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NOTES & COMMENTS.

Is Cantor Conniving?

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922.

¿BY DAY,

Between Ourselves til be done so in that

By Robe. MacWhirter,

thing will alrection.

I nevar-write about dogs with- AN AIZ-IN LIFE 19 THE ONLY

out thinking o' Tommy Oliver, Is the administration Canton FORTUNE WORTH THE FINDING;

Ay, we've been taking our look of yo that you were newly Tommy was dog duft and would the joiner at Linkeumdoddie. aiding the seamen, or is INTO? AND IT IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN pleasures madly this weak right of a train and that it was a Tharechard þeen sekgral rumours

talk about them for hours at a FOREIGN LANDS, BUT IN THE enough. I'm no' referring to the handbag ya war carrying.” that it ; there hayo also been HEART ITSELF-R. L. Stevenson. Beamon nor yet the cargo coolies.

“Women,” says I, "haud your find time to tell ye a lot more stretch. Some other day 1 munt dflclaimers of these rumours-aa]).

mind ye, but simply to some of wheès. That's the right way to about Tommy for be was a bit o' absard. Soms colour was given The letter addressed to us in We made a start on Sunday last man that took prizes wi dogs caution in his way and goy

the on-goings in our own house. bold a dog. I ones lodged wi' n to the rumours by Chinese onnection with stranded whan Ham came and was örst commercial man who stated that American has been handed by us introduced into the family circle.you're going to hurt it onyway hand, I've heard folk say that "Aweal,” saya she, it thinks though, mind ye, on the other

his through-othar wi'

work, the strikers are making efforts to to the American Consulate.Ed. Now, you don't know Ham, so so you'd better set it down on the there wasna another for the stop the inflow of food supplies H.K.T

I'd batter do likewise for he's our floor. Besides, it's time enough mattar thirty miles round that over the border by pasting

latest addition, though of a breed when we show him to start carry sould make such a neat fit in the pickets along the line at Sum-

*Between Ourselves" by "Robt, hardly worth mentioning. Iing it that way.” This fact was Mac Whirter," has now become christened bim Ham out of “Madam". I replied wi' all the Way o' a coffin. Ay, maybe it's referred to by the speaker as weekly feature. It will in respect to my old friend Mr. The dignity I could muster," from the thing to mention bas we've all gos no' what ye'd call a very inspiring evidence of Canton's connivance, future appear in the Telegraph Tan Tai. Ay, you've guessed it look of it I would say that his to go that road some day and we siting a suggestion of veracity to every Friday.

Jobun, Shekki, Kongmoon and

other points.

and

Erst time. Ham, he's as black squeal is constitutional. This

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922. -

FIGHTING THE "WETS.”

of foodstuffs they were bringing dance at the Kowloon Theatre down to the Calony for their per on Tuesday night in place of the sonal use. These matters car-usual cabaret dance. tainly have an air of connivance,

news is available.

contretemps

him

struck the chów

may as well

the alleged political significance

as Auld Nick's waistcoat, and Animal must have been born inay as wall have it done right as of the movement. There are

though alleged to be of painter Kowloon City and one of it's para for the bill's to be paid even if The Bank Line advise us that extraction, I wouldna mindents has been where it shouldparish has to step in and see yo reports to the same effect, and the assertion is heightened by the

* wireless telegram has been betting that his father wasna have bean. A dog that thinks wihappit in the bidder-end,

careful K ha circumstance that a number of received reporting that the City as

might its lungs has no business in this But, as I was saying, yo could. of Stils "istus läänite berast have the speaker's friends, returning

been. Promised, Janet house onyway. "And what's more na' tell Tommy Oliver anything some Fix weets from Canton, declare that they noon to-morrow.

he farbyo, when yon black lucky cat when it came to dogs especially were interfered with by pickets at

was so long in coming that I o' yours, wi' its untamed progeny. Bedlingtons, Man, many 'a the bour........ railway station dis- Prizes

wonder now that of our gets it's on this changeling, re-ent on`a`trestle to the

before he won our length, but no,be arnica and lysol, and no dog the pedigrees o' his dogs. It was gernaute hadna gotten him misery and scratches that it'l Tommy work his way through it seams that this is to be our shows, that'll be uppermost in the one subject on which he lucky year right enough what your mind for a bit."

