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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

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Extracts from John Bright's famous speech in the House. of Commons on February 23, 1855, when negotiations were being made to end the Crimea War

The Angel of Death Has Been

THERE is one subject upon which I should

like to put a question to the noble lord at. the head of the. Government. I shall not say one word here about the state of the army in the Crimea, or one word about its numbers or its condition. Every member of this House, every inhabitant of this country, has been sufficiently harrowed with details regarding it.

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To my solemn belief thousands-nay scores of thousands of persons--have retired to rest, night after night, whose glumbers have been disturbed or whose dreams have been based upon the sufferings and agonies of our soldiers in the Crimen. I should like to ask the noble lord at the head of the Government--although I am not sure that he will feel that he can or ought to answer The question-whether the noble lord, the member for London, has power, after discussions have commenced, and as soon as there shall be established good grounds for believing that the negotiations for peace will prove successful, to enter into any armistice? (No! No!)

I know not, sir, who it is that says

"No. no," but I should like to see any man get up and say that the destruction of 200,000- human lives lost on all sides during the course of this unhappy conflict is not sufficient sucrifice. You are not pretending to conquer territory- you are not pretending to hold fortified er

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unfortified towns; you have offered terms of peace which, as I understand them, I do not say are not moderate; and breathes there a man in this House or in this country whose appetite. for blood is so insatiable that, even when terms of peace have been offered and accepted, he pines for that assault in which of Russian, Turk, French, and English, as sure as one man dies, 20.000 corpses will strew the streets of Sebastopol.

Your country is not in an advantageous. state at this moment; from one end of the king- dom to the other there is a general collapse of industry. Those members of this House not intimately acquainted with the trade and com- merce of this country do not fully comprehend our position as 16 the diminution of employment and the lessening of wages. An increase in the cost of living is finding its way to the homes and hearts of a vast number of the labouring population.

The Angel of throughout the kind; beating of his wings.

The Rainbow

My heart leaps up when i behold

A ratabae in the sky:

So was it when my life began

So is it now i am a ma

So be. If when I shall grow old,

Or let me dir!

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Death has been abroad you may almost hear the There is no one, ns when

POEMS

The Child to father of the Man: And I could wish my days to be Benind each tu ench by natural plotp. Ah, what aralls the sceptre

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race?!

W, WORDSWORTH.

Rose Aylmer

Ah, what the form divine!

What every virtue, every grace!

Rose Aylmer, all were thine, Hose Aylmer, whom these wakeful eyes

Сабоичир

May weep, but werer ave,

the first-born was slain of old, to sprinkle with blood the lintel and the two side-posts of our doors that he may spare and pass on: he takes his victims from the castle of the noble, the mansion of the wealthy, and the cottage of the poor and the lowly, and it is on behalf of all these classes that I make this solemn appeal.

The noble lord has been for more than forty years a member of the House. Before I was born he sat upon the Treasury Bench, and he has spent his life in the service of this country. He is no longer young, and his life has extended almost to the term allotted to man. I would ask. I would entreat the noble lord to take a course which, when he looks back upon his whole political career-whatever he may therein find is be pleased with, whatever to regret, ennnol but be a source of gratifiention to him.

By adopting that course he would have the satisfaction of reflecting that, having obtained the object of his laudable ambition-having become the foremost subject of the Crown. the director of. it may be. the destinies of his. country, and the presiding genius in her Comcils-he had achieved a still higher and nobler ambition; that he had returned the sword to the scabbarii-that at his word torrents of blood had ceased to flow-that he has restored tranquillity to Europe, and saved this country from the indescribable calamities of

war.

A night of memories at sighs

I conscerate to thee.

W. S. LANDOR.

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Fears-

Themorrone?--Why, To-morrane I may be Apaelf with Vesterday's Sev'n Thousand Years. tot Some we loved, the lovefirst and best

That Time and Fate of all their Vintage prest. Have drink their Cup & Round or twn before. And one by one crept silently to Rest. And wr, that none make merry, in the Room,' They left, and Summer dresses In neto. Bloom Ourselves munat we beneath the Couch of Earth Descend, merseines to make a Couch-for Whom?

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FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER

Frankenstein male a monster which mastered him. It is wrong "to" kay that" "so-and-so" created a Frankenstein that destroped him. Correct is: In setting up such- a scheme, so-called-so and-such a created a Frankenstein's monster. That is, the scheme would bring destruction upon its creator.

FORMER, LATTER These should only be used with reference to two persons things mentioned.

Of the three men, Wrong are: Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Lansbury, I prefer the former (latter).

