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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1925.

is now spolt out in one phrase Soviet hostility to the Conservative Government of Great Britain,

DAY BY DAY,

·POWER: WEAKENETH THE WICKED. Tacitus.

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 25.5.1/16d.

Tonders are being invited for the provision of a motor bus sor- vice between Laichikok and Un Loong.

MIXED

ASHLEY STERNE ·

Intensely chagrined at the fal Ture of the extreme Labour section of Britain in the last General Elec- tion, on whose sweeping success the Bolsheviki bad counted a great deal, the disciples of Lenin are un doubtedly leaving no stone unturn ed in their efforts to dislodge the Conservative Government, Wo see this more and more as the days go by, the forces of Communism attacking the Empire from all direc-. tions and in all manner of ways. It is a war of attrition, and its best efforts have latterly been recorded in China, with the principal base at Canton, and the chief objective

that and learn the Seventeen- the outlying post of Hongkong.

Step or the Fifty-Nino Step-stops Shanghai papers report the in which only a centipede could That the root of the matter lies deathe, on September, 29th of ever aspire to become really pro elsewhere, and that the Far eastern Mrs. F. A. Castro, at the age of ficient within the limits of an or troubles are but a skirmish in the 168 years, and on September, 30th dinary lifetime.

of Mrs. J. M. Rodrigues, wife of battling between the forces of Mos-Mr. J. A. Rodrigues..

cow Communism and British Con-

As I writo, the Imporial Society of Dance Teachers is in session in London, and I fear this bo- It is notified that the bathing tokens that I shall have to learn beach at North Point will be closed-on and after the evening Last time the Society sat in Lon- a now: dance this "next winter. of Thursday, the 15th instanf

don they decreed that we had to His Lordship, the Vory Re-tod measure to acquire which

learn that Five-Step, a complica verend Dom Jose da Costa Nunes, ook me six months, working Bishop of Macao, who has been aight hours a day, at, a cost of in Hongkong for the past two some thousands of pounds. Now, weeks, returns to his diocese to I suppose, I shall have to unlearn day.

This reminds me that some years ago I invented the Na-Stop delightfully easy and restful

servatism, is being realised already Remembrance Day is approach-dance which consisted of trund- at Home, and the other Powers withing, and to-morrow at the evening your partner as quickly as ing service at United Church, possible to the nearest wall, prop- Chinese interests are beginning to Kowloon, the Rev. J. Horacoping her up against it, and leaving come together in a greater measure Johnston, B.A., will give some her there while you repaired to reminiscenes of work at the the buffet and consumed, & long of co-operation against the common Front..

yellow drink with a lump of ica in foc. So at least we can be thank-

it. Men I know who have tried ful that the danger of estrange. ments is thus considerably lessened

In the Garrison Tennis League, it now dance nothing else, but for the R.E. "B" continue their win- some reason which I cannot ning career, their latest victory fathom it has never become really It is always illuminating to quote being over the R.A.0.0. by 60 popular with the ladies. the proofs of its motives which Mos-games tor 39. They have now

registered 17 successivo wins in}" cow occasionally obligingly broad-the League. casts to the world. By yesterday's SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1925. mail we received two packets of the

The Telegraph.

THE FOUNT AND ORIGIN.

E · •

POEMS FOR THE FETS. (A series of moral vorses for juvenile readers).

A very greedy boy was Sam: He stole his mother's straw-

berry jam.

Pot after pot he'd put away, Until at last there came a day Whon Sam, who'd eaten rather

more

Than usual, turned right into

straw!

A careless servant dropped a

match

And set alight this human

thatch.

His Excelleneney the Governor has been pleased to recognise, propaganda which the Peking provisionally and pending the agency of the Soviet Government receipt of instructions from the distributes gratis; to the "benefit, M. Roberto Vallarino as Consul Secretary of State for the Colonies, incidentally, of the Chinese postal for the Republic of Panama at revenues, and often to the embar. Hongkong. "How many of us have wondered rassment of wastepaper baskets of at the outburst of anti-British limited capacity. For some time To-day is the anniversary- of} fury that the Soviet agents. suc-past, a political employee of the the establishment of the Chinese. Bolsheviki has been contributing Republic. The occasion has been ceeded in creating in China, parti-n series of articles on current marked locally by a big display cularly in the south, Was there events, the last to hand dealing of Chinese flags from business mere jealousy of Britain's posi- with what is termed "the zig-zag establishments, by men-of-war in of events in China?"! But when port dressing ship and by the fir- tion in the Far East, envy of her we follow the zig-zaggings of thising of a salute at noon.. possession of the port, of Hong-writer we come again to the funda- kong, or a desire to displace her mental starting-point-a fear-born' hatred of the present British Go- through business rivalry? One vernment. Such diutribes as "the could hardly think that the Rus-British lion has resolved to don Thursday, 15th, instant, commen sian Bolsheviki would hope to the fox's skin; the Imperialists are cing at 2.30 p.m. Admission is

trying to entice China with a sweet-free, and parents, friends and road, has been detected passing usurp British prospects and pres tige, so some other origin for the cake known as the Tariff. Confer-members of the Garrison are in-1spurious coib in a Scottish hotel.

ence,"

The annual swimming sports for childron attending the Gar rison Eldor Children's School will be held at the V.R.C. Buths, OD

เ

So, pots, don't steal Ma's straw

berry jam

And turn your little tums to

tinder;

But bear in mind how greedy

Sam

Sinned, and straightway be-

came a cinder.

