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We start with this little disagree- ment to show how typically M. Bergson teases the thoughtful reader: but before the reader can understand his attitude, he has to discover for himself that to M. Bergson the terms
"past and "present are somehow inter- changeable. He entertains the queerest notions oft
memory.
Notions at which Huxley world have snorted, as be certainly would'
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1921.
SPORT.
YESTERDAY'S TENNIS.
CONCLUSION OF THE TOURNAMENT.
CHALLENGE ROUND OF THE OPER
DOUBLES.
Before a packed stand R. and II.
The better pair won. There is no doubt of that. But for their early nervousness and an occasional' and ` undeserved piece of luck the Hancock brothers earned their win: I do not think they played as well as latterly [but this may be due to the stubborn defence of their opponents. Both brothers have a five volley, and R. Hancock's smash both by its moral and scots effects won what would otherwise have been a doubtful issne. Again was demonstrated the valne.
was $ positive
Morrison Hill is to disappear. at the claim that all conscious-
The Straits Government proposes Bowrington canal (with its stink) is ness is also anticipation of the to issue a new $20,000,000 7 per cent to go. Between the Naval Yard and Hancock met and defeated 1. W. and of attack and the necessity for a Lilling future. Consider the maggot that loan, mostly advanced by the F.M.S.Jardine's sagar works we are to see, produces the phenomenon pop-in order to proceed with necessary in five years, ninety acres of new M. K. Lo in the fourth set after a stroke whereby an error is fittingly larly known as the "Jumping works.
building sites, new streets, etc., and struggle which almost made up for punished. It Bean." This animal is conscious
recreation grounds where Morrison the number of disappointing matches pleasure to see a shot which was of discomfort in strong sunshine,
Fill now standa.
which we have witnessed this season. absolutely unreachable. That is what although encased in the bean. He
Tenders close in June:
The consensus of opinion amongst tennis in this colony needs. would be a bold man who would
Be sure you get tomorrow's Chiss those who were interested favoured
Score to R. & H. Hancock 6-2, aver that its consciousness includes
Mail, and learn just how Morrison the Hancock brothers more than a 5-6, 7-5, 6-3 anticipation fof what proves to be
Hill takes its dive into the sea. A little, and in spite of a preliminary
A PLAYER. the fact that its "jumping" will
route you never thought of. We nervousness which was quite n
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. presently bring it to the shady place
are giving a large map. in which its development will safe. ly prod. Nor may the Pries. sor retort that he means "all "luntau consciousness. It is true a burnt child dreads the fire, a saying which marries memory and conscionstess, but we have reason to believe that a chird never burned before (and with no memory of such pain) is conscions of the first scorch.
ed
Stern remarks were addressed by Magistrate Lindsell this morning to the fabi of a Chinese shop in Wing shing Street charged with baving embezzled the sum of $111.90, the property of the firm.
The accused, who collected the money in instalments from a shop at No. 44, Square Street, admitted the charge.
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accountable in view of the fact that At the conclusion of the match, Mr. - their opponents were similarly afflicted R. Hancock, the President of the they justified the hopes of their p Hongkong Cricket Club, said that, porters and brought the doubles title before asking Miss Kirkpatrick to back once again into English bandsgive away the prizes he would like M. K. Lo began serving in the first to make a few remarks. Mr. Mait- game, and all four players strove to land, his predecessor in odice, usually overcome that stage-fright which is made a happy speech at the conclusion apt to mar the opening games of a of the toumament, but. Mr. Hancock, big match. All were hitting wildly said, he did not propose saying much and, profiting more by their oppon for three reasons. Firstly, he was The Magistrate enquired as to the
Having proved an invaluable work cats errors than by their own good not gifted with the power of oratory, cause of the misappropriation of the money, and suggested that the of referere in the Far East for reze strokes. The Lo's annexed the first secondly, he was out of brestl
ly sixty years, the Directory and game. The Hancock brothers now (laughter)—and, thirdly, those who accused had lost it in gambling
