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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

Our Dumb Friends.

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

THE BOOKSHELF.

(By "Librarian.")

AN EMPIRE-BUILDER,

TO-MORROW'S GYMKHANA.

Selections by "Wireless." The second Gymkhana meeting oftheday

takes place to-morrow (weather permitting).

will start at 3.30.

FIVE FURLONGS RACE.

1. Workshop or Carpenter. 3. Frampton.

which bis reputation has dwarfed the events of that unhappy Christmas. And this, in spite of LET NO ONE WHO BEGINS AN

the fact that his judgment of South African affairs from then Fairly early this morning a INNOVATION IN A STATE EXPECT

till his death was not marked by Chinese constable patrolling one THAT HE SHALL STOF IT AT HIS of our city streets saw a small PLEASURE, OH REGULATE IT AC-

During a discussion in Parlia-te former clearness, and that on dog without a collar. HeCORDING TO HIS INTENTION,

ment some years ago upon British the eve of the war he failed to proceeded to perform his duty by Machiavelli.

South Africa a jocose legislator read the situation aright, either The first saddling bell will be apprehending the little vagrant,

said that the objects of the from the Dutch or the British So far, so good. But instead of! bandling that dog in a humane opened to-morrow by the Admiral develop the territory by on, and they have steadily fructified. for to-morrow are:--

A new passenger office is being Chartered Company were to standpoint. His inspirations, how-rung at 3 p.m. and the first race evor,had been successfully planted The selections of “Wireless " and decent manner he grabbed it Line, situated at 2 Queen's ing industry and agriculture, by The author has concealed by oue of the hind legs and Building, Ice House Street. building railways, and by making carried it dangling head

roads (Rhodos) (laughter). none of the outward asperities or downwards, inflicting sufficient

Yesterday's return of notifi-Certainly Cecil John Rhodes left inward flaws which belong to his pain by swinging it to cause

able diseases shows that there his mark upon the sub-continent, conception of the man. the dog to howl and yelp

were three fresh cases of amall-as the large stretch of country biography in which sympathy and for morey. We believe that a

named after him attests. Rhodesia justice play their due parts, lady who witnessed the incident pox reported, one being fatal.

has not advanced with giant reported the matter to the Police

strides, but much has been done On the day of his release from Station, but wo are not so much A concert party headed by to realise its potentialities office, as Lord Chancellor, in 1915, concerned with that as we are Madame Lottie Gordon performs especially in the southern divi-Lord Haldane projected a work with the question as to how much for charity at Macao on Saturday sion, where a good many of the on relativity, a subject of which longer we of this Colony are evening under the patronage of aforesaid railways and roads have Einstein is high prophet. Now going to allow such native H.E. the Governor and Lady been constructed, in spite of a the book, for what it is worth," callousness without an effort to Correa de Silva. The young full share of difficulties. In time is finished, and Mr. John Murray resuscitate and organise a Society Spanish singer, Misa Ampara it may be that Rhodesia will take will publish it under the title for the Prevention of Cruelty to Rosello, makes hor first public a place in the South African "The Reign of Relativity." As Animals. Not a day passes appearance at this concert, Union, for which contingency this might convey, Lord Haldane without some thoughtless cruelty

provision was made when the applies relativity to all knowledge,

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is inflicted on either chicken Convicted of the unlawful Constitution of the Union was philosophy, biology, paychology, from the Market, pigs possession of 21 taels of prepared framed. The question of the also religion and the State, while in baskets, doge, and-

comes up Einstein applied it especially to even opium, a Chinese was this morn-Company's charter the feathered innrates of our local ing fined $1,800 by Magistrate again shortly, and it is generally mathematical physics. Relativity, bird shops. There has been much G.N. Orma. Defendant wae understood that there will not be Lord Haldane tells us, has talk of the need for such a society, arrested at Connaught Road a further renewal, as the com-occupied him for many years, of the urgency of educational West yesterday and gave manity is considered to have "over forty, I think." What he work among the local Chinese and the usual excuse that the drug advanced beyond the stage of of the good that could be accomp-had been confided to his care by chartered-company rule.

