The Provisional Court well-dressed man will wear." Now Elsewhere we publish letters from the secretaries of the Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and the new President of the Provisional Court, denying that they said what we reported of their speeches when Dr, Ho Shih-tsung was installed as President Jast Monday.
Four other reports are auetod—sub-ours, Dr. Ho it is the turn of the Parisian tailors, who are as little likely to impose their dicta on the long-suffering male. The writer ix not commissioned to speak for others; nevertheless he is confident of the suyport of numerous fellow" when he registers an emphatic protest against red trousers, as latterly prescribed by self-constituted arbiters of the mode in the French Capital. it our reporter, a version of what he said, which' is actually a worse criticism of Judge Loo (the name is not mentioned, but the application is unmistakeable) than' what any foreign reporter attributed to him. The "Shunpno's version of Mr. Wunse King's remarks is so totally different from all other reports that it ives the impression of having wen "written up" afterwards sulu the occasion, By one who knew very well what happened at the are told that our report was indeed incorrect, in the sense fof not being nearly strong enough. The atmosphere of the Court at Dr, Ho's installation was so charged with political feeling that it would not be surprising if spankers were curried away and said far more than they realized in the excitement of the moment. It was observed that they spoke ex tempora; they did not vend their speeches. "A word conclusion of Dr, Ho's interview with our reporter, He is apparently surprised at our saying that the administration of justice and the tenets of a political party aye two totally, different things. The report goes on:—
Dr, Ho said that the editor's view fon. the subject "wan quite liter from that of the Nationalist Government.
Here in China we have only one party, the Kuomintang, and everyone, fiver the Nationalist Government itself, must accept the principles of the Kuomintang and its orders." The authority of the Nationalist Govern-trent rented upon itn obedience wale ipingpten of the: Ruomintang," our view of justice is quite, quite different from that. would seem that men are not colon ful enough. It is once more pointed out that, among the birds, Nature has decreed that in many instances it is the male that shall. shine in respect of plumage, and his mate go about dun-coloured or otherwise inconspicuous. So far, s0 good. Let the birds do as they like about it. Where humans are concerned, the male has long since learned to cherish colour.in the opposite sex, and to do very nicely without it, himself. We are not to be construed Feflecting on the inventive powers of the Parisian tailor. On the eontrary, any man who imagines that any of his fellows outside of a lunatic asylum is to be induced don red trousers at his behest, is little short of a genius. Be this as is may, if our Parisian friends have their way, all the drab clothing of the past is to disappear, and you and we dear reader, are to go about looking as if we had been rescued from a tub of mixed paints. Are yeu perhaps familiar with the old -fashioned, mottled Castile soap? That is the appearance we are to cut, If one is poek-marked, the effect will be greatly enhanced. Perhaps some will like it. As for "ourself, we are irrevocably com-ritted to the principle, "Millions for red lips and even red noses: but not one cent foy sent let trousers!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.