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A LOCAL CAUSERIE.

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With the advent of the taxi and the motor bus, resulting in further congestion in our not too-wide

FATAL RACING ACCIDENT.

A Jockey Killed at Rangoon.

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At the fifth autumn extra meet- streets, the reduction in the numing of the Rangoon Turf Club, hold ber of rickshas plying for public on December 8th, a shocking acci- hire has followed as an almost dent occurred in the eighth race, inevitable conséquence. Previous to this the congestion at certain details of which, from the Rungeon follow. There

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A correspondent writes to a Hama paper that a belief that fowls contain shakes and their eggs scorpions has lately sprung up in Baluchistan, coming almost simultaneously from both Afghanistan and the Panjat. Local colour has been given to the story by attributing the Gazette are N crowded points had forced the were seventeen starters.

trouble to the Baghdadi pir (sain;)] The of

Kandabar, whose morning| Traffic Department to arrange ponios had

Ablutions were disturbed by a stations at which rickshaw could furlong and had passed the cock, which crowed al him in wait for hire. But this regulation half mile post at the college bend what he felt to be an insolent and has been easily evaded by coolies when Sabai Nyua, with Po Yee disrespectful way. Thereupon te often leaving the places. assigned II up, was seen to stumble and

cursed the whole fowl tribe, with to them and pulling their vehicles fall and to the horror of the the result that they are beliovec along the streets whilst touting spectators four other ponies ran by the superstitious to breed scor for fares. The consequence has into her. These ware Nyan Thampions. A considerable amount of bean an even greater traffic con-with Po Htain up. Daung Nyun fowl-killing ensued, and tras: Restion, and one week recently ridden by Maung Maung Gyi, stimulated by the allegation that the traffic cops" took out no Lady Cutting with Taylor up, and the Government had passed at E Sein with Scanlan in the saddle, order providing that anyone who monses against these coolies. The other ponies managed to did not kill his fowls should be The authorities have now at aroid these and tempted to deal with the situa- without

escaped imprisoned for seven years. colliding. All tion by withdrawing licenses riders of the ponies named were with private affairs in Baluchis

the there is very little interference | from confirmed offenders. thus helping to solve the problem came home without them, but to swallow and the scare

thrown and four of the ponies tan, this last ramour was difficu t by a reduction in the number of Nyur Thein could not rise. Help easing off when the correspondent rickshas plying for public hire,

was quickly forthcoming and it wrote. But in some parts of the was found that Scanlan ard Po country all the fowls had been Needless to say, the ricksha Yee II had escaped with a shak-killed before the superstition was farmers, whose interests areing, but not so the others. Taylor scotched. affected. have lodged an appeal was suffering from shock and against the measure, pointing | a broken collar bone: Po chiefly to the hardships imposed | Htam WAS raconscious By on the coolies thus thrown out of was Maung Maung Gyi. They employment. At first sight, the were hurried to the hospital where ricksba farmers appear to have a it was found that Taylor's injuries good case, but a closer enquiry were as stated: Maung Maung into the circumstances under Gyi had a depressed fracture of which the majority of the coolies the skull and was partly paraly get employment by thesed, anul Po Htam, although un- farmers will give a truer pre-conscious was apparently not spective to the position. In the injured as no marks were visible.ed to find that there had been a first place, these coolies,, being He is believed to be injured inter-good deal of discussion about this taken into employment on the nails. Maung Maung Gyi's con- farming system. there will be dition was very grave, and as no great harm in taking away stated above be has since suc-

few from 2 calling which feumbed to his injuries. admittedly has become over- crowded. The remainder will be the ones to derive benefit from the stop, though it may mean some curtailment of the revenue for the farmers by reason of the fact that fewer of their rickshas will be leased out. That the alleged hardships for some are over-stated is shown by enquiries which I have pursued on the subject.

CONTRACTOR ON TRIAL

The trial has begun at Calcutta of the builder and contractor charged with causing the death 42 inmatesof the Calcutta Mohammedan Orphanage, which collapsed on June 26. by a rash and negligent act, namely, alleged careless supervision of the con- struction of a portion of the buildings.