ished by the distribution of another man. fandbills but nothing has event- uated. Isn't it time that those Our who profess to

care so much translated their sympathise into

Camera News page to-morrow will contain the following: Canton Hospital

means by this is "knowledge itself and the relativity of death to the A volume upon the pioneer of nature of knowledge." A book this section of Empire has made begotten of such a long intimacy. its appearance from the pen of of thought is naturally near the Mr. Basil Williams.

hoart, as well as the mind, of its Mr. Williams has the sense of author. "I part from it," he

CLASS HANDICAP. (THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE).

1. Bolshevic

2. Hatton

3. Forest Child.

GYMKHANA STAKES (1 MILE.)

1. Spotted Sand. 2. Farran.

3. Scamperdale.

"B" CLASS HANDICAP (THREE

· QUARTERS OF A MILE.)

1. Dandy Child.

2. Tiddleywinks.

3. Birdshop.

Open.

SOURRY RACE.

HANDICAP RACE (FROM THE TWO MILE POST. ONCE ROUND AND IN.

1. Pawnshop.

2. Flywheel.

3. Tiddleywinks. ONE MILE AND A QUARTER RACE,

1. Jawlayford. 2. Spoilt Child, 3. Boggar king.

and there are some exciting in- the skilful character drawing.

definite action? While they dally Training School groups; picture scale without which it is quite remarks. "as from a child whom I cidents, but chief interest rests in of the large fish capturad at Gap useless for any one to enter upon have watched over and brought up." Rock; the match between the For Rhodes, while a very human

the suffering against which they protest is continuously being

caused.

entered the wet season with our

Mission field.

the discussion of Cecil Rhodes.

with two ricksha than the criticism which dealt

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Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

So much for the younger goneration.

Did I ever tell ye that next to stamp collecting, golfing was one of the things the MacPherson lives for? Aye, it's one of Mac's deepest regrets that he never started the game earlier on in life. As he aye says, swinging a hammer in your teens is vory apt to give ye the wrong kind of swing on the course. But Mac doesna' lose heart. No, not him, He even went to the Doctor unde about one of his wrists, for he got the idea into his head at one time that some of the bones were wrongly placed. What the doc- tor said, I never could rightly make out but he sent him away wi a flea in his ear and a prescription to Harper's for idoine paint. Mac's never been back at that Doctor since.

"Mr. Putnan Weale "a paeu- Although Mrs, Florence Barclay Lo Brothers and the Brothers being indeed, stood in the relation donym that lightly veils the has passed away, we may have a A Welcome Change.

Hancock; local yachting pictures! to his fellow-beings not only of identity of a journalist well known further work from her pen, for After four mouths of almost and several interesting portraits an individual but of a condition in North China, Mr. Lounox the author of "The Rosary" was THE GREAT CAPTAIN.

record dryness we seem to have of pioneers in the South China of life. Visitors to the Cape have Simpson, states that in Wang the engaged upon another novel at

spoken of the haunting person-Ninth (London: Collins & Co.) be the time of her decease. Decisive Battles of the World, friend Jupiter Pluvius in a very In the last of his

ality" that invests it with so has written a true account of the romains, however, to be seen of mind, Shortly before midnight last many evidences and suggestions adventures of a small Chinese how far she had advanced with Creasy pictures the struggle in which Britain administered determined frame the deathblow to Napoleon's hopes. To-day Britain joins Throughout the opening months night an unnumbered mat shed at of his career. The temper, judg boy, in order to give foreigners & it. She did not, like the late in paying homage to the memory of the great captain who of the year one could hardly Til van Gap, was entered by ten ment, and vision of that per-real idea of circumstances obtain-Willian De Morgan, for instance breathed his last at St. Helena a hundred years ago, and accuse him of putting in overtime. robbere, who hold up the 00-sonality had the same potency ing in China. He has given us or like Sir Thomas Hall Caine, He had one burst of energy cupants, a vegetable gardener, in their day as foul or fair a most interesting book, simply make a scenario of a tale before One feels that if the master of war could reappear upon the towards the end of last month in his wife, two daughters and two weather. The dreams in which written, and we follow the tale writing it. She just planned it Three of the intruders, Rhodes lived wrought themselves with groat interest, feeling our in her mind and then, to use a scene he would smile approbation at the spectacle the shape of a thunderstorm, but fokis.

