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BOOKS AND men.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1912,

vice. This is a deplorable state

A

COASTING BOATS.

one per cent, continue in the ser

Discontent Among Officers.

of affaite for with the rapid growth

"MR. KIPLING COR- RECTED."

Tho

of the shipping industry there

HERE AND THERE.

Lady Paget in the "Nineteenth

Chivalrous Burglars.

Individual Characteristics.

Hotels.

"North China Daily must ere long be a disastrous in Munster, Leinster, Connaught HONGKONG HOTEL

The dark elevonth hour

Has passed. The morn be-

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Century" has a chapter of roool- There is a code of chivalry Jections of extraordinary charm News" voices some apparently sufficiency of mates unless batter --and the Colonies." among certain burglars. Tliere are Burglars brutal in their dealing with life in Rome during as to the present position of are offered In Shanghai, the very well grounded complaints pay any more congenial conditions

"And it shall come to pass in actions, and men who confess the first years of completely unit-officers in coasting boats in China. shipping men contend, the terms that day that his burden shall be they are scatups, but we always od Italy, when Lady Paget's hus-For some time past, says our oon of employment cannot be left taken away from off thy shoulder; rospected the privacy of ladies' band was Ambassador to the temporary, the shipping world of without improvement, and for and his yoke from off thy neck, and gentlemen's rooma," sail Stephen Smith, 42, un ex-convict, Quirinal. There are vivid pie-Shanghai has been agitated over that they are growing impatient. and the yoke shall putrofy at tho

question of the position of

presence of the oil."-Isaias"x," who pleaded guilty, at Staffs tures of the royal family, the officers, not including captains, of PANAMA CANAL, 27. Quarter Sessions to several Pope, and Ministers and Ambas-vessels plying up and down the burglaries in the district.

sadore without number. Pius coast; and the agitation, which

Vancouver's Opportunity. is being conducted through the IX stands out in the most amiablo-

being carried on in quite a the subject of the Panama Canal, Mr. James Goodwin, writing China Coast Officers' Guild, is ooming tos head. Negotiationsare in the "Vancouver World," on peaceable spirit, and it is con- says: Vancouver has a fine fidently anticipated that they chence now to find out just will result favourably, but should exactly what the big shipping: they fail to do so, stronger mea-interests expect of her as a port position of affairs is expressed by the completion of the Panama sutes may be employed. The of international importance with the Guild officers and the motos Canal. "Mr. E. J. M. Nash, an themselves to the following effect. expert on mattors pertaining to corned with salaries, and if and the special representative for The foreinast complaint is con- the merchant marine of the world, officers are to be induced to the United States and Canada of facilition will have to be offered. Company, is at present in this romain on the China coast better the Royal Mail Steam Packet

them.

city on a return visit.

according to the "British Medical twice excommunicated the King, Thero is in the case of all men, light. Though the Pope had Journal. some natural attitude they really loved each other, says into which they fall when they Lady Paget "for they wore are not, so to speak, ou parade; made of the somo kind oach has some lubitual gesture or of stuff, and hot balonged em- some trick of the physiogumy, phatically to the days that the hands or other part which is aro past and gone, Impulsive in a characteristic of the individual, nction, primenantier and generous and, in fact, a part of his por-in temperament, they allowed sonality. There are oven uncon-themselves the luxury of some- scious nations which may be re-imes letting their feelings de garded as more or less distinctive viate from what others night of classes. There is the rustic who consider the stern path of duty. scratches his head, the horseman When King Victor Emmanuel who whips his riding-bout, the died, his chaplain, against all thinker who finds inspiration in les, gave him absolution for fingering his board, stroking his everything, though he was under novo, or touring paper to picees, the major excommunication. The the heavy dragoon wlio ings at Pope sent for the priest, inquired -his-moustache, iho-borel-listener most feelingly about the King's to a dull lecture who draws last moments, and when the chap sketches on blotting paper, the lain confessed, Piux IX, with swaggerer who, in Castlereagh's tears in his eyes, cried," Hai fatto immortal phrase, “Comes down beno! hai fatto bene!" ("You to the House like a crocodile, have done well! you have done with his hand in his breeches well!"). pocket. Those mannerisms are

so habitual that they often become necessary accompaniments of the operation of the intelligence.

