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CHINESE MERCANTILE HENLY OF THE EAST.

OFFICER.

To Be Trained At Last.

While there will be general

In a Picturesque Chinese)

Setting,

Writing in the Pall Mall Gazette approval of the action of the of Henli Regatta-Not on the China Merchants S. N. Co. in Thames," Mr. Author Kinsey instituting a sobool for the train-

states:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

X-RAY EYE MAN.

Remarkable Claims from

Spain.

Two men who claimed to be able to see through a brick wall: have been put to the test before the King and Queen of Spain.s Their eyes were carefully band

ing of Chinese officers in naviga- That the Englishman abroad in aged. They then read the exact) tion, it is only right that we the far corners of the earth carries position of the bande of a watch. should point out that no matter with him his national institutions The watch case was closed, and bow much traiping

Chi-and implants them wherever be they still said they could see nese gets under that scheme, sotties is a matter of national the bands. Shests of iron, lead, there la no provision to-day pride. Nowhere is this batter copper, and wood, were put be for bis getting

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officer's demonstrated than in the Treaty tween them and the watch, and AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR

In

closed box. They read avery line, indicating commas, semi-colons j and full stops.

willPorts of North Obins. Cricket they still cand the time.. doubtless realize what this means and football, racing and polo, all Newspapers were then put in a in its broad aspects. the are keenly followed, and last but widest of these it comes to this, not least-rowing.

About 20 milos north of Shang that while) all manner of indivi duals have been deluding the hai lies a platoresque littlo native

The experiments were directed world with tales of the progress village bearing the singularly by Madrilene Manuel Maluquer, made by China along the lines of appropriate Chinese came of Henan engineer. His subjects were Western civilization, she has yet. It is situated on the banks of Joachim Argamasilla, son of a not thought fit to make proper one of the innumerable canals colonel in the Spanish Army, and provision for the safety off intersecting

region, and the Marquis de Santacars. ships, passengers and cargoes at which, at this particular spot, Senor Maluquer set out to prove

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saa. Every other country which widens to a Bae broad and straight that the human vision could likes to apply the title "progres reach, almost an exact replica of penetrate opaque objects if pro- sive" to herself, has a Board of our famous Thames course. Here, perly developed. He was obali- Trade or other Government de early in May, the Shanghai Row enged to prove his claim. He partment which issues certificates ing Club hold their annual regatta invited Senor Candido Casanueva to men who have passed certain Special trains, with luncheon and to attend a seance, and Senor examinations in seamanship, tea ears, are run from town, and Casanueva appointed a commis navigation and so forth, and non- the journey down is made as comelon.composed of Senora Francisco but these are allowed to assume fortably as at home,

Igazs, & diplomat, and The newcomer, as he steps off Menendez Ormaza, a writer, and positions of responsibility aboard of her mercantile marine. In the couple of planks which con others, to witness the demonstra spite, bowever, of repented advice stituto Heali Station, may well tion. Precautions against trickery from foreign friends, China has wonder whether or not he ie wero taken and suggestions from never thought fit to enact such home once more. Along both spectators were invited.

banks, as far as the oye can provisions.

A great sonsation throughout| Let us look how it will operate reach, are lines of houseboats, Spain followed the publication of now. The China Merchants S. N. motor launchos, and small sailing the result of the seance. Company propose to spend craft, all gaily decorated with Maluquer explained that his A great deal of money-very pro-flags and bunting. Everywhere phenomenon was different from la-that of the Frenchman, M. Louis perly-on training Chiases to be. ara blazers and white come officers, and doubtless these nels, wonderful summer frooks, Farigoule, who declared a few cadets will be thoroughly efficient and Japanese parasols, happy weeks ago that the human hand to hold such positions at the end laughter, and the pleasant olink could feel the presence of a olose of their training. They will pro- of ice in long tumblers. The pro- object without actually touching. bably then receive a diploma stat gramme for the three days is full it.

