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we

HOMO GOES ON WITH ANALYSIS

DAY BY DAY HONGKONG:

THE HALCYON HADES

worthy that the exhaust steam was dincharged into the funnel to forco the furnace draught a device which twenty-five years later, in the hands of George Stephenson, went far to make the locomotive what THAT, WITH SUPERSTITION, RE PASSING AWAY, it is to-day. Then, four years LIGION IN ALSO Inter, still several years

before SEEMS TO US AN UNGROUNDED FEAR. Stephenson's

RELIGION CANNOT PASS AWAY. THE frat locomotive,

BUENING OF A LITTLE STRAW MAY Trevithick constructed circular

HIDE THE STARS OF THE SKY; HUT railway in London, near Euston

THE STARS ARE THERE-Carlyle. Square, on which the public were carried at a speed of about twelve to fifteen miles an hour. Here, in brief, we have the carver of thin

The Empress of Canada, which noted inventor so far as steam lo- loft Shanghai at noon to-day, is due comotion is concerned. But Trevi- here at 7 a.m. on Friday, and will sail thick was also deeply interested in the same evening, at 6 p.m., for mining engineering and his name Manila.

No 2: THE SINGLE WOMAN.

How often one hears the remark, appearing conspicuously prim and The East spoila womon-they lose proper she is soon tentatively toy- their hends out here."

ing with cocktail and cigarette.

At home, apart from beauty cul-

Many of them, after a year or:

no in Hongkong certainly appear ture ritual and the necessary at- to merit apollation or decapitation tention to dress innovations she The Empress of Japan arrived at but as heredity and post-natal en- finds nothing whatever with which vironment are held to be resto occupy her leisure and an oven- Vancouver yesterday afternoon.

ponsible for all human dellbiltiesing spent alone, while others are and fallibilities we may perhaps out hitting the so-called high spots, achieve more in the direction of re-appens before long to assume the form by necking to eliminate ex-proportions of a social entastrophe. onerating causes than by premature An inexplicable craving for action and excitement has begun to per-

censure and castigation.

Life out East is notoriously easy mente her ego, she drifts into more is closely nasoclated with important Apparently having committed sui- for the weaker sex and the Devil risque association, dresses more and more daringly, memorizes women's drawingroom Indeed, his fame spread' far outside, the body of a Chinese, about 45 still finda mischief for idle hands. married

Our ethlen! standards foll

developments in this connexion.

| he was engaged in the construction

of mining engines, returning to the Old Country in 1827.

It is oftentimes the lot of genius never to be recognised, and so, in the case of Trevithick, it has to be written that in 1828 he petitioned Parliament for a reward for his dnventions, but without

years of age, was found hanging on

far

to

A meeting will be held of the II.K.lose all touch with the higher of sophistication and

Life's Interests-religion,

side England, for he eventualis the south face of the Beacon il short of those obtaining at Home.atories with a view to repetition and finally congratulates herself Int their fatuous deration went to Peru and Costa Rica, where Tunnel yesterday afternoon and re-

mundane pleasure people out here upon having attained the zenith of broadminded- moved to the public mortuary.

art,ness. Practical Paychology Club nt Lano

TIME. Whatovur serious reflections Crawford's restaurant at up.ni on science, politics and evolution gen- PUTS HER TONGUÉ OUT AT Friday, the 27th. instant, when the crally-they have nothing to talk speaker will be Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, about but local social developments,

of entertaining provious to her 5. J. His subject will be "Why Living and drinking to excess; gambling upon life he had been in the habit

and questionable intimacies

are arrival have been definitely obli- Philosophies Dio."

engrossing con- netually encouraged by the Colony'a terated by more In connexion with Dr. Li Shu-fan's | benignant attitude towards anyone siderations; she now lives exclu recent election as member of the who gives provocation for scandal.sively in the present and when, if possible The of course, the abnormally low over, the question of proportion of women to men lends future crosses her mind she either itself to a fictitious enhancement of visualises one endless round of the former's social valuation and pleasures or puts her tongue out we can scarcely blame the locali at old Father Time. - Eve for endeavouring to exploit] the position.

виссеяв.

Five years later, he died penniless in Dartford. Such is the record of this pioneer of engineering, a man to whom the world owes more than has ever be cathmated. It taken long years for his contribu-

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the Chinese General Chamber of Com merce has invited him to join the new Sparton inventions that still

Honorary Executive Committee, and that the invitation has been accepted. further enrich Radio's Richest Voice increase. Sparton valur.

Because he had not had a ron leadership and make these instru- ments the most attractive

had been a hawker, Mr. Wynne Jones, have ever offered. See the wide tion to be recognised, and even to-viction during the four years that he

Woman, however, is undoubtedly range of models, including the day there is need to state the facts, at the Central Police Court this

disparagment of the morning, said that a Chinese who was a creature of impulse and oppor Sparten Automobile Radio.

magulilcent work of Stephens, imits of the market was a remarkable sight, a sort of blind optimism in charged with hawking within the tunity and an innate lack of fore- who built on the foundations lad man. The defendant was enationed. times

the bare by Trevithick, to recall

order. fucts

chronological 312 Stephenson greatly improved and developed the work of the man who went before him, but the initial credit belongs to this little-kimwa

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Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 1923.

