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out then the year might well stand out as a landmark in modern his- tory,
DAY BY DAY.
NOT OF
:
LIFE IS MADE UP, And for us specially, as Bri GREAT BACRIFICES OR DUTIES, tishers, the past few months have BUT OF LITTLE THINGS, IN WHICH witnessed the arriving at an agree SMILES AND KINDNESSES AND SMALL OBLIGATIONS, GIVEN ment between the Irish Free HABITUALLY, ARE WHAT WIN State and Ulster regarding the AND PRESERVE THE HEART AND boundary between them, and not SECURE COMFORT.---Sir Humphrey
Davy, only has a threatened crisis, been avoided but Ireland has gone u
great step towards that eventual union which must, one day, inevit- ably come. The coming together of Sir James Craig and President Cosgrave during the direct, nego tiations in London which led up! to the final agreement. must, in
MIXED
· ASHLEY STERNE-
GRILL
AYTHOR OF
TWISTED TALES -
Don't forget. my friends, that ¡ouring to film the life-history of The French flagship, Jules we are on the eve of Rat Wook, the Margate floc. But beyond Mioholot, was back at her buoy and that it bohoves overy Briton finding for his film the striking who loves his home to leave no title of "From Sleepor to Soap. stono unturned (though, I doubt Dish" the Professor did not get from Dock this morning.
His Excellency the. Governor whether rats live under stones) to very far with the business. On has appointed Mr. R. A. C. North reduce the number of vermin at the first night of his arrival at his I don't boarding-house the fleas so re- to act as a Deputy Registrar of present on our books. Marriagos.
know whether' you saw the sented the learned gentlüman's '. balance-shoot for Rat Weok last intrusion into their privato livos year, but I quote it since it is both that they conspired together and The order proclaiming Swalow
an illuminating and instructive pushed him out of bed. As he to be a place at which an in-document as showing what con-lay prone upon the floor in a state foctious or contagious discuss corted effort can accomplish:- of semi-unconsciousness they prevailed has been rescinded.
tself, have been an augury for future co-operation. His Majesty's
Rats on registor ins hope for the future growth of
por lastcensus)... friendliness will have found a very! The annual Christmas Tree hearty echo throughout the Em-party of the Civil Service Cricket Number pursued....... Club is to be hold on the Club Numbor slain ...... grounds this afternoon, weather Wounded inot.dx- pocted to live)... pormitting.
Balance of whole rats carried for- ward to 1935....
pire.
Civic Patriotism.
Ter:
His Excellency the Governor We notice from an American has appointed Mr. R. R. Todd to newspaper that what are known act as an Assistant Land Officer,
Northern District, Now as Boosters Clubs are gaining in ritories. LTD.
popularity in all parts of the
It is notified that the names of States. They have as their
the Enterprise Navigation Co., slogans, many of them, ""Boost-Ltd., and Rathsam and Watt, don't knock," and the like. At the Ltd., have been struck off the back of the movement there ap pears to be an idea that a man
It is notified that His Ex-l must never speak anything but cellency the Governor in Council good of his native town-he must has appointed Saturday, the 2nd blind his eyes to its fautts, or, day of January, 1926, to be ob- at least, he must never say any served as a General Holiday.
This praisingi thing about them.
The Telegraph.
SATURDAY, DEC. 26, 1925,
PEACE HOPES.
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Register.
took the opportunity to dine 937,428,196 ravenously off him, with the ro 295,027,332 Bult that for days afterwards the 188,430,225 Professor suffered agonies from
phlebitis, and was quite incapable
95,102,414 of following out his intentions..
When he eventually recovered it was only to find that the fleas. 847,795,507 had migrated to the room oo- oupled by an adipose stockbrokor 2,369,883,47%. with a Yiddish, accent, from
But excellent and encouraging as this result is, there remains a lot of slaughter still to do, and it in up to every man, forret, terrier,
From this it seems pretty clear that the tune the old cow died of was "I ainta gonna Rayn- ham no mo!"
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It is notified that His Majesty and trap in the kingdom to do his of one's town is not a bad idea in the main, for eivie patrictism is a the King's Exequatur empower-pro ruta shars. As a rule there is not very much fine thing. It has to be remem-ing Mr. Jaoa Maria Da Rocha
A rifleman practising on the of absorbing interest in a retros-bered, however, that often the lo act as Consul for the Republic
highest form of civie patriotism of Costa Rica at Hongkong has Raynham range accidentally shot pective recital immediately pastes in criticising your town for received His Majesty's signature, a cow. events, and the King's Speech you are worth, Faults do not
At 9.30 this morning an accident upon the prorogation of Parlin-irop out of existence if they are
gnored, and the only way to make occurred in the western district. ment just before Christmas every city what it ought to A report to the traffic office states year does not contain very much he is by calling attention to that near the Government Giyil re Hospital a goods motor ferry in the way of new ideas. It is its defects until they are
medied. It is in that spirit knocked down a Chinese, infilet- but a customary summary of past that we would like to see Pressing injuries to his arms and body. happenings, but, this year, it is criticisms of local affairs, and of The man was taken to hospital. something very much more than Government departments, regard- ed. Criticism is always bene- that is the
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HOME FOOTBALL.
