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A LOCAL CAUSERIE.

DAGGERS FOUND.

ON NEUTRAL GROUND." Consequent on the finding of two daggers, one of the prisoners caught in п rald by Revenuo Offloors on an oplum don in First Stroot yesterday, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with possession of the arms. The man replied that the woupons were planted on him.

BY "IMPRESSIONIST,"] And still it goes on. We who live in a Colony over productive of surprises nood not foul astonish ed at the pranka perpetrated by the playful piruto, for if the rovolver and rifle have come to supersede the more romantic equipment of earlier days, nothing can be said against the originality

Evidence was given by a Chi- of his methods. The casting of noso Rovenue Officer that the lots and death of the first victin parcel containing the daggars in the "Tai Loo" case show to

was taken down from the wall. what longths these bandits will Lator, he said that it was hang- go. One cannot help regretting ing from n nail immediately that such doings take place in abova tho woodon partition province with which this Colony is separating the defendant's room supposed to maintain the friend-from that occupied by another liest of rolations. Thelaw undordartonant. Tho position of the boasted by the Canton authorities parcel was. Cormed by Sub- requiro more tightening up if Inspector Shaftain to be "neutral piratos are able to do just as they ground" and the arms might like,

right under the noses of just as well belong to the oc the Kwangtung authorities. It cupants of the other room. Ho would appear that so far as this was not prossing the case. Colony is concorned, considera- tions of international usage have

Mr. Lindsoll accordingly order. ed the defondant's discharge,

much to do with the reluctance of but confiscatód the arms. .. those in authority to resort to

action of a more direct character. | ANGLO-RUSSIAN MATTERS. |

It is an unplonsant truth to

London April 24.

confess but it seems to me that so Three Committees Appointed. long as the hands of the local Government are tied in this way, the Chinese pirato, now a world- wide notorious charactor, will have matters inuch his own way and will always be able to work

a trick ahead of those who set out to doal with him whilst labouring under a great handicap...

The Anglo-Soviet conference has established committuos, first- ly to investigate the debts claims and counter-claims and moans of

Russian crodit restoring

to

Britain, secondly to draft a treaty of commerce and navigation, and thirdly to examine and roport upon the question of territorial

waters.

The conference has adjourned until one forogoing of the com- mittees be ready to roport.-- Beater

TO-NIGHT'S BALL.

The Colony has hoon greatly amused at the nows of brokere thong- squabbling Amongst solvos. Live and let live" has Always boon my motto, and I am surprised that there is not suffi- clont esprit de corps amongst the Ice House Stroot fraternity to avoid all this mud-slinging and airing of dirty linen. True, the Everything possible has been profession is overcrowded, but done to secure the complete com- as most appear to make a comfort of the patrons of the ball fortable living and are able to which is being held this evening

bowler hats розчани

And in the City Hall in aid of St. rickshas a train calies, in Dunstan's Homo.. addition to other Ice House Strout The stairways and corridors are amenities, this quarrol doos appoar litted with avenues of ferns, and unsoamly. How true has theilags of all nations adorn every Haying become that divergences wall.

The two ballrooms are

of viewpoint will always arise in prettily decorated with flags in a colour scheme of rod and white. the best-regulated families!

The Hongkong Hotel orchestra Reading the recent correspond-will provide the music; and there once on tram-courtesy, or rather will be prizos for holders of fucky the lack of it, one often wonders. if the inspectors employed to

numbers.

keep a shock on the receipts have refreshing romarks often made by: a clear idea of the nature of their some of our Magistratos hávo on duties, for from exporionce I can dull days rolieved a little of the say the complaints of passengers borodom that usually marks the against the rudense of some, off dry proceedings discharged within them are well-founded. If the the procincts of the Courts and object in asking from passongors helped the prisoner to look cheer- where they get on is to keep aful even though he has tho know- check on the conductors, the best lodge that ha is due for a ful way to secure this co-operation stretch of a few wooks' hard. -is-surely-by-tho-display of a little Thus is "justice_tempered with courtesy. The public is appro- mercy."

ciativo of the many improve-

ments for their comfort brought With the approach of the warni about from time to time on season the question has begun to those trains, and is only too agitate feminine mindu: Will the ready to lond its aid to coming vogue be for long or short the maintenance of an officiunt dresses 7 Will the Parisian fa- | service, bul such incidentsshions of last year be, revived as those which have been made in the long sweeping skirt or will the subject of public correspon- they resume the abbreviated forms dence do not help towards the ro- of the season befort last? And alisation of this ideal.

those Egyptian modes, that give ono an excuse to wear those fantastic head-dresses and ear- pondants! Aftor taking careful! note during shopping hours at one of the most fashionable places in town, I am unabled to advance my humblo viows thus:-

Such a shuffling of Magistrates as might have done credit to an International Court of Justico hus occurrence in our own police Court Department, for within the past week no fewer than four of our stipendiaries have held the scales of justice. If it wore not for the fact that they have had previous experience, ond would have boon to rogard this shuffling as another attempt at "makoo-learn pidgin" for our Cadets.

tempted

Thol

And some of them are short; some long,

Some know not quite wher they belong.

All aim to catch the glance of

men****

Thank God for old Tut-Ankh- Amen!

THE CRITIC.

My father says the paper whioll he roads ain't put up right:

Ho finds a lot of fault, ba doés, pornsing it all night;

He says there's not a single thing.in it 'tis worth to road. And that it doesn't print the kind of stuff the pooplo nood Ho tossas it asido and says that it's distinctly bum,

But you ought to hear him holler, when the papot doasn't come.

*

Ho reads about the weddings and ho snorte to show his doubt; Ho roata the soclal doings with a most dorisivo shout, :- Hays they make the papars for the womon folk alone; He'll rowl' about the dinners and ho'll fume and frat and groan ; Ho sya of information, why: it doesn't have a crumb,

But you ought to hear himi grumbling when the paper doesn't

come..

It is the first to grab it and ho rende (t plumb clean through: Ho doesn't miss an item or a ⠀ want ad." that is truo:

Ho says they don't know what we want, the darn' newspaper

madge guys, s

Ho's going to take a day some time and go and put them wise; Sometimes it'sooms as though they must bo donf and blind.

and dumb."

But, you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesn't come !

-ANONYMOUS.---

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