•

An English tourist, I regiet to

It's that kind of rotten trick that's calculated to make Caledonia still more stern and wild.

*

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GRILL

AUTHOR OF

TWISTED TALES

about it, but if it's legal advice he wants, I can tell him authorita- tively that if the corpses are not claimed within thirty days he is entitled to keep them."-

TO MY SEASIDE FIANCEE WHO RETURNS HOME TO-DAY... Good-bye, aweet maid Within

my heart I'll tothor: Ever fond thoughts of you.

There'll never come a Time such as you and I have

spent together

next summor). (At least, I don't expoot another

Daily as happy lovers did wo

go on

A Happy, remomb'ring what the

old, old song says. Regath'ring roses while we

may," and so on.

Yot knowing we were only

plain soaside

Finances,

So you must go! And, though

the parting griove me,

With your intention Ill not try.

>to reason,

I would but have you know boy

fore you loave me

That you're the only girl I've

ever loved-

Tois season.

Now from your lips orave I

your fond,

distraught knight,

One parting kiss to close this.

hour supernal,

Whereby well know our love

for one brief fortnight

To all intents and purposes hes

been

Eternal!

MOULDY MARTHA, TUE MACCLESFIELD MURDERESS:

OR, SHOULD THE GREENGROCER TELL!

CHAPTER IN. Fortunately Connie Corncrake. was a girl with a level head (some people would even have called it dat), and through bewildered by the mysterious events in which she had become involved, there was no sign of panic fire about hor as she once more resumed hier journey to her hotel.

Only a factory girl! Yet Connie was made of the stuff what they are to-day (or worse.) which has made Englishwomen But as she walked hunger began to assail her, for it was can be dismissed at theeirvited to attend..

Having

long past her usual hour for intense campaign of calumny and face value, which is il invective had to be sought. That quoted extensively from a neutral

Those who enjoy a good laugh

dining; and so, as she reached a comment in "the British Liberal should certainly pay a visit to the

fish-and-chips cafe, she yielded to the Chinese masses were no more newspaper, the Manchester Guar Queen's Theatre where the latest Among "Soa-Bathing Hints"

the claims of her inner womart anti-British than unli-foreign was dian," the Soviet writer goes on to Harold Lloyd comedy is being in the columns of a contemporary and entered. An orchestre was

declare that "the curse of evident, yet the deal set against

fate screened, entitled "Hot Water."I read a piece of very sound playing soft music in a balcony: hangs on you (Britons) all over The other items of the programme advice: Never onter the water the tables were lit with eudded, Britain was too material to be Chinn," and concludes with this are of a high order, while mention on a full stomach.".

rosy lights; and a fragrant odour ignored, and could not easily be characteristic, and blasphemous, should be made of the music pro- Just listen to this. I am very of rock salmon frying in castor shortsighted, and without my oil greeted hor nostrils as she explained. Soviet "Russia envi- titbit: "Blame yourself and your vided. It is extremely good.

own Government, Messieurs British

glasses my sight is (to put it mild-selected a scat and tolled the sages Japan and the United States Capitalists. God's brath, we are

Foreigners teays the Duirio de ly) somewhat unreliable. Taking bell for the waiter. as no less "imperialistic" than not to blame for the fact that China Maru) are taking a greater my daily dip last year at Mudflat- Britain, and, if anything, has cause (sic) prefers to sup with the 'Mos- interest in Macao almost daily, on-the-Ooze, being at that time to be bitter at the American Co-cow devit rather than with the and one of the latest additions to quito ignorant of the foregoing hint", I'groped my way to the immaculate Cordelias of the Con the commercial activities in vernment's continued refusal to servative Government of Great Macad is the establishment by end of the beach plunge-board and ountenance the Moscow elique. Britain." After that, do we need Messrs Remédios and Mylo" of " Various missions to the United any further exposition of motive? an office in Rua Central under The saner Chinese everywhere must the style of architects and civil Kingdom, seemingly friendly over- be realising the true state of affairs engineers being prepared.

undertake constructional engin- tures, and trade negotiations, on as well, and sooner or later they the part of Russia, had appeared use their country as the battle-

will refuse to allow Moscow to eering of all descriptions,

up to only a few months ago

to

to

It is understood, though nothing dived gracefully into the sea...... field, and their people and resources has yet been stated officially, that The owner of the full stomach I augur well for a chastening of the as the ammunition, for its extranethe Singapore Harbour Board has entered the water on was quite hostile spirit existing between the ous war on British constitutional

principles. two countries. Yet in the midst of) these pacifte breezes there blew

come to an agreement with the annoyed about it, and though I P. and O. Company, Mr. G. W. A. apologised to him in several dif- [Trimmer, the Chairman, now at ferent positions ho was not really Sources of Revenue.

