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MR. KIPLING'S · NEW BOOK.

Have no truck with the TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

senseless thing.*

Order the guns and kill...

crowd has be

Froms reprint which appeared in our issue of last evening it will have been seen that very wide

"Diversity of Crestures.' And so, in the first strange, ex- The following peragraph..

travagant study in this "D.versity from The Nasy to hand --Fow powers have been conferred on

Reviewing Mr. Kipling's new of Creatures," he pictures the incidents of the war have moors The Committes which has been

Book, "Diversity of Crestures," world of 2065 A.D, when the stirred the imagination of the appointed. in the Straits

Tomorrow's Anniversary,

in the Observer, Mr. Arthur whole universe shall be ander the British race than the gallant and Settlements for the control of food,

A year

ago to-morrow, M. Wangh mys:—

domision of an Aerial Board of chivalrous conduct of the offioncs. The regulations do not merely Zimis agreed to the Entente'e

The art of Mr Radyard Kipling Contrul chosen for the panish-and men of the Middleser Ragh empower the Committee to make proposal for the dissolation of the can be viewed ander eo many. ment of ribillions States. enquiries with regard to prices Greek Chamber, and guaranteed different aspects that no single To create

ment, on the cocasion of their (presumably with a view to the an attitude of benevolent nentral definition could ever hope to sam come an international offs; mine cff Cape Agulban.

transport, the Tyndarens striking. prevention of extortion), but also ity.

marise its effect; but there is a the privacy of the individual may the ship was apparently sinking. phrase of that very suggestive act be invaded except under Colonel John Ward, the famous critic, Dixon Sooth, which heavy penalties; every house haaay M.P., who was in command, duction, etc. Iia. also The opening rate of the dollar is always worth remember ground-circuit of electricity in marsballed his men, did "Birken to-day was ing when any work of Mr. ita front drive, by which an unhead drill," and they all coolly without the authority of the 26.5.15/16d. The closing rate Kipling comes under considera- welcome visitor can be arrested and calmly sang "The Long. Committee, may have in bis will be found on Page L

tion. "Kipling," mid Dixon before the doors. Everyone sleeps Lons Trail," face to face with possession a greater quantity

Scott, "has always been, as much for eleven hours out of the twenty-death. The behaviour of every of any article than is needed for

se Barrie himself, one of those four, and most people live to be a man on board was worthy of the ordinary use and consumption in A Chinese has been conveyed blessed born innocents who never handred. The civilised world bas finest traditions of our Lalend his household or establishment. to the Government Civil Hospital grew up, who are never quite a combined to suppress anything story. The heroism of the "Die This latter power does not, of suffering from slight injuries boma in the world, but who like party feeling or 00-operatics: Harde" will become historio, course, apply to desiers and stained through being knocked wander through it, like Hawthorne the spirit of the crowd has been Colonel Ward oried to the men x manufacturers, or to home-pro- down by a motor car,

or Poe, a little alien and elf-like, proved to isens in hate, fear, "B British; and right nobly daced or home-made articles. It

Alice Memorial Hospital.. s little envious of the bappy blackmail, publicity, the power was his appeal responded to. is obviously designed to prevent The Hos. Treasurer of the folk in bogsea, This of the people. So a compromise Happily the ship was ultimately persons from making nadaly Alice Memorial and Affiliated description, of course, is far has been established. by which towed safely to port, but the large purchases of commodities Hospitals bege to acknowledge from representing the com- the anion of States defends the magnificent dissipline of the of which, owing to the war con- with thanks the following dons-plets Kipling por, indeed, did sacred independence of the in Middlesex Regiment has added duione, there may possibly be ation to the Fauds of the Hospitals: the critic himself imagine dividual. shortage in the near fatare. Chai U Tin, $100 Viewed generally, the regulations

for a moment that it did; but it This, of course, is the region of of the British Army.

now burels to the glorious record

are similar those which were

does undoubtedly supply an in-} Before the Marins Magistrate, valuable connecting liok extravaganza. But the wise juster

to enforced at Home in the early Commander C. W. Beckwith, establish communications between the more directly human aspect birthday, the Royal Academy did never jeste without a purpose, and Though it is nearing its 150th All communications intended for publicatlos should be addressed | days of the war, and we may take | EN., the coxswain of a launch was two very different and sometimes of the idea is brought home to not invite special, inspection by

it that they have not been brought

antagonistic sides of Mr. Kipling the imagination in the wonder Fleet Street until some 45 years. into being without good and

artistic temperament, Most sufficient reason. Fortunately,

readers, it is safe to say, must have "Swept and Garnished." This is day, though an extra forenoon is fally vivid little story called ago and then only set aside une been etrack by the apparent iz- congruity. On the one hand you a character. Fran Ebermann draw up a remarkable list of men an allegory of the German nationalso granted now: Qas could have, as it were, & trained citizen, had been trained from infancy in of letters who have written about inspired by a devoted reverence the Teuton school of machine the Royal Academy. It would for order-the disciple of Mao-like orderliness, and when she begin with Dr. Johnson, whose andrews's hymnology, in loyal found one day that she had association with the body, like that submission to

