1922-11-14

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1922.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail) CAN ADIAN'S BINK' POSITION.

CRIMINAL CHARGE DISMISSED.

OTTAWA, November 13. A special section of the Court of Montreal has found Sic Montagu Allan pot guilty of the charge of negligently signing a falas Gover: ment return of

the condition of the Merchants' Bank for October, 1921,

[A cable dated March 24 stated that Sir Montague Allan, 'president, and Mr. Macarow, general-roanager, of the Merchants' Bank, had been charged with wilfully misstating the financial position of the bank. The proceedings were instituted by the Canadian Minister of Finance.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

POPPY DAY DRIVE,”

{To the Editor of the China Mail.]

CHANGING GRAVES.

CHINESE AND RELATIVE'S BONES.

The

THE CHINA MAIL.

BATTLE SMOKE,

HONGKONG RESIDENT'S WAR BOOK.

PROFESSOR SİMPSON'S REVIEW.

**Four Year on the Western Front" by a Rifleman. Odhame, Ltd., London (Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. Brewar & Co., and E.A.S.M.A. Club,

$10).

throughout his wonderful description imply that he is in doubt as to the of that "soldiers' battle," the Becond good results finally produced by the Battle of Ypres, and again in the system. Without any set panegyric dashed hopes of Gommerourt, or the on the subject there is tribute. overpowering sense of personal insigul- paid throughout to the wonderful ficance and general inanity in Happy way in which the old army adapted Valley, Montauban Road or Drath itself to the incorporation into ita Valloy; in the thrill of seeing oavalry ranks of a very now type of soldier. brigades, all spick and spao, trotting Plenty of instances are given which up to the line, as well as in innumer show the British Officer's sense of abla mare intimate affairs, brief stac. that personal psychology which is cato conversations changing-over in regarded by so many as the long suit the dark, the very syploul scene of for officering in the French Army but goodbye to Jumbo, and wild strokes the short suit for officering with us. Somesubconsciousimpulse to colebrate of fat like the death of Kimbo. The following review is written by If horror was the feeling that had and foster the growth of this spirit Professor R.K.M., Sirapron, professor to be repressed, humour was the seems to have prompted the writer all good soldiers throughout the book. Consequently of Literature, Hongkong University:- feeling that

The publication by a prominent carefully saltivate.

who valued their sanity did most we find not only that the book is of Therefore, all outstanding interest and mcrit as a Hongkong resident of "Four Years writers of war books have to work of literature but also that it on the Western Front" puts us right arrange for their modicum of offers a unique exposition of that in the main strear of the rising flood humour. After four years of war very difficult and extremely import of books about the Great War. At books an author finds it difficult to ant subject, the psychology of the bring anything fresh out of this vein. British Civilian Volantear Soldier on present there is being dieplayed But "A Rifleman" is nowhere more Active Service. throughout the world a revived in-arcacaaful than in this very dificult tercat in such literature. People who, matter. The spontaneity of much of Armistice, would have been aa-ready the fact that they are extracts from to try conclusions with a 5.0 or face lottere which he wrote at the moment. Phoogene as read a war book, are now Hia awa ineptitudes as cook or enthusiastic. We have reached that be misfitted trench, bivvy er dug out A EDMUNDS (President of the beginning to be interested and even harness cleaner and the way in which point in time from which it is are funny enough in themselves but possible to look back upon the funnier still in that they appeared Canton Christian College) will be reality and recollect curfuany to those who had most seriona kiven under the auspices of the Arts emotions with that tranquillity which reason to be annoyed. Labour Association on THURSDAY, the 16th is essential to pleasure in reading. Battalions and French civilians are November, at 5 p.m. in the Great The Peace is impressing on many the made to play their put in inspiring |Hall, fact that amid the moral and physical the good-humeared laugh: A can 'SUBJECT: "Some Phases of Per- exfusion, dirt and darkness of the stantly reuning note is the manent Relief from Famine Condi War, beautiful things were revealed "Allemagne Caput" with appropriata

tions in China," with a brightness proviously unknown gestures" and "Germany Finish,” and soon thereafter lost. Ex-eoldiers which were the 'great st outlasts of ere finding that among their comrader, enthusiasm to which the phlegmatic their enbordinates and their superior, peasant would give way dur there were a goodly number of trulying the most optimistic phases, great in heart, stoli as they may not and during the time cf meet again, whose memory it is a greatest pessimism he was equally A cordial invitation is extended to privilege, a pleasure and a daty to ready to repeat the incantation with share and to cherish.

