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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. ~~~ WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1920.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS..

DAY BY DAY.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN *To sportsmen in other parts of ONE MAN AND ANOTHER IS NOT] the Far East it will probably SO MUCH IN TALENT AS IN appear rather anomalous that the|INEROY - fedfrnold, newly-appointed Hongkong Lawn Tennisrociation, whilst aiming

at the general control of tennis

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LINES FROM LINKCUMDODDIE.

"LinkoumdoddiaTM

Boalafeahan, N.B.

8th September, 1920.

un ftotball coupons. The Jakk there's plenty and #Hing are likely to continue starring in and no brings tig 1

If this sort of thing became Tictory on both sides. Are fashionable it would be good-bye it has been whispered that to the articles in the Sunday Government is willing to agree nawapapers written over fae- advance wague, pro-rata logí simile signatures. What they increase in output. H'. I hav write of the mess in Hespot and my doubts about that kind of bais. the ultimate destination of the As I said before, the mines arS hur bill of health | Doar 5 - -

1920 Ay wouldon" be half as clear, striking about one thing and Borday. in this Colony, should leave the in th

And so you're having troubles their fancy written name wanting something else all the

time. entire management of the prin

wi' my handwriting, I sea. Wall would reveal, Aye, it would be cipal open championship events

you'll just have to squeal on, for then that the cat and DAHA Yo get a hondsoho every timm We understand that the 7th the high cost of paroxids and dozen kittens would be right out a pick up a newspaper nowadays. to one particular Club. But there are good fairly reasons why that Panjabis are leaving Hongkong Catex finger sets, no to speak o' of the bag. Only then would I don't think there over was a should be so, for the time being at

British silk stockings, has put it be revealed to a guileless period in history whan the strike any rate. First of all, the Hong-

hiring a typist clean out of the public that the writer had dispos-weapon was so freely and so Contracts are tong Cricket Club has for several

It's cheaper taking|ed of a fat Aunt for her money or ruthlessly used. The K. C. C. is holding a tannis question. years controlled these champion- "at home" on Saturday, when them for a whole day sail was at present in receipt of 13 broken; loyalty and discipline aDS ships; thea it possesses what is there will be spoon competitions down

· stop million roubles a mouth subsidy words entirely without meaning. admittedly the most conveniently and a presentation of prizer. off at Dundon wi double from Lenia without the know.The last stage of civilisation located ground in the Colony,

tea thrown in. And talk about ledge of Trotsky or his wife. seems to be contained in a game- the miners and shortage of outpat! May be that's the way I'm so of grab. At onyrate, that BOOKUM whilst at the same time it has

to the Criminal Man, some of yon lassies have thary signing lotters myself. invariably been able to secure

be the present ides of the prizes for these important Sessions, Chan Wah-hi was found got the ca' canny policy looking

reconstruction. The miners' pro- contests. The Association at guilty of murder and sentenced like a man running for a doctor

bable strikes only worse in the the present time, is without ex-to death. In the case of Last three in the morning and his

an degree of magnitude than many perience it Yuen and Lam Kee, charged wife, har lanesome at hame, trying ladication of sale now it's an preceding it.

Strikes can be

for India early next month. ̧

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was. Mr. Nisbe: himself cham-schoolmaster, to Miss Mary King that's the motto. right enough-Junmitigated gloom. Ifl'd monots are said to be the worst in

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD,ence as a body, whilst al with manslaughter, a verdics of her best to thole it but are pusting indication of nerve. Forecaste reckoned by the score every strain on such a new body were it "Not guilty was returned. in a bit prayer in between times of a further increase in the price weak. Employers are distrusted

that it'll no be twins for the first, of clothing are made so regularly men are afaic, of being pushed to undertake the expenses of run- ning all championships, the prizes

onyway. Let me tell you that that the public has come to down the social ladder they have The wedding is to take place sort of thing nowadays is just accept them with silaat resigna- commenced to climb included. The feeling at Monday's meeting was all in favour of the at St. Andrew's Church. Kowloon, about as expensive as a fire at the tion. The unfortunate thing is sacrifice for the time has ceased on November 19, of Lieut. CM.corner of Bachsaan, Street or a that prophecies are invariably to count. The war seems to have Hongkong Cricket Club continu- Bygate, 22nd Punjabis, and Miss second-hand Government motor fulfilled whether because of the exhausted comradeship

