different be put into it.

Thon out again into the narrow, Occasions at Government House,

Commander Kraft ontertained

SCHARNHORST'S DEPARTURE.

the taipans of the differont Gors man concerns at tilin to-duy.

The S.M.S. Scharnhorst leaves for Amoy to-morrow morning, about 9 a.m..

rad. A. Tones and family, roturned to the Colony by the Empress of Japan.

Messrs. P. F.. Boulger, W. Jackson, T. Apploton, A. J. Davis, W, Davitt, all connected with the Harbour Department, loft to-duy on tho P. and 0. Arcadia for London.

little

Aeroplane A Blying-machine provided with fixed planes sup- ported dynamically by its move mont through the air

This term should not be used to donote themselves, but should only apply the plunes to the whole machine.

vided with motive power.

Glider An aeroplane, unpro-

a

two or more main planes ovor Multiplano Anaeroplane with

lapping in plan-form.

Biplade-An aeroplane with two superposed main planes over- lapping in plan-form.

C. Healey; Lieut. Aston, R.E., Tuesday, Qr. Mr. Starling v.

v. Insp. Withers. R.E., v. Another; Corporal Heat- Wednesday, Capt. Addison, dey v. P. C. Boll.

Thursday, Sergt. Cooper v Sergt. Goddard; Sorgt. Humber y. Sergt. Pitt.

To-day's Advertisements.

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Port Wines and Clarets.

Riso in Prices in EUROPE in consequence of the complets failure of the 1010 Vintage.

We are prepared to meet local demands AT OUR OLD PRICES,

and to supply Wines in Bulk

AT THE SAME PRICES,

It is to be expected that thoso congested streets, crowded with Monoplane-An aeroplane with who have the ability to accomplish people walking; not with veli- single main supporting plane, grout things will throw all their cular traffic, for in all that long which may consist of a pair of

informed that all Goods are being thought and strength into the day I saw only two ponies, and wings outstretched, on either side

andfor extra hazanlocs Godowas of the their interest le paroly selfish, place in these narrow lanes. doing of their part. Even though those seemed curiously out of of a central body.

Hongkong and Kowlook. Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenes and/or frʊna this will be true. But the nobler. It is a fascinating crowd, chiefly

the wharved delivery miny babtained.. part belongs to that one, who, coolies, but occasionally a man-

Mr. Hirschhorg and Miss SapbioNo Claims will be admitted after finding, his place in the lower darin in his long silk coat, passes, Marcowiei, who will be married God has left the doctors for the (for the same quality of Winer) ns were charged to residents ranks, humanely speaking, exalts and all look with friendly interest tomorrow afternoon, are booked nude femaining undelivered after the by their Home Wino Merchants before the failure of the 1910 both himself and his labour to en-at the stranger none of the on the e.s. Rubi for Manila, where 26th inst. will be subject to rent.

"foreign dovil" oxpression that Mr. Hirschberg as been con-

Vintage. All Claims against the Stormor must one hears so much about. Monected with the Ordinance Debe presented to the Undersigned on or thers hold up their woo babies to partanout for the last few years.before the 0th-prox, or they will not wavo tiny hande, small boys and

viable heights by doing his sharo with all his might. And this is the part that is open to the most of mon

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From Irkutsk the "China Cri- tio" learns that the new Russian Mr. H. Ambrosoli, manager of law, prohibiting the employment the Schweiger Import and Export of Chinese contractors and la Co., Manila, loft-to-day by the bourers, became operativo on Now P. & O. Arcadia for Singaporo, Your's Day (January 14th) by after having spent several days, which dato all Chinese so engaged in Manila visiting their branch, yere to be dismissed,

girls come around one's chair

ba recognized.S

All broken, olinfod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined or the 25th inst. at 11 AM,

bogging by signs for a match, a Dr. Richard P. Strong, of cigaretto-ond, or a few drops of Manila, arrived yesterday from scent on the grubby pawa held Iloilo on his way to the plagno. ont to one. And from early stricken districts, in Manchuria. morning till late afternoon naver Dr.Strong was recommended to be a glimpse of a European inco. sont there by the Hon. Doan C. by

The "Fatshan," which rathor Worcester, Philippines Commis reminda ons of a fat hen, and sioner, and Secretary of the In- pounds better translated into "Thatorier,

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