persistent coutism. The dialect It bas obviously been from this im-dialogue of the "Soviet" which pulse that "A Rifleman" bae written admits the writer into his ward at a h's book. He has written from the Base Hospital; Gunboat Smita stroll. enly molive that has ever produced

Sanitary Inspector Thomson Bir.-I am unable as yet to inform charged a Chinese before Br. J. Rin the months eucceeding the bis best things is partly explained by you the exact amount which was Wood this morning with having raised by the drive, as there are many removed the bones of a relative from sums still outstanding and also suma grave in Kowloon City, without ber of people, who were prevented inspection.

The Inspector said that defendant from buying poppies, hava to-day

There may be had a permit to exhume the body, Bent me donatione. more to follow. I estimate that the but the Sanitary Authority had tata! procreds of the drive will exceed always required the bones to be $6,000, and a detailed statement, iaspreted before removal. which Mr. S. Hamden Ross, A C. A., defendant had failed to give notice has kindly promised to audit, will be before having the grave opened." forwarded to you as soon as possible. Magistrate: Is there any condition

A certain amount of the funds is to that effect on the permit? in I.O.U.'S &c., and will take's day

Tarpector Thomson: No, it is not or two to collect, but the total funds there.

Magistrate: Defendant in lees expeners (which are at present estimosted at $450) will be remitted charged. There is po case. by T. T. to Earl Haig's Fund at the carlirat possible moment. You will tha be advised without delay of the sterling amount realised..

An exchange contract has been with the Hang. entered into kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to transfer the money at 2fd this being 1/8 over the rats. Our thanks are due to the Hong- kong & Shanghai Banking Corpora tion for this generosity.

I am directed to conve the thanks of the General Commitee to the' following ladies for the assistance) in selling pappies, and I shall be obliged if you will Ladly publish their names as it is canidesed that the good work they have done should be generally known-Mise Alda Alve, Mrs. Batley, Mre. Bevon,

COMMERCAL.

dis-

The following are this morning's Nain Pak Hong quotations :—

Java Sugar.-

No. 24 Rough Whites.. No. 24 Fine White

No. 18 Rough Browns No. 10 Browne.... American Flour.

Spotty's XXX." White Lily "Big Gun"

While Greeus"

Slam Rice.--

The Mixers Bliss, lisa I. Bell, Best Quality Mrs. Carric, Miss Dnison, Mrs. R. No. 1 B... Davis, Mrs. Davis Ropulse Bay No. 2 Hotel) Mrs. Chas. Brsyth, Mrs. W. Wm. Forsyth, Misst. Ferguson, Miss

J Foulds, Miss Dorohy Goodman Misa Groundwater (and Master U..Tilley)

Saigon Rice,

Best Quality. No. 1 B...

Mrs. M. Goutlay, le Mises Goodall No 2 Mrs. Hedley. Misslendy, Mrs. Hall,

he has memories and emotions borrowed field-tressing" to rescue his

that demanded expression. That horses from Achicourt when the

per picul 39.35,

9.82.

ing off in the first tin belmet he

8.54

a book worth reading, namely, that

could lay his hands on and with a

7.55.

per rack, $3.60. 2.79. 3.08. 274.

per picul, $8 20 7.80. 6.20.

per pical, $6.20. 5.90. 5.40.

coster gentleman's attitude to urap- preciated classical musis-little sabes like thee, rather than big aus farcical spenes, were what made it possible to live through the War.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

PUBLIC LECTURE by Dr. C. K.

Bongkong, November 14, 1922.

CRICKET MATCH.

SHANGHAI v. KOWLOON.

the Public to witness the above match at the KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB ground on THURSDAY, 16th November, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

H. E. STEVENS,

for Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 14, 1928.

LIMITED.

THE EMPRESS

Cathe will be despatched from the Wharf at Kowloon at 2 pa, on FRIDAY, the 17th inst.

Passengers may proceed on board for tilio.

