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song: "Yes, golta no banan'.* **
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TRICKS OF
THE TRADE.
The expansion of a retail business is nsually caused by inflated prices. Excuses for the high price of foodstuffs prove necessaries to be tha mother of invention.
'A sbarebolder cannot control the directors; in many cases he's lucky! if he can control himself.
2
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Dr. Burkett, speak- ing to the Durham County Agricultural Society said that To-day's Poem. some recent, qutbreaks of foat and mouth disease were intentional. Ez for war, I call it murder,—
There you hov it plain, an' flat; I don't want to go no furder
Than my Testyment for that; God bez sed so plump an' fairly,
It'e ez long ez it is broad, An' you've gut to git up sirly
Ef you want to take in God.
-LOWELL.
One of the most interesting classes of literature is biography, and Any person found in possession nathing can be more delightful or of germis should be sentenced to
calculated to give one
long term of imprisonment,
Gr. Wearmouth declared that insight into the real life of any age|
Scotland Yard should get to work. than reading biography. We are "How the devil1" oxclaimed getting a good deal of biography Watson. "I say, Holmes, how to-day, or remainonces, where the would you tall that a man in the writer just takes the render into his treet was in possession of a germ?": "Olt, very simple!" said Holmes, intimate confidence, or chats pleu- laughing. In the case of foot and santly with him about the events of mouth disease-I presume that is his life. All biography is interest Four present trouble I could pick the guilty party at a glance. The ing.
germ of foot and month disease is amall-several millions might be safely carriel about in a beer bottle. Thus, I would look for a man with
Another fascinating class of litera ture is travel. Few book are more delightful than a really good book of travel. But it is not everybody. who can write a good book. Some writers are go taken up with them-
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Hosazuro Saturday, Dec. 15, 1993,
a beer bottle!"
"But," said Watson, lots of people carry beer bottles---"
was not
"Quite so, Holmes nodded. And mostly they dance and sing. I should look for a man with a beer had for dinner at a hotel is more bottle, who was neither dancing or interesting than a description of the singing but merely walking along place where they sojourned or the with a furtive look. It would indi- people of the land. Of course a good cate that the germs were still in the
battle 1"" many are very superficial, but that
In silence Watson passed tho does not matter much if it is well cocaine, grieving that it written. A traveller can hardly be arsenic. expected to write of anything but of! the places he passes through. Books of travel soon get out of date. What any be true of a place to-day may need a good, deal of revision twenty years hence. It is well therefore to get the most recent works if possible.
A husband's MARRIAGE LINES. voice is usually thick when be
is making a thin excuse.
He doesn't like his wife going to extromes in dress. The less he wen of her the better he's pleased.
Many a man would never have possessed a wife if he hadn't lost his self-possession.
WEATHER CALENDAR.
DECEMBER 15.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 15, 1928
NEW BUILDING LAW.
PROPERTY OWNERS' PROTESTS.
FORMER PETITIONS.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.
Some decidedly strong opinions are hold by local Chinese houser owners regarding the bill to amend the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903, which was down for its first reading at Thursday'a Council meeting but was postponed on the representations of the two Chinese members.
The China Mail first gave publicity to the dissatisfaction expressed. On Monday we gave the replies of the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of Public Works, to a series of questions based on the views expressed by a Chinese gentlemah.
Among those who were outspoken in their comment on the Bill, at the extraordinary meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, were the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, who described the intend- ed legislation as unfair, Mr. M. K. Lo and Mr. Ho Kwong, all of them having taken a leading part in public affairs. At this meeting, it was, stated that the question not only concerned house-owners, but was of vital importance to tenants. However, the assertion that the latter also resented the proposed changes, has not been confirmed by inquiries, which have tended to show rather that few of the middle and lower classes of Chinese have any enthusiasm for public discussions,
Briefly, the Government's proposal is that in domestic bulldings
1675. The weather is mild and dry; built or re-erected after December 31, 1923, an open space equal in arca I stayed out far into the twi- to not less than one half the roofed-over area, shall be provided,, and light; for to-day no troops that scavenging lane must also be provided by the owner without were marching post: when compensation. The owners' main objections are to the proposed lo they are at Vitre, I am creased open space and the stipulation that no compensation will be obliged reluctantly to with paid. Another contention which arises out of the main issues is that draw an hour earlier scavenging lanes at the back of houses should be reckoned as part of the open space and not be deducted over and above the open space of Madame de Sevigne.
backyard.
