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LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
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"DECEMBER,-1921...
The following results Tave been issued by the Senate:-.
SCHOLARSHIPS.
men last Sunday, is a serious mis-ing, but they have ideas, which thoy their own. The lotter employs the HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. representation. The readers of his talk over quietly amongst themselves, phrase "mean and dirty."." I sbould letter who did not see or remember and with arm-chair thinkers whose write a letter to the other papers, MATRICULATION AND SENIOR
they trust. Me, for complaining that the use of auch a the China Mail note would conclude discretion
phrase, with reference to journalistic from that that we had, as Mr. Ollerton without grounds distinctly says we
"We've been din- criticismn, casts a slur, not only on all did, cast a slur" on ex service men
OVERHEARD IN log with the." the gentlemen of the Press here, but as such. I bave just re read the note,
"Oh! Really? And on all the great Pressmen who have what are they died, Horace Greeley, W. T. Stend, et and I say that no intelligent man who
hoc. understands plain English could have like?"
"The sort of people who have read that into it. It munde it, very plain that in China Mail eyes the peanuts instead of salted almonds," it. But not exactly as unfair. Because worst elements in Hongkong" are! those men who attack the freedom of the Press, who propose boycotts of newspapers whose criticisms do not please thom, and who would answer the arguments of a newspaperman by hitting him, physically. This is what we meant. That is all we said. That we repeat and re-affirm. We believe them to be more socially dangerous
than our armed robbers are.
Now let the Hon. Sec. of the A.S.M.A. complain that I have dubbed all active service men armed robbers, It will be entirely in keeping with the silly letter we printed on Thursday
for him.
Personally, I protest MY OWN against the bald pro PROTEST sumption with which his letter says that all those British heroes fought and died for My safety. For anything he knows to the contrary I may have been a pro- Gerinan, in which case they were
me. As a matter
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Exactly on a parity, if you examine there is some doubt as to whom the phrase "mean and dirty" is to cover. It may have meant the Buthor of the 668-Leong Lan Oye, St. Xavier's China Mail phrase that was objected to, which happened to be me, Hilaire
Appeals have been made before to Peak ladies to be more considerate, and to avoid the trams that are needed by business men hurrying up to lunch. It is now evident that it is Parchemin Adversaries. Or it might no use appealing to them, ani that be taken to cover all the authors of the Company itself should take action.all the objectionable remarks made in Why not have all cars between 12.60 this controversy. Whereas my little and 1-30 for men only" and (say) mind of an intelligent render as to cars back between 2 and 2 30 similarly whom I meant by the worst reserved? The Company would not lose by it, and these business men elements in Hongkong society." would be spared a
very real and can only conclude that those members It would be no who persuaded Mr. Ollerton to write unnecessary worry.
that letter are not intelligent.
hardship to the women, who could easily arrange to entch cars up to 12 30 ne they would if there were none running after. Make it so. During those or similar periods let there be no cars for women.
ABOMINABLE
STORY
Having now put my foot in it, and shown that I am a borrid brute with
article could leave no doubt in the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
1
Owing to the Xmas holidays there will be no further issue of the
China Mail until Tuesday, at midday.
Ladies are requested to send
no proper feelings for the ladice, I in their names and addresses d
Directory. may as well try to tickle my fellow free inclusion in the Dollar brutes with an abominable story, which was told me this week by the man who says he likes beer becausé there are no bones in it.
Ltd. they knew nothing, ab mutor of fact cared less. Also as a matter of fact my safety was never endangered. see to that. All the Germans in the world could not conquer me! they could only kill me. If these heroes
An Aberdonian, feeling sure that died to save my life, the end wasn't!
his wife must be asing too much soap, worth the means. It is nearly over, anyway. I do not value it so much, went up and knocked on the bathroom door. There was no answer, and no I have been rather hoping that they noise at all, so he burst open tho died for principles of liberty that are door. Many a man would have lost more dear to me-principles that are threatened by boycotts of opinion, is presence of mind on seeing so have even been told, so. The world suddenly and unexpectedly what he saw. There lay his poor wife, dead. is not safe for democracy an loag as She had fainted in the bath, and violent men may silence opinions they do not like. Why, confound his drowned. Her husband rushed to the stairbend and called the general insolence! Do you not see now-as I de --that this inan who asserts that servant. When she answered, he I have been verbally unkind to those said, "Mary! Only one egg will be dear, dead heroes of ours in himself required for breakfast this morning." guilty of treachery to them, in so far as he defends the rotter who proposed to boycott the offensive newspaper, Such proposals would frustrate their noble aim, and nullify their great sacrifices.
