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CIVILISATION.
FRIDAY MARCH 16 1928.
ITS HISTORY AND AIM.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.”.
SPORT.
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TOM WRIGHT'S COLUMN.whatever. On that I be my hope of immortality and chance of A LEG-PULL AND A CREDO, ncing paid for this squib. "Rightly as we think," WOW! Was it not Lthis came Horace who said “* nihil JUST MY FUN.-It is fun to est ab omni parto beatum," mean. criticize a critic, to make him ing that it is common when view. › swallow some of his own medicine, ing a gorgeous sunset in any coun- At interesting lecture on “Son fun for me and I hope for you. sit at grand epora beside a bun- Mr. W. Kay, of Queen's College, to ment organised by the Hongkong try to hear some asa braying, or to Ancient Civilisations" was given by What it may be for HIM depends mingbird, or to go to church and the Taikoo Litemury Association, Cricket Club. to ba played on the [China Mail SpOCIAL.].. upon big make-up, and is none of be bitten by a flea? When he talks last evening..
my business. I have been reading of giving the pala, I am tempted SINGAPORE, March 16 in the CHINA MAIL a criticien joy of romarking that the pair will and stimulating sign that with the (first round).-E. R. 5. Dods and What, the lecturer asked, was following are the results to date -- Club ground has opened and the to indulge in the pure and perfect civilisation? It was a significant The Siam steamer Boribar?
of a book of translations from do, the palm will serve the purpose, passage of years this question was A. B. Raworth beat G. H. Hayes
Ороп Championship. collided with the Straits steamer
Doubles *Ranee
on Wednesday at mid- Horace, and my fingers curve itch that, in short, this critic's bottom becoming asked inore frequently by and the Rev. C. Howard, 7-5, night 65 miles from Singapore, the ingly toward my scalping knife.crios aloud for a spanking Yes, thinking people. This meant to 6-1, 6-1. "Rance" sinking in ten minutes. As the criticism bears internal avi-I'd give him the palm that way. Thirty one lives were lost include once that it was not done by one would be no excuse for more trans-present, that they were not altoge Lo, 6-8, 6-1,-7-5; O. Rumjahn best
those who took a broad and un- The fact is, of course, that there biased view of things, past and round)-A. Eveleigh beat Horace ing the third engineer, 15 of the
Open Championship Singles (firs crow and 16 passengers. The of my late colleagues, my hands ura lations of Horace unless the trane thor impressed and satisfied with C. Wilson, 6-9, 6-4, 4-6, 8.6..
Boribat-returned to Singapore not tied by etiquette. As I haven't, lator has some originality and man's achievements up to date. yesterday bringing captain Rogers the leant ides or suspicion who the humour in him, and (judging by the We all know that our ancestors round)-0. Willson (+2/6) beat of the 'Ranee The collision critie was, I oscape the risk of boing samples given by your reviewer) spent a tremendously long time in T. G, Bonnett (+4/6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Handicap Singles "A" (first. occurred at the entrance to the accused of that journalistic weak this translator seems to have that a slow ascent from brute savagery Sibu channel on a dark night. nass, the odium figuling, Latin, valid excuse. It is his merit that to the veriost primitive civilisation. round). Crowley (-16) beat Handicap Singles "B" (first and especially Horatian Latio, 'has drawn these ensures from that This long, long apprenticeship of G. E. Ellams (ecr.), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. must be an ingredient of the medi-pneumatically distended pundit. carly man had been picturesquely cine. "We turn to the Latin Just to show that I am not plead-described by one writer as a "mil C. Willson and A. G. M. Fletcher LES MISERABLES."
