SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921.
ADVERSARIA,
(Continued from Page 4.)
OFTEN IT IS INSINCERE
When it is insincere it is, as Dr. Johnson said, the last refugo of the scoundrel,
I think he really must have meant the first refuge. Every vain, am bitions demagogue, aiming mainly at notoriety and self aggrandisement, who sate his countrymen by the eare and starts trouble does so in the name of patriotism. There must be many thousands of genuine Chinese patriots they have proved it time and again--but wo know how their honest emotions have been led and
swayed and used by grafters pure and simple, men in the political game for what they personally can get out of it. If a man with the patent men tality of "A Mere Britisher" were in a high political position at Home, I tell you, Sirs, he would first feather his own nest, and then the nests of his relatives and friends, and so far as his cofscience is concerned, the rest of the people his fellow Britishers- could go hang. He is the type of citizen who would settle a coal strike by shooting the miners and his con- tribution to the great unemployment problem is probably "serve the beg-
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
LOGAL AND GENERAL,
THE CHINA MAIL.
All firms clubs, etc., who have! My dear Children,
You will all have heard a grat dual not yet returned particulars for inser tion in the Dollar Directory are re- this week about St. Andrew's Day, on November 30 and I daresay many ofquested to do so immediately to No. 6. Wyndham Street, Particulars of you have seen the big St. Andrew's
new firms etc., will be gladly received Cross outside the City Hall.
for inclusion in the Directory.
In pictures of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Soutland, you will always see him as an old man with long white bair and a beard, holding
Bibl in his hand and leaning on & cross shaped like the letter X, which
Captain G. A. V. Noel, R. G. A. has been appointed next week's Field Officer.
Mr. Chow Shou-so is appointed is always called St. Andrew's Cross unofficial M.L.C. in Mr. Ho Fook's and you probably know from the
place. Union Jack that this cross is blue on a white ground.
I wonder, by the way, how many of you can draw and paint the Union Jack? It is not nearly as easy as you might think,
Your loving,
PETER PAN.
riddle 1.
How many of you know this old
"As I was going over Westminster
Bridge.
I met a Westminster echolar, He took off his hat and drew off his
glove,
Pray tell me the name of this
scholar 1
On Monday morning Messrs. Lammert Bros. will sell consignment of sporting goods.
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
FURTHER REFUTATION OF CHARGES.
Respecting the article in The Century by Major E. Alexander Powell, making serious allegations against the administration of the British North Borneo Co., a cable from the Governor of North Borneo cords Lord Northcliffe's opinión on
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
Byelaw No. 13.
LADIES are not allowed to play over Happy Valley Course before I p.m. on SUNDAYS.
By Order, Jongkong, December 3, 1921.
held at Repulse Bay on
until a later date.
10th
the way the welfare of the people is safeguarded by the fourt of Directors. The cable is iss follows:- Lord | ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT` OLUB. Northcliffe at Sandaku yesterday inspected the hospital, the Law Courts, Joper settlement and the REGATTA announced to be jail, and visited the town church, December 1221, has been postponed sawmills, etc. He desires me to express his pleasure at finding the welfare of the prople so keenly safe- guarded by the Court of Directors and at the efficiency of several pro- minent commercial undertakings he Shang-witnessed. Speaking at a dinner at of the Government House, he said he was
Mr. Percy Burn is appointed Aseistant S.C.A. and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.
Judge Skinner Turner of hai is appointed a member Full Court of Hongkong.
convinced that the country had, a great future and immense potential ition The constre deserved to be
The Gazette gives a lot of new regulations affecting electricity sup-more widely known and neede} pub
ficity." plies-pages and pages of 'em.
Volunteer promotions gazetted are: 2nd lient. T. W. Hill to be Sat, S. E. Grimstone to be 2nd
I'm to blame for I've told you hislient.
name!
Answer. Andrew.
A LEGEND OF THE STARS.
There
licut.
Mr. G. N. Omme is appointed Estate Duty Commissioner, Official Receiver, and Registrar of Trade Marks and Patents.
BANK R STABBTM D.
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Hongkong, December 3, 1921.
