1924-08-11 — Page 6

TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Daily Tonte

OLD TOM.

By ROBERT POWER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

KOWKONG TROUBLE.

- YUNNANESE TROOPS

BEATEN.

Reports from Canton any that, tho Yunnanose troops stationed fat Kowkong left for Hohow on As I write those linos Old Tom, choly meer! Then when the the svaning of the Tih instant n veritable patriarch among the the door is opened, le darts out aftor having beunydefeated by the oat tribe, is watching me with into the night, sooking ble furry Commercial Cups they wore The next morning he endeavouring to Indulgo. In lis groopish, inscrutable eyes. friends. They are oyos full of conteniption is on the doorstep, rubbing hie plundering work wisdom. Now he has yawned, back against the door post, and It is stated that these troops and turned away to wash his coming in with the air of a night have boon ordered by their com -«pecklesx.black fur coat.

rovellar.

manding ofloor to assist in the "He is friends with all the whil-night for the moone of tho of the household, and he knows dron. They may pull bis amplo Samshui' Railway against other it and presumes upon it. Even tall or even tweak his, whiskors. Yunnanese regiments. the dog must give place when He understands that is but Tom stalks majestically forward kiddies play. But lot a grown- to investigate the dinnor-time up take a liborty, and he is all ration of suggulent meat followed tire and fury. Then the volvat by a saucer of milk. Out in the is bared from the claws und hie: barn he gonz afterwards, to see white foeth show. It is not safe what the rats are doing in the to play pranks with Tom, king of SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS. dark corners, or will be stalking the cats for miles around.

Tom is the undisputed autocrat

the the rodents as they squeak Tom has his friends--and

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Mauer. Els and Co. have and frisk around tho ricks. The enemies. Stray dogs ho hatos, kindly supplied us with the mico Old Tom leaves to the lesser and with a hound he is after following cable quotations cats; they are boueath his notice, them. The little birds, too, are Bhanghaf stocks from their

Sometimes Tom will deign to often snapped up by this folino Shanghai office ;- Hit upon my knee. The price pirate. A flash, and a songster must be paid, however, for big will sing no more. Then I nor furry back will he archer Tou playing with his victim, for

recalvo, a Konilu scratch. ho has no sense of pity. If I rofuse.

What a touch of comfort the buyers. in abstrac- or tlon forget

task, Old cat gives to hearth and homel Tom with

disgruntled We must make allowance for look juinps down and tukos those who cannot bear them, for up bis pust in the corner of the brave old "Bobs" and Lord Kit. chimney. They tell me that in chener both had a mortal dread Old Egypt the sacred cats were of pussy. But for myself J love the custodians of the spirits of my cat, and admire hor for hor the wise. I can half believe it: faithfulness, hor silent air of for Tom sooms to be the recipi- wisdom, and the aloof spirit in TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. ent of much ancient lore, and ko which she accepts my favours, a wise old cat he is careful A harmloss nocossary cat," not to divulge it. Full many a wrote Shakespeare in his "Mer

Mr. Stowart, Undor-Socrotary reputation has been built up on chant of Venice." Humble mom- Hilonce.

bors of the lower order of creation of Health for Scotland, informed Sometimes Tom will ho in a they are worthy to bo treated Sir R. Hamilton, in Parliament wandering mood. When the tom. with kindness for they keep the recently that it was proposed to post lowers ho soonis to catch home clear of vormin, and lond something of its olectricity. His a touch of homoliness to fur bristles: he utters a metan: domestic scene.

WOULD-BE SUICIDE.

GLAD THE ATTEMPT FAILED.'

IN CYCLE TYRES,

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make arrangements for experi- themonts with the object of locating shoals of fish in Northern waters. Those will be carried out by | seaplanos or flying-boals.