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A married woman living at have been in the habit of import Kowloon City has reported to the a ing from Europe and America. Police that on the evening of the That is probably due to a variety 19th, nine men entered her dwell of osmses in part, perhaps, to ing, and, after telling her not to the foresight displayed by local makes noise, they ransacked the houses' in socamulating stocks. place. Someone blew a police when it will be desirable that they took with them an earthen- However, the time may come whistle and the men mede af, bat some larger measure of control ware money box coctaining $10 than an presint ariats will need in Hongkong money. to be applied bere. Conditions in

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917.

GERMANY AND PEACE TEAMS.

From America. ·

Law, Order, Daty and Re-developed fever, she set every-of Oliver Goldsmith, was due to straint, Obedienos, Discipline. thing in order in her room, his intimate friendship, with Sir must fit into the scheme of things, to recover. She had reckoned, it already mentioned, there can be Every man, we ste reminded, arranged everything for her Joshua Reynolds and others of its own comfort, and went to bed founders. Of hand, besides those like a nut in machinery, and just is true, with every material con- recalled Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, as you are getting this idea drum tingency; but she forgot that Leigh Hunt, Thackeray, Dickens, med into the brain, your moralist there is a spiritual realm beyond Watta-Dunton-these, of couzIE, the Straits Settlements are not A Chinese complainant, quite a seems to go off at a tangent, dis the material. And when the fever in addition to the professed hands dissimilar to those obtaining in youth, told Mr. Dyer Bal, at the playing a jealous solicitude for rose to her brain, she found her like Raskin, P. G. Hemerton, Hongkong, and for that reason it Police Court this morning, that he the rights of the individual, room fall of spirit-children, the W. E Henley, G. A. Sala, R. A is to Le hoped that the authorities bad just returned from Americs. solicitude which is easily stirred ghosts of wronged and massacred Stevenson, and a host of others. here will keep a keen eye on the When called, he stepped smartly to rebellion, if there is any siga infants, the deserted, and the This leaves

into the box and prepared to of tyranny, or injustice. So you fatherlees, who came to demand happily alive, and some of them. cat orition, il awear in Scottish fashion. When have in the same plane a passion home where no home was. In at work to-day, of whom Sir Henry asked his name, he enquired for discipline and an enthusiasm vain she protested in her delirium Lucy is doubtless recognised. as. whether his Chinese or foreign for individuality; and when you that the war was going very well, the doyen.

situation.

British or German Titles?

"MONSTROUS."

Man Fined for Treating His Wife.

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Not before time have several name was waated. He wasp look about for some connecting that everything was in order, members of the British aristo-pearing against a man of the coolie principle to unite these qualities and that the children must go Arezzo, victim of a destructive croy, baaring high-sounding Glass, charging him with you will hardly fad a better cas German titles, thought fit to stealing $4.60 from his pocket than Dixon Scott's. For the facty at once and not dare to earthquake, is ancient Arratiam, change them to appellationemorest Wing Lok Street, It was is that Mr. Kipling has never mire and blood.

strain her polished for with the capital of Tasosay's most in accordanos with British ideas alleged that after defendant had quite grown up, in the sense that something to be faced more im- notable part in Italian history. There was fertile provincs, and has played a and tastes. The British have good picked his pocket, he passed the the plump, sleek stockbroker bat perative than machinery; and, It became subject to Florence grounds for thoroughly detecting puree to another man. Complain grown up, or the oleaginos when help arrived. Frau Eber-after the Battle of Campaldino, anytning German, and hardly antcaught hold of him, and defend potentate, or the Government maun was found upon her kneer, in which Dante fought. Few anything could be more objection. ant endeavoured to assault him. official with his brain full of babbling incoherently of a world cities of the same size have pro- able to them than thatcertain mem- Assistance was rendered by a figures. He is always a little The complacency of the German official mind with reference to bers of the Royal Family should Sergeant. Defendant denied the alien, a little suspicious of smug unrealised.

daced so masy great sons. Among pesce has of Iste been frequently reflected in the newspapers of the continue to be known by titles, charge, but His Worship seat prosperity. And with a boy' The wretched German Frau, celebrated men born here are Fatherland sad in the speeches of some servile underling of his always incongruous, but which bias to prison for three months' clear eyed independence he wants in short, had yet to learn that man Marcenas, the famous patron of saintly majesty, the Kaiser, such as Herr von Bethmann Hollwez, are now absolutely detestable. It hard labour.

