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TWO-MINUTE TALKS ADaily Tonle

VARNISH.

By ROBERT POWER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GHOST DRUMMER.

Spectral Warning of Death.

Like many other families, tho Ogilvys have their "ghost."

Tho

In the perilous days of foudal! Scotland Airlio. Cantlo WAS Varnish is dosigned to giyo showed a disposition to pass the orooted into a fortalico. gloss and to assist in presorva collosting plate whileo dissolved watch-tower was occupied day tion. But it cannot altor the in profuso inquiries after his and night, while in the adjoining character of the wood beneath. If health: "Politonass is excellent: turret the drum was hung, thự the wood is unseasoned or un- but it puts nothing into the boating of which was the signal suitable, the covering of varnish plato.

of alarin,

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will hide it deficiency for a Thore le a natural politeness The story goes that" when time. But it will not entirely which is incumbent upon Archibald the Crim task the maks up for want of durability. To help others; to give place to castle the drummer

Politeness may be described as the weak and the aged; to show Cameron, and the Ogilvys, think- the varnish of civilization. It is chivalry to women; to listen with ing. he had betrayed then, left attention to the him to porleh in the flamos when unknown among sayagos, who do reasonable

But to the castle was burnt. Since that.) not raise their hats when they troubles and worries. meet a lady, usher a friend into a smirk, bow and scrape, exaggerate tino he is supposed always to sout before sitting themselves, or politeness into mannerisms, and have been heard before the death ery."I beg your pardon!" upon make a tedious ritual of what, of any of the family,

The Rev. William Wilson. the smallest provocation. Yet after all, should be but natural those who have nonetrated into attentiveness, is to elevato a duty minister of Airlie who has the heart of wild countries have to a tiresome coremony.

written a history of the family, Besides, let your polltoness be whose origin can be traced back been constrained to admit that

universal. We have known those nearly 1,000 years (John Murray. who are painfully attentive to12 vols., 328.), relates an instance those they believe to be above of the spectral warning.

Tho Let us beware of setting to them, or able to render a service.seone is laid at Achmacarry, and mach store upon politeness or But when it comes to the humblor the rocurdor is Lady Margaret confounding it with sterling class, they often are treated with Cameron of Lochiel virtue It is the gloss, which may rudeness. Discriminating polite- After dinner I left the .draw concoal insincerity. It vencer which has often been laid boss is a mark of the man withling-room, and on returning I

many a savage, was, in fact, ono of Nature's gentlemen.

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an oye upon the main chance. It noticed that Lady_Dalkeith_and: over the nature of Juda is a varnish with covers the heart the Countons of Lathon word who betrays with a smirk and a

of a schomer.

both silent. Two days after, on kiss. It is the ingratiating man- Politeness is not an elaborate the arrival of the post, Lady ner designed to earn the encode laid down by exquisitos such Dalkeith camo to my room with coniuge "Oh. but he is such a

as Beau Nash or Beau Bruminol- the newspaper in her hand and wire man!

His manners are so It is the exhibition of true told me that while I was out of perfect!" Some of the greatest thoughtfulness, the artless under the room she and Lady Lathum Priminals in history have found standing of what is "good form." distinctly heard the sound of a politeness a valuablo part of their A kind heart and a ready sym-drummer beating the drum out, Stock-in-trado.

pathy for the suffering is better sido the house, but decided not toi Pierre Aznis, who died in 1845 then a scrupulous attention. to mention it for fear of alarming whara a period of exaggerated minnly points of etiquette and 1170, She then told me that the paliteness was coming to an end, what is most erroneously describ-death of Lord Airlin was an-

uined the remark: "Politeness ed as "good breeding."

nounced as having lakon place in in sometimes only tho varnish of Varnish is all very well. But America the same night that they falsehood" white Spurgeon was "ec there is something sound had heard the sound." fond of saying in those who underneath.