Handicap Doubles (first round).— again, said he (so that I shrieked ing for the indiscriminatingly flat-lion years of childhood." Tone it(+1/0) beat W. B. Cornaby and aloud when I read so far, and antering notice, let me call attention seemed a long way off to the days C. M. Wilson (+4/6), 0-1, 3-6, 6-1; WORLD THEATRE PICTURE. American asked what's biting to lines which the reviewer liked of Queen Elizabeth or the Norman R. M. Smith and C.-C. Stark (scr.) you?", and I said "a self-com- most, lines with which he was Conquest. It was a farther cry to beat G. W. Sewall and T. G. Ben William Lyon Phelps Lampson, placent ass," and the American said
'Lost" struck," Professor of English Literature at I must be bug-bouse) and I detor-
the days of Julius Caesar or to the nett (+5/6), 6-2, 6-0; L. Foster Yale University, was so impressed mined to turn to it myself, no scon
time when While in vain the woods do Jernsaten and farther still when Roberts and Hayes (-3/0), 6-4, Christ fought in and T. H. King (scr.) beat W. B. by the Wilham Fox picturization of as I could get back to my faithful Lea Miserables," with William typewriter, which can spell Iatin
Alexander the Great overthrew the 8-6; F. A. Dinsdale and E. O Farninn playing the part of the im-just as well as any machine I ever
gigantic but rotten empire of Hagen (4/6) beat C. Blaker and Ltd. mortal Jean Valjean, which will be owned. Of reviewers as well as of To that end Horace's woods did not Pharoha built their pyramids and Worthington and H. E. Grace Darius, while those days when the A. L. Gaco.(+4/6); 8-6, 7-5; R. E. shown at the World Theatre next translators, said I to myself, evi- strain in vain"; they managed the the Sumerians their cities seemed (16/4) beat E. Grible and L. week, that he wrote a letter of com- dently may be quoted duo cum tnak, I think. Everybody brings to to be lost in the mists of antiquity. Nelson (scr.), 6-4, 6-1. mendation to Mr. Fox.
faciunt idem, non est idem." which the reading of poetry his own Yet what were those 60, 70, or ever "I was deeply affected by Les I interpret to mean that though a equipment, which conditions the 80 centuries compared to the thou Miserables.****
TO-DAY'S MATCHES, Professor contatrice and a cuddy can both effects derived. Your reviewer sands of centuries during which our Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell v. J. R. Mixed Doubles-C. Willson and Phelps. "The Artistic and spiritual sing; the melody may vary. They'll bringe the shabby little veneered ancestors were dimly and painfully Tloyd and Mrs. Lloyd: H. E. values of the great novel are both tell you at Queen's College that and varnished outfit that is clearly groping their way to the light? preserved to a remarkable degree in that's about right. the adaptation; and the acting is
his, and he gets accordingly. Some
Graca and Miss Duft v. C. Lam- By way of introduction the lec-bert and Mra. Tarrant. My victim is alroost bound to that read only for the jingle get turer discussed some of primitive excellent." I wish everyone in plead at this point. "But hang it use. I want reason as well as man's inventions, romarking that V. Yvanovich: Thomas Lay v. America could see this picture.
Open Singles.-A. E. Dome v. Discussing the production Prof. did, bo, you did; but with reserva corkscrew has been dipped makes Then there was the momentous dis
all, I commended the book." You Thymo, and the perverse-humour probably the first advance was the F. A. Redmond; N. Trambitsky V Phelps said the educational value tions as unjust and silly as they ma now see the woods (that Horace covery perhaps man's greatest dis-King (+16) v. C. C. Stark (+15.3).
into which the spiral of my literary development of articulate speech. Yog Man Tsu of such pictures as Jes Miser were unealed for. You did, but in wag describing) with all their covery of how to produce fire, the ablea” could not be over-estimated. auch an offensively patronizing branches torn off and lying like invention of the bow and arrow, the and R. E. Lindsell v. Is.. de Sousa Handicap Singles "A."-T:'HI. tone, and with such a priggish sir Balbus upon the ground. He didn't invention of pottery, the domestica- and F. Prats; D. G. G. Neish and Opan Doubles.-W. B. Roberts ing of your own olympian exalti- tude, that you gave me, ne soldiers mean that, and I'll risk the conjection of wild animals and later, by G. P. Menzies v. W. G. Kennour say; the sick. You certainly con- ture that his latest renderer did not tremendous intervals, the discovery and W. Fraser trived to convince me that you could mean it either. "In vain' was a and use of metals.
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HONGKUND, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1923.
THE AIR AGE,
Britain finished the war with the finest air force in the world.
FURNISHING DEPT.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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strain
Their hoary burden to sustain "
read Horace in the original (which tempting rhyme that seemed to fit Man then began to develop politi-
nicely. The word "amain" would cally and socially. Legends and
"whatsoe'er awaits.
One Indian case of enteric is not such a rare accomplishment have fitted just as-well, and given myths were handed down from one produce Buddah, just as China pro- fever was reported yesterday. as all that, you know) but you gave us a fairer picture of those winter generation to another by word of duced Confucius in the 6th century.
me the impression that the chief Members of the
woods. Kowloon lesson you bad learned from him respectfully to the poet as-on divided the uncivilised from the with other cultures un the Western I submit the suggestion mouth until the final barrier which B.C., had no stimulating contact Residents Association are invited was his "nil admirari" And that, amerdment for his next edition, in civilised man was broken down, civilisation had. For a time after by an advertisement to attend be you now, ware, sir. is not food for which also, if he agree with my Someone invonted the art of writing Alexander the Great's invasion Monday's meeting bout
the babes. Listen, and I will show you taste in the matter, he will sub- so that man could transmit a record India was quickened by Greek in- housing problem.