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ing their qualifications from the and varied, including, entries for Maluquer believes that radi- company, bat as matters at pre-eights and fours, a souiling cham-ations from the thing observed sent stand they will not be able pionship and races for calling can penetrate opaque objects and to get a Government certificats Bampans.

make impressions on the optic At the end of the day, as dusk nerve of the observer without ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. which would entitle them to Tank. with the officers of other nations. falls, houseboats and launobes affecting the eye. Actually the Chinese Govern-appear softly giesming with fairy Two soances were recently held, ment has put itself in the position lights and Chinese lanterns. The in the royal palace. First Santa- of having refused to consider the subdued hua of voices and rippl cars appeared alone before the qualifications demanded by other ing laughter drifts across the night Queen Mother, and then Santa- nations Decessary on the part of air. White gowned servants flit cara and Argamasilla appeared Chinese. By doing so it is dam-silently about the decks, and from before the King and Queen. They ning its own nationals, not giving the crews' quartors aft come performed as they had done before them a fair chance to compete fragant

and sounds the commission. Santacars le with those of other countries.-botokening the cook and bis said to be the discoverer of the N. C, D, N.

attendant coolies at work. Then, strange faculty, which Maluquer dianer over, the glow of innumer has put into practice. able cigars and the creaking of deck chairs tell their own tale of CHINESE LABOUR CORPS.] contentment at the end of a good "My opinion is that there was

day; and" we listen to the faint collusion," said Professor Rau notes of a gramophone from some kine, of the, Imperial College of boat away upstream, and watch Science, to a Daily Expres3-10- Attempt to Write Its History, white shadowy figures, dimly presentative. If anything was visible it ought to have been In another column we publish visible dancing on her deck.

In the depths of the shadows possible to photograph it, which an appeal by Mr. H. Jowett, of Weihaiwei,

Chinese; apparently was not done. We for information along the bank are

the some standing with folded arma, do not see things by sending which he may บ.ค in

Sight compilation of comprehensive some squatting and smoking something history not only to obtain an ap- their long opium pipes; sombre, is caused by radiation from preciation of the work the Chinese motionless figures all watching the object. It is difficult to sec. did in France but equally to the foreigner with facee black how there could have been any

inscrutable, masking radiation from a piece of paper ENGLISH MADE correct the legends which went and about regarding them, says the thoughts that no Western mind inside a closed box. North Chinn Daily News. Take a may fathom.

case in point. When the retrea in March, 1918, took place, what

THE KING'S BEETLES.

part did the Chinese play in the defensive? Que report has it that many of them fought in the! The King, when he opened scratch force raised by Generals Westminster Hall on the com. Grant and Carey, composed of pletion of the restoration of the odds and ends from military roof, was presented with a curious schools and bases from all over | memento. In a small box or France, yet is épite of much in casket was a block of the old quiry the writer has not been able wood of the hall, a quarter of to meet any Labour Corps officer which had been completely eaten who could corroborate the story. away by the little death watch A modified report is that Chinese bestie the Anobiurn, whoso de- cooks volunteered to stay behind structiveness made десек.

British scientiste ridicule the Marquis de Santacara's claim.

to them

Lisboa Grey

"The Marquis de Santacara's claim is a reversion to the old French Grey idea that people saw abjects by & Dark Gresa bombardment of corpuscles from the age. Science abandoned this theory many years ago."

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so that they could have tesready sary the work of restoration now for the troops who would pass complete. Let into the block were their way in the course of the two small glass phials filled with subsequent hour or two, but here spirite of wine in which were again, whether this took place, or pickled, in the one a number of what happened to the volunteers, objectionable little black beetles is a matter of uncertainty. One in their perfect stati," and in the would love to think it true.

other a similar number of the even The infantry soldier in the more objectionable larvae of the -latter stages of the war met the creature. The piece of wood was

Chinese in France, a people per- about 6in. long by 3in. wide and]

The diagram represents a valu fectly

home in et

their as much in thickness.

able jewelled cross. The owner of foreign surrounding, but probably

the cross kept count of the jewels he learned little about him.

as follows: He started from A Doubtlese he took Home

and counted to B. Then from A strange tales about the

to O, and finally from A to D Corps, and there will be no end to

Each count gave the number mine. "them auto the present day. The The Australian cotton crop this the jawels, and changed the set-

A thief, knowing this, stole twa of j foreign officers who served with season will mean the distribution ting so the count remained the the C.L.C. are the men who knew of over £1,000,000 among the what they did and did not do. farmers and workers of Queens-

same. How did he do it? and they ought certainly to afford land, in addition to an indirect the utmost support to Mr. Jowett impetus to various industrial in his work.

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