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REMEMBER TEL. NO. 977

FOR

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UNSEXED.

WOMAN'S CHALLENGE DISGRUNTLED MAN.

THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

own. Case No. 3 contends that women unser themselves by wearing short skirts and showing TÒtheir ankles. Wasn't it John Raskin who said that he had lost all faith in women when they Really, it is an uncommonly hard began to be street scavengers? task for women to satisfy men !.

Priscilla E Moulder writes in the Daily Chronicle as follows

CABS AND BICYCLES.

or

om says a

hen she sells her

soul in a loveless in the open market by. However, ature - to hold opinion about "marriage

ventilate her views on the non-advisabilityof | bringing a large family into the world, abe ia at once labelled så unwomanly." In the United Kingdom to-day women are en- gaged in all kinds of hard manual labour. They work on the land, at pit months, as dust sorters, in factories and work-shope, 83 nail and chain makers, yet, cam- paratively speaking, very few men can be found to claim that they unser themselves by so doing. In all the foregoing occupations women were engaged largely be fore the war. On the outbreak of war women were invited to take up work in a score of new them of being upsexed. They directions and no one accuses

have acted as tram conductors and drivers, railway booking milkmen, grocers assistants, dis- clerks, and carriage cleaners,

pensers, doctors, while on the land women have done all the work previously done by men.

numbers to be trained as doctors and chemists. Where is the much-vaunted logic in which men are popularly supposed to be so proficient? Sometimes.one is driven to the conclusion that there is a great deal of truth in the old adage:

to

How many times. I wonder.

Case No. 4 storms and raves have I heard mea describe women over the question of women amok "ansexed"? Perhaps it is because ing. He lays down the law in no I am more than ordinarily dense, uncertain terms to the effect that

THE WOMAN'S FAULT. but at any rate the fact remains a woman who indulges in only an it

How many men will claim that unsexes" a woman to be a that I have never been able to occasional cigarette is quite un-nurse, or dance attendance on a understand exactly what a man sexed." But. bless me, I have doctor in any capacity. The curi means when he says a woman is known, and still know, women ons part is that in the estimation "unsexed." In its explanation of who smoke, and the habit certain of countless men she is "unsexed" the word "unsexed" the diction-ly does not seem ary does not give much help. It wise than the sex commonly is, or by studying anatomy, biology, to make other by being "being a doctor, simply state that the definition of neither can it be said that it has or physiology. Before the "war "unsex" is: "To make otherwise deprived them of womanly feel women were lectured- because than the sex commonly is; to ings "at least, as far as I am they aspired to be doctors. Dur- deprive of womanly feelings." able to judge. I might continue ing the war they were implored So far, so good.

with a dozen more cases, some to come forward in large Case No. 1 is a man of my claiming that it unsexes wo acquaintance who has always men to do one thing, and some an- been much addicted to railing other, but no two agreeing on the against modern women because point. he declares that to-day they unser themselves more than they hate ever done'in any previous I can well remember the time age of the world's history. One when men said that women thing, however, I was not long in "unsexed" themselves by riding finding out: all, bis arguments a bicycle, or using a hansom- invariably lead up to one point.I cab. Again, how many times Present-day women he declares. I have women been accused of have got the Parliamentary fran-"unsexing" themselves by taking chise, and, in his opinion. when an interest in things outside the that fateful day arrived when the domestic sphere? As for a great privilege of the vote was woman who dared to raise her conceded to women they at-once voice on a public platform, why. became ansexed in the bulk. she has sinned so many times be- When pressed for a reason as to yond the hope of pardon that she why it should unsex" a woman appears to have grown callous on to record & Parliamentary vote, the subject. Nowadays she snaps and not unsex her to give a her fingers defiantly and declares County Council от a School she does not care a fig what the Board vote, he always loses his men may say about her conduct temper and says uncompliment- Mn this respect. Harriet Martineau, ary things about women in George Eliot. Mary Somerville, general.

Elizabeth Fry, Charlotte Bronte, Annie Besant, Josephine Butler. Case No. 2 declared in my hear-Henry Fawcett, Mrs. Pankhurst, Lady Henry Somerset, Mrs. ing: "My wife would never think have all been accused of unsexing of speaking in public, giving her themselves in one way or an- opinion in opposition to mine, or other. doing any other of the "unsering' things women are guilty of nows- day's." In this particular case I

Even to-day-that is, if one did not take the trouble to dispute takes any notice of the expressed the point. Happening to be well opinions of the majority of men- acquainted with both husband and a woman must bat know anything wife, I felt morally certain that about the degradation of her own the latter scarcely knew she sex. At any rate, she must act possessed a soul or opinion of her and talk as though she were

A MIND OF HER OWN.

