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HONGKONG_OFFICER'S LUCK.

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PRESIDENT HARDING'S

ASCENDANCY.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The commant of the Paris Press Plain Talk to Supersede Third Prize in Calcutta

Jon the Germano-Russian agten, Soft Answers.

ment at Genoa, which they call a Sweep.

Republican Party leaders in coup de jarnac, brings to light a "No: I like my work and I'm conference at Washington re-phrase with a curious history. quite content here," said Major cently are united in declaring Although often associated with Harding, of the RAM.C, who that President Harding's the battle at Jarnaz, a town near has won the third prize in the resumption of party leader Cognac, it really owes it origio famous Calcutta Sweep, when a ship has had an electrifying effect to a dual fought between the Telegraph reporter asked him this throughout the country, writes Baron de Jarnac and one Chat- morning if he would be going Mr. F. W. Wile the Philadelphia eignerie, in the 15th century, and Home as a result of his good Public Ledger's special corres-although the phrase now means.

"stab in the back." the baron fortune.

pondent.

They refer to his successful did not win by a foul blow, but captaincy of the fight is the slashed his opponent behind the House of Representatives knee, an original, but legitimate against the pacifist-reductionist device. So history has cast an attack on naval appropriations. unwarranted slur ou the name of

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Major Barding. like thousands of others, had "flutter" in the Calcutta Sweep and almost forgot -all about it. He want up north to Peking on duty and when be arrived back in Hongkong he "The President's stand for a good gentleman and soldier. Inceived the bows that he had treaty navy' and on the Bonus! drawn a borse, Craigangower Bill are the best things he's done! A distinction that recalls the From this time onwards in a long time," was the way a successes of his early career at the Derby had more Republican organization leader of the Bar has fallen unnoticed to than a passing interest for Major national renown expressed him. Mr. Asquith-he is now the oldest Harding. He watched the betting self.

King's Counsel in the House of Apparently the expectation is Commons. Uatil be retired at the and waited until the fateful day arrived. Then came the news widespread that what Mr. Hard-close of the last Parliament, Sir that his horse, with the oddsing has begun in the direction of William Phipson Beale, who has standing at 20-1, had gained third party commander-in chief he will just died, was the senior "silk," place.

not abandon. Party managers for he was called within the Bar

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having been K.C.'s since 1897, and after them in order of Beniority are Sir Ellis Hume- Williams, Lont Robert Cecil, Sir, Ernest Pollock (the Attorney- General) and Sir Leslie Scott, the other Law Officer.

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In "Secret Harvest (Heine- baying cabin trunks and making have to. Bat they are quita As

The fascination attaching to manp, 78. 6d.) Miss Dorothy Per other preparations, but Maj:rpositive that the time bas come

eval has written a style" is evidenced by the num-drama. Her first novel "Foot

post-war Harding has decided to carry when Mr. Harding must give up

Some famous players advocate, bar of writers who dissertate upon steps showed promise: on" at his job.

his temperamental disinclination with a view to brightening cricket, is and the number of people who to coerce and do some genuise

even more revolutionary changes are ready to read their disserta second shows a great advance. leading.

She can write simply and directly. The organization captains-tef than the eight-ball over, which tions. Sometimes a feeling comes She has a sense of character. Shel fellows who are in Main Street the M.C.C. intends to sanction along that these discussions are

for matches in Australia only vain, that "style" is 100 elusive can understand men as somewhere every day or whose business it is to hear from Main Mr. B.J. R. Bosanquet famous thing to be dissected, that the as women. She does not seem. Street-insist that

some few years back for his theme could be debated year in like so many novelists, to get her "the stud

scoglie bowling, has written and year out without arriving at knowledge at second-hand. Abore Harding gave em" on the occs. 夠

in favour of inflicting a penalty nality. Then the fascination all she has a genuine sense -At Happy Valley to-morro Mon of the naval personnel! on the batting side for each reasserts itself, especially when of the drama of character, and

is what is the first regular gome of baseball victory for this sesson takes place, when and wanted badly. It is conden over. and of giving each the subject is in such capable she allows nothing to interfere

side an equal amount of time for hands as those of Mr. J. Middleton with her drama. the Hongkong team will play a fidently asserted, for example batting; if no result is reached. Murry, who has just treated it in simplicity and singleness of nine representing the South that if the President will do for! China Athletic. Quite a number an adequate army what he has the side that has scored most The Problem of Style" (Oxford purpose in the construction of her

runs when stumps are 6cally University Press, 63. 624)