could speak and the stranger or if not of instigation. “Let us not

between black cats and blacker But Janet, she only sniffed and some uns home oo holiday was jump too quickly at conclusions, The health return for Wednes dogs.

dragged the black son of a gun just fair corn in Egypt to the however. Tha strike, is incom-day showed one, non-fatal case Of course, the arrangement, ben the house to let the wee yin man, barred as he was from even moding Canton as well as us each of diphtheria, anteric fever whereby our home was to become see it. The next time I set ayes mentioning his beloved tykes in Owing to the cessation of rice and paratyphoid fever, the a zoo on the instalment plan, had on yon dog was at tiffin time the house, for nearly forty years supplies from the Colony, a sufferer in each instance being when I answered the door on wind and a pink ribbon round it's the heart o' bis wife Jean and been carefully kept from me, so and by then it had got it's secondo canine chatter had hardened shortage is being experienced in a Britisher. the City of Rsms and prices are

Sunday last to a couple of test-neck. “Mind," says I, for. I she'd got, that rather than sit and rising. This may simply mesa

|stained youngsters and an amah, could hear the cats following the listen to it, she'd walk outbye in On Sunday next at St. Joseph's (who apparently saw nothing but boy up the back stairs wi the the day time or go to bedif it was that the powers that be in Can- ton prefer to humour the strikers Church a specia! High Mass will humour in the situation, I was chow, but I got no further dark enough. Ye just needed to at the cost of the inhabitants, but be celebrated at 10 o'clock is not a little touched. I had hopes than that for it was just then look at one of his dogs and

bonour of the newly-elected from the beginning that they'd that the assumption is a big one. If Pope, Pius XI. The Rev. Father come to the wrong house but s

the anpeaceful picks: say "That's fine beast and the rumours should turn out to Walsh will deliver & special chit, addressed to Janet and fore I got to my feet there animal better than if you'd want room. Be inside balf an hour ye knew that. be well-founded, they would par- take of the nature of an unfriend-sermon.

"with one dog" written on the were three black objects rolling through its inside, wi' a lighted bat there have been

corner of the envelope, helped s ly act;

under the table where there had candle. enough misunderstandings be-

lot to put that idea out of my only been oce before, and judg-i Pickpockets are

Ay," he would say, "she's Apparently tween Hongkong and Canton, and busy. A Chinese named Lot ad. At the same time I wish ing from the noise, intimida-ber yin and I wouldn' take no sensible man would wish to Chi-yung. residing at 84. Con- folk would be a bit more tion the very worst kind|fiß, pounds for her, ay, no' if disturb the improved atmosphere naught Road Central, reports that

accurate in their descriptions. WAL in the process o' mak-even the King himsel' was to go of recent months by drawing about three o'clock yesterday more

Man, there's nothing rexes me ing. The wee yin had sense down on his banded Eness and premature inferences. Prudence afternoon, while in Siacere crying over parting wi' animals.

than to 500 Fiddies enough to get up on a chair offer me the money in a gold net therefore dictates & suspension somebody abstracted from bis It aye brings me in mind more

where she proceeded to execute bag. Nub, I wouldna' pairs wi' of judgment until more precise pocket a parse value $ and con- the time I had a tortoise given thirty seconds than her school full sister to Jed Forest Belle, new fairy steps within her for all the sillar minted; shn's taining $131 in notes.

me when I was a wee boy at teacher could ever have hoped to that yin. Ay, that's ber sister The Trouble in Ulster.