It is

Cornishman.

America's Politics,

"without

EMPIRE FAIR SUCCESS

HUGE PRESENT

The

tennis

CROWDS

From

of

of prosperity, very often sweeps her like a helpless bout into. irreparable disaster.

DISSECTING TABLE.

"Fill up the cup! what bosta it to

repent

How time is slipping underneath

our feet

Unborn to-morrow and dend yes-

terday,

Why fret about them if to-day be

sweet?"

Bssociates Among her malo occasionally appears one who takes both her and himself seriously. He becomes rather too persistent of the in his attentions, seeks to draw her

The modern unmarried girl dis- emarks at Hongkong bubbling over with joyful anticipation thrilling social adventures that away from the more hazardous of

been she has

told the East her companionships and is at last for will hold in store for every mo- peremptorily excommunicated derately attractive woman.

attempting to monopolize and bare YESTERDAY-

with his ussiduity. She has left school friends be her to death hind who for the next year or two | Love in the concentrated, story- success of Hongkong's are destined to learn with geurning book form has become an abnormi There is a curious parallel berst Empire Products Fair sur-land envy of her exciting butterfly ity to her. As a species of mental tween the political conditions in the passed all expectations. Yester-escapes, the marvels of her ward-stimulation to be played with when of vistors to the Peninsula Hotel, social functions und, s 23 pre-absorbing nature is in view, the United States to-day and the thus day, there was a constant straume, the splendone of Eastern and where nothing of a more created Populism in 1892 and led it being estimated that fully 15-ordained culmination, the magni- tender passion has its place in her Acence of her wedding prepara-universe, but for any man to aug. op to the Bryan ascendancy in the 1000 people attended,

the Fair tions. Ship-board conquests have gest that she should for one mo Democratic Party. Then, as nuw, business standpoint, there was widespread economic diaroved of the greatest utility in already provided a superaban-ment consider focussing her life's fostering Empire trade, several dance of exhilarating correspon- Interests in his direction appears

the aporce of absurdity. tress in the country. The Republi-large orders being booked. dence material but the future is ean Party was for by révolt. The

One of the stalls which attract-pregnant with infinitely bigger CUPID'S DEPREDATIONS.

So the more stable of her male anel banking ed much attention on both days pessibilities. monetary system

Conditions at her hotel coincide acquaintances imperceptibly drop methods were the targets of the of the Fair was that of the Dun-

with preconceived out of her life and she continues radicals. Te-day France and the top Rubber Co., where not only wonderfully United States are the suppliers of were this firm's famous tyres and ideas and the male attention she on her mad joyride till one fine inner tubes on display, but also attracts on first tripping into the morning she wakes to the astound- that inteteruta in 1896, the the gold standard;

racquets, tennis balts, dining-room augurs well for times ing revelation

ahead. She has little difficulty in scepticism is no guarantee of im- whole world was behind gold and sand-shoes, etc.

The men fall munity from Cupid's depredations. The plea was that the United States

In regard to the elgarette dis- making friends.

each other in the general Her whole outlook on life under- plays, it should be made

clearlover

Introductions and goes immediate metamorphosis and should take up silver

male. awaiting the action of any nation that the De Reszke, Abdulla, Gold stampede for

domination gives place to an over- on earth. But there is not ap-Flake, Army Club, Prince Charm dates, and even the women appear former resentment against

were quite effusive in their welcome. ing and Via Bama brande

whelming craving to be wholly parent as yet any such organised exhibited by Messrs. J. D. Hut- NOTABILITIES ON THE

by her possessedl

new-found revolt of the radical elements inchinson and Co., on behalf

The first bridge parly proves a Adonis.

For a time love's horizon is free Phillips, Ltd., either party as appeared in those Messrs. Godfrey.

rather boring affair, the notabill- ties deposited upon the dissecting of nimbus, the luminary is obvious. days. The Peoples Party elected London.