This the latter stubbornly denied. Chronicle for China, Japan, and the began to show a shadow of their had come out winnery in the tourna Remarking that had the accused Straits Settlements, etc. now occupies former combination and the Lo's ment, he knew, were keen on getting perfect, we should be able to de-come to Court to speak the truths unique position in the commercial alternated between the bottom of the their prizes and taking them to their copy of net and the sky line. Thus proceeded friends, sisters and sweethearts to Ene what is happening in the brain instead of telling obvious lies be world. The 1921 issue, during a definite state of mind; int I would have been dealt with leniently, which, we have received from the three depressing games each to the show them-flaughter.) It was, [the reverse wuld be impossible the Magistrate said that he had no publishers, Messrs. The Hongkongredit of the Hancocks, until, on M. however, necessary to say that the site for one single enndition of alternative but to pass a heavy sent-1 Daily Press, Ltd. if anything im-1. Lo's second service a momentary meeting had been a very successful the brain we should have the choice/exce, namely six weeks' fall with proves the high standard set in natch of brightness shone across the one; the entries had been very satia-
But how argue with 2 a whol Isets up a distinction between nind and cerebral activity" (page 41 et seq.). He believes that if our science of cercbral mechanisin were
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
previous years. Comprising nearly
2,000 clearly printed pages, it covers play. After several keenly contested factory and the weather had been all the ports and cities of the Far points in which R. Hancock's smash very propitious. The outstanding East-in which Europeans redde, ing from almost any position in the feature of the tournament had been notably those of Japan, Korea, court would have proved the deciding the play of Ng Sze Kwong in the final China, Indo-China, Straits Settle factor but for a similar and unexpect of the Singles Championship; it pro- ments, Malay-States, Siam, Nethertext display our the part of M. W. Lovided as fine an exhibition of tennis Mr. Rumjahn is to distribute the lands India, Borneo, and the Philip the game eventually passed to the as any they had ever seen. Ng Sze prizes at the Indian School sports pines. In addition to the usual c. RC pair, 3-2 in favour of the Kwong had won the Championship meeting to be held on the Indian alphabetical list of firms, the Direc: Hancock brothers. It was, however for the fourth time in succession. It Recreation Club ground on Wednestory gives handy classified lists of a mere flicker, a flash in the pan was time that young men in the day May, 4.
trades and professions at the larger The Los went atterly to pieces, miss Colony made an effort and produced commercial ecstres. "Admirable for
of a inst of equally appropriate states of raind. It is one of the fchief chanus of M. Bergson that belal rates and expotruds his ideas that we know at least Tabat br mats. You may ROU have grasped the full significance of that last quotation, thongh it is clearly expressent. Never mind Conader the illustration he pro
Note that I do not say that
ready reference is the alphabeticaling base-lines and side-lines with a uny state of mind can correspond
list of residents in the Far East frequency most unusual to a given cerebral state. [Note
containing the
Hancocks crept to the set at 6-2, ed mention was Mr. Penman; he had of over Dames also that he does not say it can
20,000 foreigners with their initials amidst rounds of applause.
figured in three finals and had been not. Suppose you have a frame
and addresses. Both interesting and M. K. Lo began serving in the first a runner-up in other contesta Mr. you cannot place any picture you at 5.45 p.m. See new announce useful to the commercial and the game of the second set as he had in Hancock then thanked Mr. Nisbet. · like in it. The frame determines
general reader alike are the excellent the first, getting more pace and direc-who had acted as umpire in the tourna something of the picture. by
descriptions which preface the direction in his deliveries than his brother ment and Mr. Greenhill for their share elindasting beforehand all which
Robbery is reported by a Chinese tory for each calmy port or settle and by the defensive returns which in making the tournament a success. have not the same shape and size. But, provided it is correct in these living in Mongkok who informs the meat. Carefully revised every year, he compelled rendering possible a well
Miss Kirkpatrick then gave away respects, the picture will fit the police that about 6.45 last night these informative articles on the eamed point on the part of his brother the cups.
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The 30th annual general mee ting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong is advertised to take place on Friday,
ment in this issue.
someone able to lower the champion's
colours." Another player who desery-
THE PRIZES.
from Yaumati to history, topography, chmate, etc., of frame. So also with the brain and on his way Consciousness.