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for this:
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"Vector. "None ANSWERS. TO but myself is per- CORRESPONDENTS, mitted to say rude
things about local journalists. You, as an outsider, must not butt in. Besides, you are I do not want to swak quite wrong in disparaging that one. I consider in a most ladylike per- us an "arm chair critic. DELUSION. It is an bonour Mr. son, who would not for the world hurt
any really well-connected fly.. Ollerton thrusts upon
your
reference to "Oratory me. But I will allow for the sake of the argument that I am one of the in- his breezy style" means that you a wind bag. I'll not tellectuals so disrespectfully epitheted think him by the Vulgar. Very well. Let me disagree with you. I've often thought assure him that it. is an entirely he would be useful in the dry- gratuitous and erroneous assumption ing department at the Laundry
Amicus."Thanks for the cutting that "the soldier was necessary to the arm-chair critic's comfort and wel showing that a North China padre far:.' He never was and never is said the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that; but rather the contrary. Arm is "rubbish." It is, as you say, only chair critics do their fighting with fair that if newspapers print sermons. words. They hurt highly explosive they should present the other side. idens at each other. And (like the My editor agrees with you to this soldier of carnage) they arein to enjoy extent, that he no longer prints it. Any apparent bitterness is most sermons because La does not want to ly simulated. I do not know what print "the other side." For this reason kind of a chair he sat in when he you must excuse me for not saying wrote that letter, but y do not think what I think of this
I am allowed a he sat on a box of ammunition. Such Fitzgerald's poem.
suspect
Not quite what you wanted, Sir? I am sorry. I'm afraid that our stock-ob. here's one I nearly over- BONGLING, SATURDAY, Dar, 14. 1981. Inoked. Perhaps you might care A literary critic between here and
I do not know this gentleman, per- Colombo, resident, in fact, in the caoutchouc country, finds fault with sonally; but I advise Lira, in a spirit Compliments of the the Master, Anatole France, because of pure kindness, to run away and DISCONNECTED Season, Sir! What he suggests that we are all rogues. I play now.
can I do for you submit that equal fault could be. to-day? Anything | found in Shakspere, who indicates 1 can show you? Aphorisms-like the all is characters bad noses in those you had before? Certainly, Sir. the middle of their faces.
a letter would never have been written wide latitude, and I
THOUGHTS
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Our
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paper
Two Kowloon cemeteries are closed after this year ends.
The Govt. Gazette has a proclam- ation making the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's increase of capital legally in order.
We are officially informed that the Hongkong Ilide & Leather Co.: Ltd., went to allotment yesterday and allotment letters will be sent out in course of a few days.
Mr. M. J. Breen is appointed administrator for the Pence with Hungary clearing office. Mr. Breen is also custodian of enemy property, vice Mr. J. D. Lloyd.
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his
A Chinese shopkeeper of No. 166, Winglok Street reports that accountant absconded yesterday with $12,080 which was kept in the safe, the key of which was in his custody.
The parts of the Official Secrets Act 1920 that apply to Hongkong are quoted in the Gazette. Home newya
document" clause, but We 305 papers squealed about the "official nothing dangerous in it.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the Week ending December 10, 1921, amounted to 99,941 tone and the Sales during the period, to 77,489
tole.
Suffering from opium poisoning, alleged to have been self administered, a salestuan of the Sun Company, was yesterday removed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital. His condition
is not serious.
smashing the vehicle beyond repala and causing injuries to the coolio which necessitated his removal to the Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment,
School.
Institute, Penang.
President of China Scholarship. 569-Cheah Kok Inn, Penang Free
13.-Kam Cheung Fai, Diocesan
Boys' School, Hongkong. Hongkong Government Education Scholarship. 4.-Albert George Prew, Diocesan Boys' School, Hongkong. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship. 3-Noel Harry' Prew, Diocesan Boys' School, Hongkong. MATRICULATION HONOURS LIST. 53.Su Chiu Pao, Private Study.
4.-Albert George Prew, Diocesan
Boys' School. 37-Francois Tritch, St. Joseph's
College. 568.-Leong Lan Oye, St. Xavier's
Institute, Penang.
MATRICULATION PASS LIST.
(Centre Hongkong).
1. Harold Hunt, Diocesan Boys'
School.
2.-William Hunt, Diocesan Boys'
School.
