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The Choung Chau Government munistic lines will be attempted take place next Saturday aftor- School's annual sports are to

in this or any other part of the noon. world.

Algebra.

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Pofessor L. G. Simone

MIXED

· ASHLEY STERNE ·

The silk shipped by the Bluoj Funnel steamer Patroclus on the 10th March was delivered at

Several tiny tots have written

of Marsailles on the 6th instant, to me to express the pleasure

Hunter Collogo, New York, in a transit of 27 daya. bulletin issued by tho U. S. Bureau of Education, questions)

A

GRILL

AYTHOR Dr. -TWISTED TALES

Glucoso, glasa oyos, Pink string, mutton pies, Ostrichos' eggs,

Bath bricks, wooden legs, All unhooded pass by- Why, O why?"

Why?

Why ?

Why!

which they dorived from the little chats on indigestion and the necessity and practical value It is notified that the names of

trigonometry which I recently of algebra

published in my study. the United Motor Company and Corner". At the same time they "Children's Arithmetic, he says, is "an im-of the Yangtae Stoom Navigation ask me if, in common with other portant subject for practical rea- Company, Limited, have been high-class journals, I will set a sons," but we must sook some struck off the Registor. Inspection other reason" for the introduc-

special cross-word puzzle for tion of algebra into American

children only-Those that I re- education.

cently sot have provad, it appears, to Madeira Mr. Bernard Shaw cot the only study whoso the Chief Justice has ordered that and, in consequence, many this has inspired me with a novel

Algebra, however,

I seo that during his recent visit It is notified that His Honour too bard a task for them, learnt to dance the tango, and practicality is being questioned the next Criminal Sessions shall hitherto smooth baby brow has idon of raising money for chari- and whose inclusion in school be bold on Monday, 20th April, become corrugated for life, many ties. All too often we rely on our a baby brain become permanent actors and actresson to do this ly addled. Therefore, it is with

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The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 11th April, 1925.

IMPRACTICABLE.

Fewer Communists have boon returned 26 &

result of the

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curricula is largely a matter of at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. tradition. There are, for example, the so-called "dead languages." "Mind training" and a cortain cultural value are their chiof NOTHING

BE ASSURED THAT THERE

WHICH WOUNDS morit. But thore is no reason NOBLE HEART SO DEEPLY why culture and sufficient brain WHEN HE FECEIVES THAT exorcise cannot be tied up with HONOUR IS DOUBTED.-Moliere. subjects of more practical worth. The day is not far distant when the prerequisites," such as Latin and certain forms of ministering the Government has His Excellency the Officer Ad- mathematics, will bo olective approved the promotion of Liout rather than compulsory in oven anant John Black Ross to the our most hidebound institutions rank of Captain in the Hongkong panied by a postal order for 58. his prowess in publio for a good of learning. Sleep.

accedo to my little readers' prominent literary men and wo more than ordinary pleasure that for us, but my idea is that our A roquest; and to the sandor of the men, who are known to the public HIS mo on Pancake Day, 1963, I will a litle ball-room talents they As first correct solution oponed by only by sight, should display award the prize of a lovely pune for one would stand in a pit-queue pasaoss before the footlights. I ture-proof, unburstable savolay.all night to have the privilege No diagram is required here, pets. of seeing two on two, and numbor them

Just draw four little aquares, the tango, and I haven't the Mr. Shaw dance 1,2,3,4. Then solve the following Shaw were porsuaded to exhibit

Joast and send your answers, accom-

doubt that if Mr.

I

If you want to get thin and have a youthful figure, go to bed early and got lots of sloop, advises a noted doctor. .

Many women, asserts the doctor, stay up late at night playing bridge in the be- lief that it makes them thin, when the opposite is true." From which, be drawn is that late hours will statement the only conclusion to make you fattor if you are already trying to gain. In other words, too fat, and thinner if you are can't cheat yourself out of neces- sary sleep and "got by" with it. Proper rest in the grantist doctor of all.

"

Moscow. Soviet elections, whilst there is an increase in non-party members of considerably more than twenty per cent. We do not know how these figures will be explained in Soviet circles, but to the outside world they will be regarded as an indication that Communism is declining INTERNATIONAL CHARITY even at its fountain-head. If

first

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

Bou, beat

CUP..

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P

Voluntoor Dofonce Corps.

(not necessarily for publication, cause, Sir James Barris might but as a guarantee of good faith), similarly be induced

to come to this office, addressed" Uncle along and favour us with a High- Administering the Government

His Excellency the Officer Heliogablus."

land fling, Mr. G. K. Chesterton has

Horizontals.1. Noise made with a stately minuet, Miss Ethel ro-appointed Dr. Alico when weighing sugar. 3. A hater M. Dall with a strong, silent Hickling, M.B.E., to be a Member of brass knobs. of the Midwives Board for a

Apache dance, and Miss E.-M. further term of three years.