Honghom, he was crossing No. 4 each place, should prove invaluable at the net. Emboldened they attacks-
Sir Robert Ho Tung Open Singles bridge-on-the-short cut path by the to the tourist and student. The ed and took the second game only to Not at all so also. We do side of the railway when he was trade statistics, customs tariffs, love the third and fourth thanks to Championship Cup (to be won three not know enough of the molecolar ecosted by two hem who ordered trade regulations, chambers of H. Hancock's neat volleying. years in succession) to Ng Sze movements in the brain to warrant him to open the bundle be was carry commerce, scales of commissions, At 2 all however, the Los recovered | Kwong. the picture-frame, analogy. Be ing. When he refused to comply the signal codes, tables of money themselves and hitting hard topspins Cup for the Runner-up- K know that M. Bergson himself has strangers bore him to the ground. weights, and measures, and other at the feet of the incoming volleyers Lo. insisted upon the memory content White one held him down, the other valuable commercial information, all went ahead to 5-2. Hancocks made Open Doubles Championship, Cupe of all consciousness. Very well. searched his pockets, stealing $3 in classified and arranged for quickest an attempt to hold them and succeed-presented by the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook- Let us hull him to that, and re- Hongkong 10-cent pieces. The high reference,
are notable features
ed in taking one game only to see to R. and H. Hancock. ried him of a simpler, and more waymen then ran away. The com of this important publication
Caps for the Bunners-up-to Major appropriate illustration that be plainant gave abase, and a constable Accuracy, completeness, and ready the let go to their opponents at 6-2;
H. M. Edwards and R. Townsend. night and should have used. In who was attracted by his crics of usefulness have clearly been the aim one set all
The third set was to prove the best Handicap Singles "B."-Mr. C face of our ignorance of the nature" thief" effected the arrest of one of of the publishers who are to be con of the happening in the brain, the men. The other man with the gratulated on the high standard contested. The Hancocka antexed H. Larcom. Runner-up-W. M.
the first game and the Los replied Cornsby. those phrases. single condition" money made good his escape,
red Wequally appropriate," are! remarkably daring, like the conclu.
sion, reached in a leap, that the Much public interest at Sing-|
wedding of Mr. Charles Jesse Lloyd,
achieved.
brain does not determine thought, apore was centred last week in the HONGKONG and at least to a large extent, thought is independent of the
Henri Bergson has such a charm position we have now reached as
a decade or so ago. brain. Is it possible to make the
with one all. Both sides were much Men's Handicap Doubles.---Winners bothered by the rays of the setting: Mr. Pentan and B. A. D. Hump- sun though not many points need behreys Runners-up, Messrs. Wood and UNIVERSITY.attributed to this agency. The third Saver:
LUGAHD HALL
FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER.
Lugard Hall held her fourth annual
game was marked by a remarkable Mired Handicap Doubles-Win- save on the part of Hancock and beners, Major and Mrs. Baghall, Ran and his brother took that game only ners-up, Lieut. Colonel and Miss to lose the next owing to fine net Bowen. work on the part of M. W. Lo.
The cups for the Club Champion- With the score at 2 all the Hancock ship, presented by the late M. B. de brothers started playing fine tennis, Tommel, could not be given away as smashing finely and volleying to the the championship had not been com mid-court opening. They took-pleted.
of the Hongkong and Shanghai
of Hongkong) and Mrs. Lloyd of Banking Corporation, son of the late Mr. Charles Vincent Lloyd (formerly ing style, and skates so gracefully clear in words as we have 10 Mitcham, Surrey; and Miss Vera over thin places, that we cease to thoughts? Let us try. M. Berg Parker, daughter of the late Leut marvel at his vogue. He really son knows the confesses it) that Col. 3. H. Parker, R.M.LL, and Mrs. does think, as well as read, and if the study of diseases affecting Parker of Gosport. Mrs. Serymgeour, the evening of Monday. be often think wrongly, in a deeper speech has leil to the discovery of of Rangoon, with whom the bride Over 50 were present, including the comb, to Dorothy Grace Hamil ate attempt to save the situations definite brain locality for word had stayed for some time, acted as residents and the guests. Among games in succession, lost the seventb. After the presentation of prizes Hr... ton, only child of the fate Cyril need of chatapions like himself, where to go to these convolutions of bestman were performed by Mr. Dr. Jordan, Mr. R. H. Kotewall, the unshakeable. But at 53 against with a bouquet.
