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AMERICA'S NEW

PRESIDENT.

ROMANTIC CAREER OF MR. HOOVER. (By W. J. FitzGerald.)

Herbert Hoover, the big, burly,; Address has even now much force world-reamer, once host of that among a vast mixed population jolly salon in Kensington, is the whose political education is still choice of 120,000,000 people as incomplete, as all Presidents have notes, even to Calvin Coolidge of their supreme Chief.

to-day...

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MARCH 2nd, 1929.

eatastrophe that cost £60,000,000.

Hoover's rival, the nimble-

witted Al Smith, used as his slogan that exuberant song, "The Side- walks of Noo York!" But America has drawn her new Tear from a graver and nobler sphere of proven achievement in the world at large, both in war and pesce,

Mrs. Louisa Hoover, is "First Lady of the Land" and White House hostess, was once a fellow- student at Slamiford with Berbert, and beeane a schoolteacher in Monterey

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PLAYING CARDS.

CELEBRATING THE TERCENTENARY.

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that they originated in the East. Queen Elizabeth liked cards, and swore royally when she had a bad hand. Perhaps, she would have been more no caso if gho had thought of the unique appointment The 300th birthday of the char-mada by her successor viz., a ter of the Worshipful Company of King's Card holder, who hold the. Playing Card Makers will be cele-cards to save James, I. the exertion. brated shortly and the tercenten-Or was the Idea to prompt him? Iary is to be celebrated by a banquet, But the most romantic figure in The Company (writes Laurence the history of cards was a humble Mason in the Evening Netus) is person, Mrs. Elizabeth Edmonds, of the smallest and least of Chester. In the reign of Queen wealthy and least ancient of the Mary, Dr. Cole was dispatched to City companies, but what other Ireland with a commission to company makes things so univer-"Irish the hereties" as he express- sally used? There will be a few ed it to the Mayor of Chester, at ghosts, surely, at that banquel-whose house he stayed a night on to Dublin, Now, Mrs. ghosts of those who have been his way held in the grip of fascination by Edmonds had a brother in Dublin the pip of a card, who have who was a Protestant, and shie gambled fortunes on the chances overheard Dr. Cole's anticipatory of the deal, like, for instance, the relish of a persecution. She went late Mr. Maurice Jenks, who forto a small dispatch box which the half a century piled up a fortune docter carried with him, abstract- out of baccarat and then, in-bised the commission and, for love of last game at Paris, just before mischief, put in its place a pack the War, found that his mind had of exids with the knave of clubs Arriving in Dublin lost la cunning, or that lack had uppermost. turned sour, and last in a night on Oct. 7th 1558, Dr. Cole made a very windy speech to the Privy nearly all he had minde,

Council on the objects of his mix-

Famous Judges,

But if ghosia are to be admittedsion, and then handed the box to to that banquet what a multitude Lord Deputy Fitzwalters for the there will be! One will be that secretary to read the commission.

A Happy Ending. wily old judge, Mr. Justice Jervis,

To the great surprise of all pre-. who knew the ernaked as well as the straight side of cards, so that sent, and the doctor's confusion, a hardened card sharper who fail there was nothing found but a ed to surrender to his bail at pack of cards with the knave of Lewis afterwards explained to us uppermost. The doctor.us- Henry Hawkins: “Sir, I would sured the deputy that he had the Commission, and said he could not rather abandon my profession than think where it had gone. "Then," be tried by such a judge. The old bloke knows every trick on the said the Deputy, "Methinks we will have another commission. Mean- board."

while we will shule the cards." .. Charles Russell. (afterwards

Cole hastened back to Englis Lord Chief Justice) would on for another commission, but before this reckoning surely be there he could return the Queen was Nover was there such an cadend.

When Queen Elizabeth thusiast for the game. He would heart the story she was so de- play with almost anybody, show-lighted that she sent for Mrs. ing what democrats cards make of Edmonds and gave her a pension as all. But he always expected of £40 a year for life for saving people to remember the great man her Protestant subjects in Ireland he was, and he, the finest speaker from persecution, and the most vigorous personality

at the Bar, was left speechless by

PICTORIAL "SUPPLEMENT.

HONGKONG MEMORIALS.

Modelled on the pattern of the famous Cenotaph in White- hall, Hongkong's principal War Memorial stands facing the Harbour, in front of the Courts of Justice and the Hongkong Club. Here a Service of Remembrance is held every Armis- lice Day.