book which is its most distinctive of new faces, will be seen in jus: accomplished for an adequate drawn would be adjudged the

quality. The time of the story is Mr. Murry has risen rapidly fteen to twenty years after the Hongkong's line-op, several new navy he will command as solid

wiacer. Mr. Bosanquet would

War. This was men being given a chance to show support in Congress and outside also heighten the stumps, by the front rank of critics. To read

necessary for their form. The South China as was vouchsafed him when the about three inches, thus giving one of his essayais to want to read Miss Percival's purpose, but she team will contain quite a number Jeral Appropriation Bill went to the bowler & better chance on fast another, for he has a sensitive and shows her wisdom in writing, as of returned students from America its final passage. Mr. Harding wickets, without making much; yet incisive way of getting at the she explains in a note, "as though

essential. And there is some-the social conditions were thei who have bad considerable base-thinks a minimum strength for the

thing more besides. Mr. Marry, game sy now, and refrening from ball experience sed in their army is 130,000 as against the which she pacifist-

besides being a writer abontothere, any prophecies, which would only practice games they have showed 115.000

is a poet of distinction, and prove tadians and inaccurate." "Up, particularly well. A keen reductionist section espouses.

game is anticipated. Dr. Urqubar: The same element that fought

novelist who has just produced. The scene of the story is a farm bave

in The Things We Are." in the Cotswolds. The subject is w:ll

again

treaty asy" now umpire and Dr. the

book with its own favour of the antagonism, in character and Daugherty will call decisions on massed forces against the army

Weeks and; which Secretary

Glasgow's Conservatism. interest and charm. The present ambition, of two brothers. Behind volume, however, exhibits him on this antagonism is a secret about| After las: evening's practice, Generals Pershing and Harbord

For fully two months tbe the other side. It was a high the birth of the elder of the two. the Hongkong men he'd & mee: recommend. They are not likely ing and clented Mr. H. J. Koch to find Mr. Harding friendly to Glasgow Corporation has been compliment-especially for

As the antagonism grows and the| theory that the Ya engaged in a futile campaign to young critic-to be asked to characters of the two boys as Field Captain of the team their

the natural con lecture on style to the English devalop, it becomes more and New uniforms have been medetions! Defence Act. with its overcome made and will be distributed in provisions for citizen training, servatism of the average man in Literature School at Oxford. more clear that the secret, what- Style touches beauty and plea-ever it is, n.ust be told, but how time for to-morrow's game. The threatens to turn America into the street. The council decided that the rule of the road for

sure nesr the sourea, and is, as it sand when are the father and grand stand has been completed an "armed camp.".

pedestrians, as for vehicles,should were, the sum of many pleasures mother to tell it, and what will be and during this week the Public PARTY'S STRONGEST ASSET.

and

we have enjoyed; and yet we are the result? That is the simple Works Department has been bary Republican leaders, as the 1922 be "Keep to the Left" levelling up the ground, the con-campaign approaches, are finding instructions were issued broadcast never quite sure what style is. A and moving drama of the book. dition of the discend being much that President Harding usmia that on and after February 19 "all critic ought to know, and simost When the reader learns the secre improved, thus permitting of more takably is the party's strongest places." should keep to the left word-witbout, however, ending Percival bas prepared the way! persons. at all times, and in all

erery famous critic has ssid his he sees bow skilfully Miss Bcurate in field work.

asse. They are persuaded, they The local Club is looking tor-ear, that it can only become an! The result. however, has been the matter. Probably, as Mr. for its revelation. ward to good support for its even mare potent asset if he simply to intens.fy and aggravate Murry says, there is no last word. adheres to the policy of contraffic congestion in the principal But out of a venture where it is structive party captaincy. The thoroughfares of the city. Few very easy to say the wrong word After many unavoidable delay”, order be comes with an enhanced re- the first volume of "The Cam. country is in pretty sore-headed people regard the new

od un a number of political seriously. The great bulk of the putation. This little book, per-bridge History of Indis," MOTE

inhabitants continue to use the issues. the leaders are firding.

