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THE SEAT OF
Old snobberies die bard. We note INTELLIGENCE. how a contempor
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Today's dollar is worth 45. 11fd.
CORRESPONDENCE."
MONDAY, MAR H 15, 180-
| INTERVIEW WITH
SOMERSET MAUGHAM.
ANNUAL MEETING.
same. before the
confined by Providence to what April are to hand. Jeames de fa Yellowplush called the hupper enckies.
Sir Charles Elict arrived in Hongkong towards the owing to BOLIDARITY. has accepted the end of the month, per the Tambe
chairmanship of a Marn." committee which is to advise the
The presentation to Mr. Eustace-
THE BLUE TRIANGLE.
Hongkong, Saturday 137-
A happy person this week je aut
Association. Does 010
Foreign Office of ways to promote takes place at Mr. Jenkin's chambers ng papers, the meeting to take ready for the performance; she knows į taries of the Association have helped
solidarity among British communi- ties in foreign countries. Among viously anounced.
€ p.m... and not 5.30 pan. ng pre- the suggestions made is one for the registration of British subjects. It
place today 15th Just. at 5.30 p.m. this is
JOHN BENTLEY Ex
that yesterday the Blue Triangle might be displayed in 59, Cater
Road.
In lecturer in pakitical economy, is ex-advertised to be held on Menday with the help of Shakesperian eta from St. Paul's. St. Stephen's and
tray at 8 o'clock with an The Inaugural meeting was opened audience of 170 Chinese School-giris Ying Wa, a great number of Chinese different missions. ladies, and representatives, of the
Professor Middleton Smith are commentator rived in the Colony, yesterday,'
(To the Editor of the "* China Rak”| | [For the China Mail, by Bella Spree friend Miss N. R. Elliott, Geral speaks of the growing support of Labour by the middle classes, and Rear Admiral G. E. Barrett, SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE HONGKONG.
Secretary of the Young Women's adds, as if thinking aloud. "prob- RN is staying at the Hongkong
Being asked why he was leaving Christian Association. After eigh ably they will supply Labour with Horel
us just a few days before the per- teen mouths of hard language-study leaders, There are many who
Sir should feel greatly obliged formance of his two plays Penelope and organisation in this colony, she still think with Lord Lansdowne Fixtures for the Hongkongil you would kindly publish the and Mrs. Det, Mr. Somerset Maug-finally sees the opening of the house that political intelligence has been Basket Ball League for March and following for the information of the bam answered that now-a-days one of her dreams, the building of the
members of the above society. I is ruled by the taipans of the steam Chinese feel quite justified in publishing the ship agencies (we agreed with him): realize the energies that have to Sir Charles Eliot is expected to. / Correspondence and comments on Miss Marie Tempest has acted bis {'concentrata. in order to open.
meating plays for seven years. He considers new branch in a foreign city. For the extremely short her the best English comedienne of four years in Hengkong the Chinese notice, the first advertisement the day, perfectly adaptable to the intelligentia have worked and made appeared in the morning papers of subtleties of her role" and not likely inquiries on the needs of the native Saturday last, none being in the even-to shed tears if her new dress is not community, and the foreign secre waskte" for the author. A them with their executive ability so for the setting or mise en scene "** Mr. Samerset Maugham confessed Hon. Secretary, Society of St that stage managers focussed on it so happens that this is one of the history at the Hongkong University
Mr. M. Freeborn, lecturer in George, Hongkong.
Dear Siri see that the Annual hand, he had seen in Japan exquisite too much importance. On the other things that make us feel less solidly arrived yesterday, and Mr. Danaher, Meeting of the above society is plays full of romance given only British thaix we usually are.. Shanghai in the old-days registra-pected on the Cleniffer
next, 15th fast. Would you be good ing: An actor a riding a circa tian cost five dollars and was com-
Penough to inferm mai pulsory. under heavy penalty.
(1) Whether the Report and State with a canvas, galloped as full of horse composed of two men covered Enquiry at the Consulate, with Mining Administration'e mines for the placed before the members at the Bellerophon. Was it anly the actor's The total output of the Kailanment of Accounts which is to be spirit as if he had been Alexander on view to Ending out what we got for week ending February 28, amounted meeting has been circulated amongst skill? we asked Mr. Maugham. that five dollars produced the to 14.265 tons and the sales during the members. I have not received a The answer, was "Because the atiswer. We got nothing but a the period to 54,284 tons. certificate that we were British, a testimonial that, was quite useless.