for some amiable people who have memory. The surgeon knows how matron of honour, while the duties the latter were the Vice-Chancellor, took the eighth and seemed set and Hancock presented Mise Kirkpatrick Harmilton Craig. of Edinburgh.. that does not detract from the en-speech centres) and where to look E. J. Davies, of the Hongkong and Registrar, the Deans of the Medical, them the Lo brothers rallied magni- Major-General Sir George Kirkpatrick joyment with which we follow his for sar condition, extravasation or Shanghai Bank. Mr. J. C. Peters, Engineering and Arts Faculties, the ficently, and after love 40 on M. K. thanked Mir. Hancock and the Hong- mental processes. It is only neces other, likely to be the cause of an the Singapore manager of the Bank, Wardens of Morrison, May, Eliot La's service pulled up by steady play kong Cricket Club, on behalf of Misa sary to toil a tittle in pursuit of one apparent aphasia or amnesia. Very gave the bride away. After the of the more turgid German thinkers well.
to 5 sil. They got to 15-10 in the Kirkpatrick, for the gift. to realize that in the Frenchman we light of the passage quoted about "Mount Echo," the residence of Mr.ated and on a table were displayed it, the next, and set, 5-7.
Now consider that in the ceremony a reception was held at and St. John's Hails, and others.
The Hall was artistically decor next game but had no luck and lost *TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE “
have an instructor in mental calisthe reverse would be impossible." Peters. The boneymoon is being
In the fourth set the Lo brothers thenics who will at least make our The surgeon may see the clot of spent in Changi, where the happy phies won by the Hall during the year. A life sized portrait of Sir HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1991. exercises agreeable, even if they blood over the language centre, bat couple will stay in Mr. F. S. Goodall's Fredericic Lugard (after whom the seemed somewhat disheartened and te cannot, of course, see the words. bangalow," Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd will He tells us in the Huxley lecture We do not yet know how the proceer, to Java for a few days prior Hostel is named) was seen for the the Hancocks well set. The latter DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR IN
took the first game easily but after a which forms the first chapter of vocabulary is recorded nor recalled, to returning to Singapore. There
After the patriotic toasts had fine rally in which both sides smashed MIND-ENERGY." .
the book (page 5) that mind means, But if our science of cerebral were many beatiful and costly pre been honoured, Prof. Hinton pro and saved alternately, the Lo Brothers just as bears and a number of above all else, consciomerives, which mechanism were perfect," 31.sents, including those from the Prof. H. Wildon Carr, of Lon-(he says) needs no definition. But, Bergson claims (as we learn by European and local, Staffs of the posed the toast of the University, made it.1 all. They could not, how other animals retire into the sechssion to which the Vice-Chancellor in ever, bold their opponents who took of their caves and "bibernate” dor- don University, has translated, and he goes on, the most obvious fea- simply paraphrasing the passage Bank
reply said that now this University the next 3 games the middle one of ing the winter months, so also do bad türned the corner," the which was marked by four deuces trees, The only difference: is that
The China Mail.
details with the translator, regard
fail to make us robust.
ture of consciousness is memory. quoted), that given the word or
first time.
WHY
THE AUTUMN?
hours when they must be at work.
One result of the withdrawal of
Mesars. Macmillan & Co. have Memory, may lack amplitude; it words, we should know what was Chinese youth charged this students who would be going out published at ten shillings, Henri may embrace but a feeble part of happening in the brain,” but given morning before Magistrate Orine into the world, could do a lot in wing to R. Hancock's failure on each trees, being firmly fixed in the ground;" Bergson's lectures and essays on the past; it may retain only what the happening, we should not ge with the embezzlement of a quantity the upholding of the name of this occasion to hit bis. return anywhere cannot move. They make up for this, near the top of the net. At 1-4 the however, by withdrawing their sap L'énergie spirituelle." M. Berg. is just happening; but memory is the words, because we should of jewellery valued at $267 pleaded University, and that he had no Lo brothers made a final effort to and other life-giving ingredients, son himself went carefully into there, or there 160 Conscious- have the choice of a bost of equally not guilty. Mr. C, F. Mason, who flittle confidence in them.