(and the boys too) where you stitute offended.
whatsoever waits" for of his deeds and thoughts to pos- fluence but the collapse of Greece The Malay Mail states that Mr With relay services from W. Arthur Wilson is joining its lator's ear plays him falee," it is hypercriticism. by a hyper- back roughly to about 5,000 B.C.-
This reviewer said that the trans- This is not criticism, please note; portals of history, which extended India remained unprogressive.
terity. He stood then at the and Rome cut it off once moro and India to Malaya it would then only staff next month as Assistant thereby showing that his ear cannot critic; and as a matter of fact, if be a question of time until Hong- Editor. Mr. Wilson was at one dotect a harrid cleeshay. Forgive you care for my opinion, based on in spite of the marvels of the 19th best civilisations of the ancient Socially and morally it was diffi kong was linked with the Home Post: he then came to Singapore fact that he was ally enough to review, I like the style of the trans contury we must humbly admit that ahead of them as in the year of The lecturer went on to say that calt to classify ourselves with the time on the South China Morning him the cleeshay, there is still the the brief samples in the so-called century and the wonders of the 20th World. A century age we were not land. Naturally the question arises: to join the Singapore Free Press, quote the passage that he thought later's verses. But then, I am no civilisation was Will aircraft transport ever pay its and for the last three years has would not justify. The word pedant. So far I may have escaped veneer, thin film of aspirations era were illiterate, the popular way? Major-General Brancker is been editor of the Malaya Tribune. "justify" stiggeste that he thought howlers, and given you the impres- and fine sentiments that was endea-sports were cruel and barbarous, tho mere surface Waterloo, 80 per cent. of London- ready with his answer-cer-and has been a regular contributor, he gave it :
He is the author of Mutiny Musings the rhythm wrong. Here it is, as sion that I too am an enthusiastic vouring to control and finally sub-politice were rotten, the courts any. tainly." There are only two resto The Planter. sons, he says, why it does not pay
Latinist. I and not. I loathe it due the animal passions grown thing but just and the housing con to-day. The first is lack of traffic be the editor of a new weekly re-
yet as I did at school. G. K. Chesterton, it is said, is to
"Wherefor linger? Snatch the believe I understand the theory of unrestrained activity, to say nothing enormous and rapid strides had But I do strong during the millions of years of ditions foul. But since tben To- and the second is the comparatively view which is to bear his name. For
ring or day ber military and her civil ser-high cost of maintenance. Techni-some time there has been talk of a
prosody, and the principles of trans-of the millions of years of un-been made and to-day, the average Bracelet from, the yielding Ginger" Intion, and the business of literary restrained antecedent animal life type in every class was probably vices are alike almost negligible.al improvements and developments revival of T. P. O'Connor's famous As the Hongkong Hebrew said to the homunculus you allowed to the bodily frame we had inherited: and there was more zeal for idealis criticism, a leetle better than deca which had left their deep mark on higher and more humane than ever, The Air Ministry estiuuates bave can lower the mileage cost to 2s. 6d. paper, T.P.'s Weekly, with the the friend who offered him a cigar stray into your decent columns with The real story of civilisation lay in tic and charitable movements: ehown that our defence force equais (or even . a mile, to carry eight Hilaire Belloc is definitely at work vid it?" The metre is good enough. "we," merely because he knew the past and not the future they had advance of all other ages was in its
grand old man again in the chair. at the gymkhana: Vat's de matter bia portentous and only one quarter of France's
pretentious the future but that night it was Where our age was undeniably in Etrength. Our commercial enter-hour, which will work out to 3d. paper which is to appear some time disliked? I think they are good, than that.