3.-Noel Harry Frith Prew, Dio-
cesar Boys' School. 5.--Ong Ee Kong, Diocesan Boys'
School.
7.-Dinarte F. Lópes, Diocesan
Boys' School. 8.-Allston Gourdin, Diocesan
Boys' School. 9-Henry Kew, Diocesan Boys'
School. 11-Wong Ching You, Diocesan
Boys' School. 12.--Landolt Harry, Diocesan Boys'
School.
13.-Kam Cheung Tai, Diocesan
Boys' School. 14.-George Samuel Zimmern, Dioce-
san Boys' School. 15-Herbert Clayson, Diocesan
Boys' School. 17.-Arthur E. Perry, Diocesan
Boys' School.
Spradbery,
20. Ernest Joseph Queen's College. 22-Wong Hong Kwok, Queen's
College.
lege.. 23-Pun Shi Fang, Queen's Col
24.-Leung Cheung Ling, Queen's
College.
33.--JOBB Nolasco da Silva, St.
Joseph's College. 34.-Chan Hin Kwok; St. Joseph's
Culle.e.
St.
35,---Stephen Conception, Joseph's College. 30.-Hugh Brugu, St. Joseph's Cal-
lege.
39.-Antoine Nguyen-van Nguyen,
St. Joseph's College. 42. Carlos Maria de Silva, St.
Joseph's College.
Ba-Huy, St. 43. Phillippe Iran
Joseph's College. 44.-Scazo Hachiuma, St. Joseph's
College. 45.-Francis Woo Chok Heng, St.
Joseph's College.
1921.
SPECIAL CABLE.
NEW SUGAR REFINERY.
PLANNED FOR WOOSUNG.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, December 24. Mr. M. Y. Sau is planning a sugar refinery for Woosting with a capital of ten million dollars. The China
National Sugar Refinery Company is electing Mr. San as managing director
of the new concern.
The following candidate having. previously matriculated is now quali- fied to enter the Medical Faculty --- Douglas Laing.
No.
SENIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION,
(Hongkong Boys).
Diocesan
6.-Mooney, George, Boys' School. 16.-Kwan Fat, Dioceau Boys'
School,
18-Wong Chi Tung. Queen's
College.
30.-Ribeiro, Antao, St. Joseph's
College.
40.-Alves, Jose Maria Machado, St.
Joseph's College.
41.-Barros, Heurique Alberto, St.
Joseph's College.
66U Wing Chao, St. Paul's
College.
67-Mark Kei Shun, St. Paul's
Colleze.
68-Hui Cheung Kwan, St. Paul's
College. 70-Yue Cho Chiu, St. Stephen's
College.
516.-Zimmern, Andrew, Privato
Study.
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85.-Hui, Peter Kachiu, St. Joseph's
College.
86-Au Sing Im, St. Joseph's
College.
87.-Kwong, Harry, St. Joseph's
College.
88.--da Silva, Henrique, St. Joseph's.
Collega.
89.-Ogilvie, Donald, Kowloon Brit-
ish School. 90.-Collett, John Arthur, Kowloon
British School.
99.But Chit, Ying Wah College.
SENIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION.
(Hongkong Girls).
Honours.
Emilia, French 104.-Hamilton, Florence, French 105.-Rosselet,
Convent.
Convent.
114.-Chenalfoy, Ivy Adelino, Belilios
Public School.
121.-Rumjaha, Ruby, Italian Con-
vent,
132.-Robinson, Winifred, Diocesan
Girls' School. 137.-Ng Sui Wa, St. Stephen's Girls'
College.
Pase List,
103.-Young, Ruby Violet, French
Convent. 106-Soares, Edith Maria, French
Convent.
107.-Reroçdios, Adeline (Dist. Eng-
lish), French Convent. 108.-Edith Amy, French Convent. 109,-Gutierrez, Julia, Bolilios Public
School.
49.-Andrew Robert Kinross, Kow-110-Gutierrez, Alice Maria, Belilios
loon British School. 51.-Tseng Tit Sang, St. Stephen's
College. 52.-Liang Lin Ke, St. Stephen's
Collego. 54.---Chiao Sin Ying, Private Study. 57.---Kwok Chan, Private Study. 58.-Wan Ye Po, Private Study. CO-Wong Man Kwong, Ying Wah
College. 62.--Hon Lan Fung, St. Paul's
College.
63.-Tang Ize Nant, St. Paul's
College.
65-Wong Ping Lu, St. Paul's
College.