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On calculating the difference of time betwoon Scotland and Amerion, it was found that the sound of the Drummer heard at Achnacarry about an hour before Lord Airlie's death. That was in 1881, and no mani- festation of the Drummor before or sinco is recorded in the pages, The ostape of Lord Ogilvy

lying under contence of death, is a thrilling episodo in "the annals of the Ogilvys.

His other. Lady Airlio, Ewos. Tls. 10, buyers.ourning on Friday that he was Shanghai Docks. Tle. 9274, to be behonded on the following] bu yore.

Tuesday, received permission tol Now Engineerings.-- Tls. 65, be allowed to takó farewell of buyers.

Oriontals Tls. 3.50, buyers, Shanghai Cotton,- Tls. buyers.

M. E. W. Hamilton. at the kindly supplied us with the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- following cablo quotations of from the Castle of St. Andrews, in made an order for the con-Shanghai stocku from their where hu -fisention-of-E,100_rounds-of-an-Shanghai office.

tomatic pistol ammunition and, Langkats (comb.)- Tls. 18, 1,689 rounds of Mausor pistol buyers. Ammunition.

In applying for the confiscation of the ammunition, Sergeant Kirby said that he boarded the 9. Kitano Maru at 1.30'a m. on the 15th July and underneath the steering gear discovered a bag || containing the unmunition. The vessel was bound for Bliunghai

"MOTOR ACCIDENT.

DRIVER CHARGED WITH

MANSLAUGHTER,

Chan Cholyat, a driver

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LONDON VIBRATING.

ther san.

Lalo on Monday afternoon 56. three woman rode into SL. An- !

drews accompanied by three grooms. They were the Countess of Airlie: Lady Helen Ogilvy, and Lady Margaret Ogilvy mother, wife, and sister of the condemnod: man. They were admitted to the room where he was confined and the guards respectfully withdrew, When the guards returned they found the three ladies standing By means of a delicate instru- the bedside overcome by grief.

at University College,

Professor, They were ushered along a dark orridor and through the gateway

Owing to Tube Railways.

ployed by the Hongkong Hotel ment tarage, was charged before Mr. Gowor-street,

3. F. Lindsell today with man, Fleming has demonstrated that

slaughter of a male Chinese. the whole of London is vibrating.ont into the night.

Outside the city two horsea The proceedings came as According to this authority, the sequel to a fatal accident occurr-vibrate instrument, with other were waiting. Lord Ogilvy took ing on Monday, when

car things, was shown at an engineer-off his sister's dress and head driven by the defendant knocked ing "At Home." The object of gear, and rode at full speed until down and killed a Chinese in the gathering was to enable he reached sufзly."

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Morrison Hill Gap Read.

The case was remanded for a week. Mr. Armstrong appearing Er the defence.

ASSAULT ON LUKONG.

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It will bo rocillod that a and a laboratory for the depart The oraft, which has been built allegation was made at the lastment of municipal engineuring. secretly in the old Gamma sir- hearing by the three men to the in the begument a considerable ship shed, has actually been effect that the constable was try-aro will be available for the brought out from the workshop ing to extort money from them. Hawksley Hydraullo Laboratory. Certain minor adjustments were The case had come up for investi-

The foconstruction and re- then found to be necessary buttheso gation by the Captain Supor-equipment of the buildings hue so have been made, and the strange intendent of Police, and, as a fur cost the authorities of the aeroplane, which may entirely result, it was stated by the prose college £53,500, of which £10,000 revolutiones flying, is ready to caling police officer this morning hasa boon contributed by the take the air as soon as the Air that although the police did not London County Council and Ministry experts give the word. approve of the methods employed £10,000 by Lord Cowdray. The Some time ago Mr. Bronnan,| by the dofondants, they wore committee aim at raising a the constructor of the helicopter, prepared to withdraw the chargo, further sum of £27,000 for the informed the Daily Express that The constable would be doalt completion of the work. Lord his machine would be an eye- with departmentally.

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