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Many years after Wembley's big Empire Exhibition has closed,

DAY BY DAY.

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remote parts of the British Isles, YOURSELF LIFE MUST BE PRETTY by people who have never been DULL FOR YOU. Grock. anst of Buoz, and whose knowledge of tropical and Far Eastorn lands has boon vory slight. Almost as oducative as a viult to the respec- reports the death of Mr. Victor tive countrios-wo lay stross on Herbert, the conductor the word almost-is a view of composer.

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TWO-MINUTE

TALKS A Daily Tonic

By ROBERT, POWER

THE PARROT.

My neighbour's parrot is vory feathers, "It's going to rain;" gaudy, Polly's plumage makosa and "Do feel bad;" was all that and rare splash of colour with its Polly could inform me.

green and crimson. Sometines, I fiatoned. The lark was still as if not satisfied with the display singing as if the joy of life was sho bende hor nook and lots hor in bor tiny heart. And no I idea of their inhabitants, modo.of

foathers stand erect,

·watched she began to fall, dropp Ilfo, architecture, and so forth,

Tho muster of the Kwaya But Polly is not content with ing like the feathered aviator can be obtained. Indood, we doubt whether the true value of Maru, from Sourabaya, reports chromatic vividness. A hundred she is, and marking her nest the education provided by the the death of a Chinese third-class times a day I hear her harsh down on the ground beneath. I voice. 'Its going to rain!" the followed that dizzy vol-plano Empiro: Exhibition can ever be

assures ine, and then as if not until who was out of sight. 1. assessed, Better than books of

satisfied with this sad pronounce, find in parrot and lark somo geography, history tou, and oven

The master of the s.s. Commer- ment she croak: "Do fool bad!" vory pithy parallels to human films, are these glimpses of difforcal Scout, an American steamer But never have I heard any other beings. ent "porners!" of the Empire. In part from Oregon, roports that expressions fall from Pally's boak. Somotimo we meet the parish Hongkong's section represents one of the firemen was lost over- I was walking through the individual who claims- attention "China" to the majority of

flold the other morning when a by dress, deportment, or by lionst- visitors, and. In a way they aro

little brown bird flew up almost ing. These human parrots have not being ilalad unduly. It wero

from under my foot. Higher and a harsh and monotonous "I" sufficient if people learn the

Yesterday's health returns show yet higher she went up, until she always dropping from their lips. difference between India, Malaya,

oakas of small-pox (one was but a speck against the bluo. Or they have caught a catch- and China--a distinction not two MUSTARD & Co. always realised even by big British and one Chinose), and one Then, when she was poised aloft, phrase, or a platitude from some- business housos, judging from oach of enteric and cerebro-sho began to sing. It was the one ciso, and every now and skylark, and though she was so again wo hear it. Liko Polly with the occasional faulty address-spinal fovar (both Chinese).

tiny the very air scored to quiver her monotonous croak we are ing of onvelopes for the post.

with that wondrous song. Sho wearied by these two-legged A novelty at first, builds on the ground, but sho sours cockatoos.

stales and sings on highost wing. As I ropotition

stoned to the witchery of apparont wit or lost." the music of the skylark I The lark looks humblo to the did not wonder that the greatest pyo, for her brown livery makes of poets have poured forth their bus a poor show nginst the finest languago to cutch the parrot's plumago, but whon sbo spirit of the skylark's song. sluge wo forgot her insignificanco. As I neared my house I hoard There is no monotony in her trills a harsh croak. "It's going to and allver cadonoos. So I have Chinese wares should bo brisk is The ustial weekly public inoot-

Do natural the "philosophic dutuching of the Hongkong Lodge of rains" declared 'Polly, and be mont "of the shopkeepers follows the Thoosophical Society will because I took no notice, a long schooling in Queens Road, hold on Wednesday, May, 28th., feel bad; "smoto my care. Thoro helped by the promoters of world at. 5.45 p.m., at the Lodgo, 16, tours. Hongkong shops will al-Queen's Itd. Contral. Subject ways be attractive, whether at Hatha Yoga". Allaro welcome." home or abroad, and Chinoso Adel. shopkeepers will always be philo- Gophers..

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HONGKONG, 27th May, 1924.

POLITICAL TENDENCIES.