70.-Wong Lai Ching St. Paul's
College.
71-Lui Pak Him, St. Stephen's
College.
College.
72.-Wan Wai Choi, St. Stephen's 73.-Pun Yuk Wah, St. Stephen's
College
Public School: 111-Mooney, Greta Irene, Belilios-
Public School. 112.-Osmund Ellaine, Belilios Public
School. 115.-Wei Kam Lun, Belilios Public
School.
116-Lau Shuk Ying (Dist. Arith
metic, Needlework), Belilios Public School. 117.-Santos, Beatrice Éva (Dis.
Needlework), Belilios School. 118-Wong Kwai Fong, Belilios
Public School.
Belilice 119-Rosario, Mercedes,
Public
Public School, 120-Ismail, Agnes Hannah (Dist. English) Italian Convent. 123.-Gill, Agnes, Italian Convent.
124.-Remedios, Idalina, Italian Con- 125.-Elrod, Juliette, Italian Con-
vent.
Motor car No. 584 collided with in the trenches, or in a dag-out. "Chureb Notes" are published by an empty ricsha on the Kowloozi- Fancy telling a newspaperman. by ye Chief as an antidote to my Mataukok Road yesterday afternoon way of peroration, that where he poisonous insinuations. See? Cheerio! Duck BOARD (1) Sure. You've cannot applaud his duty is to say
guossed it right in once. Our real nothing at all.
objection to such "boycotts" is self
The fire at Third Lane, Shektong- defensive. If we ignore a threat to might come all the sooner. Boycott chui yesterday gutted'eight houses on boycott the opposition, isn't English, anyway. (2) I am not both sides of the narrow alleyway. It I have p consider saying all that I could say about this originated in a glass blower's hut and able number of Legion business, not by lengthy spread to several godowos mostly used MY POSITION friends among these chalks. There's a reason. Drop in for storing blackwood, sandalwood active-service men and I'll tell you-any Friday and camphorwood, causing damage to the extent of $93,000. The glass At least, there's a new consignment Not suit you, Sir? I am very whom I (or my paper-same thing) afternoon between 2.30 and 4.
A render bas taken works suffered to the extent of $2,000. just in, of later patterns. Something sorry, but until the next batch arrives, am alleged to have "slurred." I am
A couple of two storeyed dwellings the trouble to clip with a touch of rhyme, Sir, for the that's all we have. Unless I can in it up to the neck. My advice was cold evenings?
Fought by some of them, and I advised tempt you with this remnant.
EMBARRASSING this story out of an were slightly damaged before the firefighters extinguished the flames. When into slums our landlords In the Post last week there was a the separate Association. What is
Insurance is affected only to the pack us, and sordid bosses arek to splendid letter about art-local art. good enough for Earl Haig is not and sent it to me, so I give it pour
extent of $18,000. sack us, whom should we worship-The letter was both witty and wise, good enough for me, and I have no encourager les autres, although I per- Christ or Bacchus ?
and the only fault I had to find with faith in the Legion-not even in its soLolly was not made wildly hilarious
From Command Orders issued Pattern too loud, Sir? Prhaps it was that it was not sent to the benevolence. As the China Mail by it. But I'm not everybody. you are right. What about this one? China Mail, where it would surely said, we are in hearty sympathy with "A young women in church sat yesterday regarding cnbarkation and The fact that no one will admit have seemed more at home. On the new Association, and what's directly behind a handsome young disembarkation from the transport that I am the wisest man in Hong-Saturday, the Post had another re- more, we have the guts to mention man, upon whose cont collar the "Himalaya" it is learned that in view kong as a tendency to make us ference to me, calling ae a fly, a that we wish it well chiefly because detected a white raveling. Carefully of the early arrival of the 2nd Bn. doubt it myself.
mosquito, and one other insect it is a protest against and a chalk raising her hand she gave it a quick King's Liverpool Regt., the 2nd Bn. Here's one that goes with it. I forget now-probably a fon. Also to the Legion If you Association pull, but it didn't break. Then she Wilts Regt. (less wonten and children) could do you the pair, Sir, at a slight calling its own writer an elephant. lads let it pass as a sort of subs diery gave it another yank, whereupon the strength 20 officers 719 other ranka, Aduction if yen took both.