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"The thin red line" what was the origin of the phrase? It is generally credited to William Howard Russell in his account of Balaclava in the Times in 1854: but Mr. J. B. Atkins has been pointing out that this impression is not quite correct: When I wrote the Life of Sir William Russell (he writest I was interest-

phrase "this red line" in Notes and Queries and elsewhere. The facts are these. Russell in des cribing the charge of the Russian cavalry against the 93-d Highlanders in his letter dated October 23.. 1554, wrote: The ground flies beneath their horses feet: gathering speed at every stride, they dash on towards that thin red streak tipped. with A1 line cf. steel." In the Times "tipped" was printed "topped." Russell revis ed his Crimean letters several times for various editions. In one of these revisions the original phrase became "thin red lize tipped with steel. So I find it in the edition of 1877. In that edition the words are printed in italics à fact which surprised Russell when it was pointed out to him.

Perhaps the printer recognizing that some trouble had been spent on the phrase, thought that Russell would like

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It may not be generally known that a large number of this Colony's rickshas pullers put in only part time at their jobs. The are mostly recruited, is embroiled other part of the year they spend in internecine conflict Fields as tillers of the soil in the inter-are left untilled and the influx of ior. When crops are lean or in Hakkas into Hongkong a land the period intervening between of promise has been particularly sowing and harvest time, these heavy. The new-comers do not Hakkas from the Waichuwall take up work us ricksha-pul district come to Hongkong to lers, either. Incidentally, records earn extra money by pulling of piracies including the Hy- ricksbas. That they make a fair drangea case. have revealed the living at it one may assume. but perpetrators to be Hakkas. It is It is now practically settled a question of importance at the not far-fetched to piece these cir- that the New Zealand Rugby present time is whether the

cumstances together, and arrive | Football Union will send a galary Colony can properly absorb all it at the conclusion that the Colors of the best talent available has without introducing certain can well do without a large num down. Twenty-nine players are objectionable elements detriber of these folk. This being to

will that there mental to the peace and good accepted. it should not be hard to be ample reserves against the order of the Colony.

proceed with the work of elimina-wear-and-tear of a campaign tion from the Colony of those consisting of thirty matches. discovered to have no risible It is hoped to arrange for a means of subsistence.

week's rest before each "Test

Just now the Walchow district. from which these ricksha coolies

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SOMETHING LIKE ENTHUSIASM.

Stall,

the last tour of the "All Blacks." eighteen years ago. The new A Jump From Balcony to wearers of black jerseys decked with silver fern will not find that lack of training uni-all-round.

Kussian dancers and players slackness among the Mother have become very popular in Country players of which they Vienna, and at the Apollo music- emphasis Russell was not a took such ruthless, advantage hall careful proof-reader.

the Russian Romantic under David Gallaher's leader-Theatre" performs successfully. Despite their romanticism they are quite modern in colour. sound. and scenery.

They dance and act with beautiful abandonment, especially the wo men. Of the men. the first) dancer and stage-manager, Boris Romanov, and Oboucher are most characteristic, while among the ladies much praise is due to Claudya Pavlova, Elsa Kruger, and especially Elena SmirnovS.

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RELIC OF THE OLD SAILING DAYS IN SHANGHAI.

STONE WALLS DO NOT-~~

would get a new outfit and would Life would be healthier, have a better chance of making a fresh start," said Charles Halli cay in asking for a sentence of three years penal servitude at Durham for shopbreaking. He got 18 months' imprisonment.

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The other day, when the second ballet was being performed. in which Ame. Smirnova dances a fine solo.

strange incident occurred. A noise was beard from one of the balcony boxes. Suddenly a young man became visible, swinging himself up to the purepet of the box, and before anybody could hold him back be jumped down into the stalls. There were loud screams among the audience. the performance had to be interrupted for a short while, and the people ran to the. spot where the mad-cap was lying. He turned out to be al Russian student, and himself a dancer. He had jumped so cleverly that be hurt neither himself nor anybody in the stalls. When several persons inquired after the motive of his behaviour,| le could not give a proper reply, hut from his answer it was under- stood that he was seized with such delight at Mme. Smirnova's dancing that he found no other] way of expressing his feelings. The enthusiast had to state his name and address, and was taken bome.

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