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LOYALTY.

Vigorous Sermon at Cathedral.

TER HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THAMES SIDE BIRDS.

Wild Duck's Protective Stratagem.

went for the most part like a lot of school boys, driven by the shear love of strange things. But ibay, went aboulder to shoulder, thbay fought back to back, and, every one man would not let au- other man down. That was why Be true. Ba ue to your the British peop's came to be trustlong in-flood, many of its bird When the Themes has bee friends. Be true to your homes. ed. As they stuck to one another so desert it for the bordering pool Be true to your country. That they atuok to their word. Where and ditches. These in Sprit an was the lesson in the vigorousver was the British dag they often fall of life when the mi sermon preached by the Rar.were to be trusted to the last ship, stream is only yet frequented by R. J. Northcote, CF. at 8t to the last mán. Jaha's Cathedral this morning.

the long-legged beran, writes Hardly a seat was vacant. Ioad today, the preacher continued. can fish thigh-deep besida the floo The Cenotaph was to be unveil contributor to the Times. The hero, the congregation-mostly chil. They honoured those men, not strained willows, but the shallow dren were represented Scouts and the Girl Guides and but because they did the finest are drowned, and the king be the just because they were victorious, where the minnows play in Jun sobolars from practically every thing any man could do in this busts the narrower tributaries Protestant Government and world. They were trus to their] The time of birds' nesting b Mission School in the Colony.own. "Greater love hath no man roughly determined to fit the The Hon. Mr. E A. Irving than this, that a man lay down first abundant supply of the foor (Director of Education), Mr. E his life for his friends." Ralphs (Inspector of Schools) and Mr. B. Tanner (Head Master of Queen's College) were among the adults.

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The Rev. Northcote took as his text Chapter 15, verse 13, St. John: "Greater love hath no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

INTERPORT CRICKET.

Hongkong Captain's Tribute to Shangbai. Commenting on the Iaterport

Another Match.

of their young. The heron, ha young already, for he can fee them from the river still nearly bank high; but the kingfisher can barely feed himself from the (small and swiftly brinking side channels, and will wait to pro- duce a family until the minnow learn to play in the limpid shallows.

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BEHAVIOUR WHEN DISTURBED warbler will often, whend sturbed Small birds such as the garden from the nest, flap and flutter as though paralysed retreat. This seems a state of breaches, in alternate return and mong the

traction between the desire to protect the nest sad to flee. The wild duck's performance is unmis-

The service appropriate for the occasion, was conducted by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle (Chaplain of the Cathedral). The blessing was given by the Lord Bishop of Victoria. The Rev. R. J. North. cote, C.F., preached, the lesson was read by the Rev. G. T. cricket match, in which Hongkong near hatching in alder-stumpa Waldegrave, the Rev. J. T. Hol.defeated Shangbai by three well raised above the ebbing man took the prayers, and the wickets, the North China Daily Waters, and the wild duck has Rev. H.S. Bailey caried the Staff.

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brood dearly a fortnight old. Like: Other clergy were the Rav. J.

Pearce, whose 145 not out saved many other early-nesting birds. Romanis Lee and the Rev. Noel and won the game for his side, was she is often stilt earlier in a wet Evans.

carried shoulder high to the Pavil. 96800-not simply because rain: The Service included the ion by members of the Hooguitedneke, whether wild or tame. bymns, Brightly gleams

kong tasm and well deserved the but because ■ wet spring is banner". Kipling's "Land of our congratulations he received. It usually a mild one.

She too birth, we pledge to thee", "O God **** skilful innings played with nested in an alder stump, but our help in ages past", and excellent judgment, and included inside it; here is the deserted bed, Kipling's Recessional God of 20 fours, & five, two threes and of broken sedge-blades and our fathers, known of 'old”, and eight twos.

ber Own soft down which concluded with the singing of]

A call for three cheers for the vasbioned the eggs behind their the National Anthem.

Hongkong Captain was responded wooden walls. The first egg wa to with great heartiness, and Mr. laid in early March, or even in Pearce, in a short speach, com- February, when this alder islet eated upon the admirable sport was separated both from river and 108 spirit with which the game mainland by a dull grey sex The bad been played, and noted also wild duck leads her young to feed The preacher said when he was a feature of play the very in a sedgy creek too shallow to be asked to speak at that service he sporting attitude of the spectators, infested by wolfish pike and with was told that there would be a who showed as much pleasure banks too marshy to be attractive great number of school boys pre-when Hongkong were getting to the grey house-rst, which sent and a certain number of runs as when Shanghai were. haunts firmer riversides. As befits grown up people. He supposed Altogether, it was oue of the The views of schoolboys and grown

