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FIRE WALKING."

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1926.

*ICE CO. LOSSES.

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A number of these vow-her-closing of the accounts, Mr. formers, who fast throughout the R. M. Austin has joined the day, garb themselves in white Board; his appointment will re- clothes, dipped in saffron water, quire confirmation at the next an and walk over a bed of are which nual meeting... Is specially prepared for the pur- poso. Their belief in the effects of the ceremony is very strong.

STRIKING SCENES.

With these fow remarks I pre- pose that the report and accounts

TROUBLE IN HONDURAS

US. DESTROYER SENT,

Washington, Nov. 1.

by the American Consul a destroy- In accordanco with a request.

er has been ordered to Coiba Hon-, duras, to protect American lives

as presented ba adopted. When and property.

the proposal has been seconded, I The Consul reported that the shall be plessed to answer any inmates of a penitentiary, com questions shareholders toy wishbined with revolutionists and to nak.

seized the town, after temporarily. Mr. Leung Yan-po seconded, and ousting the Federal troops- the report was adopted.

Reuter's American Service."-

MOTHER BUSINESS,

At the entrance to the main building a number of mon who looked like temple offelale squat- ted on the ground and sold tickets or passes, which they tore out of a book. The "vótaries for holl On the motion of Mr. Macfarlane, ness" paid one dollar each, some seconded by Mr.Chan Ju-nam, the times fifty cents. for a coupon. two retiring directors, Mr., T. 'G. They then proceeded to the right Weall, and Mr. Lay Yu-chuk, wore side of the building where more re-elected. M mon sat in a circle. In the centro

ME AA, Alves proposed that of them was placed a brass tray Mesars.Percy Smith, Seth, and containing several husked, but un- Fleming borespolated auditora at opened coconputs, a quantity of bine the remuneration of $250. This cooked rice but mixed with saffron, we seconded burr. Chan Lai Pan, a few plantains and como leaves, and the motion syns carried..· The would-be holy mán approach÷j=-=-

ed and settling down on his carried out and were placed near haunches handed over the "pasa" the small pond: facing the red-hot which he had purchased. Ho then embers. A young goat was smear- took up the cocoanut and a quantity od with saffron, and was held by of rice in both hands. One of the two men on the ground just at the soated men fastened a yellow edge of the embers. These live amulet to his right wrist and then lembers were very hot and the heat dabbed some saffron powder on could be felt half-a-dozen yards his forehead. The man or woman, away,"

.

POPPY DAY.

'EARL HAIG'S APPEAL TO HONGKONG.

In connexion with the Poppy Day drive for this year the follow- ing telegram has been received here by the local branch of the

British Legion,

"Legion, Hongkong.

Despite serious local difficulties trust Hongkong and associated areas in China will maintain their record of splendid generosity in response to the appeal for the dis- tresses of exservicemen. Funds are urgently needed.

Halg."

as the case may be, replaced the By this time hundreds of Hindus coconnut and rice and hurried" off had assembled, and the entire to the courtyard where the enclosure and surrounding walls "pujaries" (the temple assistants) were thronged with. thom. Pro- were assembled in front of an- sently the beating of drums herald- other idol of fierce countenance, fed the return of the band of who held aloft a big acimitar. devotees from the temple in Seran- Ifere the "aspirant" knelt down goon Road. Two men seized the on one knee, and held his hands goat, one by the head and the other above his head. A powerfully by the hind leg. A third man built man then stepped up with knelt in the middle with a huge atout "rope's end" in his hands chopper, shaped like a scythe. As and lashed the uplifted wrists the devotees approached he raised! three times. It was noticed that the sharp knife above his head and he struck some severer blows than brought it down with a swish on others, but not one of those struck the neck of the goat, severing its even winced. The women he head from the body instantly. seemed to lash with all hip might, One man snatched up the strug- the blows knocking them over, but gling and bleeding body and, after they bore it all with much stolid-running round the bed of fire, dis- ness. This was evidently a dest. jappeared. If the people were pure, the amulets would remain uninjured, By this time the devotees had but if they were otherwise the worked themselves up to a state of yellow amulets would be broken by frenzy. A strange pallor had come the force of the blows. Not one over them their faces were set their play, who are fretful and ill- of the amulets broke yesterday. with staring eyes. They raved tempered during the daylight The devotees all wore white like madmen and struggled to get hours and sleep restlessly at night, robes staffed yellow with saffron forward to the gods. One by one are not in sound health. They and after the scourging, saffron they wore released and like say need attention; the trouble may

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RUSH THROUGH EMBERS.

THE HEALTHY CHILD PLAYS HAPPILY ALL DAY, SLEEPS SOUNDLY ALL NIGHT,

Little children who do not enjoy

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THE GREAT WHITE WAY

THE

was rubbed on the wrists, and ages, they rushed through the be, with their teething; or per- HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB sprinkled on the foreheads and glowing embers with bare feet,haps the stomach or chests. Incidentally, the men who then through the pond of milk and tract needs gentle correction, in carried to the temple's well in a front of the idols. Here had rolled round the temple were water, and finally danced about in either case Baby's Own Tablets two are pust the remedy required. state of collapse and water was "pujaries" scourged them with poured over them. The whole of ropes. the devotees then set cut in pro- Several collapsed on reaching cession for the Perumal Temple in their goal. None of them showed Serangoon Road.

any signs of auffering. walke, slowly through the embers, are mother's help and the chil- Lastly the women walked through.dren's friend. They speedily re-

THE FIRE WALKING.

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Some

Baby's Own Tablets

In the meantime several wood They did not appear to be in aduce feverishness, cure constipa fires had been lighted on the right state of frenzy as the men. Sevotion, ease colic, correct indiges- side of the temple and by about ral comely young women carried tion, check diarrhoea, allay teeth- four o'clock, these had been reduc-infants in their arms! When the ing pains, relleve croup and colds, ed to glowing embers. These were last woman had walked through, expel worms, quiet the nerves and spread ont in the same manner as the muddy water from the pond banish sleeplessness by removing an athletic ground.is prepared with was thrown on to the still glowing its cause. Your chemist "cells sand for a long jump. Beyond embers. The devotees rushed up them, or poat free, 60 cents per this, a shallow pond was dug, and and seizing the embers in their vial, from The Dr. Williams' Me- was filled with water and milk hands, threw them in the air, and dicine Co., 60, Kinngse Road, from jars. The idols were then the ceremony came to an end. Shanghai.

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