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qualifica-, the remark of a young partner be WIVES IN THE WILDS. tions. One girl tells abc had scalded for had play. "Now

"doesn't sunburn easily"—which: then," drawled the youth sroro-

might be a qualification of a By Juck McLaren.} fully, "remember you are not in

kind; another says she is ah Every now and again one or

speech on cards. He it was, inre suggesting that I keep my your silly old police court now."

other of my lonely trader or plan-experienced horsewoman and can Sheridan could make a witty ter friends in the South Seas writes swim very well, I am afraid these accomplishments are of little use. corrigible gamester, who was onee eyes open" for a suitable wife for

for in most parts of the South asked what he would do if he saw

Seas horses are almost unknown, him.

while swimming by whiles is done. only for sport.

Instead of ideas of and adventure, what a WOMNI needs to take to the wilds - severe practicality.

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a man cheating yet ad not likeAs it happens, many of my to expose him. "Back-dim," he said, arteles bring from all parts of

The Origin of Cards?

Great Britain letters from young The memory of dead kings might women asking if I can put them expecially that of His Majesty circumstances.

tonated at that banquet in touch with men in just these Edward 1., who is said to have|

Unfortunately, however,, nearly brought them to England in 1278 all these young women reveal com- though in truth nobody knows pletely wrong ideas of what life when cards first came to England in the wilds means for a woman. and all that can be ascertained in thrill to think of being always nothing, and would tackle any near a lazy, blue sea and among man, though a sergeant near me gently rustling palms," is an ex- was shot at through the bars of tract from one letter I received the van and killed."

lately. "I would adore the soft, Mr. Skinner, in his tall hat and scented nights" is an extract from bob-tailed cani, did duty..on the another.

They would soon find that what day the rifle rane on Wimbledon Common was opened by Queen really mattered in the South Sens, Victoria.

Just as anywhere else, were the "Another officer and myself very ordinary things of life, such were in charge of the gun with as daily routine and running the which the Queen scored a bull's-home.

This is no "machine-made”. Pre- sident. Eight years ago he couldn't tell you what Party he be longed to! A man of powerful The penulless orphan waif of

mind and rugged frame, rich in Hoover tells his people boldly: the knowledge of men and national an Iowa village is lifted into what President Coolidge calls: "The "We cannot isolate ourselves problems, Herbert Hoover will most important position in the from the world?" to the recent rive Ameries a strong lead, and world!"

campaign of "whispering." his not wait to be swayed by every One night after dinner political opponents urged that this breeze of an uninstructed de- telling us of his "slavedags" down That "he had applied for British been dimmed by geographical this heavy-weight engineer was man had the European mind."mocracy whose political vision has in New Mexico. He was out of itizenship." That "he had voted aloofness and and material pros- job, and now had to drop far n England"—and even been erify. derground, there to lug laden ore-offered the Ministry of Munitions.

I is to a "new" America that wagons through the dark, dump in London during the Great War. Herbert Hoover comes as Master galleries."

with K.C.M.G. To prospect and and stormin, uniquely equipped Young Boover ware

the same "ip" Herbert The British") for a vaster imperial day. "guss" or girdle around his waist used in the lurid horizon of that that our boys wear in the Somer Frightf time! set mines of to-day, when they

His War-time Chalee. crawl in harness hauling the coal!

Whether all this be true, or ou finger-tips and tous or "even i on all-fours worse off than any faise, the practical world-ex- oprience at the back of such ac- pit-pony!

Before that, Hover had wash-usations" will soon be known as ed dishes in Stanford University priceless asset to the new Pre in order to pay his way for addent's own people, as well as to course in metallurgy and practicalfas and to Europe at large.

In 1914 Tover! was already a mining.

Now this same blue-eyed giant man of large fortune, with a busi taciturn as ever, shy as a girl, pness of international scope as an loathing pelty politics and bless-organiser und consultant in mises

his of all grades, from gold and silver] “Kidnapped" and wedded at a ing the radio that saves

few hours notlee, this Californian blushes and founderinga in a16 copper and lead. public speech-sits in the seat of

If instead of freding stricken girl suddenly found herself hurled Washington and Lincoln in a Belgium and repatriating hordes of into the awful Boxer siege of Tient- America incomparably greater his own tourista stranded by the sin, with the streets ablaze and than that of either the Founder or thunderstorms of war, Hoover had swept with rifle and machine gun the Emanetpatar. Who shall letected to "feed" his own private fire, while her husband superin-

eye that day," he said, "and be- Somo are taken with the idea af ray that Romance is dead, with interests--he would 11፡፡ . be ended, the digging of trenches and

fore she arrived we look it out wild adventures, of sailing tile- such a career as this a fact like multi-millionaire. For in his of the defensive arricades-mainly

of its case and tried it. The known coasts in schooners, a fallen seed forcing up a paving, į ficient hands in 1914 was a vast sacks of rive and sugar, and grain.