Verticals.-1. Tin whiskers. 2.

Hull with a dancing dervish act. A sort of acid-drop eaten by retired lighthouse-keepers,

ministering the Government has His Excellency the Officer Ad- appointed Mr. R. A. D. Forrest to Secretary for Chinese Affairs and act as

8 а Deputy Marriages.

Registrar

All Assistant to the.

of

Observatory returns show that the average mean, temperature for March was 63.7, the highest,

RHYMES WITHOUT REASON. A stingy young fellow named

Mainwaring

Got engaged to a girl named

Susainwaring;

B

But, so miserly he, That he only gave she

six-and-a-

second-hand

tainwaring.

&

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M

A soldier, I read, whon recently

being 78.9 and the lowest 54.8. oporated on in hospital, had two

line and 8.28 inches of rain. There were 111.5 hours of sun-open safety-pins removed from his

The average humidity was 81.

The Chief Justice has appointed, Mr. H. R. Butters, Deputy

Court,

was shot

On

**

his

I On

Borry to s00 that

T1

Nor would I, as a lessor light, hesitate to offer my services; for I have a big repertoire of dances, hitherto only seen by a privileged

fow, including the tarantula, the the 'peccadillo, and the hava- stiletto, the contengo, the garrot, banana.

I read the other day that a crOD cf winter cabbage had recently been sold at the price of £45 per acre. This sounds a fearful lot, yot I was not a little relieved to find on going to lunch. at my

threepence a plate that they were still charging only favourite restaurant yesterday.

including cockroach.

for 16-

D G D

On the day they took away the Jstatue of Eros from Piccadilly Circus I want there at 10 a.m. to abid a last farewell to the little Just outside the Tube

He

that is the case, and if they All things considornd, Scotland| Russian people are really getting tion on their display yostorday, hayo overy reason for congratula- tired of trusting to the glib pro- for though defeated by the only mises haid out by extremists, goal of the gamo, they put up a Registrar of the Supreme Court; then so much the botter. For much better side-on paper-and aioner to administer oaths and for their presence there, the stubborn struggle against of Hongkong, to be a Commis stomach. When asked to account Communistic doctrines are totally several times in the last twenty take declarations, affirmations patient was understood to say unsuited to modern conditions of minutes came very near equalis and attentions of honour in the that he was in the habit of feed- living, and the preaching of them)

ing..

ing himself on The Rest had the better of the

safety first" only leads to needless unrost and game, but their shooting was for

principles. the preaching of foolish visionary the most part weak, and Mc- The reports of the kidnapping,

Kelvie and Stewart gave them of the Standard Oil Company's student at Michigan University fellow. ideas amongst the masses. no time to do fancy tricks. Eaton compradore at Cauton have been has been suspended for the rest station I encountered a friend.

When the Soviet was

worked hard and in the earlier confirmed, and the American of the torm bacuse he submitted His eyes were billious, He wore established, the world was pro- to score, but it was not until after Civil Governor asking for his as an original composition a story dishevelled evening dress.

part gavo Johnson many chances Consul there is approaching the misod an example of how a the interval that Li Wai-tong, co-operation in securing

by O. Henry. This recalls walked with the tottery gait of somewhat similar incident which the Oldest Inhabitant. Ho had country could be run and its receiving from Eaton per John releaso.

occurred a few years ago when clearly been doing a little light- Clarke people made happy by the splendid

with a shot. Olarko

somebody tried to palm off on red-painting. practical application of Com- again defentod by

Thursday evening Ptho

Hullo, old dear," editor of the "Savage-I said, you must have had a munism.

How far short of from Chan Kwong-ui, but the Yvanovich boat J. Thomas in the Farmers Illustrated Monthly

hectic time last night?" ball struck the right hand post on third round of the Colony billiards poem by that famous poot of accomplishment those promises the inside and rebounded into championship by 800 points to the New School, Beasley Tosher. before labe

Night before last, old boy, night bave fallen we all know. So far play. Dr. Valentiuc, for

the 641. The winner's chief breaks Fortunately, Mr. Tosber's poems from Russia being made happy, Scottish, played what, in football were 45, 42, 36, 33, 30, 22 and 23 wore so well-known that the im-

parlance, is called a blinder. (twice) and the loser's, 35, 28, 36 posture was at once detected. A bullock strolled on to the the country has been through He was the only dangerous man and 32 (three times).