undertake the detailed [ing to

Winifred Maud Hutchinson, car. But it was writing I was profiteer or the law of supply and patriotism. The only hope I see management of these events be daughter of Mr. Thos. Hatchin-riting about. Aye, I had a letter demand, or of both, prices mount throughout the chaos, running cause everyone present realised

this morning from my sister and 108teadily that one often wonders like a yellow thread in a black that the arrangements could not, of Darlington, England.

by the Hokey Fly I couldna' when the process will get sand stocking, here and there, some- be better carried out by any other body. And that was no doubt. Our "Children's Corner," telling make out for the life of me among the wheels and slow down times in a newspaper, sometimes why the draft rules were amend of the Adventures of the Twins, whether Uncle John had gotten a or end. Next summer folks in on a platform and more often in ed so as to allow the Club to which has hitherto appeared once job in the Gas Works or had this country will be paying more quiet private conversation wit the It for their clothes. Britain is older men, is the fact that we all carry on as of old, at any rates week, on Wednesdays, has be merely joined the Soviet until such time as it is deemed come so popular that we have turned out afterwards, as Janet the only country in the world realise our weakness, realise that advisable to change the arrange decided to make it a daily festure, said, that he had only said that is producing first class woollen stuffs.wa at times mix economica wi

principles, and ment, which can be easily dose lo future, the instalments of the was about time he had gotten hisse a closh man told me the other ethical

that day. He also told me that there industrial peace is vital to the by alteration of the rules.

story will be found on Page 9. potatoes lifted.

a very big demand from prosperity of the country. I say Now, character-reading from THE FUTURE.

abroad. handwriting is an old game and British trade but no so good for shortcomings and realise, as we Now that's good for there's hops when we know onr At the same time, it was rather *The following approaching if ve make it worth the chap's the long-suffering British public do sometimes, that the cash nexus » Cricket Clab did not send to the Sydney Charles Northcott, forewhile you could aye generally whose feelings when told that between surprising that the Hongkong|weddings are announced Mr.

depend on his being at least next year his clothes will cost everything. inaugural meeting an official man of works, Naval Yard, to polite, if no complimentary. representative with

definite Miss Ethel Kade Foot, en route

500 or 600 per cent more than opinions on the subject from the from England by the Somali. Keep him in cash and he'll pre-war prices must be in the Committee of the Club.

Belfast has been getting it in As it Mr. Andrew Todd Hamilton.keep you in countenance. Aye, nature of abject helplessness and

the peck this past week. The Even in the sorriest hen-to spare the now it's shares in a pioned the Club's interests in the Tyre, route by 8.5. Devanba.

strape

And matter and was able to secure tha

be'd

unmistak-jdry cleaning and dysing factory the city's history. The casualty retention of the present arrange-

able signs of virtue, will power I'd be on the lookout for. The list is appalling and the total ments so far as these two cham-removed to the Government Civil have that anyway. though as fierce fight to make that office and looting will be staggering. A Chinese girl was yesterday and even gezins. Lots of folk middle class must be having a amount of damage dons by firs To-day, October 20, is being held in Brussels one of the mos: pionships ga But, as he said, important meetings of the Council of the League of Nations, one of the Association might very well Hospital after being knocked often as no their wives and divers sait do another year, but there Carson made the statement that The sc- other unsppreciative folks have seems to be nothing else for it, "peace negotiations have been the main items in a comprehensive agends being the constitution of ser about arranging other cham-down by a motor car.

opened with the Government." I national questions than the one concerning mandates and if the connection we think it might the street right in front of the try and perfect a system where clerical record for outspokenness, minded person will welcomspesce a permanent Mandates Commission. There are few thornier inter-pionship events, and in this cident happened as the girl and failed to detect it.

