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John Henry and "Blossom" Joe Murgatroyd's Letter-Part 2

John Henry and “Blossom" Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Dykes) Jesu, Lover of My Soul (Dykes)

SATURDAY JUNE 1, 1929.

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Important decisions were reach ed in regard to the water shortage problem at the conference which Chinese members of the Legislative Council had with H.E, the Governor. The whole

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DAY BY DAY.

The R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" is due here on the 17th June. She will sail for Manila at 5.00 pm. On the 18th June.

It is notified in the Gazette that the name of Foreign Products Dis- tributors Forprodist Limited, has been struck off the Register.

THE MAN OF SUCCESS IS THE MAN WHO GIVES CAREFUL THOUGHT TO to place them before the Govern- ORGANISATION.--W. H. Lever, ment or the Unoilleial members of Council. In mes like the pre- sent, it is common to hear a deal of criticism of Official shortcom- ings and the like, but,

ns we have sald before, these serve no unsful purpose at the moment. We have

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THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE.

An Appreciation of Mary Webb.

There is a country to westward, could rejoice in "fairy gold" nad In the English midlands which had all the resources of a rich has been well described as lying imagination at her beck and call. on the edges of the hills of dif- Who, compelled to walk soven long ficulty-this is that rather lonely miles to stand in Sarowsbury belt of pastoral mixed with solemn market with her simple berries, woodland forming the borders of her eggs, or lilac, or Inyender, "proud Salopin." A country could, of her journoying make sparsely inhabited and shut away such a lovely thing as the linar from the rest of England by little called "Market Day:" dimpled hills, an intermediate who'll walk the fields with us to land, as it were, looking westward to the wilder heights of ancient Wales and full of memories of old to be really helpful, now have their Iris Excellency the Governor has heroisms, old, beliefs, old schemes We take our roots and country becoming practical, been pleased to appoint Mr. David of living. A district which apart Where high walls shade, the steep

from its sleepy market towns, its Any constructive proposal will, we/William Tratman to net as Colonial Jacobean houses set in fine park And golden bells and silver chimes

Secretary, with effect from 29th lands, its heights crowned with Ring up and down May, 1929.

Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp, K., K.C., C.B.E., having returned to the Colony resumed duty na to take facts ns they are.

But the Attorney General on the 28th May, critics, as well as those who want

chance of

are sure, be listened to and, if practicable, be adopted. Bul the matter is one of urgency. It is to Be hoped, therefore, that sugges Lions will be made without delay by those who have useful ideas on the subject.

Gambling in Shanghai,

1929.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint. Mr. Edward Irvine Wynne-Jones to bo Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, with effect from

29th May, 1929.

It is notified in the Gazelle, that,] at the expiration of three months

From the evidence at hand it from the date hereof, the Huntsz & Company, Limited will, unless becomes apparent that the cam-cause is shown to the contrary, paign launched by the Shanghai be struck off the register and the authorities in an effort to com- company will be dissolved,

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but the gambling cruze is more It is notified in the Gazette that than, warranted. Only those in the Counsellors of State on behalf close touch with the problems of His Majesty the King have been presented are in a position to pleased to approve the appoint- guage the amazing and alarming ment of the Honourable Mr. extent to which the evil has grown Thomas Henry King to be an Official Member of the Legislative in the past twelve months, and Council during his tenure of office the facts: submitted by these inns Acting Superintendent of vestigators present a convincing Police.: renson for drastic treatment.

It is notified in the Gazette that THE WATER SHORTAGE There is reason to believe the Is Excellency the Governor has legation that the development of made an order that that section of the serious state of affairs can road referred to in Government be traced to the opening of grey- Notification No. 236 of 24th April, (Westminster Central Hall Choir-

hound-racing tracks; the argu-1925, is closed, namely:-The per- Conducted by Arthur Meulo).

ment being that the cultivation of tion of Middle Road from the

South-East corner "sporting instincts" has led the Inland Lot No. 414 to its junction of Kowloon -“Nell Gwynn” Dances, No, 1 Country Dance

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more reckless of the community to with Salisbury Road. Nell Gwynn" Dances, No. 2 Pastoral Dance

search for fresh outlets for "lut-} (Ed. German)tion was thoroughly explored at ters." The result it is sold, has this gathering, and the decisions been encouragement of the instal

Intion all over Shunghat of rou- reached should do a great deal

lette wheels, some of them in towards relleving present anxiety back-rooms of the

numerous Incidentally, both Dr. Kotewall and cabarets, and others in ostensibly Dr. Tao are to be commended for private residences. The extent to the enthusiastic manner in which which roulette is now indulged in they are taking up this question is best illustrated by the fact of for the benefit of the Chinese com-the penetration of the promoters munity, who, of course, are the of these roulette-schops Into chief sufferers in the present Bubbling Well Road, one of the De Groot and His Orchestra crisis. Not only have they them- finest residential districts in the

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The most important decision reached is that which contemplates the making of arrangements with shipping companies. whereby water

International Settlement. The in the attempt to suppress these biggest problem facing the police places when discovered is the cosmopolitan nature of Shanghai's community. This explain why