HAUL OF AMMUNITION,

From the Agony Column" of the Times: A Sufferor from his first attack of Gout desires to Whilst making a search on Thank his numerous Friends for board the 8.8. Prašidout Joflerson their exceedingly kind, if somo. Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at on her arrival on Saturday, what hilarions, Inquiries, which Vio Kowloon Magistracy this police officers became suspicious havo boen too numerous to answer borning, Chan Shu-ching, a 25. of a passenger named Siu Sheong, personally. The gentleman who ear old female of No. 48 Port who had with him a new bicycle. has thus matriculated in suffering and Street, was charged with This man was sourohod at 183 should be in a favourable position unlawfully taking large rounds of Mauser ammunition for appreciating the kindly irony quantity of opiums with intent to wore found concealed on him and of Charlos Dickens. It will bo ra- commit suicido yesterday..

in his belongings. Eloven maga- memberod (being an old story) Defendant stated that she had zino for Mauser pistols were that some of the company waxed had a quarrel with her husband's also found. The man was arrost-somewhat hilarious" vhen, at No. 1 wife and intended taking' od and taken together with his a public dinner, Dickens as chair- her own life. She said that the luggage to the station, where an announced that, owing to a

firthor search was severe cold, Mr. Sims Reevas) quarrol was how over, and. in when a answer to his Worthup, she made another 300 rounds were could not keep his promise to added that she was now glad, discovered concealed inside the sing: Dickens snubbed them by that she did not succeed.

finner tubas of the bicyclo.

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She was bound over on a per- -sonal bond of $50 to be of good

behaviour for three months.

"EXCITEMENT.**

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When charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, Mr. Remedios appeared for the de- fetico and applied for a day's remand, which was granted.

ropouting his statement with the variation, "owing to a severe and highly amusing cold."

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after hearing such a reminder of It is a ralief to some minds

A FURTHER HAUL,

transition to read of anything Twelve Mausers and several whatever it may be-which shows thousand rounds of ammunition little or no vital change: The were taken by Police officers in Duke of Connaught, inspecting a surprise visit made at the the Yoomen of the Guard at St.

Throo

Laura La Panto's best starring last night. vehicle, "Excitement" which were in the premises commenced on Sunday on the arrested. The arms were con- werden at the World Theatre, tained in a number of trunks, lives up to its title throughout, i

AT THE WORLD THEATRE] Wan Sanglung godown. in Kwog James's Palace, described them Yuen-sang Sai Street, at 7 o'clock as one of the most important links in the chequered history of who mion

Thoy wore the our country. wero

England Ent in the world, and he oldest armed forco not only in

bolicved that as a force "they would continue to exist as loni jas the country and Empire. This was a picturesque veremony, u must be in which the Yea

because of its incessant run of DROWNING THE "HYMN OF

HATE. thrills ami adventures.

The picture relates the life of a "Let us put the Hymn of Hate Kiri whose daily routing was, into an old curiosity shop, ur, crowded with all kinds of excite batter still, drop it into the of the Guard, in their ancient mont, from fox-hunting and depths of the son," declared Mr uniforms, are re ned, Aftor motor-cycle riding to daring Arthur Paffrath, town clark of the inspection they marched back aeroplano manoeuvres. It is a pic Remschold, in the Rhineland, at to their quarters to the tune o turo of distinct class, crammed the World's Sunday School with laughs and thrills. Robert Convention at Glasgow recently, Hill directed it from an adapta_This convention, he added, was tion of a magazino story by the best peace conforance that Grosby George.

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Trust not, sweet soul, those curled waves of gold With gentle tides that on your temples flow, Nor temples spread with flakes of virgin snow, Nor snow of cheeks with Tyrian grain enroll'd. Trust not those shining lights which wrought my woe

When first I did their azure rays behold," Nor voice, whose sounds more strange effects do show

Than of the Thracian harper have been told....... Look to this dying lily, fading rose,

Dark hyacinth, of late whose blushing beams Made all the neighboring herbs and grass rejoice.

And think how little is "twixt life's extremes:

The cruel tyrant that did kill those flowers Shall once, ab mel not spare that spring of yours.

---William Drummond.

The Boys of the Old Erigade."|

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