The Pacific Conference will undoubtedly be useful—if Japan can induce interested parties to refrain from discussion of the Ishii-Lansing agreement, the Twenty - One demands, the Open Door, Siberia, Korea, Outer Mongolia, the Consortium, and Naval Armament in Far Eastern waters, thus leaving the way clear for a free and frank discussion of—the natural history of a Tuchun. vs We hear unofficially that, should the Chinese authorities succeed in suppressing "'stock' and produce exchange" gambling, capital already subscribed to these concerns will be "devoted" to opium smuggling. If this is so, loud protests should be heard in the neighbourhood of the Mixed Court waiting room.
Sir James, with his usual courtesy, humbly apologized. To his surprise, the old gentleman gripped him warmly by the hand, and said, with much feeling "Sir, thank you for those few kind words. I have been a member of this club for 30 years, and you are the first member who has ever spoken to me.''
Sub-Editor—A correspondent sends up a full account of a cock fight, with photographs of the steel spurs used, the cock-pit, spectators, birds in battle, and so on, with every round described. a Great Editor—Glorious! Get it all in.
Sub-Editor (doubtfully)—But this 1s a moral Sunday pape'
Great Editor—Yes—I know. Head it 'A Brutal Sport—Where Were the Police." ae The Carpentier-Dempsey picture was an object lesson in the art of making a little go a gosh durned long way: so "thin'' in places that an unfortunate bachelor was unpleasantly reminded of boarding house milk. But the ''fade-outs" were rich. Apparently written with megaphone.
Can such things be! asked the Bo'sun, upon hearing that the Public Gardens are to be re-named "Little Russia."
The Fisherman: "I suppose this rain will do a lot of good, Pat?"
Pat: "Ye may well say that, sort. An hour of it now will do more good in five minutes than a month of iv would do in a week at any other time."
Mrs. Robinson: "Didn't I tell you never to come here again?"
Tramp: "I beg pardon madam; it's the fault of my secretary. 1 instructed him to delete your name from my visiting, list."
"Young China and Young Japan United for a Greater Asia" is announced as the motto of a recently formed Japanese Student's Society at. Tairen. The word "Asia" is apparently a misprint.
News comes from Peking that the Waichiaopu proposes national competition for the best "Peace Conference Essay." In order to encourage competitors, a model essay is to be circulated, Canton has ordained—severe penalties for those who manufacture sausages from diseased pork. Much sympathy will accordingly be felt for the out-of-work politician whose chief maams of livelihood is thus threatened.
Next month Australia is to begin experiments in conveying mails by aeroplane to India. There is still some opposition however against carrying Indian males to Australia.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.