PHILOSOPHY.
Philosophy, like medicine has an immense number of drugs, very few good remedies, and hardly one that is specific.
-CHAMFORT (1741-1794).
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
in
....
A copy of some "Remarks on the No. 5, March 1, 1902, addressed. proposed New Building Ordinance to the Hon. Mr. J. H. Stewart Lock- hart, C.M.G., the then Colonial Wm. Danby,
Secretary, by"
We are exceedingly sorry to
note that no reference is made in the Ordinance to the important question of compensation, to pro=- perty owners, for losses which will be undoubtedly entailed on them by this Ordinance even amended. as suggested by us..
CHINESE OWNERS' CASE. What has been given out since the publication in the Gazette, har already been given in the China Mail. With a view to ascertaining the reasons for opposition to the Bill, Mr. Ho Kwong was asked to Denison, Rani and Gibbs, Leigh state what he thought to be the and Orange, and Palmer and Chiness owners' case.
Turner, has been handed to Emphasising that the Bill, if the China Mail. The following made law, would not seriously paragraphs throw some light on a affect him personally, Mr. Ho ex similar position twenty years plained that his attitude was as one of the public. He pointed out that go: at present, one third of the area was left as open space including in many cases, the scavenging It would need an essay to itself
lane. The proposal now is that an to speak of poetry, and it probably
December 15.-Coronet Theatre; area equal to one-half the roofed over areas, is to be allocated to open needs a poet to write it. But the
Gabrielle d'An- Jackie Coogan in "Trouble." DECORATIONS. nunzia, soldier- December 15.-Star Theatre space, in addition to cutting off six advantages to be gained from a read-
Pickford
It must be remembered that all Garrison's feet for the back lane. Mr. Ho ing of poetry cannot be too strongly defender of Fiume, declines to accept Finish."
post of Italy and Jack
that when owners contended
the existing houses in the Colony bought their land, there was no stressed. One other class of litera- any further Italian war medals, December 15-World Theatre:
are legal or presumed to be so; tore to be warmly commended is the according to a Rome telegram, Priscilla Dean in "The Flame of stipulation that such a large pro should some of them not be so, then portion would have to be left open it must be the fault or oversight of essay, and all that is catalogued D'Annunzio asserts that he bag
December 15--The Grand and that when, in course of time under the title of Belle-Lettres. buried all his decorations on the Theatre, Macklin Arbuckle in houses had to be re-built, the actual some Government official. All the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
"The Prodigal Judge."
area for living would be seriously existing Public Streets and Crown Fine writing it is indeed: no finer D'Annunzio, as a spectacular
December
15-Theatre reduced. Here Mr. Ho pointed out Lots were originally laid out by to be found in any department of person, would delight in doing Royal,
Amateur that in the case of "new" land the Government, whom we all Hongkong
to say with al! new literature. What naines occur to spectacular things and this seems Dramatic Club presents the famous there would be to dissatisfaction vec
the culprits for the as purchasers would be aware of the spect are the mind: Hazlitt. and Lamb, and of them. We note nothing is Robot Play the "R.U.R"
said about burning any of his novels. Montaigne: Lowell, and Emerson: We have tried several times to Italian Grand Opera in "Camien."
December 19-Theatre Royal; conditions required. Mr. Ho also present state of things, and not added that houses which stood on the property owners who have only. Had. Ruskin, Stevenson, and Carlyle in master the motif of one or two of
December 20-Theatre Royal; and extending fairly deep, the in- exercised their just rights.
this matter of compensation been. a past generation. And in our own D'Annunzio's "novela, but have Italian Grand Opera in Madam creased allocation would still per- provided for in previous Or
mit of reasonable living accommo day Belloc and Lucas, Birrell and failed miserably. We must buy a Butterfly,"
binck shirt and try it that way. Chesterton, and others. too numerous to mention. The fringe. of a great subject has merely been! touched, but an indication has been) given what it is best to read.
Building Law Grievance.
He was in reality SORROW.. Jamned glad: he told people he was any he was not more enrry, and hero began the first genuine sorrow, for he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry.
a car,
A
She drives DRIVING REIGN. horse, she drives
This subtle little minx, And with a club she drives afar
The golf-ball on the linka.
Life."
