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the good opinions of foreign pa- tions. The presence of foreigners in China is solely accounted for their dealra to nintain and de- velop commercial relations. Na- tionalist spokesmen have again and again made it clear that, on that basis, foreign interests are welcome. Trade which is to be successful, however, to foreigner and Chinese alike, must be render-

DAY BY DAY.

TILE EARTHI 19 SOWN WITH PLEASURES, AS THE HEAVENS ARE STUDDED WITH STARS, WHEREVER THE CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE ARE UN- SOPHISTICATED.----W. R. Greg,

Mr. E. Ralphs will present the Kowloon British School next Satur prizes at the annual sports of the

day afternoon.

The Banvard Musical Comedy Company will give a farewell per- formunce at the Star. Theatre to- night at 9.16. The programme, "Review of Revues," is composed of the most popular sumbers fo the repertoire.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Christian Science,

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

The Very Idea!

The used razor blade problem is no now theme to harp upon. But it is nono the loss serious. What is going to happen to all the used razor bindas of the world?

Put them in the sea? They'd

to the "Bulls and Inners" columns only bo washed up again and cut

Sir-Kindly permit me to refer

of Saturday's' Telegraph, 'in which

Founder of Christian Science. Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and An allusion was made to Mary the feet of bathers.

In the firo? And someone cuts their hands when raking the fire

For the benefit of your renders, [out, 1 shall be glad if you will kindly

Bury them? That's all very publish the following statement, re-well but you'd be sure to pay the cently made by the Christian penalty when you weaded the Science Board of Directors in the garden. Christian Science Sentinel;

"Because of

Some suggest giving them to aggressive pro paganda, apparently circulated to natives, who make useful knivea discredit Mrs. Eddy and to induce with them. But they would soon belief that she abandoned her own have more than enough knives to teaching, only through radical wipe the white races off the faço reliance on Truth can sefentine of the earth. healing power bu realized." The only solution to the problem (Seience and Health with Key to seems to be to have all men when the Scriptures, p. 167), we deem they die buried with their razor it timely to make the following blades. statement:

+

ed as free as possible from artifi-Spanish dancer, arrived here on La Argentina, the work-famous cial restrictions and obstacles. the President Pierce from Manila. A study of recent developments She is to give a final performance will show that the Powers have at the Theatre Royal to-night. been most sympathetically dispos- ed to China in the matter of tariff revision. It is therefore natural to expect some reciprocal demons tration of goodwill. Not only ta there a danger that the new scale will be rendered nugatory by the The coldest day in January addition of extra import taxes was the 3rd, when the thermome under another name, but there later showed 62.2 degrees. The reading was 52.7 on the 31st, at the moment no evidence that however, and never rose above the Chinese Government intenda 56 on that day.

The warment "As we are informed, Mrs. Eddy days were the 14th and 15th, did not, at any time after 1866, be- A notice to quit. referred to at regularining taxation generally when 74.4 degrees were register lleve in the use of any drug as a Bow County Court was "Get out throughout the country. Mr. ed.

curative agent in connexion with of my house. I hate. the sight of Compton put the foreign busineso

the practice of Christian Science. your ugly old face and the powder After due consideration Mr. T. Nor did she, at any time after she on it." man's complaint in a nutshell

11 S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon became Christian Scientist,

Twó musicians faced cach when he protested against the Magistracy on Saturday, sentenced either use a drug or allow one to other at Clerkenwell County Court." reckless and arbitrary imposition, Chinese to two months' hard be used for her, except as shoemand Mr. Registrar Friend remark- labour for being in possession of a ployed in a few instances, an of local taxes, which are conting-knife on the Cheung Sha Wan anncathetic for the purpose of tem-ed--You are not in harmony, but ally varied and changed. Such a Hond during the early hours of porary relief from extreme pain. discord. You are out of tune.