denly ran from the footpath into Now, if I was in that line I'd

don't know exactly what the Ulster For a time Dean Inge held the leader implies: but every sade- Council of the League can appoint a Commission on which will be consider instituting represented all the States holding mandates and a number of other Doubles Championship, seeing car, which was being driven a: aby not only the insost secress of

ope's character could be perceived But now his gas bas been put in in Ireland. Aye the situation is States so as to place the mandatory Powers in a minority, a great that the Colony has never get rate of eight miles an hour. step forward in the attainment of international peace will have been bad such a competition. Whilst

but also the state of one's heart peep. For home truths the desperate right enough. The discovery of the body of a liver and kidneys and sundmended to go to Southsea and failing

British nation is now recom- taken. In November a meeting of the general Assembly of the the details could be left to the

Government by the sword is to coerce the rebels League is being held and this will be one of the most potentiel in-Association, no doubt the H.K.Chinese floating in Causeway other mechanism. When ternational meetings ever beld. Those who are fond of thinking C.C.. as an affiliated Club, wouldBay has set detectives working said and done, the doctor's very Even John Burns, who bad al-economic

Ireland and in applying that the League of Nations bas achieved little if anything have place its grounds at the disposal on suspected murder case. often chance their arm on less,

by the from been guilty of ignoring facts, and those who think that the League of competiters in such a contest. When picked up, the body was that is provided you don't tell ways been noted for the unblush-withdrawal of grants Is doomed to be a failure have failed to interpret the spirit of the Iben too the L.B.C. migh: very found to bare a piece of rock them all about youself in the first candour wi which be pointed recalcitrant municipal bodies and

the attached to the neck by means of instance. In that case, of course class audiences, does not come only making matters

out their faults to his working-public boards, the Government is well aliate and leave A few of the things that the League has done might, for the Ladies' Singles Championship to rope. There were no marks it's easy. All that remains after: benefit of those whose memories are short, be enumerated. It has the association. Eventually, of which would show that the man that is to see that you don't get within approaching distance to That'll never bring the Irish folks the seaside vicar for blantness.to their sens. Helping to starve appointed a commission which is now fixing the boundaries of the course, it will be far better for had been killed before he was well too soon.

Having declared that the "so-poor school chiedren, shatting of Saar Basin and has appointed a Governing Commission who are all championships, without ex-thrown into the water.

called working man" throughout maternity welfare and the now ruling this region under the supervision of the League; it has ception, to be controlled by the

Well, as I was saying, there's the whole country appears to treatment of tuberculosis ison* appointed a High Commissioner for the free city of Danzig: it has Association, and there ought to

The following cases of com may be something in the idea after have completely lost his head, going to help things. This appointed a Committee of international jurists to draft a plan be no difficulty, with the cordial for an International Court of Justice; il bas convened an relationship existing between the manicable disease were notified all. A man suffering wi' stomach the Rev. F. Bruce Comford get simply International Health Conference as a result of which there.K.C.C. and the Association, in last week-Two of diphtheria trouble would be inclined to bave some of the rust out of his agstem-vertible from the start wi

the British blend of conciliation and a bold are co-ordinated measures being taken to figh; the dreaded typhos; arriving at that understanding.(one British and one Chinese), his lines running down to the thus "Now, it has appointed a Transit Commission whose task is to maintain It is something to the good, at io of cerebro-spinal fever (both right. Trying to write wit your working man has just one single measure of self-governments freedom of communication by rail and rives in all countries; it has any rate, that the Association bas Chinese), two of puerperal fever elbow resting on your little mary thing to offer bis country, and to now being waged against the poor. of at the same time would be bound his God-work. He has neither the consumptire and the mentally summoned a conference of world-famous financiers and economists the whole of the interpor: tennis both Chinese,) one each to take up the present serious international financial situation:itarrangements in hand, including plague

enteric to cause that. Now wi bile the wit, education culture, manners, affected, yo cannot conques That! (British) and paratyphoid fever lines would be just in the opposite experience, leadership, co-operate Irishmen that way. Besides it's has appointed Dr. Nanses to look after the repatriation of war the selection of the team.

day.