BRIDGE MADE EASY Joy by W.W.Wentworth

-Emptivo Bids,

town

in an old coat and a faded gown?

sweets

old streets,

times.

yew trees or old stone circles, one

the 'sleepy would guess to be historic since some mysterious quality of Such atraits na she must have romance seems to inhere in the known as a small cultivator In very outlinen of its rolling wartime were peculiar of course pastures, its primrosed dells, its oak words humped up against the sky and its distant holghts all azure loveliness in the morning and flaming, glory at sundown.

to this particular period of her passed in comparative alluence; career; her youth having been and, it ill becomes her admirers to regret this difficult period sinca it was after an exceptionally bad market day that she seems to have, This is the countryside recently sat down to consider what mer made famous in English-speaking chandine, other than material, aho lands by the pooms and novels of had in the house; to have decided Mary Webb, Most of her difficult that she had much ancient country days were lived in it so that one lore, a minute knowledge of her could consider her as an example neighbours and an immense joy in of the undoubted correctness of natural beauty, all of which could Taino's theory that "milieu" or possibly be shared with the world. natural environment is often ቤ most powerful influence in the character of a writer.

At any rate the hills of difficulty were more than allegorical in her cass, for in both experience and art she had to climb. Her journey ing was made joyful, however, because she was a true poet living in a corner of the world where poetry in rifo.

As a poet of the countryside Mary Webb will appen to Eng- lish-speaking people the world over, for in her verae, the ouzol and the cuckoo sing, the hawthorg foams about the hedges, the wood dove coos and the red rose climbs to look in at the cottage window. In her novels, this same love of nature appears Interwoven with Sitting on a sunny hilltop, the old tales, old ways and old tragic fallings very true to the border other day to looked out character as it was, maybe, er across the hammock-shaped - plain heights that so attracted hor Shrewsbury thinking of elves and to those mysterious

years ago. A legend,, remember- westerned perhaps as she walked to imagination and which through blossoms, and telling herself that her writing havo lately become. familiar to the world. It was so quiet around us that though drawn up at the side of a high road join-. ing two little market towns might have said with Prue Sarn, that "it was still enough for aoré l'aoems to have started her miracle to come about." The her career as a novelist. Once plain below was empty; southeast-started, she wrote more and more, ward we could see a line of bluish achieving immediate recognition hilltops and on the highest of in literary circles but very small these that curious rock known as financial gains; enough in time, "The Devil's Chair," to which, in however, to free both herself and old Shropshire days, came lads her husband from market-garden- and lassics on Palm Sunday mor- Ing and take them to London to ning secking enchanted arrows more congonfal toil.. of gold. Wild and beautiful the fortress-like summit rose against

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Neither bells in the steeple Nor books old and brown Can disenchant the people. In this slumbering town,

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Holding all the Aces, some players bid a pre-emptive two no

the clear blue sky, a "rock," in It was Mary Webb's happiness trump, as in this manner they Mary Webb's worlds, "smooth to see many things in her rustic hope to shut out bidding and lead with age, fronting everlastingnces, characters that less sympathetic indicators. This practice more lonely, Impervious, weatherproof. observers would not have seen the police when

How the plowman, turned prea- often shuts out partner's major taking action

A little lower down to south-cher for the Sabbath, was moved against No. 151 Bubbling Well

suit declaration. Furthermore, ward were the Stipper Stones with almost to tears by the beauty of Road last Sunday, made no effort curate information of your hold-whinberry plants where Deb and frugal meal beneath the lit lamp. by bidding two no trump, ac-their moors covered, over with Isalah or the Paalms. How the to secure a warrant for search, can be brought here in ballast from but contented themselves with ing, is not only conveyed to your Lily, in The Golden Arrow, yes on the cottage table was like a taking the names and addresses partner, but also to your oppon- and Mary Webb herself in her sacrament because love was there. Canton and elsewhere. A corres of those frequenting the premises.ents, and they become timid about market-gardening days, would How the poor country woman in bidding. With such a strong hover whole mornings long among the barracka-like workhouse was The conductor la 趕 Mexican a day or so ago, urged this as one citizen, and the Mexican Consul holding you should encourage the wild bushes tipped, with moved by the sight of a deep red expressed a desire that the names bidding to place you in the pont-crimson Bearching for those rose remembering her dear love of the frequenters should be taken ton not only of obtaining in before he granted an injunction formation from your partner, but enabling the police to seal the of inflicting penalties by having house. Drastic action has also opponents bid beyond their con-

pondent, writing in a contemporary

tracting ability.

means of relieving, the altuation, pointing out that very considerable sunnlies could be brought into the Colony in this way from various

been taken in respect of dog-rac- ports called at by steamers which ing. The promoters have been must bid: three in spades; four To pre-empt originally you regularly put in at Hongkong. given an ultimatum requiring The iden now put forward is that them to limit dog-racing to one in hearts; four in diamonds (pre- the water be chlorinated on the night a week instead of seven ferably five); five in clubs.