Whether a list of members has Being British, we resented it as a
choose for themselves who they con been circulated so that members can inposition. Many Britons residing
sider best to serve on the committee. in foreign countries will no doubt
(3) Whether if the Report and Ac- Ltd be la to register, in the hopo c
getting together: hat it is equally
counts have not been circulated certain that many will smile and
clause (d) of the Agenda is not out hold aloof from" the invitation (it
of order as it will be impossible to cannos be a command) to register.kong, returned on the Kaiping from arise out of a Report etc, which will The Bishop of Victoria, Hong-give notice of business which might Consuls will insert advertisements, Pakhol. He. is to preside over the not be seen by any of the members, and these will be ignored. for the annual meeting of The British and excepting the committee, until the experienced travelling Britco keeps Foreign Bible Society to-morrow Tues meeting. aloof from the lee-hungry consul. day at 5.15 p.m. During Holy week In Shanghai, an international (April 25 to April 3) he will give
Thanking you for a reply. settlersent, one would have expert- address and hold confirmations In
Yours truly. ed to be allowed to remain nation- Hongkong,
B. L. FROST. ally anonymous; but it was not so, There is no international corpora tion to which to appeal against such
B. L. FROST Esq. petty national tyrannies.
PRESENT.
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Mr. Nz Sze Kwong, the tennis Mr. Ng Sze Cheong, brother to champion of the colony, has gained the Cambridge University tennis blue. Chinese to receive the honour. Hebs, we understand the first
JAIL BREAKER CHARGED.
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Dear Sir-In reply to your letter of to-day's date, for which I am obliged I would state that →→→→
John Bentley,
Hon. Secretary.
audience also played its part in its
own amusement.
the portraits in it true
"What induced you to write "Penelope" and." Mrs. Det?" Are
to life? Here a shy smile and an evasive
answer.
decorated with marigolds, and mar uerites, and displayed gorgeously The reception-room was prettily
the different associations to welcome. embroidered pabel-siks presented by the new branch. In spite of the continued to arrive until late in the down pouring rain outside, guests afternoon. The Chinese Ladies ha donned their gaudlest silk clothes. not forgetting their heir-looms of peart and jade for the solemn occasion.
"It is so long age that I forget. public little less than the kinemas My ambition was to amuse the of course." He hopes that some day Reorganisation Committee and now Mrs. Ma Ying Pin Chairman of the good authors will be asked to write appointed Chairman of the present for the movies, which may slightly Board, made very appropriate re improve the standard of film-plays.
La
Charles Hawtrey are acting in London At present, Gladys Cooper and bis latest play: "Home and Beauty."
A BAD START.
Since the war, Londoners have
marks on the purpose of the Associa become great theatre-goers: they D. MacGillivray who had come froas tlun The was followed by Mrs. have lost on the continent part of Shanghai to belog the greetings of their insular coating, and-taken up the National Committee. Dr. Pearce French tastes. Perhaps also they read a message from the London have discovered that after all it is Mission. Rev. Tong one from the the cheapest kind of amusement. If we should aim
Mr. D. Maugham declared that the from the Congregational Church, Mr. Baptiste Church, and the Rev. Yung best contemporary French play was Hollison brought the greetings of at solidarity at Before Mr. N. L. Smith at the ALISM. all it should be Magistracy this morning, Mok Sing,
in his eyes "My Father was right buran, not racial one of the four jail breakers, who Accounts has been circulated to any Guitry, and played by the author and Even distant Canada had sent
(1) No Report or statement of written by
the YM.C.A. and French actor, Sacha
Mrs. Char of the Canton or national, solidarity. Sir Francis was recently arrested in Canton, Members.
Association. his son. He had read it in the a cable of congratulations. A chorus Younghusband is good enough for was charged with the murder of the average patriot, isn't be? Well, Warders Speed and Harnam Singh,ceive the Report of the Committee French city-amateurs would amuse rendered a pretty song in Chinese, At the Meeting Members will re- Hongkong Club and wished some of twenty girls from St. Paul's School in Hibbert for January be unfolds within the walls of the Victoria Jall in the Chaleman's speech.
themselves at giving us bere a per followed by an address in Chinese what he believes to be a great dis- in the small hours of the morning Copies of Accounts will be avail-formance of that comedy." cery. He has searched for the of Dec. 15.
able for such. of the Members as
from Dr. T. P. Woo of the YMCA. idea for thirty years, he says, and
The prisoner, a short, thick set may attend the Meeting.
