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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912.

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Is it worth putting Rabolois n the dock and, imprisoning the translator of Zola to save their | ENGLAND. fooble intellects from a shock? The age we live in is the golden One would not have thought so. The Rector of Slough, Windsor Waterloo strain, was purchased sated, the question of diet on age of the policeman. The man But an age which clieerfully (Rov. P. H. Elliott) has received by Lord Middleton for 55gs which the maintenance of the in bluo conducts us from the sacrifices the fit for the en- another anonymous gift of 82,000 Water Queen, a heifor, also of the sufferor's life and health depende couragement of the unfit will towards the rebuilding of the Waterloo strain, was bought by is the one which demands con- cradle-to-the-grave. Not for not scruple to inflict an injustion west end of Slough parish church, Mr. Hobson, of York, for 45gssideration. It is obvious that moraent can the sacred people on the masters of literature, if This brings the total suma received Mr. Falconer, of Hampshiro, pald when weakened, as all the na- avade his authority. Ho enforces only it can protect a few degoner in anonymous donations for the Digs, for a red and white four-tural forces are, the stomach and the education of its childroa. Hetes who suck poison from a purpose to £9,000, in addition to year-old heifer Constantia, of the digestivo organs generally are in

priated · page. will presently appear awful and

ovor £4,000 subscribed by other Cruickshank blood, and another, no condition to deal with the or

Lancastrian Cipay, was sold to dinary articles of diet, many of MANAGEMENT & CUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT immonse, if the stamps, are not

Men of Letters and the Police. parishioners.

Mr. Pumphrey for 50gs. to go to which impose a tax on the diges- Death has come na a happy re Northumberland. properly affixed to its insurance. It is the duty, of all men of

tion. The food should, thero-62] foro, be of the blandest and most papers. Ho is always at hand to letters, to watch with the keenest loase to Honry Goorge Pilcher,

Northamptonshire. vigi'anço the action of their critics, for many years a remarkable and

nutritious character, so as to put onforce the collection of the taxes, the polico. It is no now danger pathetic figure in the picturesque Lord Ludlow has resigned the the least possible strain on the which weigh more heavily upon that threatens then, nor does it village of Bray-on-Thames. Born presidency of the Lamport Parish digestive organs. At the same us year by year. And now, eume unexpectedly. In all, ages forty-nine years ago, Pilcher join Council on account of difference time, the diet should be as re- if certain estimablo gentlemen and in most lunda thora havsed the Royal Navy, when a lad of opinion with the rector, the vitalising and restorative ne pos-

beon certain zealous persona; and soon made a rapid advance in Rev. Watkins Pitchford, who sible. be appointed this sole and quick to reent diffence, and unable his profession. Overstudy, how claims the ownership of the parish so distinguish life from, liter over, unhinged his brain, and he

The Quickest Restorative. A few days ago Lord mom. omnipotent comsor of our litor-ture. They have condemned was invalided out of the Navy. Ludlow called a meeting to be It needs no great knowledge

Ile returned to his native village held in the parish room. all such books, theso zealous per-

Mr. of dietetics to appreciate the fact The solemn deputation which sons, as dare to transcend their of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Pitchford then issued a circular, that relatively low articles com- not long since implored the Home/wn..experience. They have and resolved to live an open-air announcing that he would permit bine these two necessary and im-1 visited the heroes (or villains) of life. He obtained possession of a no futuro meetings to be held in portant qualities. One, however, Secretary to check the sale of fiction with such condemnation as shed in a meadow near Bray the room unless his consont in does fulfil these two requirements what it termed " demoralising they would measure out to their Church, where he lived alone a writing was obtained. Lord Lud-in a supremely advantageous low does not admit the reotor's banner. This is Sanatogen. literature" was not attended, as neighbours were they guilty of gipsy life for nearly four years,

the same offence. Tom Jones

claim. Mr. Gosso line explained in a just was a wicked tuan, they say, there

Composed of the body-building. Surgoon - Lieutenant - Colonel The Pentonville book dealer part of the purest milk, chemical- and courageous letter; by a single fore Fielding was a wicked Wrench, M.V.O., modical attend- John Edward Tinkler, who is ly combined with that salt of man of letters. The omission is and they are wicked who road kisant to the Duke of Devonshiro, charged with stealing valuable phosphorus which is found in the Sessions: 10 AM to 12 Noon. 2 P.M. to 4 s.. serious, because the ultimate masterpiece. And if they could

on his bicycle hooks from Peterborough Cathe-nervous system, it is one of the blandest as it is the most nu- definition of what is "demoralis persundo the Home

recently place that masterpiece under its recently for Buxton, and on near-dral Library, ing" in print must, bo. framed not ban, they would believe they of twenty miles, fall off his ma-borough Quarter Sessions. The gorating foods known to Science.

ly completing the uphill journey committed for trial at Poter-tritious-revitalising and reinvi-4 pm, to 10 p.m. by well-intontioned publishers or had done a profitable day's work. chino and expired almost im- principal witness was Ed. Its use is, in many cases, follow- alort magistrates, but by

lity which ins persuaded those mediately. Ilo was seventy-eight mund. Hunt Dring, an assistant ed by such a sensation of well- those who exerciso the enemies of literature to the as the Crimea and in the Indian of Grafton-street, W., who said has described it in the words, years of ago, and had served in to Mr. Quaritch, book-seller, being that a well-known writer selves the craft of literatúre.sault. Rather it is a pitiful fack,

Mutiny.