The sentence only needs to be put in this way to show that poor Mr. Lloyd George will never have

any supporters.

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

PROBLEM I

A GAME AT FOOZLEBALL

DULLFELLOW

and Brighter were playing at Foozleball -21 points up. They are very eventy matched. "Before we start," said Dullfellow, "we ought to do some thing about the sun. I reckon that at this emal of the court, with the sun behind one, it's three times s easy to score a point as at your

Shall We changes ends at Intervals, whot?"

LEFTERIS with "you" said Brighter.

"Three points to one should be scored by the chup at your

end. So let's change ends half way through. You stay where you are 'till you've reared 11 poinist then we'll swap over. Eleven is more than half-way, by the way, so I'm giving you a slight advantage.”

"Righto." sald Dullfellow. Who should win the game?

PROBLEM IL

PHONEY

A new telephone exchange was recently

City. the opened In Mr.

Arbitrage, 1 dealer iri foreign exchange, went round to the Post Office and asked if he could reserve four numbers, "Why these particular numbers asked

the official-whom-ie-interviewądł.. **7047, for instance-what special volue has that?"

I'll tell you," said Arbitrage. "Only please treat what I'm saying res confidential. · 1 want" to have four numbers that are distinct froin one another; that can't be easily memorised by anyone else; but that I can never forget myself, because I've a code word that will always put me on to the track of them." "Interesting!" said the official. "And may I enquire what the code word

"By all means. The code word Is Seventeenth."

We know one number: 7047. What are the other three?.

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Current Affairs

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|IVE possible answers are given for each question. Prime Minister of Great Britain is (1) MacDonalo, (2) Chamberlain, (3) Hailsham, (4) Baldwin, (5) Lloyd George.

The number 4 (meaning · Baldwin) has been placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet.

Answers on Page Two.

Foreign Affairs

1. The President of the Bourd of Education has been addressing celings of tenelers, He is (1) Air. Hore-Belisha, (2) Mr. Ernest Brown, (3), Lord Swinton, (4) Mr. W. S. Morrison, (5) Mr. Oliver Stanley.

-The King has approved of the names which will be given to the two new battleships to be munched by Britain. One will be called H.M.S. King Georve V and the other (1) HM.S. King Edward VII; (2) H.M.S. Queen Mary; (3) ILMS. Prince of Wales; (4) İLMS, Princess Elizabeth; (5) H.M.S. Jellicoe.

3.-The new Lord Mayor of London was elected this month. He is (1) Sir Percy Vinernt, (2) Sir George Broadbridge, (3) Lieut.-Col. T, D. Laurie, (4) Sir Stanley Machin. (5) Col. W. J. Waldron.

4.--ILMS. Medway is guring prominently in the news in eonnec- tion with an incident at Formosa. H.M.S. Medway is a (1) mother sip for submurines; (2) aircraft carrier; (3) ol) tanker; (4) destroyer

Rotilla lender: (5) troopship.

5. Smuggling is rampant in the New Territories. The New Territories are owned by (1) Great Britain; (2) the Republic of China; (3) the Colony of Hongkong; (4) Kwang- tung (5) Portugal.

Foreign Affairs

6.-M. Delos addressed the Lengur Assembly on the possibilities of another disarmament conventlan.. He is Foreign Minister of (1) Swit- zerland, (2) Belgium, (3) Portugal, (4) France, (5) Rumania, 7-Toledo is now in the hands of the Spanish insurgents. The town becupies a strategic position on the river (1) Douro, (2) Gundal- quivir. (3) Tajo, (4) Guadalaviar. (5) Ebro.

8.--A Committee of the League has again been considering the affairs of the Baltic "free elty" establish- ed by the Versailles Trenty. This

is (1) Danalg, (2) Riga, (3). Hei- singfors, (4) Stettin, (5) Konigs- berg.

9. The economic situation Was transformed this months, when -----taree - European-countries-devalue

ted their currency. These were (1) Norway, Sweden and Denmark, (2) France, Holland and Switzer- land, (3) Germany, Austria and Czecho-Slovakia, (4) France, Italy and Portugal, (5) Germany, Fin- land and Sweden.

10.The world

currency situation led to a hasty summoning of the central committee of the Reichs- bank. The responsible minister is (1) Herr Reinhardt, (2) Herr von Ilibbentrop, (3) Dr. Furtwangler, (4) Dr. Goebbels, (5) Dr. Schacht.

General

————— — 11.—Eye is much concerned about the proposal to close its unclent Gram- inar School. Eye is in (1) Essax, (2) Lincolnshire, (3) Rutland, (4) Dorset, (5) Suffolk.