every man to grow to his own mast in his place in his environ. literature during the Augusten the Imperial Obancellor, or Count Hertling, the Bavarian Premier, ie, of course, not the fault bat

proper stature, to realise the ment before he can be countedge; Petrarch; the four Aretino; who is regarded as the Chancellor's probable saccessor should Herr rather the misfortune of those

capacities of his own soul, before worthy to live at all; and the rest Cesalpino, the botanias; Redi, Bethmann Hollweg, as was the case recently, find himself in such whose titles refer to Schleswig-

be allows anyone else to decide of the stories in this brilliantly the physician; Pope Jalios IL a tight corner with the members of the Reichstag that he will deem Holstein," (which originally was

for him what is the particular diverse collection may be regard-the notoriona Marehal: D'Ancra it advisable to depart into the abades of retirement. To all appear doubtless a Danish title), "Batten-

piche in the machinery of lifed a ring sign-posts to and Vasari, author of "Lives af ance, there is no country in the world, unless it be Austria, where berg," ""Teck" and "other Ger-

into which he is designed by different paths by which the soul the Painter." pesos is more spoken of than in Germany and where all sorts of man places; but the least they

Nature to fit. So individuality can work out its own salvation, fanciful schemes are put forward as being a likely basia for the much-could do is what they bare now

must come first, and the discipline There is the purely humorous The fact that the War Council desired cereation of hostilities. All of which proves that the aggree. done, namely, reject the Teutonic

of urdar afterwards,

story of

magnate-ridden has acted through the Jocker sive Hon has realised that he has had more than enough of war and in favour of parely British

Six licensees were prosecuted

It has taken a good many words village which was reduced to Club in enspending all race mate that he will have piled up a mass of debt for which generations of names,

No doubt those Germans in far-distant years will curse him heartily. Therefore the members of the British aris at Boyton, Eagland, a few weeks (acfortunately) to set out this reason by being plunged to the age may surprise those who do Bun of to-day does not like his position at present, nor the protocracy bearing Teatonic titlee go for breaches of the Central theory of Mr. Kipling's attitude Beck in ridicale. There is the not realise the anpreme authority bable opinion that may be held of him in the fatore. In conse were and are just as loyal to the Control Board's Order. There to life, hat it is a theory which tale of a preposterously self- of that institation in all matters

were four cases of treating and may, perhaps, be of some help to satisfied sabaltern, whose only connected with the Turf. With quence be talks of pesce, not, however, in terms of moderation that British cause as say other mem two of selling for "off" consump experimental readers of bie last possible discipline depended out a shred of legal authority, the would become one who has fallen so low in the estimation of the ber of the aristocracy. That bastion during probibition hours. new volume of stories. This now upon his own realisation of bis Jockey Olab grants and controls world and who, despite his colomal egotism, cannot po-sibly now never been doubted. The only Dae case was dismissed, and in volume, let it be said at once, is siiff-backed absurdity. There all licenses to trainers, and shake himself free of the knowledge that he is certain to mees with objection lay in their German- the other the licensees were fined representative of his many-sided are the iovare, drifted spart, who jockeys, arranges all race-meet- defeat the more crashing the longer it is delayed-but sounding names, which to-day sums ranging from 208. to £5, genius in its most brilliant are yet so necessary 10 ondings and sende 'itz stewarda to he talks of peace as though he, like Alexsader of old, had nothing more than at any other time could sad members of the public con fecundity. The variety of themes, another that the machinery of ran them, and acts as a tribunal, else to do but to sigh for fresh worlds to conquer,

not possibly be pleasing to These ref-otions have occurred to us in conquence of reading British 61rs. Those who have earned in the offences were fined the wealth of character, the their very vices must be employed civil and criminal, in all the penetrating subtlety of hia to bring them back into one affairs of horse racing. From its an article contained in the Bavarian Staats Zeitung, "semi-othicial" changed their names will have journal, the owner of which is no other than Count Bertling. the estisfaction of knowing that for tresting his wife and the wife suggestion with which the thing the two victims of a desperate