The verees in question, taken Southern Railway line just out- truly, terrible times, with con in the Scottish attack, though

from the volume entitled "Poems side Brighton the other day. If of Longing, sequences to the peoplo which Key played batter than ho has

Lockjaw His Excellency the Officer. Ad- Liquorice,"

and a portar from Lewes station hadn't done for some time.

were, indeed, so chanced to read of the occurrence. Are too horriblo to dilato

miniatoring the Government has characteristic Mrs. P. H. Holyoak, ac appointed Mr. Charles William singer that I cannot refrain from upon. Both from the standpoint companied by her daughters and Jeffries to act as Director, Royal quoting thom

sweat in the evening paper, and hadn't of national finances and the Sir Hoary Gollan, watched the Observatory, and Mr. B. D. Evans living conditions of the people. prosented the cup to Mair, the Director, during the absence on game and at its conclusion she to act as Chief Assistant to the it has been abundantly proved Scottish captain. Mrs. Holyoak loavo of Mr. T. F. Claxton. that Communism is a failure, also prosented small replicas that the putting into effect of its Interport Cup to the Interport of the Hongkong Telegraph

His Excellency the Officer doctrines leads to utter con- team and roservos: Mr. G. T. Administering the Government fusion and misery. At long last, May, the oldest member of the has appointed the following

Hongkong oven the Soviet leaders thom-presented with a cup (left by Pilotage Board for 1925-The Association, was gonblomon to be members of the. selves have come to a realisation Shanghai) in appreciation of his Assistant Harbour Master (Pre- of these facts, with the result valued sorviços, that, although the conlessed apostles of Communism, thoy have had to agree to a roversion to capitalistic" policy, so that once again private enterprise is raising its hoad in Russia.

SOVIET ARRESTS.

I

sident), tho Commander of tho Naval Yard, Mr. G. D. M. Arthur, Mr. Lloyd Kay and Mr. F. S. Adoy,

of this

Gumboils and gluo- Are they nothing to you? Anvils and choose-

Have you no thought for theeo Doesn't boiled brill

In your heart raise a thrill ?. Doesn't rod ink

Inspire you to think? Bagpipos and boots, And crystallized fruits,

Volunteer Orders state that Lieutenant J. C. Macgown, M.B., Ch. B. is attached to No. 6 commanding No. 6 (Kowloon) Platoon combatant officer

Platoon.

had the presence of mind to run after the express from London. and warn the driver, goodness knows what would have happened,

PERU AWARD.

Washington, Apl. 10. President Coolidge, roplying to a momorial..by Poru against various parts of his Tacnaarica

A bumper house was secured award, especially with regard to

There has been added to the Moscow, april 10. list of medical practitioners the The Rosta Agency states that name of Dr. John Konnoth Given a practical test, Com-has arrested a number of officials Milward is a Momber of the at the farewell performance of the the arrangements for holding a

the Transcaucasian Government Milward, of Union 'Building, Dr. of the Nakhichovan autonomous Royal College of Surgeous, En Lou White and Clay Smith Com- plebiscita, says he regards his munism has boon shown to be,

ropublic, including the Peoplo's land, and a Licentiate of the utterly impracticable. The vis Commissaries for Internal Affairs, Royal College of Physicians. Pay at the Theatre Royal last award as 'final, without appeal."" ionaries who compriso the Saviot Agriculturo and Financo on London.

night when the cream of the Reuter's American Service. Government have had to confess and incompotence. Those arrested ebarges of abuses of authority

Company's raportoire was pro- to absolute failure, and we have are

sented, and rapturously ap- mostly rich ex-Tsariat: His Excelloney the Officer plaudod. At the close, Miss Loo littlo doubt that in course of time officials. The Commissar of Administering the Government White briofly thankod the tho Russian people will over- Internal Affaire, M. Babaov, is has received information from the audience from the stage, stating accused of appropriating fifteen Secretary of State for the Colonies that the mombers bad enjoyed throw those who still pronoh a thousand roubles, belonging to that His Majesty's Exequatur is ovory minute of their stay in doctrine in which thoy can no the Stato.. Somo others are said boing issued to Mr. John Cameron Hongkong and were

looking longer believe. Thoro la a lesson to have supported the Turkish Hawkins empowering him to act forward with pleasure to their

London, April 9, anti-Soviot party of Mussavatiste, as a Vico-Consul for the United return, which they hoped would the 28th inst., when tho Budget Parliament has adjourned until ;D Russia's example for other-lieuter.

States of America in Hongkong. be soon.

will be introduced-Reuter,

THE BUDGET.

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