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A Winglok Street barker named Wong Ki Tung, living at No. 29, Eastern Street was riding le me in his private chais along Eastern S ret about 8.25 p.m., yesterday, when between First and Second Streets an unknown man came up on the rightLord to and without any warning stabbed him in the cheek with a dagger. · The banker called out "save life" where
are right." I know his type. It is British, more's the pity, and English though I am, I hate it as I hate
nakes, and I hit it whenever meet it. God! How I hate it and loathe itu It is that type of Britisher, blast him,
are some extraordinary which gets us so disliked, which stories and legends about the stars. makes foreign travel for a wanderer In one of them we are told that seven
Property in Wyndham. Shanghai like myselfless comfortable and happy stars are made from the sbining hair and Portland Streets will be put up than it could be. Among every for of a beautiful woman called Berenice for auction on Monday afternoon by eign people so far, among whom I She was the wife of an ancient Messrs. Lammert Bros, under instrue wished to live while, on terms of Egyptian king, Ptolemy III, and her tions, from the Supreme Court. real intimacy, I found that I first had husband went to Asia to fight. to overcome and dissipate a mistrust, Berenice made up her mind to sacrifice a prejudice. It has been pathetic to her hair to the gods if her husband on Oct. 22 opened a ward in Charing dagger in the wound. me to note how some of them have came back a conqueror. So she cut/ Cross Hospital, which has been en- taken to the Goverument Civil Hos- been absurdly pleased and grateful off her hair and hang it up in the dowed by the Shanghai Race Club.pital by his roolia. He has no cine and loving and extremely kind merely temple of the war ged, but the next Mr. A. W. Burkett represented theas to the esuse of the attack. because they discovered that, morning it was discovered that it had club at the function.
Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll | upon the map ran away, leaving the Wopy was
A work by the clever young
Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts on October 21. It is described as "a ballet tounded on the old Chizcse
although an Englishman, I did not been stolen. No one knew what had put on dog, and assert my superiority, happened to it until the king cane but was a simple, well meaning, back and then he was told that the composer, Miss Dorothy Howell, was human being like themselves. It is wind had wafted it to heaven. There gives a first performance at the experience of this kind, extending it divided into seven pieces and over a quarter of a century and became seven stars near the tail of nearly all over the world, that makes me refnse to join St. George's Societies and Overseas Clubs and nationalistic organizations of that sort. Nationalism, I repeat, does not need organizing. It is bred in the bone, and it comes out in the flesh.
A. WORD TO AMERICANS
lf I have any Ameri-i can readers, I want
the constellation Leo, the Lion.
Of course this is only a legend but these stars are always known as "Coma Berenices,"
ANSWERS TO
́CORRESPONDENTS.
them to take note of C. James-Many thanks for your this paragram and interesting postcard of an aero lane. mention it to their friends. I know I am so glad that you liked the pen what I am talking. about. I have knife. travelled extensively in America, as
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
DANTE, CENTENARY CELEBRATION.
legend of the widow-pattern plate," and illu trates the love-story of Koong Shee and Chang and their A That Reini 4081, the tragic death.
Lloyd's List reports an interes- ting risk of a political character placed at Lloyd's within the past few days In it the underwitera agree, in consideration of the payment of five guineus per coat, to "pay a total loss in event of declaration and/or stat of war and/or outbreak of hostilities between Japan and U. S. A. on er before Dec. 31, 1922.
for cast as Florido, and as far west I wonder if you all know that your as California. I have resided for two name usually had a meaning and if so full years under the American Bag, what that meaning is? If any of you
A notice in our advertising and enjoyed it. I have had good care to write and ask me what your columbus announces that a free lecture American friends for over twenty name means I will try and find it out on Christian Science will be delivered years. "You know me, "Al" You (though I cannot promise that I shali by Mr. John C. Lathrop, C.S.B., of I am not a hunco know all of them.) Here are a few Brookline Mass., a member of the may trust me. steerer. I have been a great student examples and I know that some of Board of Lectureship of the Mother of American literature for nearly forty these belong to my readers because of Church, the First Church of Christ, years. And I know my own country the letters which I bave had from youScientist in Boston, Mass., at the City and my own people as well as you at different times. know your home town. I tell you that though this "Merely British" type makes a big noise, there is not much of it. Bottonley-the| Mr. Bottomley-in his despicable weekly and perhaps in his Sunday articlce has been violently unti- American. Thero is this penny-trum-
Edna-pleasure. Elsa-God of the oath. Hilary-cheerful. Richard stern king. Charles-strong, manly. Joyce--sportive.