Wo

So far as trade is concerned,

night learn in the near A Canton report says that future that a new vogue or two is oven pussenger and cargo junke on foot at Fiume. The days of which were being towed by a the mah jongg craze are passing, launch batweon Shiuhing and but we might hour of such things Canton recently were pirated, the as Swatow drawn thread pyjamas total loss suffered boing about or tomple-roof shaped inillinery.$30,000. Stranger things than that have happened. That the demand for

Mr. G. R. Hondley Smith, who Sleepy Sickness.

recently arrived from Hongkong, Is Britain to revert to the two-

These hot days, one caif he takes up an appointment us party syeton in politics? For excused for wondering in the Assistant Superintendent of Cus- some time past thore has boon a early afternoons, especially after toms, Porl Swettenhain, says a whother Encephalitis Malayan paper. Mr. Hendley growing bulk of opinion that lunch,

lethargica has come to Hongkong: Smith, who is 27 years of age, such a development is most prob- but the actual disease is far more has been eight years in the Royal

than 13 tomporary Navy. blo.. To a certain extent, the serious results of the last General Elec-sloopiness, and its increase in Britain has for some time boun a of discussion mactor

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soon

the

just ordinary mon and women

known Life's little people-the

who have been the skylarks of

is a cornor of my garden whore their thuy world. They go through Ican get a poop at Polly if the life singing where the parrots day is fine. For then she is put are always croaking "It's going out in the sunshine and swings to rain!" and "I do feel bad. to jund fro on her fine stand. The possimist and the optimist But though the golden light was are the parrots and the lurks of bathing her green and crimson life!

INDISPOSED

FORGED NOTES.~

BOAT-WOMAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL,

Tho caso in which a Chinoso boat-woman of Tai-O, dofonded by Mr. C. A. 8. Russ, was charged with attempting to pass two $50 and two $10 forged Singapore banknotos on the 5th. and 6th. 'inst, and with being in possession of a further $10 forged note, was contiunod boforo Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

A Chineso accountant of a goldsmith at Tai ✪ stated that on the 5th May dufondant wont to his shop and ordered a pair of gold bracelets, Sho handed over $70 as deposit. The bracelets wore worth $33.48. She went away and returnod af 7 p.m. tho samo night and asked if tho shop had any rings. She was told that they had and sho said that she would come again the next day, She wont back to the shop at 11 a.m. the next day and bought four rings of the total value of $134.3. Sho

one gave

$50 Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jackman Singaporo note to the accountant. loft by the ss. Aki Maru yostor-Witness asked her where she.

obtained the money, and she said that some relatives who came

!

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Seorotary-of-Stato-for-the- Colonies, who is ill

with

on helped to confirm that view,

among A Chinese woman, who ap for a striking foature of the poll-medical met at Home. It seoins: ing was the increased number of that this world is never to he puured before Mr. E. W. Hamil

a charge of Labour members sent back, this tree from ills of various kinds, on, at the Kowloon Magistracy

We hardly discover a cure for this morning, on

assaulting and scalding two mui in turn being rollected in the one thing when some new form of fats, was formally remanded for rathor disappointing show made sickness makes its appearance. by the Liborals. It is possible, "Spanish" influenza is followed one wook: She was defended by however, that these two factory by botulism" (not a symptom of Mr. Leo D'Almada. The two girls bottlevism"), and that again is wore taken, to the Government

Civil Hospital. will become even inore pronounc followed by sleepy sickness ".. ed in subsequent elections, when One must not confuse this last

Last wook there were six cases' political opinion has a chance to with the sleeping sickness of | tropical Africa, contracted through settle down

into well-defined the site of the Leo-tse "fly; of small-pox notified (one Indian groups. We put forward this nevertheless this now lathargic and the rest Chinese), of which idea more particularly because dispase proves fatai sufficiently three were fatal: three Obinoso of the figures revealed in the often to cause grave apprehen-Cases of carobro-spinal fever (two sión, especially in view of Its fatal); two British non-fatal oo- bye-election--which-bus-just recent rapid increase of incidence, currences of paratyphoid fever: taken place in the Kelvingrove Thore is no doubt that most of and two cases of enteric fever

plouriay. due to which one was fatal. There wore division of Glasgow. Here, at our present-day discasca-oven (ong Indian and one Chinese), of

05 euch tho last Goneral Election, the modern methods of life and diet. also three Chinese deaths from

tracod to influenza. Conservativo candidate went in Botulism has been with just over eleven thousand tainted preserved foods, which

As will be seen from our day. votes to his credit, the Labourite are also the cause of ptomaine of En- Ca18 poisoning. The polled a little over ten thousand phulitis lethargica has not been advertising columna, the first

V.R.C. Night Fotos of the presunt D. H. Kleinman, the singles from Singapore gave it to her.. and the Liberal came third discovered yot, but, we expect it with 4,662 Note what has now will be traced eventually to some season takes place in the baths champion of

toxic

witness reported the matter to of physical life on Saturday night. In addition Cricket Club, experienced little At the request of his mastor,

to mombers races, there are also difficulty in rotaining his titio in

the polico happoned. The seat is retained ontailed by modern civilisation.

aftor receiving a events for girls, boys and soldiers, the final of the Club's singles: telophona message from tho by the Conservatives, who pulled

whilst a high diving competition championship-the last match in accountant who came to Hong- 15,488 votes, the Labourites got

and polo will complete a very at the spring increase of more than a

tractive bill. After the pro-week, when he defeated R. N. kong to change the notes.