"Almost immediately after taking that in 1909 the purchased a It is and will always be a of imagination. They do not un-

Dorsetshire.

number of books from a man it, I feel as though a stream of question not of morality but ofderstand books nor their purpose,

named Ross (who, the prosecution liquid life has been poured into Thoy do not read them for enjoy- westhetic criticise. Eron the de-ment's sako, but rather that they payers of West Moors, the Wim for £337. Among them was a

In view of complaints of rate alege, is an agent of Tinkler's) me." putation at the Home Office, ill-may do their authors a mischief, borne Rural District Council has book for which he gave £75. The re-act so rapidly to its benefits, Even those people who do not constituted as it was, seemed to They forget that life must be decided to take proceedings witness produced four of the very soon experience a sensation Under the Direct Management of the have a glimmering of this truth, judged by one set of rules, litera against a number of gipsies en bookta, Three of these, Canon of strength and revitalization It accepted without reserve the furo by another, that Acampod in the district. It is Gordon said later in the witness which are particularly gratifying recommendation "that a Provi- genuine artist may lift the alleged that the neighbourhood box, belonged to the Cathedral after the feeling of utter prostra- EXCELLENT CUISINE Bion should be inserted to exempt foul and ugly to the topmost has been almost deple ed of gorse library.

tion and lack of tone which aro from the operation of the Act any height of beauty. The splendid and wood by the gipsies stripping

so characteristic of the results of book of literary merit, or roputa-veiso of Sophocles purges of all hundreds of trees.

heat. In this connection, the tion or any genuine work of art," offence the horrible sufferings of

following letter from Mr. Thomas And having accepted this recom- Philectatus, lipus the King as mandation, it left the delicate the poet saw him and showed buried at sea, the funeral of Mr. The Corporation of Glasgow Lynn, Calcutta, will be read with task of estimating literary morit him is the victim of a noble A. W. Speuce Hitchman, of have decided to take over and particular interest, for it shows trains and tomor

ranged for without any trouble to or discovering genuine works of tragedy. Probably for the police Woytnouth,

how Sanatogen onables oven work for one year the tunnel ro- art to the Home Ofise and the

vently seven miles from the owned by the Glasgow Harbour those who have to fight against Hongkong, lat Feb., 1919. [189] HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN. polico!

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wis chartered for the purpose, not more than £1,200 in putting bodily forces are weakened by THOSE withing to enter for the

SOLDIER B' OLUB PLUNKET'S GAP. If the deputation had in its

The burial service was conducted it in order, on condition that at disease derive immediate health L mind only those books which are Literature does not need the on board by the Rov. S. Hawkins, the end of the experimental period and strength from the prepara- CRICKET AND FOOTBALL no books, those biblia, a biblia policoman. She does not want to a friend of Mr. Hitchman. The they have the option of purchas- tion.

irrelevant which are sold in secret and read answer

questions, body, sewn up in canvas and ing the undertaking at a cost not in privacy, there would be no Whoa Flaubert, having writ heavily weighted, was placed in exceading £100,000. The com- nood of protest. Their intent is ten a work of gonius, was a box, which was covered with a pany have fixed the purchase broken-down wreck of a man, as obvious to the first-comer, and put in the dock for his pains, the Union Jack. One end of the price at £143,000, but it is pro- their pnishment is, I believe, prosecuting counsel rivalled that box was dotachable, so that when bable that this estion will be far as health goes, and had been adequately provided, for by the homegrown specimen of ours who it was tilted the body would postponed until the value of the a martyr to Malaria for four years, law. Naithor definition nor labelled Rabolnis "filthy quickly disappear into the sea. tunnel to the Corporation has being constantly in the hands of criticism

necessary for priest."