Hall in the Chamber of Commerce Room, on Thur day, December 8 at 5.30 p.in. All are cordially invited to
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CONCERT will be held at ibe
Beli December at 9 15 pm. is ce nechou with le abore Celebration to. Which all those interested are-cordially invited
A lecture on Dante will be delivered by Mr. G. P. de Martin M B. E., B. A.
Hongkong, December 3, 1921.
A FREE LE TURE
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DIE
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A Court of enquiry will assemble at the Military Hospital, Kowloon, at 10a.m. on Tuesday, December 6 to The total result of yesterday's investigate and report on a fire which pet now attacking the Daily Press, street sale of roses was $2.480 which occurred in the matsheds belonging to And here and there is one led by them is about $200 more than was realised the Military Hospital, Kowloon, on or their like. But the real British last year and does not include a November 30. The court will b com- feeling towards America and Ameri donation of $1,000 by Sir Paul Chater prised as follows:-President: Major cans, so far as such a thing can be The Indies who assisted in yesterday's G. de S. H. Middlemass, 222nd racially summarised, is really and effort were: Misy D. Dillon, Miss M. Punjabis, members: captain of the truly friendly. Please believe me. I Murray, Miss L. Murray, Miss L. Tse- H.K.S. R.G.A, the D.O.RE. Main honestly believe there is more anti-yan, Miss V, Stanley, Miss L Collaco. land Section, and the Officer in charge British prejudice in the States than Miss K. Simmons, Miss B. Sterl, Miss of the Barracks. there is anti-American prejudice M. Hanson, Miss B. Pearson, Miss K, among my folk, and you, as Ameri McEwan, Mise 0. Basto Miss A. The following extract from a Domestic Occurrences pana, know that that anti-British
Alves, Miss G. Bouza, Miss M.. Dillon, letter from the Straits tells its own prejudice in your country has been Miss M. Banto, Miss J. Foulds, Miss tale Raw rubber is surely cheap Leading Articles exaggerated by these evil thinkers P. Ruttonjee, Miss N. McEwan, Mis enough now and put consumption and mischief-makers. Right here in M. Mackenzie, Mias A. Perpetuo, Mrs. | does not increase. The trouble is that Local and General Hongkong I can see we are going to Burden, Miss N. Burden, Miss H, the manufactured articles is not cheap. have the liveliest kind of business Jorge, Miss H. Noronha, Miss A. I inquired about rubber tiles lately, competition. Your people are so Jorge, Miss L. Chon, Mins V. Wilkin- and found the cost per square yard to hustling and enterprising. You take on, Mies M. Marriott, Miss B. Hard-be $15.
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Before Magistrate Wood yester-Boxing obarged with having impersonated a Wa hington Conference. policeman and demanded money with Wireless Man's Theft menaces. A coolie living at No. 386
In the Social Swim Queen's Road West said the accused Local Charity To my decent fellow anything at all; but I will tell them visited him on December 1, and de
Motor Summoned countrymen I searcely this, that if they are minded to mandad 37 representing himself to
Fight Ove Fantan anything complain of my plain speaking, they be a police constable. A number of more. Those who have had better save their breath to cool men in the house sazied the aguard St. Andrew's Night... Chief Justice's Reproof done me the honour to their porridge, for 'tis the back of my and tied him to a bunk while the read
these notes hand and the tail of my coat only 1 police were summoned. Accused 8. P.C.A. attentively, even if they had natural bave to offer them at any time, danie. the charge He said he had Book Club Notus
Rasmussen Released prejudicos before without thinking dislike them so. God wants me to given a man named Ah Wing twenty ranch about them, will recognize that i love my enemies, but sure Ho would cents to buy "chow" and went to Company Report am not a bad citizen, not a disloyalist, not be after expecting me to keep the house to get the money back. Kowloon Motor Bn us. but rather the contrary. They will peacefully under the same roof with whilst there he was seized and tied Sampan Secrets. get my drift. To "A. More Britisher" Hils, hot and me knowing it. I wish to the bunt. He was then accused Banque Industrielle and his like, who are sure to trot out I had A More Britisher formonet of demanding money by false pre- University Note Paper the old legends & at I am a Bolshevik, me now, and Dunville's old haddook tonnes. The Magistrate remanded Brodin Laundry a Socialist, a Crank, a Traitor, a in my haud. T'd show them. I the case in order to give accused a Hongkong Hotel Mischiefmaker, it is useless to any would so,
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