Peking. Mr... Somerset Beard. Maugham has met representatives Chinese National anthem tea and After the singing of the the basic sentiment can, he unconcerned manner, and answered dent and does not confict with the Chinese professors who advocate the occasion for the ladies' social chat.
man, appeared in the dock in a quite
This is in accordance with prece of the New Theatre thinks, be found in the sentiment the interpreter's questions as to Rules of the Society.
movement, cakes were served, ar excellent of World-love, that is, love of thei
imitation of French and English We tried to meet as many girls as world-of all creation, of all are and age without perceptible. (2) No list of Members has been authors. Their idols are not always possible, and were quite amused at peculiar difficulties of the Cantonese and birds and animals, and our Crown Solicitor said: Your Worship ion of my list, which is up-to-date, modern for China.
Nature, and the plants and flowers, Mr. Leo. Longinotto, Assistant shall be pleased to give you inspect fashioned for us would be ultra servative, dull Northern Chinese ladies. recently circulated to Members. I very uptodate, but what is old their remarks about the slew con language. The last rail, brought fellownen, suromed up together in knows the facts of this case as well if you wish to see it. or answer of which following is a
one great interconnected whole; as I do, and it would save time not
During his seven months wander conventional foreiga. Colony, it may Indeed, if Hongkong prides in its (3) You mis-interpret the meaning ings in China, Mr. Maugham has boast of having the widest awake and that whole a Supreine Being."to go into details. Lften used to wonder, when The "imernationalist," who is
of clause (d) of the Agenda. Mem-stored-up many precious impressions Chinese community. Was it not here Mr. Smith: I know that there had reading Romany Eve.' why Isopel regarded as a crank or worse, dis-been a murder in the jail, and that pers are not required to give the in his sub-conscious mind. Berners refised his offer of mer-covered that long ago. He is mere-certain prisoiers escaped, but I do
Some that a Chinese father asked the notice of any other business.
day he hopes, they will appear on school-principal to teach his daugh hage: but see it now. He usedly thinker who believes that the not know what line you are going to members.
"Notice" means notice given to the surface in the shaps of a light ter photography and bicycle riding? to give her lessons in Armenian.common Fatherhood implies com- take, or what you intend to prove
comedy. The return of Asquith to Parifa- [Red,
She seems to have been quite justi-mon sonship, and that all divisions against the prisoner, Mr. Longinotto ness has been seat to Members or
staff includes Miss T. H. Shin, teacher So far no notice of any other bus,
general Secretary, the Secretarial Besides Miss N. E. Elliott, who is the Wander what Borrow would of nation, race, or religion should ment ends us that he was re-have made of your weird lingo. I not count in the raind of any one prove first that he was
Mr. Longinotto: I am going to advertised. turner as a Liberal, that he de
in the Belilios Girls' School: Miss. can only say! scribed "sef, determination
so thinking. Death waits for all. of those who escaped.
Yours faithfully,
Olive P. Mackay and Miss Florence, leading Liberal principle, and that I thank whatever gods there be The world is loveable. Why Mr. Smith: You are going to
Sutton. he pointed out that it was being The Chinese tengue is not for me. divide? There is no why but frove that he was in the jail before
On Saturday at 2.30 p.m.Miss T.-H. witli-held from the Trish by people | If you learn it—and retain your an old and still surviving jungle the murder, and absent after?
From the above it will be seen that
Shin presided over the first Student who were giving it to Czechorrasun-you must be of the stuff instinct, which human vanity vielas
Mr. Longinotto: Yes, and I am another farce is about to take place
Meeting, whilst on Sunday at 3:30 Slovaks. Jugo-Slavs, Poles, and that heroes (or dreams) are made to, and labels patriotism, waking
going further, and will prove that of an Annual Meeting of a Society, Police.this morning charged a sixteen Thanksgiving was held.
Sergt. Cockle of the Wanchaip.m. a service of dedication and other foreigners. In Ireland to-day! of.
virtue of necessity.
he was seen out of his cell at the whose Membership, I am informed, year-old Chinese, an apprentice to a the salient grievance is less what is
time of murder and escape. Of stands at over 400. being held with Japanese tailor of No. 61 Praya East. year includes Bible Classes followed Mr. Clynes made a
The program of the work for this being with-held than what is being
course, it is a case of a common out proper notice, and the committee with the theft of 285 yen in notes, by Social intercourse, Education intriduced or re-introduced.
very neat rejoinder venture which resulted in death. elected without the majority of the the property of his master: The classes in English, Mandarin and
Winston une excuse or another the British
the The only material difference between members knowing who the other accused pleaded guilty." Uhlan clears Irish reads, and jack to be destroyed lest some sucker (Someone Titted By Birth must as one of the four escaped prisoners he says, Copies of the Accounts will complainant's employ for 10 years, nursing.