SOCIAL
dation. Another point was that the dinances, we have no hesitation in December 15-Dance at Peak present housing shortage would be stating that there would practically greatly accentuated by reducing the have been little or no opposition Club.
December 15-Dancing in Palace floor area available for living pur to them. This new Ordinance is in poses. Of foremost importance was our opinion an excellent one, and Hotel, 9.15 p.m.
December 18.-Hongkong the clause relating to compensa with the modifications in it as Philharmonic Society, Grand Contion. Mr. Ho's view is that the suggested hereinbefore, we should Government believing the scheme be very glad to see it passed. How- cert, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.
January 24-Fancy Dress Ball at to be good "for reasons of public ever, we venture to say, with all Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.
health to quote the Bill, should respect, it would be an injustice in pay compensation. As for the its present form to existing pro- scavenging lane, Mr. Ho said that perty owners, and further, we have as it was not under cover, it should no hesitation in stating that if such be reckoned as part of the open fore any Private Bill Committee- an Ordinance were presented be-
(Lord or Commons) in the Houses of Parliament, by any Municipal Regarding Mr. Creasy's replies, Body or Local Government a
LAND SALES. December 17-At P.W.D. Offices, two lots of Crown Land,
AUCTION.
COMPANY MEETINGS,
OTHER MERTINGS,
space.
SLUM AREAS.
Full publicity has been accorded
A good yarn concerns in the columns of the China Mail toi
3 p.m. ERBERT Sir Herbert Tree. each phase of the developments aris-
When the great actor: December 20-Lammert Bros., ing out of the New House Building made his first appearance on the at Sales Rooms, a selection of toys, Mr. Ho Kwong said that his re-thority, it would be thrown out Law. All shades of opinion will music-hall stage-it was at the 2.30 p.m.
December 17.-Lammert Bros.,ference to slum areas was not agree that with adequate housingPalaco in 1912-the folk behind the
Sales scenes were very perturbed as to the at.
Rooms,
understood as the Bill covered the simply on account of the absence household
whole Colony. If the benefits of any Compensation Clauses. ranking as one of the Colony's most exact mode of address to be adopted furniture, 2.30 p.m.
The owners of property in this pressing needs, the Bill which will towards him. But the call-boy December 21.-Lammert Bros., which the D.P.W. claimed would affect millions of dollars of property; saved the situation.
property, machinery plant and accrue from taking away portions Colony, in our opinion, are justly we are not going to urge the reading should receive the most careful
as property Dashing round to the "star's" tanning chemicals of the Hong- of the owners' land, the Govern-entitled to be placed in identically of the Bible on religious grounds, attention of the Government. There dressing mota he banged loudly on kong Hide and Leather Co., Ltd., menit should pay for them; by this the stom
Mr. Ho at Sales Rooms, 3 p.m.
meant compensation, owners are at home, and in the Government But no man's education can possibly was a time when Europeans and the door.
which would be decided large self-governing Colonies, in - Civil Hospital, on 15th Decern-
Urry up. 'Erbert," he bawled. ber, 1023, to Mr. and Mrs. be complete without a considerable European companies owned quite a
large percentago of Chinese Woodward's soals is nearly
December 18 and January 4-by independent arbitrators. Not all of which the property owner is acquaintance with the best and domestic buildings, but these are through!" J. W. Brown, a son.
only would slum areas bo in- entitled to compensation for any Extraordinary general meeting of greatest of all books. It is so woven now almost entirely in the hands of
the Kowloon Land and Building cluded but whole blocks of ordin-alterations he may have had to into the warp and woof of the Chinese owners. While the matter
Company, Limited, at 5, Queen'sary business houses would come make to his premises (whether for under the Ordinance. In Mr. Ho's Sanitary purposes or otherwise) by literature, and art, and music, and in sub judico, it would be futile to discuss the relative merits of the
Road Central, Noon.
