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TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Daily Tonto

By ROBERT POWER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; ; THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1924.

EMBRACED IN COURT.

An Embarrassing Experience.

Some

aro koky. Wo extract the following from the | British North Borneo frrald--

A prominent and much respect. Gummidge, always-thinking ed planter from the Lowor, Padas of the old un-or in other had a somewhat embarrassing words, mourning over the past experience a fow days back in and refusing to be comforted. the Beaufort Court House Tho roferrod to WAR They are studies in tragedy-but gentleman

COMEDY AND TRAGEDY. Tragedy often wears the mask choly." They are liko poor "Mrs. of comedy-The-bravont noul hava bid an aching heart behind a pout of laughter,

Grimaldi, the famous clown, wont to the physician to get cured of his melancholy. "Go to see tragedy, porhaps, which ought to prosecuting a malofactor when a Grimaldi "eriod the unsuspecting bo turned into comody. "Grief tall young Chinoso girl ontered loctor," "Alas!" was the maid is a luxury" says the philosophere Court, walked up to him and. ropiy. "I Fum Cirimaldi," "which shall he indulged in spar-speaking in excellent English, Some of our best laughter ing quantities as otherwise it may said "Are you the Governor ?** makers have bravely struggled unsettle the wits." If indeed wo On being assured that she was young Woman on while con guling secret sorrow are overwhelmed with tragedy we mistaken the

round the or oven physical pain. Only the shall of necessity show the marks throw other day an actor died who, of it, but let us lware of cultiva dismayod prosecutor and, embrac right down to a few days before ting the Melancholic mien untiling bin heartily, said "Very well, in that case you are my own he passed, was “carrying on " In it hyeomes a fixity,

dear." I was, of course, MOOD found that the Tufortunato girl was mentally deficient, and she WAN removed from Court by friends.

that

the work of amusing-thong-who- Comedy and tragedy are indeed filled the theatre. How little did strangely entwinod in this mortal thond who saw him think that he life Not long ago a clown, wrou know full well his days were ing roars of laughter by his munbered,

every gratosque anties, slippod awk- entrance and exit marked the wardly upon the laga and fell. inexorable preach of Brath to It was accepted as part of the ring down for him the curtain of funny "business", but that tumblo |

was the beginning of an illness from which there is not likely to he a recovery. Laughter and Lars: the end of laughter hard on the heels of the subs of tlmsej who mourn. So the world wags!

life.

is the grave soul which pre fers to wear the nuask of laughter rather than the tragic counten ance of melancholy The Spartan boy who wore an unruffled face, while the wild fox conecated in his broast was tearing out his, heart, still bas his imitators,

on!

Let us be kind to tragedy and Wo may be rubbing shoulders to tolerant of comedy, "A laughter day with those we are apt to maker deserves the salary of a Chinese think are mere laughter-makers. Julgo" declares the gay follows, for they never seen, proverb. It is good to make merry if the heart is light a nobler ta haxe Lanything to worry Abou." If our eyes could pierce thing still-if-some-tragie-hapu the secrets of each soul what ang is pressing down the soul. roversal of judgment there would For the world is fult of sighing and !! I, too, w rould see these sadness, and if we can lighten it, who wear a face of eteserfulness in public al moments when they ure withdrawn from public gaze, perhaps we hotill catch glimpse of inward annish and hiddon despair.

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-Some people delight to flaunt -The "tragic mask of horrid Melun

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Now York, July 23,

or hide our own troubles from the public gaze, then we have chosen that "better part" which deserves the highest praise.

Comedy and Tragedy, the light and shade of life, and 'the over- changing variety which makes

up our mortal days,

DAY BY DAY.

A Chinese woman who was Tho Sonegatene boxer Battlingebarged before Mr. R. Biki (who defeated Carpontier) } Lindsoff, at the Police Court this has married

a white

womarmorning, with stealing a bangle named Lilian Wernel. Renter's from the wrist of a child, was American Service.

TROPICAL FEES,

sentenced to three months' hard Juhour. The evidence showed that an Indian constable saw the acensed steal the bangle from the fchild whilst it was being carried) by its mother at the junction of! Queen's Road and Wellington

Kingston, Jamaica, July 23. An International Conferenen on Tropical Diseases has opened. Sir Leonard Rogers and piber | Street. British experts are presunt. Henter.

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WEATHER REPORT.

July 24. Th. Bim. ""Warning]

A generalineeting of the to Hongkong, Coist Parts, &c :- Sind Hind Merchants Asso-Typhoon of unknown intensity sation, held on the 21st instant within 60 miles of L. 20. N. with Mr.Gopaldas of Messrs. Long, 113° E, moving West.

July 24d 1h. 35 Pressure himal D. D. Bros) in the chair, a resolution of condolence has increased moderately over was passed on the premature Formosa and the Loochoos and

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the local branch. “A telegram of} Hongkong rainfall for the 24 Orientals. Tis. 3.40, buyers.condolence WAN subsequently hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, Shanghai Colton. - Tis. 56, sent to Mr. Lalchand, who is in 0.85 inch. Total since January buyers.

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At 6am. this morning thei typhoon in the China Sea was near Lat. 20 N. Long. 113 B.,] moving W. or W.N.W.

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