all brass "candlesticks Labour is quite unfitted to govern. have a witness who can identify him
Great's theory that this and the ether case, is that we members are:
sketching, physical exercises and Lootery dominates the picture. should take them for gold? The have inspired him). He points out
Sergt. Cockle said the accused's the games in the YM.C.A. gymna- In Mr. Bentley's reply to my (1) elder brother who had been in the sium, and twelve lectures in home Murderers have been at work defendunt may have been a rogue. that if the Coalition achieved, a cells on the morning of the murder. very well, let Dublin people who are Probably was.. But it seems to us
outside their be available for such Members as may and was a competent tailor, got the organized and equipped, the Y.W.CA. Later on, when better not tanrderers, and who are not in there was no sense in the conviction period, this was largely due to its
attend the Meeting, so that if only 20 accused the job. A few days ago, hopes to open a boarding department. measure of success in the war Mr. Smith: What about the tools? members attend, which is quite likely the accused broke into his master's for travelling. Chinese ladies and to sympathy with the trade of murder
or in the application and decision to
Mr. Longinotto, We presume that to happen owing to the way the room and stole the money. How he do social work among thefactory- -ot who are certainly less ruurder destroy two white reetal hangles outside politics. He adds that there course, we cannot prove it. The 20 members out of more than 400 sergeant, he did
use of business men and experts the prisoner made them, but, of Meeting has been called, then only managed to ausly inclined than the prevailing The man took one of them to an is nothing to prevent o Labour prisoner was the only one of the will be officially informed as to how the
do it, said the girls. spholders of law and orders adanitted expert, a pawnbroker, to government from calling in experts four men concerned, who had access the finances of the Society are used. was fastened with a strong lock by publishing the Y. W. C. A budget not know, as And as money is," the nerve of then go to bed early, and not, stir
door of the room war" and peace) we may conclude out of ours until graciously her silver, that doesn't warrant a con- patriotisma. They might even call required a furnace to make the tools. Meeting shall be convened by adver since the theft, and failed. However, The Estimate Expenditure
Even if he said it was in the same way, trusting to their to the furnace in the jal; and it; mitted. Let them be rated by cur-viction for attempted fraud.
Rule 12 reads-Every General which the Police have tried to pick, for 1920: few. In id December, by virtue might have been honestly mistaken,
Mr. Edwards of the P.WD; was tisement Seven clear days notice the accused got the money, and of D.Q.A., the Frecuun's four- or deceived by another. It is up to
in the witness box proving certain of such meeting shall be given but changed it into Hongkong currency, Salaries and Wages $ 1250
comprise........ wad was shut up, by the military. the expert not to be deceived.
plans as our reporter left the court. the Committee shall have the power. With the proceeds, the accused Administration/... For five weeks, without any form Caveat emptor, etc. of trial, the chief organ of the constroying the harmless bangles, if stitutional cruse has been suspend everything that faintly reserables ed from publication. They offered something else is to be destroyed to let it resume on conditions solest it he palmed off as that thing. humiliating that the proprietors we are in for such an iconoclastic refused, and they have now re- ers as the world has never yet without husband and thought she was get- apologies. The Lord Mayor ting a man. Designate of Dublin is not charged with anything, has not been tried in any way, and is in Wormwood. Scrubbs jail. Seventy Irish Mem-;
makes out a good bers of Parliament may not assem- case for different procedure in con- ble to take council together, in nection with the meeting of St. -Ireland, though they cannot be George's Society. Indeed, there prevented from doing so in Eng- might be made out a similar case land. In Tipperary, we read even about many institutions in Hong- the usual farmers' markets are dis-kong. There is far too much of the allowed Carson is but what's inner caucus, cut-and-dry, all is Since God made you to live and life's the use?. The love of bullying is finished do you agree?" methods, too strong for all the hormilies in here. In the case of St. George's,
On
There FEWTER on Saturday which BANGLES. amazed
Was
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tr:
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pawn.
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in a Churchill.
As for de-
OUR LOCAL POETS.
BEHOLD, OH MORTALI.
with caress
who were seen
WOULD SELL CANDY.
as pessible,
moved the crabargo uncondition-seen. Many a woman has taken and how it whispers a promise of School, Kowloon, without a licence transact any other business of which note. In view of the fact that all
ally, and, of course,
all the world. Force evokes force, and the force evoked is attacked by further force. There's no end to it at all.
