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shouted and cut, himself on the book-long scratches which tled. Ho refreshed himself at overy fow stopa with tea from the spont Strange Custom, of

of a tospot held by a frlond." Religious Obsi rvance,,

RUNNING ACROSS THE PYRE. So confused is the political and Half a mile beyond the village

At last noon struck, and the general situation at the moment of Ampang, in the midst of mining way into the ring was clearad that many people will learn with Hells, rix milios from Kuala Lum with much shouting on the north

Two mon appeared a sigh of rollef that Old Moore's pur, in the Federated Malay west side. Almanao for 1925 was published States, is a small Chinase temple carrying spears with black bon- last month. Now we know whero in nowise remarkable, writes a nera decorated in red with the we are going, and politicians and correspondent of the Manchester eight-sided sign of the Pakwa. others will be able to make their Guardian. Hore on the ninth This comprehensive symbol ex- plans accordingly.

day of the ninth moon by the prosses in Chinese thought heaven lunar Chinese calendar a curious and earth, wind and thunder, fire

water, the soxos, January, 1925, is a quiet month ceremony is annually heid. I and and we need not be profoundly have lived in Kuala Lumper 18 olomonts of all motaphysical and much elso. disturbad to learn that the League:

years and never seen it. I had knowledge." of Nations will receive support always meant to go, but whon- With those they barred the pas from an unexpected source. Por- haps it means that Signor Mus-ver I thought of it the ninth sage, whilst the music played, Rolini will send it a small sub-moon had been far ahead or only cymbals crashed, and a great

recently passed. This time I went, drum boomod from Mcription.

All who tuku part and nearly rodpainted mast. The hierophant February brings wonderful all who look on are Chinese agala appeared with bell and nows "Scotch members introduce coolies, Hokkions who come from dagger. With the latter ho traced the question of Home Rule for Fukion Provinco in Southern in the earth on the north-west Scotland says Old Moore. But China. Some wooks before the and south-east sides of the pyro attap sheds what apparently was a double he does not give as the figures of ceremony largo

and Greek, Crus A great silence the division, and perhaps it won't are constructed around

in front of the temple and fellt one ould almost hear the come off after all.

Mentirmyn — stalls spring up everywhere for pigs grunting in the squatters" Ubi Seros ili March has trouble in Mexico the sale of food, drink, candles, gardons naar by. and bad weather in the first crackers, joss-sticks, and othor sus The sun, the crowd, the made the heat almost The world manages to aids to devotion. wook.

Those taking fire struggle along in spite of those part are secluded for some wooks unbearable, and sweat poured catastrophes, April is throughly in the temple precincts, under-down the circle of expectant dull; But in May a valuable going a course of prayers and faces Suddenly handfuls architectural building is throa-preparation. A vegetarian liet paddy were thrown on to the tened in London." Let us hope is absolutely necessary.

glowing heap. A great crackling this will not he Ludgato Hill: On the morning of the ninth arose, denso smoke, and bore and day of the ninth mioon at 11 thero a little yollow flame. One o'clock, when I reached the after the other the candidates ran In this same month we are told

place, the ware before the across from north-west to ol

Most took four steps that "frequenters of racecourses will be well advised to proceed temple was already inconvenient-ast. cautiously during the first 10 full, the greater part of it with each foot, but some cleared daye, many Favourites failing to being taken up by an empty, it in three. The sodan chair and To the north the two stands, the latter no carry their colours to victory," rope-in circle. After this first 10 days all west thero was a pile of ashes longer supporting the girls, and five feet high, where firing of two large red, polygonal objects racecourse frequenters, pre.

erackers had taken placo con were carried over at a slower sumably, will-win.

tinuously for days to drive away pace. As the last candidato

barrier In June "speculation in evil spirits from narrow passed the rope Amerien conses a rapid advance entrance. Infront of the temple, lowered.

a large tom- I walked up to the hoap of in a wellknown raw misterial." facing went, was

shrine bright This is believed to be chewing porary.

with charcoal. It was still very hot. gum. July jogs along quietly, candles, flowers in vases, burn-There were about 100 candidates." with only a few political crises, ing joss-sticks, and gilt im None soood burnt or in any way and in August thoro are strikes ages. Opposite, on the other hurt. Some walked away at once

side of the in dapats.

- ring, were with the departing crowd..