"That she acted consistently with morning. When the|

Dr. Smith,

Shoreditch, policy amounts to sheer short- Thursday

case originally came before the her teaching is shown by her state- Coronar, to a witness who lived in sightedness, for not unly

are Court, his Worship, after hearing ment about dentistry and surgery Broke Road-That is rather a the taxes prejudicial to the the evidence reserved judgment."

in the Christian Science Sentinel significant name. I hope it does authorities

for December 6, 1900, and in the not always mean what it sounds and the iner

Much sympathy will be felt for Christian Science Journal for Janu-like. chants alike, but they

Mr. P. M. Pinguet for the heavy ary, 1901, and the paragraph in PINGUET.-At the French Hos-sult in a serious hold-up of trade. bereavement which he has suffer-pur Lexibook

unaesthetic (Scienco and Health, [A headmaster suggests that pital, this morning, Marie It must be obvious that if taxationed as a result of the death of his p. 464). As in a degree pertinent, when so many distinguished mon Louise, wife of P. M. Pinguet; were made uniform, under the ab- French Hospital this morning. Master himself momentarily felt they were always bottom of the wife, which took place at the it is to be remembered that the tell us at school specel days that aged 37 years. Funeral passes the Monument at 10 solute control of the Central Gov. It was only on the 16th instant sense of separation from his divine | form we can hardly say our educa-

foreign that the deceased lady gave birth source, for he cried out, 'My God. ernment, Chinese and hasiness men would know exactly to a daughter. The funeral takes my God, why hast, thou foresaken place to-morrow, the cortege pass me? but he never abandoned his where they were, with the resulting the Monument at 10 am. fidelity to divino Principle. that trade would flourish. Noth

Neither did Mrs. Eddy."-Yours, etc., ing kills ride more than uncer-

W. H. ADLER. Christian Science Committee o Publication for Hongkong.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA

DEATH

4.m. to-morrow.

The

Thongkong Telegraph.tainty regarding taxation.

MONDAY FEB, 26. 1920.

merce

!

on the иве of An

NORMA TALMADGE. -

́BEAUTIFUL STAR IN BIG PRODUCTION.

There is promise of some very novel and attractive features at the dancing displays to be given by If a real national tariff were Miss Violet Capell's pupils at the

Queen's Theatre on Wednesday at enforced, the result would be all 5 p.m. and at the Star Theatre on to the advantage of the Govern- Saturday at 9 p.m. The rehearsal yesterday showed that a really fine ment, by an increase in and regu-programme has been arranged. Jarisation of, its revenues, whilst it Part proceeds are to go to the TRADE OBSTACLES. would mean yatoid relief to con- London Hospital. Tickets are $3,

now struggling to keep $2 and $1, alivé. In promulgating the new The A. D. C. gave anoller very

Unexcelled acting, a sweeping Although the speech by the tariff, the National Government ne presentation of "On Approval" Chairman of the Hongkong and tacitly agreed to abolish likin and at the Theatre Royal on Saturday story of love, intrigue and sacrifice, night, in the presence of a large lavish production and perfect direc Shanghal Banking Corporation on other irregular impests in the near audience. The play went with ation combine to make "The Woman Talmadge's Disputed," Norma start Saturday was unt unduly optimis future. We still await some sign delightful swing from

splendidly interpreted. At te in character as far as the proof that undertaking being put into fish, all the characters being newest screen pleture, splendid en-

tertainment according to a the effect. Until this issue is dispos- close, numerous floral tributes were Henry King and Sam Taylor, "The York m critle. Directed by sent situation in China is concern- ed. It contained many tributes toled of, the dawn of prosperous handed up. The final performance Woman Disputed," a continental)

takes place to-morrow night, when there should again be a big "house" to witness, this really delightful piny.

times will not be witnessed.

Altantic Flying.