passengers at one hundred miles an as editor of a new international Was it, then, the rhymes that be Latin. A reviewer. needs more to look at. 4 prise in still largely limited to one
knowledge and practical application, After glancing at a few of the of science and it was by that means this year. He is at present in and even Gilbertian in the praiseful costly service with Paris. Com-por mile per passenger, u rate which America in connection with the sense. As I understand it, the prove fatal, and if possible send me near the Eastern End of the Medi. the future for science was making Let me know if these spankings civilisations that flourished long ago that ruankind would be lifted up in pare this lethargy with the progress compares very favourably with first venture. made in other countries. Air lines class railway fares. Granting fin-
vital principle of rhyme is not a photograph of the cadaver, that terranean Sea and the place which the world a more comfortable place rudinte from Paris, form a network ancial assistance, the Air Ministry people may forward money with ed out that a sound post rhymed every child that comes into
A postal scheme whereby but echo. A sound critic has point-
exactitude of phonetic repetition, I may gloat upon my work. we now call Mesopotamia, the lec- to live in and that helped the mind. over Germany, and link all America. can greatly help to make these more security has been evolved by "sweet" with "night" (na-est) and world brings with it this avidity, them were familiar with what they ments and plagues; it was oftievist- AVIDITAS VITAE. Each and turer remarked that of Greecs and Science was fighting against dis- Even Canada and Australia are fast cheaper fares possible, and thus the Postmaster General, Mr. S. B. justified him in it. There is a that asks of life more than life ever did in the domains of arts and ing pain; it was removing moral Our Rome he should not talk as most of cases, hitherto deemed as punish- deaving the Motherland behind. increase the volume of traffic. But C. Ross. For a charge of one cent pleasant echolalia in that linger, givos to any. It is the great illu- politics.
before civil aviation can receive the one who wish to send money ring or, finger, that gratifies my sion, and the main harvest of every democracy in the world and with those depended largely on material
locally will be able to purchase
Athens was the first disease and mental infirmity, for now awakened, for yesterday's have, the public must cultivate and on this, (in spaces provided for against your critic's any day, and sionment. There has to be a sort city. She gave lessons in politica, permitting fairer conditions for all, general encouragement it ought to what is called a "money post card" ear, any way; and I'll back my ears individual life is progressivo disillu. small resources built a marvellous conditions, and it was gradually ..eables report that the estimates what Lord Gorrell, Under-Secretary the sum to be sent will be affixed. inches of length by which his atinci for the larger carapace of and goodness was the ideal of her applied science to things military inchule a scheme for granting a for Air, describes as a sense of It has also been decided to have exceed mine.
the purpose) stamps to the value of concedo him the eight or nine of soul ecdysis, a shedding of in- art and philosophy. Truth, beauty But a lot had still to be done. Thoy £1,000,000 subsidy, spread over ten ordinariness" in regard to flying. local parcels delivered in the future
reason. Self-assertion, resistent thinkers. years, conditional upon private
In Greece as in many and naval to destroy human life; Quotes he a little more, and then and strenuous, bought survival for other porta imperial expansion was they applied science to industry. interests finding another £1,000,000
While it may be true, us ohe Home but parcels from
the Colony must be called for.
outside says: "we turn to the Latin again;garious and social, then had to in her years of brilliant civilisation the imagination of the ancient primal man, who, becoming grethe cause of her downfall. paper holds, that the avenge man |
Athena and invented machines far beyond capital.
The Ministry, further will never be able to step into an
and we fail to see why he has turn-learn, against the grain us we say, made upon the world a mark which Babylons or more, proposes in the coming year |
Capt. W. A. Egerton, of H.M.S. minds one of Mr. Kipling minus now appears the social vice. Quali-mark than Egypt had made in four evolution of the body and the mind ed it into a vulgar lilt that re-self-repression. The cosmic virtud was never to be effaced a deeper applied science to discover the Athenians; they
helicopeter competitons and also to danger to his life as be feels when on the. Colombo wireless station, there is a literary pharisee and lasting tax with cosmic forces, now China, the lecturer said that the condition of the world and the poor" ·
reported the cockneydom." Hoity-toity, but ties that meant success in the ever-thousand years. nike a small grant to encourage boarding a cross-Channel steamer, the way of equipment. The Ceylon humour, a refreshing change from Individualiam is the naturum liberty, beginnings of Chineso civilisation general level of character from age
whick he finds to be out-of-dite in prude for you..
but they did not consult it whan gliding. This policy is good but it it is clearly evident that this "sense Chamber of Commerce has made translators in general, let me add, the liberty that included liberty to were very obscure, and the early to Joseph
The translator's means failures in social adaptation.