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all's

bear the parish minister there. in

pressure

worse.

means that the war

prisoners in Russia and Siberia: it bas asked its member nations to fact alone Fally justifies the crea-(Chinese) The plague case, both direction. That trouble are bas sense, unselfishness, nor, speak-no fair play.

occurrences of cérebro-spinal in upward tendency anyway.ing collectively, any of the great

appoint naval, military and air representatives to advise the Council lion of the new body.

on a general reduction of armaments and to control the private mas" GERMANS? ufacture and export of monitions and arms; and it has done many

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(1) Arrive in Hongkong. Very young. Very foolish but in mil & decent lad (2) Discover that you mast - not associate with newspapermSS, laundrymen, storekeepers, Ban gineers or any useful person.

fever and one of puerperal fever Wobbly handwriting could be qualities that go to make a com- were fatal. There were also caused wi' lots of things, but a¦monweath. If be cannot be I had a letter the other day

Chinese As we briefly mentioned yester-seven

deaths from whiff of the 'client's breath induced to work, neither bis life telling me about the Strong Silent other minor things that would be wearing to detail. It is a young day. Germans are every now and influenza.

might be necessary in this for his person are of the slightest Men of Hongkong and the recent League but it has already done something of which it can be proud

case in order to get a proper use either to God or to man.” filtera atrike. It also recorded an omething at least that should attract the other pations of the gain seen in this Colony, and

diagnosis. A decided tendency in After that I'm a bit inclined to eulogy of our Noble, Aristocratie world to join it. And the League is growing in influence and size that fact has caused us to poader Six men who contemplated a

the brazen throated and Brainy Cadets and Officials. every day. Of course, the great disappointment is that the United er the possibility of the law robbery on a house st Reclamation the direction of double-decked believe

orator I heard Inst What's more forbye, it contained States of America is still among the nations who have chosen to herday we made some enquiries by the escape of the female tenant of grandiose ideas wi' a tendency night when be perspiringly in-80 outline on "How to become a....

being rather lazly enforced. The Street yesterday were so scared capitals denotes the victim to be 1.L.P. remain outside the League, bat we notice that 2 Mr. Milton

to'self-conceit. Also probably a formed bis sudience that Ca' it Taipan" by one who im't-too Bronner, who is an American newspaper man now in Europe, bis on the subject from as official that without stealing anything Trade Unionist, for only Trade by any fancy name ye like, ye're good to be lost. The idea is been writing home some rather strong appeals for the States to join source and were informed that the they made their escape in & Pre-Unionists can have the time or only wage slaves." I don't mind something like this In the course of one of his articles he says that three-fourths of the exclusion law, such as it is, is cipitous manner.

It was ze- the heart to embellish their him saying it but when a velvet world is now in the League of Nations. One billion, two hundred still operative, but that the entry ported that three men gained

toned vicer informs me, by the million of the world's population to-day have subscribed to the into the Colour of Germans who admittance on the pretence that capitals nowadays.

Then you could work up a wet Hokey Fly, he gets my goal. doctrine that a League of Nations is necessary to make future are merely passing through could they had a letter to deliver. The wars impossible. Less than half a billion people are outside the not be avoided. That we can under woman, realising that she had of rules to fit in wi' the position League of Nations. Forty-one countries now are members of the stand. But according to what we been tricked, rushed into the stair-ma man's signature. That would As things stand at the moment League of Nations. Eleven other countries have asked for member-are told there are two or three case but found her way barred by get over the difficulty of type-wi the miners it's a question as ship and probably will be admitted. There are 14 nations outside supplied us) who are continually however, not quid enough to happened to be on the top left is to come. It's to be hoped that (3) Cultivate an accent and a 'set

Germans (whose Dawes have been another three robbers, who were, written letters. If his monoclo from which aide the first move The chief of these outside nations is the United States. Russis, visiting Hongkong. They are not prevent her escaping, Bashing hand side, for instance, the writer there is nothing serious in the too, is outside. The Bolsheviks will not join because the League off

of phrases, taking Junior Indian Nations refuses to permit the Reds to overturn other governments more transit passengers in any into the street, she raised the seedn't worry much longer about suggestion that the prospects of a