In one case a map was fined method, the haunting air of Baother's arms. There are, again, decisions there is no adpaal." In the course of the statement, which, of course, is on peace, they are now considered to be of

anddenly for conenming liquor she bad not said

Is it not likely, saka's corres-- drug, who meet by chance, and and the Count, or someone writing on his behalf, is good enough to say the genuine stcok of British paid for, Mr. W. Lees, who de-merges into the thing merely help one another to overcome pondent to the Daily Chronicle, how German officials to day view peace with the deliberate and aristocracy, and that their popufended in this case, declared that adumbrated and left in a state of temptation and then having risen that the Iry" Bridge-lane is calculated intention, we fancy, of deceiving their own muob-deluded Brity will increase in consequence,

above all, the superior a regulation which prevented a suspensior;

fata that simply a modernised form of countrymen. The writer rises to the occasion quite abir, and ex for the British, as a whole, are man from tresting his own wife tremendous seat of life and the in- threatened them, part on the "Ave"? Such a supposition presses his views in the style of a conqueror. Is will rat be neces-inveterately conservative in mat was absurd. It was the sort of domitable sense of youthful vigour threshold of their friendship, would be borne out by the fact sary, he concedes, for Germany to demand a cast; indemnity. With ters of this sort, and can never be thing to bring the law into con- sad hope which inspire every having no further need of that in Slow's map of London that opinion the Allies will be in hearty agreement, for if there reconciled to such so anomaly as any talk during the coming peace conferences of an indemnity's British inétitations or British temps: Tresting, be argued, was page all these wam and radiant beneficent companionship. And Ave Maris-lane is given as Ivy being provided, it will be as to bow defested Germany, with her aristocrate hiding their real Paying for something out of one's slities keep the reader in close fat oude more, there is the lane. In medieval times, chapela pocket for the benefit of someone sad esger relationship with every inevitable pair who meet by foros were frequently built on or near empty of ra and her bankrupt finances, is likely to be able to identity under foreign and eapes-eler. A wom in had no separate fresh turn of the author's fancy of circumstance, the playthings bridges in order that pilgrims raise one. The writer in the Staats Zeitung however, does not think ially German-sounding names.

Three-Card Trick.

from 101, to 408.

melta

to

the

...

in that way. He knows better what his fellow c'untrymen want to

estate in her busband's house, There is, perhaps, no living writer (as it seems) of chance, and sup- and wayfarere who passed to sni read. Be therefore tells them that instead of the money indemnity,

and everything was bis. As the who establishes and preserves so plement the inadequacies of two for might pray therein. Buch?? which he thus acknowledges is not likely to be forthcoming from

order now was, if a man gave his keen a personal tie between characters by the alternative chapels were in many cases He ack the enemy, the Germans will be kind enough to scorpi a supply of The other man held the bank with her, so that she could pay

qualities without which neither dedicated to the Virgin Mother of 24 wife sixpence before leaving home reader and writer.

Mp, auya Me Kipling, in effect, could be complete cor at ease, Sa God. Two that occur to one zreo needed raw materiala at a low price, or perhape free." The writer and when he saw the constable for her own refreatments whilst most first tesliss himself, and by slow degrees and with agony the St. Mary's Bridge, Sheffield, reiterates the Hans' modest and pathetic wish for the return of their he ran away and left me," said a they were out together, that was then fit his capacity into the of mind, hardly realising bisown and Our Lady Chapel on the colonies and of their whips; also for en agreement by which German Chinese at the Police Coart this an offence. It was monstrous,

scheme of existence. Bat he must metamorphosis, man works out Bridge at Leicester. trade will be permitted on former terme in the old markete. The morning when charged with surrender of the German colonies and ships, the writer gracefully gambling, before Mr. A. Dyer one of the cases, asid that the mastery of himas

A polics fiser, who proved never let the soheme get the his true relation to his world. »

Yet we were what we were, explains, would be considered by Germany as equivalent to Ball. billions of indemnity." No doubt it would, bat is it likely that the aid the men were playing the hotel

Acting Inspector Davitt company in the smoke room of the

And, fashionel so, Allies, with Germany in her present position and sashe will be three-card trick. When defendent possibility of police spying, and were discussing the

It pleases us to stare; As the far show. when peace terms are seriously discussed, will enter upon any such was brought to the Police Station, one man sitting by him declared project? The sooner the better will it be for Germany and for the he had some money in his boots that he could always tell detéo- German officials to intimate frankly the true state of affairs and and about sixte, cente in his tiven as they shifted their eyes to prepare themselves for the truth that Germany's immediate mouth. A fine of $5 was imposed. about like ferrats.--(Laughter.) future is a matter for the Allies to decide.

Whatsover, for any cause,

Beeketh to take or give Power above or beyond the

Lapa, Ma

Baffer it not to live l Holy State or Holy King- Or Holy People's Will

Looking before and travailing with the bitter

of the soal, we may arrive at last.

at some faint shadow of our

Of unbelievable years and "heavenly beat.

shapes that flit

at the Bost of the hearts of enoug Incur own likeness on the edge malimi-mon, only by the dolo

of it.

way of pain Lad fiers and Mac.

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