CHRISTMAS DAY RESULTS.
London, December 25. The following are the results of the principal football matches played to-day: .
Division I.
view to getting things bettered. foundation has been laid whereon What our American friends term:
future rest the
peace of "boosters" are good, and they often serve a purpose, but some- Europe, if not of the whole world. times a good "knocker" la worth a His Majesty's words were that he lot more. believed that the agreements made at Locurno and signed in London will prove not only the founda-
From the fact that a special | Arsena! on of true peace between the
meeting is to be held to consider Birmingham peoples. immediately concerned the question, there would appoar Blackburn but the beginning of friendly co-to be some difference of opinion Bury operation which cannot fail to be amongst members of the Hong-
kong Horticultural Society as to| Cardiff ·
The Flower Show.
West Ham
3 Notts C.
1
4 Tottenham
2 Everton
6 Manches-
ter C.
West Brom.
wich
2 Burnley
POEMS ON PROMINENT PERSONAGEN.
Mr. Winston Church!!!. For this relief much thanks,
good Chancellor!"
We cried, when you knocked
sixpence off the tax
On incomes; and although wa
would 'twere more,
We're grateful for this tizzy you
relax.
Yet I'd not care to stand up ju'
your shoes,
(Nor even in those priceless hats
you feign!)
And broast the storm of un-
doserved abuso
If you're compelled to stick it
on again!
#
The smart ladies of Paris aro now wearing evening shoes with jewelled heels, and all I can find to say on the matter is a fow words of admiration for the pluck
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#Newcastle U.
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of these fashionable Parisiennes.!
1
For assuredly in those days whon
4
street robbery is so popular a
2
diversion among the lower plusves
2 Bolton W.
2 Leicester.
6' Aston Villa
Division II.
of benefit to the whole world. whether or not the annual flower] And since those agreements were 2nd vegetable show should be bold Leeds U. in the carly part of next year. Liverpool signed there has been evident One of the reasons which may Manchester U. very much more friendly tone be-have suggested the possibility of tween the formerly antagonistica cancellation of the function is Sheffield U.
probably to be found in the fact nations of the old world. One that amongst those who usually reads of Franco-German commer-exhibit are sume who at prosent Blackpool cial conferences, of Franco-Rua-are deprived of the services of Bradford C.
their Chinese gardeners. Even
Clapton alan conferences, and of interna-should that be the case, it is tional althetic gatherings of a sincerely to be hoped that an Fulham nature which would not have been effort will be made by all local
horticulturists to rally round the Notts F. a success even a few short months Society and make it possible to ago. The diplomalle atmosphere hold the annual show. There
Darlington
Oldham
of Europe has been tremendously may be difficulties in the way, but Port Vale
these can surely bo overcome. If
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2. Chelsea
1 Wednesday
2 Southampton
r Hull City
2 Middlesboro
4 Barnsley
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a lady requires to be a positive Boadicea of valour to go about) carrying her life in her feet, so to speak.. It must be a harrowing| experience to have one's hools: burgled, and rather than run that
risk, were I a smart and healthy
whom the Professor felt it would ho a case of love's labour lost to attempt to decoy them.
the
I hear, however, that Entymological Society have since awarded my old friend the Koat- ing Tin Modul for his gallant but abortive attempt to throw light upon this popular pestilence that walkoth in darkness,
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THE POOR MAN'S LAMENT,
Onreading that the first week in November would see the annual exodus of the rich who winter in Egypt).
No, not for me shall Egypt's
akles
Givo forth their radiant smiles; Nor yet for me her swarms of
flies And shoals of crocodiles;
Nor shall I call the luscious
frait
Of fig or dale or taro, Nor visit at the tomb of Tut-, Ankh-Amon quondam Pher. oah,
Debarred by financo's duress From journeying afár,
I can but formulate a guess What Egypt's beaution aro. O lucky those who wealth have
got!
Woe's me so nigh starvation! A Nile clation is thoir lot, While mine's-annibilation! And so I fain must bide my
tiuo
Until I've got the wealth
To travel to that sunny clime Of hieroglyphs and health f O, may the Fates make few the
days
Ere Suez'e fair isthmus Delights my raptand ouger gaze, And get me there by Christh-
mus!