Army Officers as model. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria, are on the outside sense of the term. If that is so, alarm which set the robbers on the price of trousers, bread of settlement of the cost trouble (4) Get into debt as much ea They were the enemy cations in the

coal, for sa like as no' he'd be hangs on the Government mak-possible and refuse to pay any They must clean what are the authorities going to the retreat. War.

fated to die by his own bandining the first move. The miners shroffs because they way you their hands of their war atrocities and pay their rightful do about it? The law provides that war debta before they

an asylum. Aye, there's some have made their challenge and in your Office. Cheeky Swine. may join the League of Nations for a certain number of years no

Germans may Thus is the United States lined up on the outside with her

come into the

ORGAN RECITAL. thing in this signature business. Sir Robert Horne proclaimed for former enemies, with Red Russia, with Abyssinia. San Domingo mission. Do these particular trio Colony without written per-

Take the case of the managing the Government its reply. At

(5) Grow older and older; what- and revolutionary dexico. On the inside are France, Italy, Great

get permits? If so, why?

The programme of the organ director of a frozen mest factory, the moment it's the miners move ever you dé, don't change your Britain, Canada, Australia, Chins, Japan, all of South America ex- cepting Ecuador and practically all of Africs. The United States bere any special reasons why recital on Monday evening next for instance, He gets letter but the "dignity first" attitude is job because

(B) You might be found out. may travel with the League of Nations, or it may travel with those they should be favoured above will again be of the popular from firm round: the corner likely to make a mess of things of Labour leaders who have attained nations who are not deemed worthy of membership in the League

others? Or is it a case of merely variety and will include wash ordering 1,005,421 to

(7) Eventually when everyone well known favourites hardened bash for export to the greatness

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sad or bad loise is dead, you become a of Nations. If the United States eaters the League of Nations it allowing the whole law to become

00 them have in Taipan. Then your massive may do much toward shaping the future course of the world. If dead letter? And what have "Narcisans (the most widely Jugo Slovake. He knows my thrust

the brain is called upon to fumation other with those peoples who are now banded together to end war so keen a few years ago on in Springtime" by 4.compara-ypewritten but ah the signature.full share of touchiness but at every important" council. composer, Ralph Aye that's the thing. He apes all the same their precious dig. There, to be successful, nothing and to collectively attack problems too vast for any single ustion to we don't want to encourage Kinder; Hubenstein's Melody in at a glance that the writer has a nity is not worth a tinker's curse must be said, in a very loud vioce.

enemy exclusion, to say about it tively solve. Shall the United States be one of the most potent factors in the League of Nations, or shall it hide the American head, ostrich stupid enmity. But lev's a law; and Lemmen's fine descriptive fasting kidney and hit of pompared withe menaced well- Then, if some Bolshie hasn't Fantasis "The Big This shrapnel sa big as a robin's egg being of the general community, clubbed you in the meantime, like, in the shallow sands of an isolation whick on longer isolates?

number has frequently figured to in his left long. That's neither The Government haven't always you retire and become a pillar Certain it is that whichever way the United States may go

these programmes, but is being here nor there. That may pass shown the same amount of dignity of the Empire.

Jisn't it?

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after the forthcoming Presidential election, the League of Nations THE ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS, gain played in response to several bat he has also an overdraft of bot even wormill turn and Ob De where

A Royal Warrant announces requests, Mrs. W, H. Ball will 129-138-24. at the book, owes is to be hoped that for once intin that in future the Corps of Signals ring & Handel - "Aris” and his mother-in-law £14-06-10 while it'll set about.sbowing will be known as the Royal Corps Gounod's popular sacred song on a mortgage and is only saved it's not quite invertebrate. – Of of Signals::

"The King of Love,"

from bankruptcy by his winnings courses to have León on both e

is something that has come to stay and something that should be fieartily backed by every man and woman. It may be that the ature will bring its own were and trouble, but it is certain that About a League of Nations were will be much more probable then

that