Homic, having negotiated directly placated until I asked him how . suddenly the fierce gusts of hatred, Many are the streams through with Lord Inchoape, for the pur-man of his build managed to keep which fanned the flames of dis-which revenue flows into the chase of the P. and O. Wharf and his waist-line down.

Colony's coffers a fact which is proporty at Teluk Blangs, Singa crimination in China, and hung amade clear by a glance through pore, for £300,000, with delivery Steps are to be takon (saya whole nation's fostered ill-feeling the draft estimates issued in con- in a comparatively short time, the current number of the Fores

nection with the Budget. The P. and O. property was acquir- try Journal) to rid Epping Forest on the peg of n mill-workers' and

Auctioneers, for example, are ed about 1859, before the Suez of its plague of mosquitoes." Per-" [students' riot. That the campaign expested to contribute 83,600 Canal was opened. For many sonally I think that a sounder had been carefully planned over a next year in licence, foos, an years a wooden wharf sufficed plan would be to leave the stops

amount which is double that ap for the small vessels of these days. at home and take fly-papers . considerable period, and the seeds pearing in the current year's es. The present wharf, with its instead. of disorder most assiduously sown timates, Billiard table and bowling mooring dolphins, is the creation | in the receptive soil of half-baked alley licences arereckoned to yield of the last quarter of a contury,

$500, which is a hundred-dollar Chinese studentdom and trades increase; whilst the revival of

What was her surprise, how-

over, upon unfolding her ser viette, to find therein a telegram addressed to hert Sho tore it open and read:

Avoid the rock salmon. It is drugged. Heinrich Schmidt, the Sootch walter, is trustworthy.- Give him the secret sign. Another Unknown Friend."

Connie was still puzzling over this extraordinary missive when (a ́slight cough caused her to look

up. A waitor in a swallow-tail: and kilts stood at her elbow. He must be the Scotch waiter, thought Connie..

"Are you Heinrich Schimidt?' she asked, in a whisper..

The man nodded. "Then," said Connie, as, observing his bara A resident of the suburb which knees and thighs, a- bright idea:

I adorn has written to our local struck her, "here in the secret paper stating that after a recent | sign!"

FOOTBALL.

Chapter II

unionism, soon became clearly interest in fishing is reflected in from the licensing of water- thunderstorm he found threo dead And she handed him the pair the fact that licences under this wheels, yet that is the case, al- cate in his garden. I am curious of pants she had acquired in evident. The blood-stained hand of head are likely to yield $100, as though only a mere $26 is anti- to know why he wrote a letter Moscow, appropriately the fount of against a more $15 this year. cipated to be forthcoming from

Government is source. "Red" doctrine, was easily discern. Apparently the

The sale of tickets ozpocts more marriages next year at Blake Pier yields $600 a year, ed. And the reason for it all? than this, as the fees are put at whilst bathing tickets are estimat

Two lots of Crown land are be After a period of conjecture the $1,100 ab against $1,000 for the ed to produce $3,500. Last but

ing sold at the PW. D. offices on thinking world is beginning to piece current twelve months. Simil-not least, it should be known that The following will represent St.

the 26th, instant. The first is arly there is an increase shown in official signatures are worth real

Shaukiwan Inland Lot 536, com things together, and the now birth and death registration fees.money, as they are expected to Joseph's College voraus Kowloon Chinese puzzle is u puzzle no Seemingly the

prising 1,240 square feet, the up-.. undertaking produce as much as one thousand 2nd XI to-dayJ., Bilva; J. business must be thriving amongst dollars a month in the coming Mahor and T. Leonard: Mac-tri longer. For several week there the Chinese, for an increase in year. They must have elther

set price being a dollar foot.

has been emerging a

a defnite income is expected from the fallen in value or there will bo Graan, H, Lim and J. Holm. The other lot is E.B.E. 298, situatë"

af Mount Camoron. This com pattern out of the early haphazard licences which they have to take less of them supplied, for the cur- Fachuma, Omar, Tal Yu-al, A, prises, about 40,000 square feet

out. Few people will know that rent year's estimate under this Blanco and L. Blanco. mixture of values, and the solution the Government secures revenue head was $14,500.

and the upset price is 65,300,