C. P. S. LTD. Hongkong, November 14, 1922.

MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

WANTED.

being the case, it not eurprising mighty dump there blow up; the CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS that, although the book is a long one, being really an eye witness' bistory of the Great War we are able to read it through with the eagerness of a novel, How is the author able to interest us a four years' spell of trench warfare It is by reason of the extra ordinarily clever manner in which he interweaves the general history, of the War with his own experiences. To the bistorical vista we have added these touches of pathos and of hum our, which are the old sure roads to human interest, but which are act the roads followed by the usual bis

criticism as unpatriotio. This is Prices in Hougkeng Currency, with torian. Zoe and Erina are described with much greater fullness of detail than Haig or Ludendorf. On the other hand, the book is saved from falling into that pit al triviality and ephemerality which has already received so many books of personal the author has taken to understand

many of the generals would not agree) and explain the wider developments that our author reserves the sharpest of battles in which he was ar iehafts of bis wit.. On one occasion Spiterima uuit, as ales by the fact he is glad that a certain "pash" that it was his fortune to visit almost

pery battlefield: f importance on the inspection takes place "in uninhabit British Front. His experiarce in this French soldiere or civilians, there to ed regions so that there were no

Surveyor repret must be pretty nearly no que see it. The eight of a cooker coal.

AN Experienced

damaged cargo who will also for an infantrymen. To have spent shovel with a burnished knob and act on occasions as Auctioneer is

four years with the L. R. B. in the stem Elled the Brass-hats with that required by the Undersigned.--

Inevitably mach of the bumour is of a satiric tum: When the army engrossed into its ranks untrammelled civilians from every walk of life, it expected to find among there a goodly number of critics in all graden and did not expect to muzzle them with a ergeant major's "Don't think; you ain't paid to think," or by regarding apparent from the book under consid. MESSRS DEACON. LOOKER, cration. Politicians, as characterised Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors, in a burlesque anticipation of a 1920 baye for investment the sum peach from Lloyd George, were $250,000.00 and are prepared to regarded by our Rifleman with very consider applications for the advance. much the same sentiments as I have ment of the same on first class beard expressed by Generale. But it Mortgages of house property.

Mrs. H. K. Holes, Misa B. Hard-uns! Trade Guild terma. wick, Mrs. W. J. Hawker, and

daughter, Miss Ladolt, Miss Logan,

The Misses Level, Miss B, Murdoch,

Mrs. Marcel, Mrs. Maclay? Miss N. McNeillie, Misa I. Morrison.

Miss Neave. a. Porri, The Miss-s Ram, Min. Jol Russell, Miss M. Ja Roza. Miss Aa Roza, Miss M. Hus- Fell, Miss J.impson, Mies Stuart Mre, Shelish, Miso Smyth, Miss J. Boares, Miss. Souza, Misa 1. Spad- bery, Mr. myth. Misa Thornhill, Miss Maud hite, Mist Woolley. MiPA 1. Webb, es M. Wallace, Miss J. Whyte.

Iam fißer directed to thank the! following:

Mr. Russell who organised the drive le neighbourhood of Tai koo Dk with a great succris.

MrVilliam Forsyth, who or gazid the drive around Kowloon Docpith equal success.

MA. F. Osmund, Chairman of the New Garden City Club, wbuccessfully organized the Bomontin " up" of the Ecpourhood,

Naval Commander in-Chief wrelieved us of much difficulty bollowing the distribution of pies to His Majesty's ships pro- to be dealt with by his Sta..

be Esema Club for their useful

peration, and also for organizing

Iccessful auction.

for their generous donations. The sympathy which they have thus rx- pressed wit's the cause of charity

which is most dear to us-will-be-ap-reminiscence, by the care which is for spit and polish." (and-bure-

preciated by all.

The Presidents and Committees of the Hongkong Club, the Kowlong Cricket Club and many other clubs in the Colony who allowed suctions to be held in the various club bara the proceeds from which materally swelled our funds.

The Members of the Union Mess "Hill Crest," for voting a sum from the wine suridus. and many other willing helpers.

DEACON & HARSTON of No I

Hongkong, November 14, 1922.

MARINE SURVEYOR AND AUCTIONEER REQUIRED FOR SHANGHAI,

4th, 3rd and 56th Divisions, from gles which generals are supposed to State experience and salary?