Speaking a word or two about they confronted the imperfect moral does not go far enough Hitherto of ordinariness" is rapidly growing, repeated representations
and Lord Gorrell's story of the lady / Government in this connection, that duck's back. I; who respect by the sword, as the bible Hebrew ones.. For our modern is the end of life? It is whatever. to seems to have fallen like water on fall unheeded in the fight, to perishable than the early Roman or early tion of civilisation had said: "What
As Joseph McCabe in his avchi-": who said to the pilot, landing ated His Excellency the Naval Com as he were deify, "turn to the Latinward which the wilful turn awry scholars the historic period of China we, men choose to make it it is,
Seemingly the Air Ministry has
to advertise prizes of £50,000 for aeroplane with as little thought of Southampton, "
the Ministry has been content, to help only companies operating across the Channel. It has ignored Harrowgate, "Wait, please," is the potentialities, political and com- very definite sign of the times.. mercial of air lines in the Colonies administered from Home. Yet the Imperial aspect is perhaps the mout
ia important. Taka only one example: Answering the questionWhat value will air transport have for the nation?" Major-General Sir W. S. Brancker, Director of Civil Avia-
TWENTY YEARS OF
VIRTUE..
has
=
Chinese records were no more reli-
and has more than once approach Horace, but do not reverence him The limited liberty of socialism, to- amander-in-Chief, East Indies
Squadron, through the Ceylonguin in order to murmur: diff countenance, involves also a limita opened about 1,122 0.0 or a little what we choose to make collec Government, with a view the cilen in ignorantio quies. I do not tion of permitted or ignored suffer-over three thousand years ago. what was clearly most worth possible re-opening of the Matara
know the Latin for humourless, oring. Each system had ita suvan- Before that we had only a few
tively. We were going to develop wireless station for commercial would have put it in. I also tages, each, its drawbacks. You bronze vessels and bolts with developing in us: intelligence; re- work. New apparatus is to be ordered.
turn to the Latin again in order pays your money and you takes ancient hieroglyphics on them, nomcnt, character, health. We to show that it can be done, what? your choice; and either way you indicating an elementary civilisation were going to eliminate pain, un- The son born to Princess Mary minor stupidities only. I come desire what you are pleased to call. The general opinion was that Chi-violence, poverty, as far as possible. But so far I have played with will have occasion to complain and as for back probably as 2,000 B.O. happiness, ignorance, coarseness. will be styled "Prince, but will now to the passage that goes to "reform. It in frying pan or fire nese civilisation developed in Chins We were to have a hundred.com not be styled "Royal Highness."" gagnet mon chevre," as Emile for you; in any event. There is no on lines of its own When asked this morning at the that the titles of "Highness" and "Note for proof-reader The first man, since man is to made that easily connected with the West and art of peace. So the conditions of
It was in 1917 that it was arranged might say if he were Hiram. perfectly satisfying life for any
monwealths and ten thousand cities tion, estimates that in carrying gold Supreme Court why he failed to "Serene Highness" should die out in cheyre wants one of them when deaire la gond discontert its early civilisation was affected by progress on a higher place would India was of course, much more competing with each other in the 40 India by air in one week instead attond Court last week, a Chinese withrants for sh of being more topinot marke leaning to port, enters. The end of the most per the Afghanistan route to Porsis and be provided only, after the strong of the time taken at present landlord put forth the excuse that and that the title "Royal hooks) Never was the imparting essering career of disillusionment is Britain. One often wondered at when the sworda hail been beater $100,000 wonki bo saved every ho got into the building but could Highness should be confined to one of the anonymous"well more a longing for illusions. Even if the apparent stagnation of those into plong shares when men of year in interest, That principle not find the Court room, itself, 7 the children of the Sovereign and glaringly illustrated than in the you nee the truth of this and acquire civilisations - The was due to different nations ceased to regard
How Prince and Princess being conor Morley (rightly as we for you to da je to try to forget it.
of the Sovereign's sons, tities of entirely irrelevant addendum:
the conviction of it, the wisest thing isolation from the ether civilisa fined to the children of the think) gave the palm to Lucretius."
tions. Once a high culture was Sovereign and of the Sovereign's Tis a simple childish animal of a soundest thing I have ever said, or tact with other high cultures till -This is probably the wisest and developed in China it had no con Princess being confined to the dragging in "De Rarum Natura" years of hard study to ripen, and if Chinese conservatiam sons, the titles of Prince and reviewer, la, transparently bent on will ever say It has taken forty modern times. The map explained children and grandchildren of the to indicate the range of its own is of no use now that I have reaped undid it was pretty much the sa Sovereign.
with studies and far no alber purpose
The civilisation which was able to
applies to many other commercial
transactions. Once the money bas long have you been in Hongkong?
been found, it will become possible
Mr. Justice Gompertz
Witness: Twenty years.
to fly to India in six days, and Mr. Justice Gomperts: You are Perhaps within five year that time very lucky that you have not been can be shortened to seventy-Two in the Court before,
warrants for them being issued,
had caused to exploit the weak,
others us allens,
When the war drums beats no longer and the battle flage are forled 42
In the
mont of man the tion of the world.