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TWO-MINUTE TALKS ADaily Tonle

By ROBERT POWER

CONGRATULATIONS!

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

"PAUL LECAT”. ARMS.

SALOON BOY IN TROUBLE At the Kowloon Magistracy, bafore Mr. E. W: Hamilton, this horning, Chang Sau, the No. 1 anloon boy of the s.s. Paul Local, was charged with the unlawful possession of a dagger and 34) rounds of ammunition.. Mr. Loo D'Almada appeared-for-tho-de- fouco and ploaded not guilty.

Sergeant Stimson stated that he boarded the ship on the 17th instant and searched

W calln

which was solaly occupied by de

fondant. Under the matress

witness found two small

MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1924,

DAIRY FARM NEWS

FISH

Shipments just arrived

packages containing munion Canadian Salmon

whilet the daggor was found

un tire shell at the hend

of defendant's bed, convosled Haddock

among a number of other articles. I

Defondant denied ownership on;

boing questioned and said he had

only recently occupied the cabin Kippers

Defendant was then told to lock

the door of the 'cabin and to

rolain the, koy. About an hour Fillets |lator, witness, who had gone to) search other parts of the ship, rotirned, when dofondant said that somebody had taken the key from him. The door of the cabin was then forced open and a further] Hоarch was made. Un the same shelf witness found another pack- age of ammunition. Defendant was thon arrested.

Cross-examined

by Mr. D'Almada, witness said he lud! been told by the coxswain that! dofendant had only recently: occupied the cabin. When ho went in. There were four men sitting in the cabin with defond Jant: The door was unlocked.

Defondant, giving evidence. |said he joined the shipton Hong- kong and had only been engaged for one journey. He bad occupied the same cabin ever since he joined.

Replying to the magistrato. dufendunt said the dagger was hot found on the shelf, but on the bed with the rest of the jammunition, and if the sergeant Isail otherwise, he was telling

lies.

Addressing the Bench. Mr. Almada pointed out that de fendant had overy chanco ol Jesenping when he was given the He keys, but he did not do so.

Ju acted as an inaacont man. the course of further remarks, | Mr. D'Almada said he thought je

Congratulations! How pleasant it, and turned pale with emotion. to the recipient! How life has a Then he gasped cut. Hparklo on it when friends gratulate crowd round to folicitule upon thousand pounds in a draw somo ovent of batstauling interesit All that day relatives and friends

An increase in salary: a leg showered

their felicit down 11e up" in business: our engagement ations.

Was intoxicated to the dearest in the world"; with exeitement and was soon was time that the magistrate took

the marriago: the coming of mir building castles in Lixo air,

note of the statomonis of the

first-burn-- these are events which But that one thousand pounds defence as well as of the prosecn-

tion. In many cases in the past; make red-letter days, and when proved his rain. lo gave ap the congratulations received it his work.. was plunderod by he had only taken note of the

prosuction. in so well with feelings of elutions, rogues, lost the habit of labour,

There are other congratula and lived tu sec tho day His Worship said he could not tions, just as hearty perhaps, and when his home was swept by allow Mr. D'Almada to eriticise yet (did we but know it :) which creditors. Finally he shot him his past decisions in that way. should ring in our ours with ironic self in a moment of despair.

Mr. D'Almada said he would neckery. Congratulations indeed, Perhaps the uch of those con- which serve to digaden "The voice, gratulations on his "good fortune" withdraw his romarks, adding of conscience or draw a vodi over sounded in his nars with mocking that he was sorry if he had in the future which Imagination effect.

any way annoyed the magistrate., knows all too well bow to pair t Congratulato: yes, But see What he Incant tu stress

that ften in as a picture,

that you are congratulating justly. Was

those I remember a famuns man being It may be that your felicitations cases it was merely one man's imgratulated by trieurs upon a are not merely il-founded but word against another's, and speech which be made to angry are helping to deceive. Mako jeither story might be correct. shareholders

21 crowded sure that you are doing the right His Worship said he was glad City meeting. "Wonderful!" thing before you add to the chorus that Mr. D'Almada bad explained] "Masterly and such-like were of praise, even though in besitat what he meant. He adjourned the commendations Bung like ing you may be written down as the case until to-morrow. flowers before the orator. Yes, churlish. "I sen To reason to but tho speech was false, full of compliment you," said Spurgoon sophistry and lies, and valenlated to a pan who won five hundred to put all the evil day of Rain pounds in a sweepstake, "until I

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Aamongst the passengers who

which, oven then, was creeping see what use is made of the test by the P. and U. s. Mantua liko a shadow over that man's momy. prosperity. No doubt. those There are times when congrat- Were Major and Mrs. F. A. H

Julstone, Lieut.-Comdr. K.L subtle ulations are generous and just Lawrence. congratulations

Eng. Lieut. 1. B.i fashion seemed to put the seni of Thun do not withhold them. Bo-

Duncan. Comer. R. Ridler, approbation upon his conduction, ware of the spirit of jealousy cut. V. R. S. Bowlby, Mr. R. G. "Boware when all men speak which cannot contrilmte to praise Melwen and Mr. C. R. Crispin. well of you!"

which is right. To congratulato A young man received teles in the spirit of truth is to give gram, le poned it, scanned pleasure in no grudging way,

GOOD-NIGHT

Downward sinks the setting sun,

Soft the evening shadows fall;

Light is Agg.

Day is dying.

Darkness stealeth over all.

Autumi

Good-night!

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Karners her stores- Foron of the fading year

Leaves are dying,

Winds are sighing→→ Whispering of the Winter neat.

Good-night!

Youth is vanished, manhood wanes;

Age its forward shadows throws,

Day is dying,

Years are flying.

Life runs onward to its close.

Good-nightl

-Author Unknown.

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