EXCHANGE RATES.

the efforts of those who are seek-1 ing to bring an ern of peace and prosperity to the country. The achievements of the Nation- alist Party in having unified the

The experimental flight of the nation were applauded and it was U. S. Army plane Question Mark,

which beat all endurance records at Paris freely recognised that a spirit of

Los Angeles last, month by means Geneva progress is manifest. Such criti- of a system of re-fuelling in the Berlin cisms as were uttered were sound-air, has opened up new possibilities Oslo'

for long-distance flying, which telaingfors

to

new

the

tional system in all it ought to be.]

Behold Sir Thomas Blank, M.P.,' A leading light of industry.

Now would you ever think that

ho

Hnd been a dunce at school? Why rumour has it that next

year

He'll probably be made a peer. Pray, can his "Head" have been

sincere

In calling him a fool?

And here in Admiral Belny, Who has the nerve to up and say That, speaking in a general way,

He was esteemed an ass, And General Buster swells with

pride

To think how masters would

doride

His braina who always occupied.

The bottom of the class.

In vain their tenchors' time was

spent.

We, winor after the event, Know, when he found his proper

bent,

Each Ind was not a dud. But maatera, sure, who kicked

awny

The pearls which right before

them lay,

Like Maop's cock, must own to-

day

atory laid in the early days of the World War, presents a notable cast in support of the star. The story opens in a gay Austrian town be fore the war. Two young offleers In the Austrian and Russian armies, form a real affection for a girl whose life up until the time She meets them is a sordid one. She has been a woman of caprice, but under her mask of sophistica- .18.10 tion there burns the light of 're- 192 formation. The trio is happy to- .876gether until both men realize they .47.11/30 love the girl, then with the out-i

1/11 break of war comes separation, the to the angular-looking female, and 4.86 0/32 girl's acceptance of one of the men, held out his palm. There was &

.12.11

friendships, shrill jingle like a bunch of keys,

London, Feb. 24.

.124.276 .26.236 20.445

ly based, and there can be nothing did not attempt, and the system is Athens unreasonable In the plea that de-soon to be put to practical use. It. Buenos Aires Anke steps should be taken to put is announced that within the next Hongkong into effect the various schemes four months a new attempt on the New York Atlantic will be made by Colonel Amsterdam which the Government has adopt- Fitzmaurice and Captain Koehl, Stockholm ed on paper. The paying of due two of the heroes of the Bremen Vienna tlight. On this occasion, they will Madrid regard to obligations undertaken, endeavour to fly not only from Ger- Bacharest

Bombay and the proper anfeguarding of many to New York but back again, Yokohama foreign rights, were amongst the a hitherto undreamed of perform-

Brussels ance, and brought within the

Milan points stressed, in which con-hounds of possibility without mere Copenhagen nexion very timely advice was recklessness by the development of

Prague offered. All who synipathise with the system of re-fuelling in flight. Lisbon

The greatest problem which has Rio Chinese aspirations must realise faced all would-be Atlantic fliers in Shanghai the immensity of the task lying the past has been concerned with Silver (spot and forward)

taking on sufficient petrol to pro-i before those at the head of affairs, vide a margin of safety without and it is gratifying to note that overweighting the machine. that point was made clear by Mr. Failure to meet these conditions satisfactorily has been the cause Compton in the course of his of several disasters. The Junkers speech.

triple-engined machine in which Kochl and Fitzmaurice. Intend to make their new attempt will take off from a lake near Berlin with comparative little fuel, will take on supplies over the great tierman metropolis, will fly to Lisbon where the tanks will be re-filled by the same methods, and yet a third fill- ing will be arranged for over the should adverse winds

That conditions in China arc, in the main, better to-day than they have been for many years cannot be disputed, but in some respects they show no improve- ment. Especially is this the case

in regard to the Irregular taxation Azores of merchandise. This is one of render this necessary. The great- the worst features of the situation est Interest will be taken in the ex- ploit. It seems to revolutionlee to-day, and it is one which is mak- all previous Ideas of transoceanic Ing its effects felt all over the flight, bringing Transatlantic travel country. Mr. Compton was able by aeroplane once more within the scope of development for com- to show that the recovery of mercial purposes. The machine Hongkong's trade has been ham- will carry wireless, equipped with pered through this factor, whilst portance, is triple-engined, thus floats, and, of still greater 'fm-

he also spoke of fresh imposts reducing by an appreciable margin being continually imposed by the the danger of a forced descent, The prospects of success are high. various regional authorities in the The big factor, the vagaries of the Yangtazo Valley, without method elements, is an uncertain quantity,

Their name, aina! is mud!