On Monday afternoon an intable being as yet unknown quan-ly not at all averse to her absorр- senators and representatives. The silver forces organised no resolute-teresting booklet "Spirit of Ad titles to her, but the intimately tion and initial mancouvres in y that they captured the Demo-venture" was presented to mem- personal nature of the incessant commandeering his undivided acti- cratic Party, and forced a bolt in bere of the official party through tittle-tuttle-its malicious innuen-vity meet with gratifying success. the courtesy of Major B. Barrett, do, venturesome vindictive pro-Strategically she gradually weans the Repubilean convention, headed Far Eastern representatives of phesy and unscrupulous defama-him from his gregarious nocturnal If a schoolboy, or, for the matter

Ltd. On the tion-affords ample corroborative habits and gives him a glimpse of of that, the average adult, were by Senator Teller, which for aMorris Motors,

The Im-rity, intricacy and fascinating de-of evenings alone with her out asked who was the inventor of the moment seemed to put the life of cover was an artistic design of testimony to the notorious teme- the more enchanting possibilition under the palms boneath the beni- thal party in jeopardy. At the the Segrave Trophy. locomotive, he would

Before a week has clapsed she guant glow of a soul-searching is clearly emphasised. The book- promptly repl, that the credit be-critical moment there appeared in perial significance of this trophy pravity of life out in the Orient.

Brynn a leader who had youth, et contains several Illustrations is invited by numerous boy-friends moon where futile ball-room chat- longs to George Stephenson. Bul

fervour, unparalleled oratorical of Britons who have diaplayed to tea and dinner dances, beachter is superseded by intoxicating he would be wrong, none the less.

and yachting cruises and to avoid THE IRONY OF IT. The truth was stated a few days ability, and a passionate devotion courage, initiative and skill in a and launch picnics, tennis parties harmony-inspiring intimacies.

Enrapped in a new born esctacy to his cause. Whatever he may spirit of adventure.

she looks back and wonders how ago in a British wireless message

she could ever have tolerated the to the effect that Prince George, on have become in his later days, in

crowd inane, sensation-secking a visit to Cornwall, hud unveiled a 1896 Brynn was an ideal leader of

with which she has for so long memorial to Richard Trevithick, forlorn hope. The possibility of

been associated and for the first time since childhood kneels at her "the inventor of the steam locomo-a repetition of the days of '98 seems

bedside in beautiful gratitude to tive, which, in 1801, carried the alight.to-day. The igaltes

is hand, and perhaps the public un

her maker for this miraculously first load of passengers." It

discovered source of unadulterated possible, in view of the fact that rest might easily be stirred into a

happiness. Stephenson is usually referred to political uprising. But nowhere is in school text-books as the inven-there indication of any organisa- tor of the locomotive, that most tion to that end. It took fully aix peuple have never even heard of years of propaganda to produce the No remains Chicago convention of 1896. Trevithick, but the fact

sight-no that we owe to him the high prea- popular leader is in

the Democratic sire engine, and that it was this Bryan to smush Cornish geants who was the first to maelitne, nor any Roosevelt to split use a gleam-driven engine to carry the Republican Party. Wherefore the validity of the McAddo vision passengers by rail.

of rovolt may be questioned. Prob

THE INVENTOR OF

THE LOCOMOTIVE

no

doubt

Remembering that Stephenson's

are at

effectively first locomotive was built in 1814, ably the economic structure of the and that it was not until 1829 that country can be more

un-

he constructed the "Rocket," it is repaired by those who can use tho worth recalling that on Christmas tools at hand than by an entirely

unteated and Eve, 1801, Trovithick's road loco-new crew of motive carried the first load of equipped innovators, passengers ever conveyed by steam, and that in the following your he

Shortly before nine o'clock this applied for a patent for steamn morning, four men, armed with two ungines propelling carriages, revolvers and two daggers, gained ad- the ground floor of 28, Following up his activities, wo find mission to that in 1808, another steam vehicle Main Street, Shaukiwan, and stole a quantity of money and jewellery, the which Trovithick made wa run in value of which has not yet been ascer the streets of London, from Oxfordtained. Street to Paddington, the return

At the egremony at Queen Victoria's journey being made via Islington statue yesterday, the basket of roses Then, in 1804, he built a locomotive was laid by Mr. S. W. Cressey (not In the modern sense, which he ran Mr. H. T. Creasy, as stated) and the on what had formerly been a horse senior Bea Scout. Mrs. T. H. King! was present in charge of the Girl tramway in Wales, and it is note Guides.

"Maybe your could reason with 'him, Lady. people waitin for this com

Yknow, there's

Then the tragedy and irony of life takes its toll. Her adored admirer has not, as she во сол- fidently assumed, been riddled by the erotic arrow, he is still out on the trail of promiscuous amatory conquests, senses the gravity be- hind her attitude towards him, Anda satiation in effortless nequi-, sition and eventually slinks away to rejoin the snarling yelping pack. Heartbroken and disillusioned shu secka the seclusion of her room but that way los madness and back she plunges into the anaesthetic vortex of senso grati- fention. She descends to the depths, the hopeless struggle to forget dulls the edge of self-res- pect and sho defies convention with the same equanimity as she flouts her own conscience,

Sanity returns at last, the futility of it all becomes self- avident and she leaves for Homo unhonoured and unloved.

She prayed for what the world

could give

And the world claimed recom-

pense.

"Sho prayed for love-and but

the scars remain."

"At the last she prayed for a

contented mind,

1

And would God that prayer had

been the first."