There is a bitter clamour for right side of the footpath, withhaps the best thing ba bas done than half of which was in typain as a critic, is not a student's 1914, when war made further pro- anton on the Tariff Bill, regard. the result that the comparatively manual but six hours of talk gress impossible until the end of conscientious individuals which goes to the heart of its 1918, has been published by the ing which the commercial world who try to carry out the new subject, not shying from a prom- Cambridge University Press. The thinks there hasbeen unnecessary rule find themselves in the According to a telegram from dillying and daliging, Taxpayers, centre of a bostile stream of happy instances.

ising side-glance and fall of history is to be completed in six volumes, the composite work of Pekin,& report from diplomatic large and small, are disappointed traffic against which it is almost circles states that the foreign that there has been no larger impossible to make any progress. that has been made well and plored at first hand the main The reality lives in anything various scholars who have ex- Powers intend rendering assis-measure of relief for them in The Corporation tramcars have beautifully, whether to take ex sources of information, as in the tance to General Wo Pei-fu so any of the proposed revenue been freely used for the display amples from this book-it is that modern and medieval histories as to expedite the unification of legislation. the country.

As Republican strategiats view of posters inscribed" Keep to the deftly satirical "right and left" already issued by the same Press. Left," and prominent notices of Jane Austen's which dispat-The present volume, which covers The President has declared the political battlefield, they see have been bung over the footpaths ches the Middletons and Mathe progress of ancient India from that when the country la reunited the Democratic host disorganized from the tramway standards. An risane Dashwood at once; or the earliest times to about the be will resign.

as it has not been for many years. In reply to & proposal made by Wilson-Tumulty-Cox-Reed-Mc-open top-deck car, covered with those lines of the axisite re-middle of the first century A.D., members of the old Parliament. Adeo rifts, with all the issues Keep to the Left "posters, has discovered post, John Clare, shows how far research has ex President Li Yuan-hung states and side-issues therewith asso- carried along the tramway routes though they are only about a succeeded in recovering from the a tramway official with а that he will consent to enter ciated, are visualized as compen megaphone, through which he death-scene of Cleopatra, which which until within the Isat few peering sunil; or Shakespeare's past the cutlines of a history. politics agein provided thesation for, if not entirely wiping

constantly Tachur system is abolished and out the kinks in the Republics crowds below "Keep to the things, and rises through majs irretrievably lost.

the is about the greatest human yeare was commonly regarded as| the disba:droent of troops carried armour here and there. It is Left." The effort was at first, irony and passion so fall and butors include Professor E. J. The contri- because the enemy is believed to treated by the citizens as a huge rest greatly in its slowly dropping Rapson, the editor of the volume: be shot to pieces that Ro-

oke, but after a few days of

close. We can separate out of Sir Halford Mackinder, Dr. P. publican managers are anxious LAW LEGAL..

for rank closing, aggressiva leader-anconcealed merriment its these and others the various Giles, Prof. A. B. Keith, Dr. G. San Francisco, May 24.-The ship in their own camp.

The final efort has been the 50tes of style: emotion, sensitive Macdonald, Dr. T. W. Rhys United States district court to-day

perception, control, precision, Davids and Mrs. Rhys Davids, They profess to be convinced held that the Californis anti-alien that President Harding, in the engagement of unemployed men, vividness, beauty of rhythm, and Professor A. V. Williams Jack land law violates no provisions of chaotic conditions prevailing in bearing sandwich-boards with the sheer artistry of words. And we son, Dr. J. Charpentier, Sir John the constitution nor treaties and Congress and in the country, has words "Keep to the Left," to can go underneath these to the Marshall, Prof. E. Washburn denied the petition of Satow, a peculiarly potent opportunity patrol the streets, with rigid bones or rudiments of composi- Hopkins, Dr. E, W. Thomas, Mr. Japanese, for an injunction te if he will grasp it. They know instructions themselves to keeption which all writing uses. E R. Bevan, and Dr. L. D. straining the District Attorney him to be thoroughly alive to to the left and to see that no one But Mr. Murry's book reminds us Barnett. from preventing the sale of stock party necessities and party op can pass them on the footpath that style, even the greatest, is

opening game.

PEKING NEWS.

Foreign Aid for Wu Pei-fu?

CALIFORNIA. ANTI-ALIEN

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pearance aroused no intereвi.

unless on the proper side.

In an agricultural corporation to portunities. Satow. United Statescircuit judge. Their task is to make a man W. W. Morrow, sitting with the whose every fibre hankers for district court concurred.

peace and conciliation see that tion is not always most surely BOUTH AFRICAN TRIBUTE TO salvation just now lies in the bought by cowardice.

́ ́·BIR A. PEARSOV.

direction of plain speaking andIf President Harding listens to A blinded soldier arrived in assertiveness, "Blocs have to the counsels which are being London with a magnificent wreath be put in their places. Special recommended to him along those from South Africa as a tribute to interests need to be told things. lines, the weeks ahead are likely the memory of the late Sir Arthur Timorous members of Congress to see things done, cofiolodes Mr. Pearson.

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