"Gentlemen," said he, Mr. Hitchman, who was educated been shown by actual working, the doctors, and becoming weaker their discovery. They proceed did Madame Bovary love her at Rugby and called to the Bar. Owing to the competition of the and weaker, with the natural presses,. and husband, or did she ever try to owned at one time a largo Clyde Trust ferries the tunnel run-down condition and its they have not the remotest love him?" That is the kind of steam-yacht. He inherited a had to be closed in May, 1907, touch with literature, No criticism which we may expect fortune from his father, a brewer. after being open for 12 years: provision need be inserted in any from the magistrate, and which Aot which is aimed to check cannot be tolerated even to save theircirculation. Booksof literary the imbecile from his folly. merit, genuine works of art, are It is quite easy not to read further from them than from the books, and if the police are wrappers of pounds of tea, and omnipotent let them restrain the though their stupidity diminishes foul from all printed matter and vastly their power of harm, they leave the mm. of letters to his deserve, and they should obtain, fown devices, no quarter.

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accompaniments, brain fag, nervousness and Суерервів. Everybody advised me to go to this was impossible. Sanatogen Complete dead-look exista in was strongly recommended by a with unlawful possession of coal the strike of seventeen friendly friend, and I am delighted to say supposed to have been stolen, an society doctors at Dunfermline. that only two bottles have made elderly man, Thomas Smith, of The doctors are demanding an extraordinary difference for Selected after competition with all other systems Ashford, was stated to have said from the friendly societies an the better-nay, for the beat. on arrest: "I have been out of advance from the existing rate shall always highly recommend by the Advisory Board to His Majesty King George V. work a long time, my wife is ill. of 4s, per head per annum to the Sanatogen everywhere I go." as the sole reinforcement to be used in the construc- and we are nearly starving, [

Ba 6d. rate which the profession took the conl to give her a bit of has laid down as its minimum interesting booklet The Art of

Write for a copy a most tion of the New Water Works for Windsor Castle. But it is clear that the police And while the man of letters ring." have drawn no fine distinctions will guard his honour and his harneter by a detective, and was friendly societies have made ar which will be sent free to all He was given a good under the Insurance Act. The Living" by Dr. Andrew Wilson, in their literary criticism. There liberty from the sanuits of the bound over, the chairman saying rangements with two outside are still books on the border line, police and the puritan, while the the Bench were very sorry for practitioners to do the work. mentioning this paper on appli it seems, which baffle the subtlety quarrel of one shall be the quarrel him. even of Mr. McKenna and his of all, there remains a wider ques

cation to A. Wulfing & Co., 6, "If these imported doctors are satellites. With an uugdey sense tion to be answered. Shall we of: Winchester-road, St. Mar stated the secretary of the British

A woman named Mrs. Snelling, members of the association, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai' that all is not well, the deputation surrender ourselves and

Sanatogen can be obtained desired that the word "indecent" morala wholly to the magistrate? garet's (Middlesex), has been Medic Association, "they will all chemists. should be used in conjunction If we do we shall lose much else bound and gagged by two men, be imediately expelled from with the word

who entered her houso in the the assolation. Lomal medical besides our self-respect. A great agree with the Dean of York that bishop once said that he would daytime and stole 230. Mrs. men w refuse to meet them in it is not easy to dietinguish be rather see England-free than Snelling was in the kitchen when consulition or to assist them at tween these two epithets. The England sober, and it is better two men entered and gagged and operatins, and naturally they

bound her. One asked whore will be patraalsed socially," deputation further urges the that England should be free to police to be more vigilant and choose her own books than en-her unole, who lived in the houso, Botive in the matter of prosecu-trust the policeman with the kept his money. tions. Have they not sometimes management of her libraries. A did not know be had any, where- been over-vigilant? Within re-millionaire who has purchased upon a man struck her. Fionlly cent memory the translator of with his money bags the right they made off after ransacking Emile Zola, that austere moralist, to express an opinion

the uncle's bedroom and, taking has suffered imprisonment, while things once denounced the clas£36. Mrs. Snelling was released Rabelais has been denounced assics as "very filthy trash." The when her uncle arrived home. filthy-priost" by an Old policeman-would-no-doubt agree about three-quarters of an hour Bailey lawyer, and an honest with him. But these are matters publisher locked up for no other which each one must decide for orime than pablishing an edition himself, and with Mr. MoKenna of Urquhart's deathless version for our art critic we shall fare

Mr. William Hulley, who for of Gargantus.

ill if we do not make our decision fifty years was musical director What I wonder is a "poi- clear. Above all, let us be virtuet St. Mary's Roman Catholic Bonous" book, And what are ous with our own virtue and not Churob, Great Yarmouth, and

In the event of an attack, the the symptoms of book poisoning? with the virtue Indied out by Mre. Hulley Kave just celebrated Is the disease fatal, or can ita Government officials. For virtue their diamond wedding. All their sufferer should be removed to the victims be cured if it be taken in is atrophied by disuse, and when children and great grandchildren shade, his tight clothing loosened and cold water applied to the time? Who they are who so it has perished the wisest laws are in the musical profession. camb to the poison of a book ever devised to sare man from Messrs. John Thornton & Co. head. As soon as possible, he

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