ress" Such a declaration seems appropriate" words. That seems appeared for the prosecution sald
Mr. Macintosh proposed the toast break through their opponents' defence resting up during the cold weather much as human beings go to sleep at to demand urgent objections. That to make the largeness of his as that the jewellery was the property of Lugard. Hall, in a long and and reached 24. The next gue night-in order to be ready for the
'only what is just sumption plain enough. ing meanings, so that we may dis- which knows
of the Kwong Yuk Chan, gold and humorous speech, speaking on the after several fine saves on both hand cuss this English edition, under the bappening" may be consciousness;
We have, however, reached the silversmith shop, of No. 284, Queen's values of Eostel life, and giving real went to the Hancocks and they finally it cannot be memory as we would end of our available space, and the Road West. The defendant and his lustances of the spirit of friendship ran out winners of the set and match the sap from the tree, is that it not title of Mind Energy," as if it define it. The amoebs must be reader interested is advised to buy brother, who was not in custody, that prevailed in the lives of those at 6-3. !
only stops the growth of the trunk "were the original and authentic conscious; its memory is at least the book for himself. The pub were fakis of the shop. The jewellery who had once been in the same Col The final game included a fine and the branches, but it also takes
work of the thinker.
open to debate. It is hard to de-lishers have done their part with was entrusted to them on January leges, and who had met in out of specimen of the mahogany volley" the life supplying ingredients from fine consciousness, we may admit their usual neatness and accuracy, 22 to be melted down and made into the way places. The Warden, in re on the part of R. Hancock, who won the leaves, and the latter gradually M. Bergson delivered the Huxley bat we cannot go all the way with There are many other subjects weather articles. The same day both ply said that his first year of office as the point off the handle of his rocket. die. This process of death is not lecture at Birmingham Univer-M, Bergson when he tells us there have pot noticed, such as ghosts, brothers absconded with the pro Warden of Lugard Hall was made sity in 1911, and it is impossible is no need for the definition. May and dreams, and (a thing that perty, and in spite of the fact that easier by the loyal support of the was reminded of the retort of the insertaneous, and the chlorophyl, or colouringmarter, -slowly that the informed student should we not set up an important dis everybody knows of but few under the master of the shop had offered student-residents. He assured the Vice American,, who had suffered a similar green have hearkened-without wondering tinction between (say) the con- stand) that queer feeling of having $40 reward for Information which Chancellor that the Lagardites" display on the part of his opponent, changes to a bright red and then to. what the great exponent of com-sciousness of the amoeba, and the lived through a current experience would lead to their arrest, nothing would be in no less a measure, loyal to that, worthy's request to stop for adult lifeless brown, producing the minute as he had a fly in his eye. varying colours which we see in the monsense would have thought human consciousness which in-ot some previous time. M. Berg was heard of them until a couple of to the University, and in this he had about these speculations touching cludes the super-consciousnese we son has his own explanation of days ago when the defendant was great confidence
"Huh! said the martyr, aggrieved, woods during the algum months. A life and consciousness, offered in may call awareness"? An that. But, in directing our readers seen in Hongkong and arrested. Mr. Chow Cheng Lam proposed "a fly. I bet its a splinter!" But touch of frost will hesten this change donnection with his memory. In animal may be conscious of hun- to this thought stimulating writer, Counsel applied for a remand, ex the health of the guests and Mr. R. Hin Hongkong, unfortunately, this perceptibly cold having marked
etaphysic anything may happen,ger. In fact, it must be or die. we urge them not to be hypnotized plaining that he was occupied this Kotewall very suitably replied.
lapse does not call for the intentional effect upon the chlorophyl, and it ie talk as much balderdash as the feeble part of the past ) but not accepting all he says as the last world not be able to proceed with Pearce had responded to the by the culprits. We have not yet in from the bright green of the stru and the reputable philosopher may icmory may be involved by his world-wide reputation into morning at the Summary Cent and After Dr. Jordan and then De throwing away of the next point because of this that a tres will often.
alter its appearante overnight startic common gossip, Some of us felt the memory which co-ordinates word in science or philosophy, the case The Magistrate remanded thusiastic call for them to addres this very strongly when trying to experiences and produces aware-Nor he nor any man, deserves the case on Monday morning, those present, sa enjoyable evening reached that level confess I was mer foffage, to the Baming rod of the
was brought to a close. digest M. Bergson's Creative neas.
that..
fixing bail in the sum of $300.
disappointed.
early autumn