That, in spite now seems to have got into fairly who were armed with knives in the life and fortunes of peoples. sympathy with things Cainose Scriptural phrase that really of old foes joined in confraternity of arms. of the tremendous drain entailed upon France by his working stride, judging by the seized the gardener and searched In no other man was the Imperia- increase when we have finished, applies, sat dow campaigns and the speedy break-up (with the exception of consistent rain of yesterday and him, but failed to find any money.lism which reunified Britons at Wang is faintly reminiscent of quickly. She spoke hopefully of also by the fact that the Royal The shed was then ransacked home with those of the dispersion Kipling's and We anxiously the novel when she was last in Sweden, where the house of Bernadotte still reigns) of the Observatory's daily report shows and $13.10 worth of clothing was more incarnated; his career is the follow his fortunes, with feelings London seeing her "Master of best exposition both of ita moral of relief each tímo ho successfully Shenstone', put on the film. Her kingdoms which he erected, Napoleon is still held in such that we have nearly caught up stolon.

harmonies and of the pitfalls that escapes a danger. The tale dea la many readers will also hope to high regard by his country then provides speaking testimony with the average. Up to ten

About 12 o'clock last night all it shares with every creed. From with the rising of the Sword have the opportunity of speaking. to the greatness of his qualities. What falsities became clock yesterday morning we had

had 11.89 inches of rain this year the officers of No.? Police Station the seed which he planted history Society against the foreigners, well of it. mixed up

with the admirable side of his career, against an average of 12.83 inches turned out on hearing long blasts is growing to-day, its tares and though they go to qualify his greatness, do not alter the-not such a long way behind. on a police whistle. It was later wheat together. Nothing invokes fact of this greatness. In these latter days we have seen a We might find the rain a little discovered that a Chinese had on Time's laughter more acutely great Power withstand for a long period an array of most uncomfortable to get about in, altercation of the nations of the earth. Napoleon had arrayed against but it has been very badly needed, coolies and was trying to "raise with him as a company-promoter him most of the Powers of the earth as the world was then not so much because of any the wind "because he was getting fluctuating upon the borders of

possible shortage in the water the worst of the quarrel. He was criminality. constituted, but with this difference, that while Wilhelm supply but because the agricul- charged at the Magistracy this There was something uncan- and his coadjutors had every facility at hand, Napoleon's tural folk of the Now Territories morning with disorderly behavi-nily original in his superiority to army was the creation of his own genius. We must honour were getting apprehensive of the our and fined $3 by Mr. Orme, who environment, his true self-deter young paddy also ordered him to sign a per-mination," his faculty, of bold Napoleon in one particular above all. He was the apostle wolfare of the of the great doctrine, la carrare currte aur Edens the tools Just planted out. During last sonal bond of $100 to be of good synthesis shown so early in his week-end one could see men, behaviour for twelve months. In- coupling of a degree course at to him that can handle them.

women and children all hard at spector Willis stated that defen- Oxford with the management of It is the popular, and natural, habit to regard work assisting the very primitive dant was drunk and had given diamond claims at Kimberley. When he spoke of trying to "com- Napoleon as a soldier. forgetting that be accomplished schemes of irrigation common to trouble to the police previously.