ride shooting was done away with countering savage tribes, and so alone to Baunt the flower and "earner" in much-needed metals This lady also is a citizen of the

beenuse it became dangerous. forth. As the writer of one letter Fruit of its Desting and Strength? that were soon in panic-demand erger world. She knows our Lan-

Mr. Skinner boasts of his put it: "I am tired of the hum- Hoover is "something new" infat any priev,

(don. Her Kensington home was a

large family of ninety-one grand-drum life of civilization: I want American Presidents. la due Rut- Ambassador Page apprated | much-songht salon of repose and children and greatgrandchildren to live dangerously." Reason Le romes to

Bijz Business dissap charm, and these they both "open-seattered throughout the world. Some state what, they ima- supreme to him and wer at the White House

topesred. As Food Controller infed cut" to friends Ceyen the silent. face international problems of Washington, the whisperers" vow Herbert!) in strange tiles of ad- enormous complexity and size. that Houver forced down the pricus venture from China 1 Peru, which Thirty of America's Presidents of American farmers' grain for the would fill a boy's hook with thrills have been stay-at-homes, with a bit of the Allied families. and laughter. very limited horizon. As the With $100,000,000 voted by Con-! Herbert Hoover and his wife Thirty-First, Herbert Clark Hoover gress,, he fed starving Russia, too. are easily the fittest and ablest has enjoyed an intimate acquain- And when the enemous Mississippi couple whom America hur ever call- tance with all lands and al! broke its banks and turned half afod to supreme power, since General peopley-white, blark and brown nation Into Noah's Flood, it was Washington and his rich Maritta from London to Peking; from the again Herbert Hoover who was) were offered golden crowns by a Irawaddy and the Nile to the falled to survey, that weird, and jarring and divided democracy! wesome seene, with his 'plunesį Their British sdmirers are full of Tradition is still strong over overhead, and his fleets on the face jay at the election to the White there; the Keep-out-of-Europe" of the faging waters, carrying help House of a wise, well-tried and

comfort of George Washington's Farewell land

throughout powerful friend!

Scheldt and the Thames,

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TUNE THAT PLEASED No one can fail to be interested THE OLDEST “PEELER.”

QUEEN.

TO WINDSOR,

in the account of his rise from the obscurity of public-house 'concert rooms, "bunking" days and poorly-

COMEDIAN'S STORY OF VISIT paid provinetal engagements to

West-end triumphs.

Resource.

A VETERAN POLICEMEN'S

REMINISCENCES,

Thrilling tales of crime and erime detection in the 'sixties

To have been a papalar 'come- Te tells a good story of an actor were told to a Daily Express re- dian for half a cintary is in who was escaping from a prison presentative by Mr. William Henry itself an achievement. To have and who should have been shot by Skinner, who claims to be the

sentry. The gun, howeveoldest living "Peeler." been the creator of those two music-hall classics, "Two Lavely would not go off. Grasping, the Mr. Skinner, who is ninety-three Black Eyer" and "The Man who situation and his throat at the years of age, lives at Wandsworth, Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" is What have I done? I have awal- ocupled the only house in Wim- same time he gasped:" "Heavens! ut during his days of service he ainiost fame!

lowed the file. And thereupon he bledon Woods, where he cultivated They have been hummed and fell lifeless to the ground! Ina extensive 'garden. whistled and sung in every part a"; There is a good story, too, of| Things were not so smooth ́for the globe; the Salvation Army has Queen Victoria, A.military band the driver of a "Black Maria" In used the air of one for a hyron was performing on the terrace of those days. The van, which car tune; an organist in Australia Windsor Castle, and one of the ried the gold letters "V.R." and adapted the olher church unes so pleased her that she sent was called the "vagabond re- voluntary!

a Lady-in-Waiting to request its mover," was, horse-drawn, with Now their creator, Mr. Charles repetition. She then sent to ascer-steel wheels, and jogged and clat

tain the name of the melody. tered over the cobble stones of the Coborn, at the age of 75, looks "When the Lady-in-Waiting re- London streets in a fearsome man- upon his long association with the turned she appeared to be reluc-ner, variety profession, and in his tant to give the information. book, The Man Who Broke the However, she

"We had regular cutlass drill was pressed to at the time of the Fentana,” said Bank, (Hutchinson, 18.) gives answer, and accordingly announe Mr, Skinner, and I was given us what amounts to an abridgeded that the song was entitled two men to sit on either side-of history of the modern musichall. "Come where the booze is cheap me on the driver's seat, in case I

His real name is Colin Whitton [er." Her Majesty, it was said, was sho McCullum he took the stage "seemed troubled and perplexed." name of Coborn from Coborn-road. And I do not wonder."

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