Any lower bid is merely a weak way to the Colony, so as to save this is going

On the surface, it would seem that effort that will not produce the a little too far, result you seek. It will in all time. Then it can be stored in though the Council appears quite probability prove futile, as it will tanks for immediate use. It is also determined as to its course of

mysterious berries "tasting of and one-time home. But, indeed, Faery" which only grow in beauti- a very gracious spirit. pervades ful solitary places. Looking west-all Mary Webb's writing, vauce ward was the country so glorious-teracting auch dangerous stuff as ly described in "Gone to Earth" some old country enchantments dark brown hill slopes and rather making them quite Innocuous, and Seven for i Secratthewould seem to have been and rugged distant heights away to- ward the Severn's mountain home- There is a wild poetic justice land. Little Montgomery towns about her work. Se, if things of clung to these hills and the sight dread sinister seem sometimes to of them would inevitably make be terrible to contemplate, a sweet an admirer of Mary Webb remem- spiritual light shines out beside ber that, up there, Abel Woodhus, them counteracting their evil in-

pleasing to note that additional action in the event of non-com-only encourage bidding by oppo- the country harpist, must have fluence at every turn. Prue Sarn

con-

pliance with their request. --......

21 YEARS AGO.

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"the daggly angel" and prays and loves her brother, "plowing furrow for furrow along with him all day, or digging spade for spade" John Arden, the sheep

If your hand warrants a pre- tanks are to be erected, whilst

emptive bid, be bold in making it further hydrants are to be installed

-let it be truly pre-emptive and where they are most needed. The

not a whimper. Unless the hand question of storage of water is an

warrants a shut-out declaration, Somewhere in the same country-master, setting his kindly lamp at". bid one in preference to any hy-side too would be Edward's little evening in the window of the high. important one, and in this

brid half-pre-emptive that will Bethel and the manse nexion suggestions are invited in

to which cottage on the moor and speaking usually help only your opponents sweet Hazel Woodhus was trans- words of golden counsel to those regard to other means than the!

and accomplish nothing for you. planted from her honte in the who seek the enchanted arrows; building of tanks, which naturally The following items are from

Don't pre-empt if you have forest, together with her pet Edward, the kind young minlater, take some time to construct. A the Hongkong Telegraph for the nothing to fear.

"Foxey" and all the other be in "Gone to Earth these are week ended May 30th, 1908:

Don't pre-empt if the hand con- draggled darlinge she had salvag- all examples of her beautiful correspondent the other day nut

tains general strength,

od, in her pity, from the wild poetic delineations of character., forward the idea that the VRC. The rate of the dollar on de- Don't pre-empt If the hand con-woode, swimming bath might be utilised mand was Is. 10%.

tains support in both major suita. Don't pre-em,t unless you fear for the purpose. We do not know. whether any offelal notice has Nelson,

The marriage took place at a strong major bid by opponents,

Cheshire, of Dr. C Don't pre-empt. unless you be been taken of this suggestion, but, Forsyth, of Hongkong, and Mia lieve that, with average aasia- If it i feasible, we have Hittle D. M. Livermore.

tance from partner, you may make game or be set not more than one doubt that the necessary arrange- ་

The death occurred of Inspec trick. ments could be made. In the tor Cuthbert, of the Hongkong

Don't bid less than the full meantime, however, the tanke Police. Ho had been in the strength of your hand.

Don't bid less than three spades or four in bearts or four on with, and it is satisfactory to There was considerable nin diamonds (preferably five) or know that thero are hopes that xiety on account of the recurrence five in clubs." they will bo in uso within a week of plague in the Colony, o

Don't bid a suit of less than or so. With regard to the use of

seven cards worth at least six well water, we feel, with His Excel the Legislative Council on an Un-

A lengthy debate took place in tricks.

Don't bd three unless the total lency, that the utmost precaution official motion condemning the hand contains A minimum of

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To make beauty. out of the Whilst my companion was mappiping calls in the spring woode, reading and calculating how many the distant, hills, blue like pea- miles we had to go to make a com- cocks, the breast of purple in the plate tour of the district, visiting tree tops, the soft yellowing of Clea and Clun arid Ludlow (which colandine in the rookery or the fancy ja Mary Webb's Lulling scented hawthorn's snow, seems ford), to the south, and then natural; but to make it also,.as Shrewsbury (so often praised in byre and farmyard, out of pigs returning by Church Stretton to Mary Webb did, out of scenes in her verse and prose); I sat and and acorns and market going, out thought over that strange streak of scrubbing and baking and of genlus that struggled to light scalding the milking nails; out amidst all this bucolic solitude. of ugliness even-dog-fighting and. worse all by lighting up the The outline of her own story as scenes with that poetry that comes far as we know it, is sad and where patience, forgiveness and. simple; only the beauty of her rompassion shine out over all, character consoling us for her does seem to set her as a novelist poor fortunes. Though in making in a place quite by herself in our haps doing a wrong to one who Christian Scienos Monitor.

should be taken before its use is Home Government's policy in or-seven tricks, permitted, in view of the danger dering the closing of the long- Don't bid four unless the total of water-borne disenso from this kong opium divans without giving hand contains a minimum of eight this kind of estimate we are per-story-telling age. T. fathe

notice. The motion was defeated. I tricka,