There has been no cession to ets over the death of n member of the police force, whose funeral we reported on Friday. The tributes to the memory of this man, who died of '4 wound received in' an encounter with armed robbers in Carter Road, were international in origin, heartfelt, and spontaneous. Our Russian friends who, perhaps, feel that they see very little about their fellow tionals in the police force in_ print Jcannot now imagine that their met late not appreciated. They are not of type that craves being patted on the back. Like our very hardy men from Shantung and Chihli, they see nothing remarkable in being loyal to their salt in a desperate situation, They would probably not like—to have it much advertised that the majority of them are ex-officers from crack regiments—some from the Imperial Guard—and that they are of standing on their aristocratic origin nor their expensive training. when they serve the Municipality but go up blind alleys at night and get shot because they are gentle-true to the service in which enlisted. "Our Russi case which every police of. Shanghai uses with an in. tonation of affection and pride. One lonly has to mention them to hear them enthusiastically voted loyal and efficient. This is not "eye it is genuine. The funeral lof the man who died of a wound suffered when fighting outlawry on our behalf will, we hope, be regarded as sufficient excuse by our Russian friends for complimentary remarks upon the worth of their contrib to our peace and defence, Triumph of A "Best Seller"
At Brasso, i la pleasure in retribution for ous robberies and murders cor ted during ah all too brief yet wildly exciting life. Told that he was to depart this vale of tears within 24 hours, Georgiu begged to be permitted to finish reading a certain novel which he had begun just before his arrest. The request was granted, and a copy was procured from the local library.—Having! disposed of his Inst dinner with Feading the novel with an. extras]
rear zest, Georgiu spent the nigh ordinary peace of mind.
When six|!0%, hangman with his assistants entered the cell, he had still to.read the last few pages, and besought a few minutes in which to finish them.
This done, he closed the book, permitted himself to be fettered, and a few minutes later was launched -|into eternity. jing example} elementary precautions if one of fortitude as it is, it is complete-wishes to conserve his health. ly illustrative of the ealmness—nas, What shall it avail the well-in-even blitheness—with which mans" formed ones that they are duly a book-reviewer would step forth to inoculated against this and his end after being called upon to against that and yet, under the wade through some of the fiction obsession that alcohol, particu-jand philosophy of the day. But! 1or consideration, The larly in extreme heat, contains incident is fraught with a specific a huge proportion of "the menace. The question immediately soluble Vitamin "A," proceed to What was the book Georgia: get outside of as much of it a3 The prison _anthorities they can possibly hold? Again, being unlikely to reveal the title, by what right does he who, ha claimants by the hundred will st ing searcely digested an ill-bal-forward, with an eye to advertising, anced meal, cavorts at tenn: The publishers of Daphne Darina' beneath the semi-tropic sun, "The Insides of Isabelle," will asigating himself with iced severate that it was the author Rumanian translation of that drinks in the process, indict high mortal w fathalia Nutty will heaven itself for that he never be equally emphatic to the _effect feels quite the same afterward? that it was her rare libre triumph. These are but two of a host of "The Champagne-Drinking Flea: questions we might pertinently The classicists will contend that was the Odes of Horace in purest
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