Linkeumdoddis. An animal like | show her inside a twelve-sir, and a lot better dog than her,

isma what yo'd call a month. Despite the Prohibition laws in the United States, it

Considering how high feeling special attraction for patrons yon

[even if she did lift the first prize By the time I thought Ham three years running at the Crystal bas run, the Irish truce has been of the World Theatre is shortly to lively kind o' pet at the dullest is still possible, for those who know how, to get intoxicat-well kept. All the more pity that be provided by the Cosmopolitsa times but some how or other had got enough in the way of the Palace. I selt a pup at her to the ing liquor as a beverage in considerable quantities. People breach of it should have occurred. Vaudeville Company, which will I got fully food o Jim, him arst lesson, I decided to be nastral Duke of Cumberland last ye who have visited America since the operation of the First impressions were that the open season on Tuesday night being called after a second consia no longer and issues several pro-and it would have lifted cups Prohibition Act are unanimous on that point, and recent question of the rectification of The Company includes the Garcia o my Ducla's, their walk being clamations right bang off the reel. galore if it hadna had the mis-

boundaries, which is sure to be a Troupe, renowned athletes: Nina, most terrible like one another's. But I

have fortune and göt ran ower wi’yin reports from the States show that violation of the law is not source of heartburning, was the to the fatest off and dances. Of course, Jim was barred in the wirelessed wi my fingers for all o' they stinking moters. And so individual bat organised. Indeed, according to a leading cause of the outbreak. Coming sad Gladys Gordon, the expert outhouse most of the time and the notice that was taken, then be would go on until ye were New York paper, it is nothing short of a vast business. at the present critical juncture, silver wire performer. The Cam-was quite lively in his ponderous it was that I decided to put my soy yo ever had taken ony notice The Government is engaged not in apprehending a person the

the pany comes bere from Saigon,way until it came on for the back foot down wi's heavy hand and the dog.

end of the year and be took to somehow or other the elder of the Oace Tommy had to appear or a group of persons here and there but in suppressing a risk of exacerbating animosity. and should prove a big draw.

hiding himself under the potatoes.pussies just then ceased to take before the Sheriff at Dumfries profitable industry, so profitable that officials themselves Already Unionist reprisals are

Finally I lost him altogether and ony further interest in the argu-as a witness in an assault case spoken of, though it is devoutly occasionally take advantage of their position to conspire to be hoped that saner counsels will appear photographs of the in the Spring that

In acrto-morrow's Picture Page it waska' upill well onment. Janet afterwards accused arising out of a poaching affray. In with those whom they are sworn to deliver to justice.will prevail. Later cables, how-children who took part in "The on

I came me o' kicking the poor beast, but the box sad when asked what he Those entrusted with the enforcement of the law have to ever, indicate that the deplorable Fairy Chain" play at the City darkest corner, and as I thought, S.P.C.A. I hope I'll never be no Weel, my Lord Sherif, it was

AWAY in the even if I'm no' & member of the knew about the affair, he said-- · combat both smuggling and domestic manufacture. Huge occurrence was not connected. Hall: the players in the recent dead as a withered leaf. Man far left to myself as to be cruel to just this way. As I was passing

least not directly connected, with quantities of liquor are intercepted, but quantites as huge the boundary question, but was cricket match between H.K.C.C.I was terrible vexed and nearly any dumb animal. Onyhow the loaning-end, just before ya admittedly escape. The seizure of thirty complete sets of due to a curious misapprehension picture of one of the Hongkong o't. When my uncle came home

and the United Services: agrat my s'en out ower the head that's by the way.

come to the big boose, I was forged withdrawal permits for liquor in bond, each calling The

Our cats havens been seen carrying a pup and no, very incident is altogether Hotel Company's DBW for a minimum of 1,000 cases of whiskey, the total baving lamentable, but it is to be hoped, buses: as well as a photograph of I think I can see the serious there's been circumstantial evi-risk

motor that night and heard the story about the house since, though (well liking to

ony such a value of $2,000,000, is pointed to by officials themselves now the position has been made one of the Kowloon Canton Rail- look

valuable on bia face yet. dence to indicate that they're in beast in my possession, thinks I less as a triumph of law enforcement than as a sign of the clear.that there will be no exten-way motor coaches, together with I was for digging & grave there the vicinity somewhere, for a bit to myself

sion of mischief, extent of the illegal traffic.