It was either

bine the commercial with the the working of a treadle water

it was imaginative," some very notable constructive work, as an example of our paddy fields.

very which the Code Napoleon remains to demonstrate his carrier, or the use of scoops and

A whist drive was held on modest description of a better Wednesday evening by the R. N. word-which none of his con- ability in practical jurisprudence. That Code had some buckets, but wherever there was harsh features, but it was not the harshness of oppression. a stream the dwindling supply of Dockyard Recreation Club. This temporaries not even Bismark function was well patronised, 148 himself, could match in compreh- While malefactors were handled severely, enterprise and water from it was being lifted up industry were specially encouraged. Just now, however into the channels that edge each players taking part. The follow-ensiveness. Mr. Williams gives little plot of brilliantly greening were the prizewinners in full detail the story of his rige there is a certain appropriateness in viewing the Emperor young paddy. And now has come. Ladies:-1st. Miss Lamerton 适合 a financier to an income of in his military character: He was vanquished at the last. along the wished for rain and the (171), 2nd. Mrs. Alderman (170) about a million sterling, and an A long roll of brilliant victories ended in Waterloo. The labourers of the fields have been 3rd. Mrs. Harrison (168), 4th. Mrs.

narrative of South African custom is to judge by the result-especially in war. A man epared this hard, if somewhat Miles (167), Booby. Mrs. H. White analytical but easily followed- (134). Gents: 1st. Mr. Gregory affairs throughout his connection picturesque, work. is defeated; erg he stamps himself with inferiority, no'

(177), 2nd. Mr. Hewer (177), 3rd. with them. He illuminates to Mr. Mist (176), 4th. Mr. Winter matter the circumstances. Crowning proof of Napoleon's Corrupt Officials. eminence is seen in the fact that he is one of the rare In the annual trade reports (175), Booby Mr. Smith (132) the best of his power that crucial OH! SEE THE MAN. instances in which an exception is made. For a parallel written by the various Commis-It was announced during the modes, when the Raid covered THE MAN HAS A CLUB. we have to go back to the most momentous conflict of stoners of the Chinose Maritime evening that a similar drive would and set back all that prospect of

Customs one often comes across be held each Wednesday until

Dutch reconciliation upon which antiquity. In the second of the Punic Wars Scipeo references which go to help one further notice. Mr. H. Sandford South African union and Anglo- NO, THE MAN IS NOT GOING

HE IS ONLY PLAYING. trampled in the dust the legions of once-mighty Carthage, despair of honesty among Chinese ably assisted by Mr. A.B. Allen his keenest bopes were fixed. yet posterity has awarded the palm to Hannibal, and in officials. The Commissioner for creditably discharged the duties

How came Rhodes to make 19 HE NOT THEN ENGAGED such a hash of the Raid! He IN A DANGEROUS PAS- like manner the world speaks of great Wellington and Kiukiang, in bis report for 1920 of M.C.

may have excused himself for TIME? greater Napoleon. In this relation we noticed in the just issued, gives a very typical instance of the corruption. In recent monumental History of the British Army by the speaking of the Nan-Hsun Rail- or pave them. The land is all entering, while Prime Minister of NO, THE MAN IS ONLY EN-

Cape Colony, into conspiracy Hou, J. W. Fortescue that the circumstances and the effect way he says, after referring to the taken up and is being rapidly against a neighbouring State, by of Marshal Grouchy's delay in rejoining le Grant Armee loss entailed in the year's work-built over; but it is regrettable arguing that the oppression suf- rolling-stock, that the laying out of the roads, fered by the Uitlanders over-rode after his successful preliminary encounter with Bluchering, that "the

permanent way, and bridges are etc., has had to be suspended the proprieties of official position. are still left in doubt.

in a bad state of disrepair and will owing to the want of funds. But he must have required the As Generalissimo of the Allied Forces, Foch commanded entail a very heavy outlay in the promises, in the course, of a few fullest degree of success to make it a hundred times the army which Napoleon led when he put his near future if the line is to con-years, to become the business effective. He appears to have fail- fortunes to the final hazard. Foch is assured of a grateful tinue working. A short-term loan quarter of the city. The Kuling ed altogether in his estimate of the place in the remembrance of humanity, but neither the world of $400,000 was contracted with cable railway is still a thing of dependence to be placed on the at large nor his compatriots will rank him with "the little the Bank of Taiwan and another the future; the constructing malcontents at Johannesburg, or OH! YES, HE IS A VERY cake, sardines and nutmeg soup..