We spoke to the ring-inastor. bwo pavilions.

crowded Onl DIVORCE SURPRISE,

with women and children, the He was pleased that everything One of the very best tit-bits of other filled with Chinese inusitad gone off well. Boaming, ho the year arrives with Saptombor, cians, who played a music that told us that all was over, that had walked The story revelated in a pro- has no harmony, but which, I am each a who minent divorce caso unfolde a assured, is delightful to Chinese through the Bro would be well for romance seldom mol with, even ears and has a technique as intri- the next year, and that no woma in that court of stories." This is cate as ours. On the south side was allowed to compete. vory intriguing, and suggests that of the shrine, but within the ring.

IMMIGRATION INTO ESA. u witness, by inadvertence or there was a large mast painted

The Jif Sumps (Pokyo) says Tod with green, faded bamboo other cause, will tell the truth.

Home 2,500 Japanese in hanging across it like a

spar. that September continues to be a This was lowered: the leaves Yokohama aro endeavouring to good month, Runiours of unwere touched with fire and engage passages, to tho Unitod rest in the industrial world pro- sprinkled with water. And againStates in ardor, to arrive thero" vide serious food for thought."it was hoisted up. Suroly one might point out to Oldj. Moore that we have had so much; food of this kind already that wei were fed up long ago.

Station.

So far not a frightfully exciting year. But Old Moore has moruly |been withholding his best-and-he launches his real thunderholt in October. Listen:

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PREPARING THE FIRET

In the midst of the ring, which was some 50 or 60 feet in dia moter, was a pile of churcos, which was gradually increased if it was about 12 fest, long and 18 inches high, farge squares-of- paper printed with gold and red devices were thrown on to it til!

A "Franco at length approaches the charconi was covered England with a view to settling middle-aged hierophant dress. ed in black *prinkled the war dults to the advantage of the

drop if stabilization of the exchange." pyro with 'n few

liquid, using as spurgiu 2 One can soo Old Moore rolling small twing with several hark- up his voluminous sleeve and green leaves. flo shook in his saying, "This will startle am." left hand a bell and a dagger, and It does. But after this effort muttered invocations. The pyre- 1925 patore out very tamely. In was then bt on the southern Fide, December "the most depressing Assistants throw on more paper honie feature is the huge War and scattered paper. money, Debt."

Evidently France dil stiring the mass with pales and nothing, after all. It would fanning it with pieces of matting seom advisable for Old Moore to till the charcoal began to glow pop over to Paris and see if he As soon as the paper was nearly Fean't fix it up while there is consumed more would be thrown

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on, till at last the whole pito was covored win whito, ushes and sent out a great glow, so that the fignres on the other side of the ring shimmered in the heat; By this time the crowd was dense. The branches of the trees. that i

Australian Colour Changes.shade the temple were covered with people, and, looking bohindl Alterations in the colours of me, I could see above the back- of ground of booths, a high bank of denominations certain Australian atstups have hoon spoil from a neighbouring mine randerod necessary in order to bright in the sun and crowded

tho conforni with

pro- with hundreds of spectators and visions of the Madrid Postage dozens of paper ombrellas. Convention The new soloura: The oaudidatos for the ordeal with the oxception of the halfpen had gradually trickled through ny and sixpenny stamps, which the throng round the shrine, aro already on iue, have now dressed in white,costs and white como into operation.

pants, morly, hare-logged and all bare-fontod, with wilto handker- The denominations affected, chiefs round their heads. Each and the changos in colour to be carried something which looked, made, are as follow."-Halfpouny, like a rolled-up flag, and all had orange to green; id, groom to small handles tied up in yellow violet; 1940, red to groen; 2dcloth. “An empty sedan obair, warm plum to red; 3d, dark blue nag-decorsted and gilded, was to bistre ; 4d.. bistra to blue: Gd. currled around by some of thein brown to blue. The design of the on their shoulders, swinging from 34. stamp will be changed from side to side. This, we were told, the kangaroo to the King's head: contained the god, Kow Wons- the 2144, and 5d...stamps will be yeh by name that te, Respected abolished, as the new rates have Ninth King, but it seemed to bel had the effect of randoring" those qulta omply. Then two stands denominations unnecessary. Aworo carried round, each support- now stamp of 416d... denominaing two Chinese girls, gorgeously tion, which will be violet in gol-apparoiled, standing on podestule, our, has been issued for registra Then a fanatio, naked to the tion purposes. The former charge waist, with an axe in one band for, registered letters was 5d. a dagger la the other, leaped and

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