an illustration of the 150-horse-and then but Uncle John he said o' Canadian Salmon (Hongkong "Naver mind the pup; what do If this deterinined opposition to the law were general,

Australian Cricket.

power engine thereof.

never to fash but to sup up my Hotel Compradore Department) you know about the case?" if it were nation-wide, it could be met by a repeal of the

porridge and get to bed and he'd got ill-ased somewhat the night. see to the obsequies. That's no'} before yestreen. The small coolie,

"Weel, your Worship, as I flouted law, but according to what we read, the tremendous

the word he used, of course, but of coarse, get the blame on was saying, I heard noise machinery for making or smuggling and delivering liquor Australian touring teem and the

A SURPRISE VISIT.

what's the use of being connected principle, but I have my doubts hedge and no liking to run ony 03 the other side of the exists for a few spots on the map. New York, Chicago, Rest of Australia was notable as

wi' a newspaper if I dinns' take for ■ll that. As I said risks I tied him to a pailin' for I San Francisco. Bosta-places like these are as wet as they demonstrating that the big Colony Revenue Officer's Capture. the chance when I get itt

same night, Well, time wore on and I mind it's all very well looking hurt. The Duke o Argyle's got one was terrible feared it might get. dare to be. But the great stretches of country in which has another lot of players who the miss of people fire know of the spectacular battle are equal to the collection which Chinese tenement horse about just before kick time a going out pictures o cals and dogs lying Jean, and I've another at hamme Paying a surprise visit to a fine one early summer morning children's storybooks and seeing o' the same kind a Jed Forest between officer and bootlegger only as they know of any Country-that is, according to Preventive Officer Watt knocked applesingle for my hankie when knots wi' each other, but it's like

was so successful against the Old

balf past eleven last night, Chief into the garden to get a bit o

by the fireside coddling and tying the now- other distant event. Over most of the country, we are the run of the game. For some told, Probibition is a commonplace fact. The spirit of anexplained reason, the match

"Will you please tell what you the door and the peared who should I meet facing me lot's of other things in real life

where nature, both animal and know of the assault and leave violation which is so conspicuous in a few centres like was left unfinished, contrary to through the cracks in the door. coming up the walk but Jim, as

woman coming from brisk and as lively as a tortoise otherwise is concerned; ye canna the dogs alone?" New York is absent from the rest of the country. As to the custom in Australis, where the direction of the kitcies. She ever can be. Ay, it was him take ower mach for granted. "Weel, your, Honour, as I was how the opposition to Prohibition shall be met, there the comparatively limited pro- opened the door and the oficer right enough as I could see from And when I'm on the subject I just going toway, I tied up the pay, appears to be a growing volume of opinion that played without any time restriction. We found

STEmme allows of games being went into the cook-bouke, where a chip on his starboard quarter, wonder what our S.P.C.A. is go-a niece a Jed Forest Nancy, the it will best be done by opposition as determined. Iredale reaped a handsome sum engaged in preparing oiam and before

man aparently said damage being done the yearing to do this year apart from the winner o' two championship cups Bootleggers will have to be convinced that the law is as but perhaps the game will revive the utensils for the purpose, also manure cart. After verification off in a few days' time? I know,

the wheel of a Fancy Dress Ball that's coming|sad eleven firsts when

"Call the next witness.” energetic and as persistent as they. Every fresh tighten- Australia's players, all of whome mer arrested the man and the house so excited that I nearly get beyond the committse mest proven" but Tommy Oliver didn'

the question of the status of:

quantity of prepare opium. I let out a yell and rushed into of course, that it'll never really The case was decided ““mat, ing of the net increases the likelihood that such liquor as appear as amateurs. Frank Izo is offered for sale is deadly stuff. This incidental dale was not quite a cricketing The woman ran away and was him being in the middle of his makes up its mind to have a man had such an audience to tell o' the took him to the Police tation. caused my uncle to cut his throat, ing stage until the Society finally care a curse for that. He never consequence of enforcement will tend to diminish the zeal giant-be naver reached the grade

week-end shave at time. It was on fall time employment. This Jed Forest family before, which of drinkers who do not value liquor above life. The chief of Victor Trumper, for example; arrested later.