12. It is rumoured that the tennis

star, Senorita Anita Lizuna,

may be given an official post in London. The Government concerned 'would be that of (1) Argentina, (2) Chile, (3) Cuba, (4) Portugal, (5) Bolivia, 13-A recent book by Lord Maug- ham tells the story of the Tich- borne case. This was a case of (1) bigamy, (2) treason, (3) forgery, (4) fraudulent Impersona- tion, (5) prson.

18.Major Gladstone Murray has left the BBC. after a distinguished carcer. He is to become head of the broadcasting corporation of (1) Tasmania, (2) the Malay States, (3) South Africa, (4) Canada, (5) New Zealand.

Arts and Books

Mr. H. G. Wells has published new ul. It is called (1) The Pathology of Decline, (2) Mr. Ster- ling Sees It Through, (3) The_Re- search Magalloquent, (4) The Ann- tomy of Frustrailon, (3) New Welis for Old.

20.-Mr. T. Lewis May has written a blography of John Lane, John Lane is particularly associated with (1) the Kelmscott Press, (2) the Oxford Dictionary, (3) the Yellow Book, (4) the Surrealist movement, (5) the Abbey Theatre.

21-Edipus Rex" (translated into English) was presented at Covent Garden this month. The original play is by (1) Aristophanes, (2) Euripides. (3) Herodotus,

(4) Eschylus, (5) Sophocles.

22-Stem Dunn was the 'star in the Technicolor picture "Dancing Pirates", which was shown at the Alhambra and King's Theatres this week. She will be remembered for her work in the previous aim (1) "Broadway Melody"(2) Trail of the Lonesome Pine"; (2) "La Cucaracha; (4) "Last Days of Pumpel: (5) "Ben Hur."

23.

Under Two Flag" is showing in Hongitong this week. The star is (1) Fredrie March; (2). Gary Cooper: (3) Ronald Colman; (4) Lionel Barrymore; (5) George Raft.

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24.--"Murder in the Cathedral is

again

be seen in London. St. Thomas n Becket was murdered at Canterbury in (1) 1605. (2) 901, (3) 1413, (4) 1170, (5) 1554.

25. The freedom of Bodmin has been conferred on a writer whose work is particularly associated with the "Duchy." This is (1) Sir Ar- thur Quiller-Couch, (2) Mr. A. E. W. Mason. (3) Mr. Hugh Walpole, (4) Mr. T. E. Powys, (5), Mr. P. G. Wodehouse..

28.-The Hesperides" is a new novel

which has had a very good press. The author is (1) Walter Edmonds, (2) John Palmer, (3) Sir Phillp Gibbs, (4) John van Druten, (5) Stephon-McKenna.

Sport

27-Miss Jane Sharp has cancelled her intended visit to Hongkong. She is (1) a ballroom daricing expert; (2) a radio lecturer; (3) Secretary of the Women's Peace Movement; (4) a London fashion expert; (5) a professional

tennis ployer,

23-A famous Association Football fcum is the "Llons." This is (1) Reading, (2) Chelsen, (3) South- End

United, (4) Millwall, (5) Liverpool.

29.-"Smith took the first three co- loured balls, in a row." This game is (1) pyramida, (2) snooker pool, (3) croquet, (4) bagatelle, (5) roulette.

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30.-Hongkong residents drow substantial prizes in a. lottery on the Cambridgeshire, Wednesday. This race is run t (1) York; (2) Newbury; (3) Newmarket; (4) Kempton Park; (5) Epsom.

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14. in alleged that the making of.

them "Charge of the Light Brigade" has involved great cruel- ty to horses. The famous "Charge” took place at (1) Talavera, (2), Waterloo, (3) Marston Moor, (4) Lucknow, (0) Baluciava.

15.-Senhor Barbosa

has reappointed Governor of Macao, "the Portuguese Colony hear Hong- kong, which histurlons consider to have been founded in (1) 1557; (2) 1881; (3) 1709; (4) 1801; (5) 1825,

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16. Arrivals at the Zoo from Russin include raccoons. These animals are peculiar in that (1) they never no to sleep, (2) they hibernate in the deserted neats of birds, (3) they dip their food in water before eat- ing it, (4) they live entirely on fish, (5) they cross streams by construc- ting raits of bamboo,

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17-An expedition sent out by the Public Schools Exploring Society has recently returned to England from Lapland. Lapland is (1) the northern-most part of Scandinavia and Finland, (2) territory to the East of the White Sea, (3) the southern part of Greenland (4) the Island of Novaya Zemlya, (6) the coastal territory of Estonia.

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