SOCIAL VIEWS.

THE RAILWAYS OF OLD ENGLAND.

The railways of old England.

How wonderful they are:

They take you here, they take you there, In twice the time, for twice the fare,

No matter near or far.

No need for you at home to stay;

Indeed it were & sin;

Their benefits pray do not flout, For there is not the slightest doubt, That they will gladly take you out

And (more so) take you in.

The railways of old England.

They're comfortable, I vow; Though some compartments hold but ten, They're raising no objection when Nineteen squash in somehow.

They're so considerate of you,· So thoughtful furthermore, What time the traffic's at its worst, And third-class cars look like to burst, They'll even let you stand up first

And never charge you more.

The railways of old England,

They're fine, you most admit;" Without them nowhere can you go, But naturally, of course you know,

They never trade on it.

The extra fifty" that they went

For those who wish to roam, They hate to charge it you, I'm sure, There's no compulsion furthermore,

got the choice to pay it,

Men have many faults women only two;

There's nothing right they say, and nothing right they do.'

I am patiently waiting hear that some man has said that it "unsexes" a woman to go up in an aeroplane, or to be a wireless operator. I may as well, end as I began, and once more ask the question:

"When are women unsexed? If some obliging lord of creation" will kind enough to solve the problem and take the (definition so clear that she who runs may read 'I for one shall be grateful.

LAWN TENNIS.

JUNIOR LEAGUE

MATCH

Y.M.C.A. met Kowloon Cricket Glub on the K.C.C. ground last evening, the Y.M.C.A. winning by 55 games to 44. Scores

Brown and Frost 9-2; beat Grey O. Remjaha and C.S. Chan beat and Atkinson 3-3; beat Wheeler and Taylor 7-4.

Y. E. Lin and Lo Ching beat Grey and Atkinson 6-5 beat Brown and Frost 1-4; beat Wheeler and Taylor 6-5.

A. A. Ramjahn and D. Laing lost to Grey and Atkinson 4-7; lost to Brown and Frost 4-7; lost to Wheeler and Taylor 4-7.

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AN AMERICAN PASTOR'S STORY.

The Rev. William R. Brock, of Berwyn, Oklahama, recently re- lated the following personal experiences:

morning is Mr. Manuel Ferreirs what Empress of Asia which left this twelve years," said he, "I had

Among the passengers by the

"When I was a boy of about de Rocha, who is going to Lisbon rheumatism. I had been in bad 2 boy seldom has- to take up bis post in the health for some months and was Fortuguese Parliament as Deputy taken out of school on account of for Macao. He was elected by it. But I kept getting worse and the citizens of Macac on Sunday at one time could hardly get Mr. Rocha is very popular in around. This, I suppose, ander. Macao, Hongkong and Shanghai.mined my health and was the He has been Colonial Treasurer, cause of my later troubles. Colonial Secretary and Acting Governor of Macao for

“Some time ago I became very long time. His services have weak, had a severe pain in my been appreciated by the Com-side almost all the time and manity and the Macao Govern when I walked any distance, I ment. It is confidently expected became out of breath, with a that as M. P. for Macao Mr feeling of burning at the heart. da Rocha will get sanction for My head and limbs would ache various improvements of Macao, fearfully, especially at night. M da Rocha is accompanied to Then my rheumatism came o Lisbon by his wife

again and, latery 1 bed a dry hacking cough which nearly drove me distracted.

ROBBED HIS MOTHER.

A friend in Texas, some yearS before had told me of the benefit

Mine sweepers of the British Navy and the Americen Navy are now (Jude 15) engaged in making a final grand sweep of the North Sea, so the Daily Chronicle Ieans. The work is bring shared equally between the cause of her son's arrest and con- Williams pink pills, and finally I A Chinese woman was the he had received from Dr. two fleets, and the "All clear" viction to-day when he was was induced to try them by sn may be expected some time about sentenced at the Police Court to article in a paper which told of the end of November. But this six weeks hard labour for steal their correcting a case similar to signal will, of course, apply only ing's pair of bangles and a sum of mine. I took them and they to the removal of moored mines, 30 from his mother. It appears made me well.”... and not to a few elusive "strays." that he stole the bangles and There are over 400 British mine- money from a chestofdrawers and

In rheumatism sweepers in the North Sea at the disappeared. His mother kept á

and lacking in present time, and their business sharp look-out and espying him

of the is to gather up what are left of in the street, had him afristed the 100,000 mines that were laid It was stated by the Police down during the war British the boy had been moored mines still exist off the school for four Belgian, Danish, Dutch, German, bad.

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