BAD
ADVERSARIA
One of our corre ST. GEORGE's, spondents to-day
500
1,200
120;
in cases, they consider urgent, to give bought himself a pair of boots, a And Committees expenses... $ 200 a shorter notice, etc. I cannot im watch and chain. a sewing machine, The Halise self agedam agine the urgency of calling an and a gold ring. Acting on/inform-Equipment worth Annual General Meeting at practication received, he (the sergeant), A Rent of ally two days notice, unless the idea went to the accused's house and Wages of..... Behold; oh mortal, how destiny laughs with before Mr. Irving, selling
"Sergt. Aris charged a hawker is to keep the attendance as amall there he recovered the articles men- $130.for incidentals and expenses, tioned, together with a 350 and 1 students social work, education, candy outside the St. Mary's
Clause (d) of Rule 10 reads to $10 (Hongkong note), and a 50 en world's work, national work and The defendant said he had a licence, information has been given, either the money had been recovered, and contingent bringing the total expendi The world is yours, you need not him. He had a wife and family to vening the meeting or in a notice to brother, who proposes to send him ship, class fees and balance hut it had been taken away form in the form of an advertisement con- in consideration for the accused's The Estimated receipts (member-
ture to $3985.TEA For God made you to live and with appport, and had to sell sweets for
fear to conquer it,
And back to the country, said the serge in hand) amounting to $150 a will power, possess ↑
Clause (d) of the advertisement ant, the complainant did not wish there la: a budget difference of reads-To transactany other business to press the charge. He, (the; Behold the time you have lavishly Through it you have always been
wasted away!
dis/cay:**
true, success;
If others have succeeded, why
can't you,
game to play?.
of course, there is nothing import. There's no failure in this world of ant that can go wrong. It seems liars,
to be more or less of a Ball, Com-There is but success that shines like.
the stars;:.
is success,
nittee, and it is difficult to get excited about the business of a Ball
Arise, walk, on mortal, before you Committee That perhaps explains the small-interest shown by the Fight your life's battles, and you'll Fgeneral body g
conquer Maral
ESANIP
Some time ngo, writ. ing to a well-known LANGUAGE. literary 11432 at MAFTERLINCK
Home the Adver
Asked by New Hongkong March 14. York reporters to
say something
sarith, with the help of Mr. Ball's about spiritualismo, this great Spend your Evenings in a "ALLA book, explained some of the more genius said I don't know, what WALLA Launch
his living,
mémbers, AS
a lot of complaints from parents to I think anyone used to attending meet the case,
The sergeant said there had been of which due notice has been given. sergeant), thought a whipping would/ $2735, to be raised by voluntary Con- after eating the defendant's sweets. that this obviously means that only the effect that the children got such meetings as this one will agree Six strokes with a rattan. He had been warned not to sell sweets business of which due notice outside the school again, but he per been given can be discussed.
has
arrested three times and fined $5, each members whether they were atten sisted in doing so. He had been have asked quite a number of time, but he continued to sell his aweets ing the meeting and most of them rest, the C.S.P. suspended the defen owing to the fact that they fook the outside the school. On his third ar- knew nothing about it, some of them dant's licence, but he still sold sweets. evening paper only.
B
YOKOHAMA BANK PROFITS:
The local branch of the Yokohama
tritutions No doubt the Chinese Community will gladly fill the gap..
Miss Adams, the world-famous Bible lecturer sent on a four to the Orient by the International Commit tee of N. York, is returning to the United States on the Empress of Russia. She gave up her trip to. India and spent eleven months
women in these countries. between Chica and Japan, so attract ed was she by the opportunities for
BEST MEDICINE MADE batter medleine can not bondo".
He was arrested two other times and I trust that as many members who Spede Bank Ltd., has received a charged with selling sweets without can will attend the meetings and cablegram from the Head Office to a licence and fined $10, but even prevent the usual farce of the re- the effect that at the half yearly thued to be a pest to the school bloc same have already gone away Head Office of this Bank at Yoko then he was undaunted, and con- firing committee being elected en meeting of shareholders, held at the The sergeant asked for the full and insist on a list of members hama on the 10th Instant it was A that Chamberlain's Cott-b Reme penalty this time as Mr. Wood had being circulated before the now resolved to pay a dividend of 12 per mody. It reliever the Jungs opens the warned the defendant that if he a committee is elected..
cent pa.for the half year ended the secretions, aids expertoration and Deared in court again, he would be
31st December 1919, to add to the nests Nature in restoring the system severely dealt with
reseve food Y16,000.000 and to carry fains no opiates and is perfectly in to to a healthy condition a Beairies, Il corso forward the sum of 13,872,000 to take. For me by nil, Chemists “anổ the next account
Storekcopom
$15 fine, or one month's Hard
Yours truly
BL FROST Hongkong, March 15, 1920,