of $20,000 with the Bank of Com-engineer, who was wanted in 1919 else his agents served him with Corporal." The very vastness of armies in these days munications to meet outstanding owing to his disappearance with hopeless incompetence, for the

of the funds, works against outstanding personality. There cannot be obligations and pay the salaries rost

Was rising there was a complete the same concentration in a single pair of hands as existed of the staff, which had been three subsequently arrested by the fizzle. As for Jameson's force, it up to Napoleon's time, when the commander-in-chief could months in arrears. Mismange- Shanghai police and returned to is extraordinary that Rhodes ride along the ranks in full view of his troops. In one sense/ment and corruption are rampant, Kuling, where hopes were en-should so olearly have realised IS HE GOOD AT PUTTING golfing wrist was due to heredity. and the company is so heavily in tertained that work would com the necessity of preventing its at least it is well that this should be so. The more mechanical debt to the Japanese that sooner mence; but he disappeared, again, march and yet so utterly failed YES, HE PUTS AWAY QUITE nature of modern operations tends to divest war offits glamour or later these creditors will take to be found later on by the to do so. Mr. Williams holds that we honour the warrior as a defender; we do not glorify over the running of the line, with Hankow police; he was rearrest the tension of his powers had by him as warrior. In 1840 Britain performed a graceful possibility of extending it to ed and imprisoned, being sub-this time become relaxed. HeMAY WE NOT ALL PLAY mark.

Kwangtung and Fukien, as once sequently let out under police was losing the faculty of self- act in transferring the remains of the renowned leader planned by them, this enabling it supervision. His death a few days restraint, the belief that his from St.

to France, and four or five to pay its way." Later he puts later ended all hopes of com- health indicated a short life begot years ago won appreciation by handing over to the French on record that the development mencing work, the funds having impatience, and an arrogant collection of Napoleonic relics that had lain at Longwood of Pinningchow has been arrested all disappeared. "All this from one spirit was creeping over him. If Now that our ally's Unknown Warrior has gone to join his by the squandering of all the report, and we could make many it stood by itself, the story of the funds; most of the principal roads similar extracts from the twelve Raid would mark him as an countryman, Britain may well participate in the honours are marked out, but no attempt reports delivered to our office emphatic bungler. The proof of paid to the illustrious captain.

has been made either to drain | yesterday.

| his real greatness is the way in

Helena

Rhodes's name with confusion

IS THE MAN ANGRY?

TO WALLOP

SOMEONE,

Now if the worthy M.D.has been more of a psychologist he could, in Mac, have had a patient for life no to speak of a walking advertisement free, gratis and for nothing. All he needed to do wi' Mac was to inject another five dollars worth of protentious- nesa into his countenance, lean back and after carefully placing an index finger on the right side. of his dome, to have remarked in his best class-room manner: "Ah, yes. Let me see, Hm. Quite so. KILLS IS A LOT OF VALU- The trouble as I see it, Mr. Mac- ABLE TIME AND A FEW Pherson, is that the oxope of the EARTH WORMS.

elbow is causing the hook in THE MAN HAS NOT A LOV. your midiron shots. I will ING DISPOSITION THEN? prescribe for you a diet of sponge

DEAVOURING TO SMITE THE LITTLE BALL.

· ANYONE?

DOES THE MAN EVER KILL THE ONLY THING HE EVER

APPROACHABLE

MAN until the elbow strengthens, EXCEPT WHEN HE PUTS $20.00 please," A NEW BALL INTO THE Between you and me, if he'd NULLAH.

qaid that the fault in Mac's

because of his great-great-grand-

THEN Y

father once spraining his wrist. A LOT IN THE COURSE wi' a cork-screw, he would OF A DAY.

maybe have been nearer the

WITH THE BALLY INO. WE CANNOT ALL BE SO

FORTUNATE. IT TAKES. MANY YEARS OF PRAC- TICE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH A BAD LIE AND GET AWAY WITH IT.