Onomatomania.

Pope's Sense of Humour.

Detter off at Home.

Bringing our long-lost dower

Our liberty age-old. Rebellion, rapine, hate,

Oppression, greed, and wrong Are loosed, indeed: their weight Bas crushed our land too

long."

The faith in which we've stood Since Patrick paced our

sward, For loss of worldly good

We've o'or. deemed full]

reward;

Though murder stalked by

night.

Though soup was free by day, Though famine bled us white,

We scorned the pervert's pay. The blood our fathers spilt,

Their children's tears and

pains,

That Faith might never wilt,

But riveted our chains. Before a whole world's eyes

We've gladly paid the price. Shall politicians lies

Prolong the sacrifice? We ask no more than leave

To call our own our own; We have no wish to cleava

One Crown-much less a

throne.

O'er fruit of bribe and steel

Your flag must cease to flow; Then loyal hearts con kneel

And friend be made of foo. Wé board of war prepared

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Arsins and stommer Luggage are From Belfast-ot from Rome. ranged for without any trouble to The terror, throats, and dread guests.

And Carson's bitter tears- Hongkong, 1st Feb., 1912. [132 Hongkong, 16th Jan, 1919. [55 These things, when all is said,

Two ports on the Pacifio A number of second officers Const will attain great importance are now going Home because, in within the next ten years," says comparison to the cost of living, Mr. Nash, and the choice lies, better wages can be obtained as far as I can see, hetween San there. This igproved by a letter Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, Port- recently received from the Im land and Vancouver, and Vancou- perial Merchant Service Guild at ver will be one of these two, with Home which states that there has the others fighting for second been a considerable increase in place." the pay of officers during the Now this sounde mighty en- past few weeks, in some in-couragingly, bat tliero is a but Another story illustrate Pius stances the advances roaching to attaclied to it, for Mr. Nash ex- IX's sense of humour. It concorns £3. Lor example, Mesara, Lam-plaius just what are the require- Madaine de Corolles, the wife of port and Holt are paying their ments that are necessary to make the Ambassador of the Vatioan, a second officors £10 per month a port a great port. Science has given the name colightful old lady, who often with

The thing au extra £1 as bonus that makes most for a great port "monias" to these unconscious visited Endy Pagot, in spite of and granting annual holiday is to be a well-balanced port, tricks, and does not disdain to prohibitions. "For," aho de- leave of sixtoon days on full pay and by this the shipping man classify the most trivial of them claro, "I am the grand- at the end of a nine months means a port at which a steamer under that imposing head. It is daughter of Lafayetto and I voyage, In Shangbai second onu take on a full return cargo stated, adds the "British Medical do what I plonso." Slic never officers receive £13 a month and as well as bring to it a fall Journal," but with what truth addressed tho cardinals as Emin- first officers £18. wo cannot way, that ut a recont once, but hailed them in cheery life are high and promotion very

Expenses of inward cargo."

But Mr. Nash is hopeful, for congress of neurology a paper tones as hordonr cardinale.

slow; thofe are no holidays, and ho adds: "There is no doubt was read in which the movement When one day she visited Pius if home leave' is wantod, it has that Vancouvor will be that sort, by which the growing lul ca IX, ho asked whether she had to be taken at the officers' own of a port just like New York in the resses the first shouts of " valour's seen all the sights of Rome, "Yes, expense, a burden which they best balanced port on the Atlantic excrement on his upper lip was foly Father, "she replied, "but fool keenly in view of the more side. Through Vancouver, with labelled mustachiostrepsousia; I should dearly like to see a con- generous treatment accorded to the timely assistance of railways, the habit of twirling, the clave." This story was told by clerks in shipping offices.. must come the products of

old drum tho Pontiff hunself. majors, sterpsorallomunio; that

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Brit- Two sharp little sketches are of putting the little finger into devoted to French Ambasador, payment of hospital expenses dur-vinces will furnish full cargoes to A further grievance is the non-ish Columbia, and these pro- the ear, olodactylomania. Then M. Fournier, the friend of wo have" atomatodactylomanines" flour, and the German Ambasing sickness. According to the the vessels bringing here inward who put the finger into the