Second Ypres to Gommecourt, The

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· Established 1874. Shanghai.

on this vexed question, where the I am also instructed by the Pre-Somme, Ariae, Cambrai, the Bigere for nighty battles. But oven required to

German Ofeneive and the Decisive author's feelings were obviously very Counter Offensive, and

scately touched (as they might well survived to tell the talo was given to be, considering how often a ration Agen's: TOPLIS & HARDING. few oibre The pathos of this book short ge sent him looking for food in

Rident of the British Legion to convey th thanks of the General Committee to the Poppy Day Sub-Committes as

follows:-

Mr. H. K. Holmes who in his quiet way did an immens amount of work and laid the foundation of all things,

Mr. A. Kirk who designed the poster and did on amount of hard work.

to have

Surveyors to Lloyd's Underwriters.

November 14, 1992,

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

is not the pathos of thats immature a cant en, only to find that the only authors who revel in the harrowing stock in hand was Brasso and boot horrors which it is so easy to pictur polish), his entire is the cheerful TO SECRETARIES OF CLUES AND ou the modern battlefield. The badinage of one who is victorious author has avoided that and has over all the ills of life. He is over a aimed, with phenomenal success, at cynic. For cynicism one has to turn portraying those real emotions of war. to Private Figg

ALL preliminary notices of forth coming meetings, lectures and Mr. G. W. Sowell and Mr. II. J.Take, for instance, the experience What Goally is this civilian's entertainments, sent for insertion in Timperley who conducted a skillful in casing from Death Valley to criticism of the military system the news columns of the China Mail, propaganda campaign.

Angle Wood. When cur author arrives Ons finds that he turns many an are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (I should like to add my personal in Angle Wood it is not the gruesome envious glance at the live and lat (as announced in May and June of opinion that it would be difficult to sights by the roadside, nor the va spirit which on occasions seem last year) providing that they do not Ar. Ray of the Coronet Theatre find a pleasantar or more hardwork. Barrow scape which he has had that to impress him as present in some occupy more than four lines. In

ing Sub Committee).

occupies his mind, but the strangely other armics bat deficient in his own will be placed in the advertising future if this space is exceeded they organising an auction and for

The Committes are of opinion that contrasting calm and light heartedness There is never, however, anything to columns at the prevalling rates. schasing a number of pappies to write suitable letters of thanks to of the soldiers who have been playing

decorations.

all the abovenamed helpers is a tark cards in the Wood within sight of him The Chief of the Boy Scouts for Notting the boy scouts to ascist soient beyond their powers, and while he has been running the gaunt- nd the boy scouts themselves they feel that the knowledge that let. It is theeo restrained and re pressed, though legitimate, emotions or their assistance. The efficient l'oppy Day Drive has been auch a

to which he directs our attention. He success will more than recompensa asoner in which they carried the many willing helpere for the time knows well that the gruesome horrors bouage &c. proved how well they and energy they to generously de were a forbidden emotion to all who had been trained, and rendered voted to this great cause. If this bad to live among them. How many their services indispensable to us.

Mr. Maclay for doing some use-

letter is published in the press, the war books have made themselves an ful printing and propaganda work, public will be able to give them the true by their careful description of things that every soldier knew to Mrs. Jackson for writing an Finally, Mr. Editor, I am instructed exist but which no soldier allowed appropriate poem. **

The President and Committee of to acknowledge our indebtednain to himself to contemplate; and by the the V.R.C. for organising a success. Your goodsell and your colleagues close analysis of emotions that ro fal suction and also for voting a The liberal and sympathetic support man would have dared to indulgu share of their proceeds on last Frief the prers went far to ensure the This emotional restraint which, in success of the drive, and I am instruit.the intereste of sanity, bad day night to Eail Haig's Fund,

credit which is their due.

ed to convey to you the cepecialite utilitarian value in war, Also ite artistic value

The President and Committee of thanks of the President and Com-bas the Hongkong Cricket Club for

mittee of the British Legion.' voting the receipts of the second day of the Interport match to the Fund..

In literature. Our “author writes his book e ha lived his soldier life- Yours, etc..

A. H. E: Cous,

keeping his feelings carefully in land. How difficult and, from a literary The Chinese Justices of Peace far for Poppy Day Bob-Committee. point of view, bow valuable un their support and a number of them. Hongkong, October 14,

Sohievement this was, can "bu sonn

HONGKONG

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