The Tai O police intorpreter gramme is concluded dancing Hamilton, 6-3 6-2, The play said that on the 7th. May he went thousand votes, whilst tho

will be enjoyed.

was not conspicuously brilliant. Liberals lost woll over throu

Kleimman camo to the fore three with Sergeant Logan to Tai O years ago, when he went on leave harbour and boarded defondant's and played in big matches in sampan. He asked her if she had any Singapore money and she told England,

him that she had nono, They. then went to defendant's house-

ail

thousand votes. If this rosuit can be regarded as typical of prosent-day political feeling, then

form

cancer are

WANTED A NUT.

GOT A MONTH'S “ HARD.”

In "The Wonderful Thing," An unemployed boiler maker,

at tho named Luk Taat, was charged which will be shown bofore the Marino Magistrate, Coronot to-day and to-morrow,

on

the

Singapore

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Dofondant was committed for trial at tho next Criminal Bassions.

SHANGHAI SHARES.

ft would uppour to suggest Lieut.-Com. Conway Ilake, this Norma Talmadge gives anothor Mr. R. E. Lindsell sentenced that the middle party is boing morning with boing on bound the sterling performance in a play counterfoiter to four montheont, whore witness saw her squoozed ont. In other words, B. 1. steamer Torilla without which seeing specially suited to hard labour, at the Police Court Putting her hand down a hole bor vornutile talents. This is a

told the Sorgeant, who, on thero is no room for a third pormission,

boon produced to the effect that adarching the place indicated, From the evidence it appeared First National feature directed this morning, after evidence had near the side of the boat. Ho

Shu ів party, the votes inclining vither that the man was found in the by Herbert Brodon. towards the extremely advanced cagine room of the ship yester-supported by Harrison Ford as the Shuushulpo forly in found a forged $10 indiatod

day morning at 9 o'clock by a the horo and Julia, Hoyt, uno of at the forty in put some Hongkong money, schoul of thought or to a policy Indian member of the Now York's society leaders. Assession of 52 spurious ton-cent pieoos. The accused made a of cautious conservation. Many ship's staff and was sent away. this picture will only bo [political writers have of late About an hour later, the man for a vary short run, patrons clean breast of the affair, admit- noting that he had thrown many again wag

discovered. in should make a point of

other coins into the harbour and foresoon such a possibility, and

the engine room and was missing it..

that he was endeavouring to dis bellof in it has been strengthened engaged in removing a nut

pose of a quantity before the rather than otherwise by the from the safety valve of the

The cinema-going public needs arrest was made. recent movement which alins at boilor. He was taken before the

Chief Engineer who gave instruc- no explanation who Mae Marsh.

According to the Siam Observer, uniting the anti-Socialist parties tions for the man to be handed is. In "Birth of a Nation" and

Mossrs. Ellis and Co. have "Intalorance" sho won high Mr. Horbert Loo died on the ist

tho with a view to presenting a over to the Police. united front to Labour, All those The Fourth Engineer gavo praise for her respective parta inat. up on tho Ba Haw Tin kindly supplied us with

stocke from their developments and towards the ovidoneo that no shore workmen and for other screen achieve- Minos, Pattani. Mr. Lee want to following cable quotations of

were employed on board the ship monts she been compared with Pattani from Hongkong about Shanghai elimination of the middle party. that day and that defendant had Elton Terry whose art on the eight years ago and had boon Shanghai office

Langkats (comb.) Tis. 2334 and, despite all the favorish no right to be in the ongino room stage is so well known all over mining in the Bo Haw Mining

the world Miss

indistrict the whole time. European sellers.

Ewos. Tla. 1134 solfors. efforts now being made by the or touch anything thoro.

Dofondant stated that he went supported by Alec. B. Francis minors from neighbouring tin

Shanghai Docks. Ti.. 90 Liberals to hold their own, the on board for work. He asked an and Niles Welch in The Face mines attended the funeral. Mr. day may not be far distant when Indlas if he could havo a nut and In the Dark," which will be put Loo died of heart trouble. He buyers,

the Queen's Theatre was in Singapore on 's visit some Now Enginooringa. Tib. 6.10. there will again bo`murely two the Indian told him to go and get on ut

fo-night till Thursday. Mao weeks ago and in Pattani after buyers, pour bienv main parties in the Stato-thoong.

"Sentence of one month's hard Marah gives a wonderfully that, apparently in quite good Orientals. Tls, 4.20 nominal.

portrayal as the health. Deceased was born in Shanghal: Cottons. Boolalists and those who, stand labour was passed, a previous realistic of

buyers thrilling Australia. for the cosumon traditions of the conviction for theft having been horoine

melodrama,

two older factions.

proved.

this

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