Merchant Shipping Act owners loads. This, of course, will mean Mufor, Herr von Koudell. mouth; "onychophagomaniacs Fournier is described as clever, seaman's wages when he is inca-eteamship lines, for it will assure aro compelled by law to pay of the most powerful incentive to who bite their nails; harmonio doctrinaire, violent, vory cultured, pacitated by sickness, and, if he them a steady, well-balanced maniaes" whe drum with their and intimate with all scientific remain on the ship's articles, to trade both ways." fingers on window punca or tables; and literary people. "Io was pay his hospital expenses also. and "tropodomanines" who nor-short, thin, palo-face, and sharp-i

Regarding the influence the vously move their legs. But are features, and always put me in been upheld by the Registror of have upon Vancouver and British This view of the situation has opening of the Panama Canal will such things worth cataloguing and mind of the Girondin Manuel. Seamen at the Board of Trade Columbia, Mr. Nosh says: naming, as "manias "To any fe ought to have been clad in a Office, and the fact has been Panama Canal will not alone who may think it important that long brown cont and cape, and a pointed out to certain local firms mean a future for Vancouver naa this should be done, wo venture low, wide-brimmed lint. His through the British Consulate-port that oven the most sanguine baggage thief is being practiced. to suggest that “onomatomania"

wife, an excellent, simpe woman, General. The nature of the re- dare not dream of at this moment, The thief takes a basket filled Schemes and Complote Telophone Installations.

MANUFACTURERS of Complete Electric Plant, Power who adored him, used to pray plies received from there firms has but also a speedy settlement of with odds and ends and all kinds that he should broak an arm, not yet been received by the the province of British Columbia. of rubbish, and substitutes it for Pilgrimage Recalled, because her happiness was too Guild.

For as the steamship lines will Considerable interest has been great, My husband, who had

into this port with freight a result, one bad character is re- a more likely-looking article. As aroused by the announcement of known, the Fourniers at other

cane.

Born

ia

the mania of naming things

should be added, to the list.

Th

Bismarck's Alter Ego,

Sick Pay..

The Two-Watch System.

come

"The

Arouse contempt--not fears.

Believe, na Ireland free,

Believe, a wrong put right,

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Other matters which, according they will likewise, with increasing ported to have secured alothes LONDON, WITTON, MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM. the engagement and impending posts, naked why it was not her to the Guild, require remedying trade, widen their scope and value 841 and $427 in money in marriage of Miss Olive MeLeod, own arm she prayed for. Sho

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At present, it is the immigrants from the Old Africa. Miss McLeod will'short- her answer."

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787ft. by 88ft. by 84ft 'Gin,-it. ~ A European Jady, Miss F. Pamps, sumpty Doik In. Erlinioitie, arrived at Penang on 1 3-4 hours.

to finish we never experienced of his appointment. was to be Sca-going not Popular the slightest difficulty with thom, looked for in the thrall which A matter of twenty years ago May 12 under arrest effected in THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS although many of the tribes we that divine music had exercised something like 18,000 appren Rangoon, on the receipt of a baking vessels up to 8,000 tons pag visited were wild, and contained on the receptive mind of the tices went to soa. There were cable from the local police on a displacement providing conditions for people the great majority of whom great Chancellor. Besides that, numerous cailing ships then. To charge of stealing 4120 sterling painting ships with most efficient result were little known, and certainly, de Kendell was discipline in day sailing vessele have dwindled and a gold watch belonging to 100-Tor ELECTRIC CRANE OF QUAT had never been a white woman, person, and what more could be and not a third of the former Mr. D. de Silva, The Straite ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES THROUGHOUT At first they ran away, but after wanted? He was enormons, over number of potential officers now Times states that the theft is agora Ranging op zu 100 Tom wards returned, and their chief six foot, and more than broad in feel the call of the sea or, if alleged to have bean committed Heimates given for Docking, Bepairs to Hull and Mechlo excitement soomed to be caused proportion. Out of a round bullet they do, they resist it feeling that in Singapore. The sooneed ap- Constructional Work.

by the appearance of our hair." head with white or flaxen halt the conditions of service do not peared before Mr. E. E. Colman, MAHARRUE AND ASHITA:

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