*

镡

"A threepenny fare, please?” The conductor handed a ticket

the shaltering of 18.16 hatreds and the defeated lover's and then-

.34.64 opportunity for revenge. Many 31.41 thrilling and exciting eventa lend .813% to a most unusual climax.

.1/6

.1/10.8/116

.34.946 .92,665 .18.20

Mian M. I. Watts, M. A., will deliver a lecture at the Education

hand lay a little pile of farthings. "Ere, what's this?" In his

"There's twelve of them; quite correct," piped the lady with a defiant air.

"Haven't you anything else, mum? I can't take these."

"Nonsense, conductor," chimed

103 Society, Hongkong University, at 109.13/18 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the subject

5.20/10 being "The Wandoring Scholars in an elderly man in the next scat. 2/6% of the Middle Ages," The lecture "The coins are legal tender, and 26.3/10 is open to the public, and will be the lady is perfectly within her -British Wireless. in the Union Assembly Room, rights. You can't refuse them."

The conductor was about to. reply, but thought better of it. With a baffled glare ho slipped tho money into his pocket., "Any more. fares, please?"?

51

COMMON ERROP /

IN BRIDGE

AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM

by ww.wentworth

"TO UTILEKHTEDN DUCK

Morth (Dummy Julia

78

AQTES

"Public Library," said the man who had just spoken. He held out a sixpence. The bell of the ticket puncher tinkled.

"Threepence change, sir; legar

The Error:-Declarer plays 2 tender!" of diamonds and finesses Queen of Into the waiting hand the con- diamonds and then plays Ace of ductor slipped twelve farthinga. diamonds. Declarer makes his

contract but sacrifices game.

The Correct Method:-Declarer To-day's Dog Story-A reador, observes the following eure win-writes: "I have a wire-hatred nors--Aco of spades, Ace of terrier, "Corporal Roberts, Bobby hoarta, King of hearts, Queen of for short, and my next door hearts, Ace of clubs and Ace of neighbours have one called 'Clip- diamonds, or a total of six tricks. Por The two are very good To frame, three more tricks are

frienda unloss. Bobby, is near required. These extra tricks may when Clippor has a bons, when the be made from the diamond suit latter always goes for him by playing as follows: duck tho "Our friends called the other- first trick and when on the load night, accompanied by Clipper, again finesse Queon of diamonds. much, to Bobby's Indignation, q The remaining diamonds will in Clipper was put outside in the all probability be winners.

porch, to which there are, glass. The Bidding;-South bids no- The Principle: When holding doora, Bobby regarded or warning, to the great dieloca-though it would seem to be render trump. All paas..

Ace, Queen and three small cards thoughtfully, and going off to the ed less hazardous by the establish- tion of trade. This is a matter ment of a filling-hase, so to speak,

of a suit in dummy, and two cards kitchen fetched a bone, deliberate Deciding the Play:-West loads of that suit in closed hand, or vice ly showed it to his friend (7) which the National Government at the Azores. The German flight 8 of bearts. Squbit takes with Ace versa, four tricks may be made at through the glass door, and ther must take up if it expects to merit of all who are interested in aviation. The played and how?

will commence with the best wishes of hearts. What card should now no-trump play by ducking the lay down and commenced to eat it

first trick.

(South (Dock BAJE

AKQ

in front of him!”.

him