most interesting interport games ups ware not the same, but, at any Shanghai players may have been witnessed for many years. The Tate, they had something in com- mon. The school boys would one this satisfaction: the Hongkong a little disappointed, but they bac day be grown up and the grawnwin was certainly no floke. ups were once school boya or school gizis. They all started at It is possible that the big supply school. Its at school that they by the ground staff had been of crackers and "bombs" got ready learned most things. They learn. ed to read, to write, to fight, gathered in anticipation of mere emotional anguish-of die- to play; but the most valuable Shanghai victory, but they served lesson they learned was a lesson very well for Hongkory and made which they never really realised suitable commotion when the they were learning. At school Popular Tan" was being aboul-takably similar, and yet quife they learned how to make dered in triumph off the field. diferent. Instead of fluttering in friends. And making friends was

indecision, off she sets at a good not quite as easy as it round- On Sunday, May 20th, there round pace, and shapes her course ed. There was a secret about mak was another match arranged be- early at right angles ing friends. The secret was this. tween the Hongkong eleven and a the ducklings retreat Bong They must be absolutely true to Shanghai team, captained by Mr. the sadges. When we gently their friends. Whatever hapG. M. Billings, who presided at follow them, and ignore her, back pened to them, whoever turned io, and in banding over the she rushes and with furious against them, they must never Shanghai flag to Mr. G.R. Sayer, splashes, as if to drown their let their frienda down. They Hongkong's deputy captain, con- piping, convoys thera little learned not only bow to make gratulated the Hongkong team farther among the selge before school friends but to make a upon their success and, their diverging at another wide angle friend of the school. Why they splendid all-round display of on the opposite side. Once the would die for their school, because cricket. He added that a telegram ducklings are left safely behind they loved their school and be-had been received by wireless us, the folds her wings and cause they loved their friends at from Mr. T.E. Pearce, on board waddles at a brisk businesslike sobool. Sometimes they thought the R. M.S. Empress of Asis, which pace into another, dyke, This they would like to do some-read:-"Cricket Club, Shanghai. protective device is found spora- thing for the school. They Thanks again for your hospitality dically in many species, but would like to follow the good and tremendous sporting ovation seems a fixed habit with none. examples of some of the old to Hongkong. It was megol Some wild ducks will simply boys who had gone on before. ficent and unforgettable. Tam lead away their offspring, like And the preacher thought that Pearce."

their farm yard tame rintives. the average boy was antious, In reply. Mr. Sayer thanked And if Nature might be amended rather than do any great thing in the Shanghai Cricket Club for in one point more, the ducklings the world, that he would be a true the hospitality that bad been abould be taught not to betray mana man who would never let extended to them, and mentioned their flight by noisy pipinga. especially the good offices of Young nipe will lie perfectly The preacher likened the whole Messrs. C. D. Field, R. Grimshaw, motionless when their dam is world to a huge school. When G. M. Billings and H. W. Allison. Alushed; young stone curlows can they left school, he said, and weat The Sunday match."

be pocketed and put back to earth, out into the world the first lesson played DA the Cricket and still lie stark and stiff. The they learned was that the world Club's ground between Hoog-wild duck's stratagem is com- was just like a big school, and the kong and B Shanghai XI promised by the simplicity of her men in it were just like school consisting of players who had not young. boys. The same lessons held geod. taken part in the Interport match. The world was a good old place Hongkong were without the and there were some good people services of T. E. Pearce, who left in it. And the best and finest for Home, via Canada, on Satur thing they could do in the world day night, and A. A. Rumjébo, was the same as at school who was suffering from an injury to be absolutely true to their to bis shoulder. Their places were friends, true to their homes, true taken by H. N. Balhatchet and H. to their country. The man they E. Hollanda. wanted for a friend was the man!

Billings won the toss, and elect who thought there were no frienda ed to bat. The Shanghai men had like his friends, no home quite reached 133 for the loss of three) ar dear as bis home, co country wickets when a downpour of rain quite splendid as his coun-necessitated a cessation of play. try. It was quite a mistake, said: the preacher,to think that because they loved and

another man down.

were loyal

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Jo their own country that they ed by the Australian army corps were disloyal to the wider idea of in France on August 8:b, 1918, le the brotherhood of all nations, being transferred from Sydney to The man who was going to do Canberra, the site of the proposed the most fy bring all the flags capital of the Australian Common- of the world to wave together wealth. Arrangements have been was the man who was loyal to his wale for short halts at the larger own country. The men who made towns along the route, in order the British Empire great did not that country residents may have go out into the world with the determinations to make the British opportunity of inspecting the

Enpira the areatest empire, the world had ever seen. The British people never had, and never would have, any particular wish

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