The male defendant told a terrible crime in those days to doing kindness by circular is very just goes to show yo that a man reliance, however, must rest upon the discouragement of yet for some seasons he was cer: Magistrate Wood this morning make a noise on Sunday and apt to fall flat after a bit and it may even defeat the ends o illegal operations which inheres in fines and jail sentences. batsmen. It should be remember that be sub-lat the kitchen to I very nearly never got to the take quite a few fancy dress balls justice in order that he may ride It must be made more and more difficult and dangerous to ed, too, that when he was playing man for 88 a month. This man kirk over the head of it. As it to raise the amount required to his own hobby full pelt.. make or smuggle liquor. To suppose that in a fight to a in Test match cricket England's when the officer called le got out before the mystery was explained was thinking if in the meantime through wi

was preparing the opum and was, I had to wait until night|| build a proper Dog's Home, but I Well I think I'm about finish the Government will be defeated and the bootleggers bowling WAS at bigb-water

be possible to other week. I'm sorry be triumphant is absurd, observes one journal. The only mark. Those were the days of of the window and date his and our minister bearing the it wouldns possibility of such a result lies in abandonment of the fight Com Richardson, Lockwood, and etape by climbing up de drain story the work following, preached make a start on some of the I bavena had much though on the Resurrection using the in- drinking fountains for our doggie way of the strike for ye. There's George Lobmann, the last named pipe, by the Government.

The man, who was peviously cident as his text. But I didus, friends. I mind o mentioning nothing but rumours, these days of whom reappeared in inter- Whatever we pay think, about the wisdom or un-national cricket after illness bad convicted in Jane last year, was care a brass button for that so this subject before and I think anyway, I would just like to why

It was just after that that the though, that it's no true that all wisdom of the Prohibition law, it is clear that no country compelled a sojourn in South sentenced to a month hard long as I had gotten Jim back.

Well, as I was telling ye about Society included the suggestion the coolies were out at the fore- labour for preparing thị opium Africa. Iredale acted a8 Cor. could countenance such opposition, on organised lines, as spondent for the Doily Telegrach and for being in possessic he was Ham, I no sooner got him inside among the things it purposed to part of the week for we but three is being displayed in the United States. It is a big fight in respect of Test match cricket ned $100, or lo defatt, sen- than he began aquesting at such first set their bands to, but so far cookboys in as many days I that the authorities are engaged upon, for large and in Australis and for an Australian tanced to an additional 2 hontbe's pitch that Janet, she came I bavena sest any siga o' the would also like to deny that the tumbling down the stairs think-wee drinking troughs. Of course, landlords have come out fa wealthy intereste are no doubt at the back of the resistance journal while playing in England.

log the wee yin had gotten her quite realise that it's just sympathy w the seamen, and to the law. If it is so, as appears to be this case, that the

finger checked in a door, possible that the plans have for there's no word 6 truth in the people as a whole approve of Probibition, then the Govern-

CASTLE TO FOUNDRY.. "Oh", she says, seeing me some time been in the hands of story that the Anah'a Pärlin- ment can only act along one line to conduct a vigorous SCOTS WITHOUT WHISKY. Mias Victoria Dramind of standing holding it by the scruff the P.W.D. but all the same, if I ment on Nathan Road Kas been campaign against the law-evaders. The officials have an A Glasgow message says Megginch Castle, Fertbabe, bas o' the neck, that'll be the dog may be again permitted to mention declared an unlawful society advantage in the very fact that the illegal traffic is Scotland is threatened with just completed her appranfceship that was promised me. Set it the fact, drinking fountains are and in onyway likely to localized. It is a matter of plugging up a few holes, one distilled from March, 1917, to tion is to become a marin angi than ye can help, ya course lump.

shortage of whisky. No liquor was at Lilybank foundry. "He smbi down and no burt it ony more essentially a summer-time neces- be used for purposes tacom

"sity for our four-footed chuma patible wi* the or two of which are inconveniently large.

March, 1915.

says she.

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