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
A bumboat woman of Melton
U Parisienne, I would seek somo Mowbray, aged 78, to-day cele-
2
hampton
2
"
County
o Derby
Portsmouth
1 Stoke
other moans of displaying, my brates her Goldon Divorce.
riches, such, for example, as hav-Charged with shooting rubbish
ing all my front tooth crowned without a licenco, Jabez Murgle, a
with radium. Not even the most Huddersfield philatelist, success- desperate Apache would so far fully pleaded the Deceased Wife's & ignore the picturesque traditions Sister's Act.
1 of his profession as to force 4
Upon suspicion of forging tram-
lady's jaws with his jommy and tickets the Birmingham police
draw her fanga..
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2 Bristol R.
0
have arrested a man with one leg
• *
& Aberdare
2
named Blenkinsop. The name of
1 Southend
4
The cinema laboratory of the
4 Plymouth
1 Luton
4 Newport 2 Brentford
3 Department of Agriculture at
Washington, see, bus just cam
his other log is not known.
Jilted in love; a macaroni cali-
brator' of Soho threw himself oa.
0 pleted a series of films showing the Southern Railway line a
} the drama of insect life; which tween Cantorbury and Doyer.
1
reminds me that last August Pro- From the condition of the body
4 Crystal Palace 3 fossor Barmion Crumpett, F.Z.S., on discovery, it is feared that the
2 Charlten
21 spent a considerable time ondcav- poor fellow died of starvation,
2 Swindon
0
3 Northampton -2
III (North).
4 Tranmere
1 Barrow
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2 Crewe
1
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
of America there is a growing spirit, there is no reason why the Swansea
function should not be held and a Division III. (South), opinion that America ought to thoroughly successful show be the
Bournemouth join the World Court-which result. We are afraid that in
Brighton opinion represents quite a big no-the past the work of this admir
able organisation has been loft Bristol C. Ivance. There is a general surge in the hands of a few enthusiasts, Exeter
of goodwill which, I taken full with the result that the work is Gillingham advantage of, might well lead to made all the harder. What wo Merthyr should like to wea is more now Millwall disarmament conferences of great members joining the Society, Norwich C. import. It is over seven years with a willingness to share in Q.P.H ago since the Armistice and, al-the work of organisation which Reading the holding of a show entalla. Watford though those years have been Occasionally, we hear complaints
Div. minor wars with native peoples) things are run in Hongkong by Accrington small clues. So far as the Ashington there has never been an absence Horticultural Society is con- of rancour and distrust. But corned, however, there is not the Grimaby
least dosire that this should be Hartlepools Locarno has cleared that away.
so, for we know that the Lincoln G, seemingly, and it is peculiarly fid-offjoins would be only too eager Nelson ting that is Majesty the King, to welcome more helpers. The Rotherham.
annaal Flower Show is one of Southport in proroguing Parlament for the Hongkong's most attrnetivo
Scottish League, Christmas recess, hould em-events, and phasise the great opportunity thousand pitles if it fell through Third Lanark Blødg
In the First Division, the match owing to lack of onthusiasm. Wo which has arisen for the further therefore trust that there will be between Sunderland and Hudders fance of the measonal spirit of a full attendance of members at field was postponed, as was also peace and goodwill. If the pro- the forthcoming special meeting, the match between Walsall and celebration of Holy Communion miso which these past few months and that there will be a suflolent Halifax in the Northern Bootion
display of inforest to warrant the of the Third Division.
Reuter. of 1925 have given rise to is burne holding of the show,
it would bo
A
Coventry
3 Bradford
1 Durham
3 Wrexham 7 Wigan
1 THE PATRONAL FESTIVAL.
2
0 The Patronal Festival of St.
0 Chesterfield 1John's Cathedral takes place to- 3 Doncaster 3morrow, Sunday, the 27th. inst., when special services will be hold. This event is held on a Sunday only once in seven years, and it is thorofore earnestly hoped that large congregations will be present. There will be a
11 a.m., Holy Communion at noon, Evensong and Sermon at 6 p.in. At the latter service, the string band of H.M.S. Hawkins will play from 5.45 pm to 8 p.m. Carols will also be rendered. The congregation is asked to be scated for Evensong at 5.45 p.m.
NEW CHILEAN PRESIDENT,
Santiago de Chile, Deg, 24, The Congress has appointed
8.15 a.m.), Children's Service at President of the Republic of Chile. at 8 am fat the Post Church at Sonor. Emiliano Figueroa, to be 10 B., Matins and Sermon at-Reuter's American Service,
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