That, however, as was explained, was show, not iuimical to the Legion, and chap turned around and remarked will be placed under canvas on Murray There is probably a profound signi- merely pifle predatory to the writer's indulgently tolerated by the Legon that he was sorry, but the, was Parado Ground. Murray Barracks ficance in the fast that we are pleased agreement with the letter I bave as a harmless and inconsiderable unraveling his undershirt, and bad Officers Mess Premiegs, Sergeants Mess, Canteen, and Cook, Houses will by the approval even of persons we mentioned. For that writer to agroe offshoot, you are trapped. I ought koster desist."
be shared by the 2nd Bn. Wilts despise.
with that letter reminds me irresistib not to mention this, because it makes
*"'m rather like the Regiment and the 2nd Bn. King's Something with a little more dialy of the office boy in on architect's the whole controversy look rathia
L'ESPRIT arrelsome ainah, Liverpool Regiment under arrange- tinction than that? I agree with office, who mentioned in conversation like the cat having kittens in the
· D'ESCALIER. aren't 1? She saya ments to be made between the two
82-Lai Po Chuen (Girl), Italian 131,--Lee, Grace, DiocesanTM Girla you, Sir,
Your taste is always with his grandmother that indoll's house, but if the China Afail.
what she has to say, battuliams. The 2nd Ba. King's
Convent. corrcot, as I keep telling the Boss, sono respects he was able to the best friend you ever bad, is to be. Sir. Now here is a quiet little thing approve the design of the Universe. misunderstood and miscalled by your turns away, and one hopes the row Liverpool Regiment, has a strength of
MATRICULATION PASS LIST. sure to suit you. I many tell you in No us for remnants? Well, may most impulsive and least inteligent is over. Then he comes back with a 805 other ranks. This includes Com-
(Centre Peug). confidence that we imported it special- I show you some other lines-sume members, it only serves you right to fresh tirate about the same thing. Ipany (estimated at 165) that will form
565-Cheah Gyin Kool, t. Xavier's ly for the Colonial Secretary, for uso, lóng r pieces!
Institute. Igh the publis have the full strength suppose tho trouble with this anah the 1sation Guard at Peking. I must not pretend to be of the joke. The full joke is that and me to be the same thing, what
All firms clubs, etc, who 667-Choo Siew Bany, St. Xavier's My iden of humour is a descripti LEGION surprised at the thought there is a considerable body of real the French call staircase wit. Cuing
Institute. duck board slown staing wo think of something have not ye returned particulars of a fashionable drawing-room, with STUTE lean soiurepros:ntations of honest tó - goodness, a finely upholstered chair in it on
the Honorary Secretary of hers who are crying Butowo might have gold, and come back for insertion in the Dolar 569.-Cheal Kok Inn, Free School. which reposes in eolitory state a Fork the Active Service Men's Association both Legion and Association Frust say it. I was practically on the Directory are requested to do 8570-Teoh Beh Lye, Fieschoal..
The following Candidate is referr Tion which no one sits. But owing To quote the phrase, the worst my personal knowledge they are the bottom Step, ye mught say, when the immediately to No. 5. Wyndham to the disconcerting fact that the demonta in-llo glong as if it had brainieat t pes who survived that right way to show those lads how their treat. Particulars of new firms ed in English-
Normal. average man count so the humour been used by the Chain Mail in Flandern hell. They do not address Intter really look occurred to into, will he glidly received for 83-Taong Ting Chion, Pukio Girls' of it unless it is a emp asized, I am reference to the meeting of exservice public meetings, nor go round bragg.That way would be to paraphrase Free inclusion in the Directory.
on the Pak Trabi.
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74. Chan Ki Yuen, St. Stephen's
Collégo. 75.-Chan Shu Chung, St. Stephen's
College. 78.-Woo Hau Sin, St. Stephen's
/College.
79. Ma Wai Mau, St. Stephen's
College. 80.-Young Wan Hing, Private
Study.
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vent.
128-Iu Syn Wong, Elizabeth,
Diocesan Girls' School. 127.-Doodha, Miunie Catherine,
Diocesan Girls' School."
128-Iu Chun Wong, Julia, Diocgaan.
Girta' School. 129.-De Souza, Auren Christing,
Diocesan Girls' School. 130-Remerios Ernins Fausia, Dio-
creau Girls' School.
School.
133-Davidson, Elizabeth, Kowloon
British School.
i'
131-Duon, Frauen Evelyn, Kow-
loon British & bool.
British School, 135-B, Elsn Robson, Kowloon 139.-Tro Shuk Kei (Dist. Biblical Knowledge), St. Stephen's Girls' Saliool. 130-Chan Ying (List, Biblical
Knowledge), St. Gitla' School.
Stephen's