December 20-Fifth ordinary oplofon, the new clauses would not the order of the Local Authority, general life of the world that multi-casca s presented by the Govern
meeting of the China Light Power affect the stringency of accom or for the widening of his yards or Private Streets, the removal of modation "slightly" as stated by tudes of things are simply meaning- ment and the owners. That our
Co. (1918) Ltd., at St. George's
Mr. Creasy, but very consider erections over arches or passage Building, Chater Road, 11 am. less to us without a knowledge of legislators recognise the question 18
ably as on an average, cach fat ways, or the setting back of his this book. Take, for example, the one of paramount importance is
evident from the fact that they have she drives a bargain, drives a nail,
December 17, Marine Engi would be deprived of at least one new street, original building line, living room when the house came to or frontage in the case of the commonest expressions of our consented to postpone the first read-
neers' Guild monthly meeting, at be re-erected. As to Mr. Creasy's widening of public streets, or the. speech. We talk about "talonts";ing of the Bill tif the Chinese have She holds, and so her hubby frail
Guild Office, Sallor's Home, West claim that investors would not be rebuilding of his premises. This Bhe nearly drives insane.
Point, 5 p.m. of a man being "a prodigal," had time to discuss the matter fully.
December 21-Annual general
driven away and on the contrary being the case at home and other The grounds for apposition to the The man or woman in whose selling his birthright": "biding intended Ordinance and the history
Monday-Back to meeting of Royal H.K. Golf Club, the improvement in certain local places, we certainly fail to see SEVEN DAYS. work again, oh |st Jarding Matheson's, 5,15 p.m.
ities would attract capital and add why similar conditions cannot heart has arisen the love of reading his light under a bushel"; we call of what took place in previous years
Hell! A WEEK,
to its value, Mr. Ho said that I obtain in this Colony." floor space was decreased, the only is something like a baby with his man "a pharisee"; "a Judas"; is fully set forth in the special
Tuesday-It may,
way to make up for it would be to mouth. Everything goes to the or a woman "a Jozebell." The article which appeare in, this issue. Outside of what those who are
perhapa, he just as well.
raise the rents (per square foot of Wednesday I don't baby's mouth; it may be good and expressions are meaningless to us interested in one capacity or other,
living apace) In the ratio of the tinker'a cute!
additional percentage taken away. suitable food, it may be indigestible without some knowledge of the have said, we would point out that
Thursday. After all, it could-be
Abnormal rents would be paid in Mr. S. G. Pank (Pang Sju-hang), stuff and even poisonous, but he incidenta from which they spring. the Chinese have their own ideas of
abgonnal times but when normal managing director of Messrs. From the layman's' grabs at it and put it in his mouth. Especially to any who intend to sanitation.
Friday-Tra, la, lat What do
conditions prevailed, people would | Gande, Price & Co., Ltd., sends the He has not learned to discriminate: write ar speak we would say: rood point of view, there nica arises the
you know?
The final performance of pay less rent (per square foot) for China Mail the following interest- that will come Inter." So the young language, its puro Anglo-Saxon, ite sanitation was worse twenty years [extensively the Bible, its stately argument, which we do not claim is
Saturday-Fanling? Yes, I think R.U.R. takes place this evening at living space and the return on outing letter:- infallible, that if the Colony's
I'll go. reader simply reads whatever he can virile expression will help in the ago, and a smaller percentage was
Sunday-Let me sleep, fargetting| lay his banda on. The baby's one
How much deemed sufficient, what changes" best of a thing is whether it is sweet, formation of style.
have taken place since to render & The young reader's test is generally Carlyle, Ruslin, R. L. Stevenson bigger portion necessary, in spite of the same, whether it is interesting. and Kipling, John Bright, and much improved sanitary conditions? Let us imagino a reader turned many other of our greatest writers Bummed up in brief, the position is, ÷ 1oosesinə well-stocked public and ontors have owed to the Bible! will the loss of living space-which library, free to choose what he will;
ABOUT READING..
hundcobtedly will occan be niset hy
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Lighting up time to-day and tomorrow (Sunday) is 5.41. p.m.
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9.15.
FORMER PETITION.
SOME, INT RESTING EXTRACTS.
iny would be reduced, thereby driving away prospective buyers. To the Editor of the China Máll,"F Dear Sir,-In your issue of Finally, Mr. Ho referred to Mr. Creasy's last reply in which he December 11, I noticed some in- confirmed the statement that living teresting discussions at the Chinese accommodation has been recently General Chamber of Commerce on increased by the re-erection, in the subject of the proposed amend many places, of higher buildings ments to the Public Health and in place of old two-storey houses. Buildings Ordinace 1903
Government Mr. Ho said that any additional published-in-the spaco-gained thereby was co-set by Greets of November 30
To further elucidate the, subject, the increase in the population.
TWENTY YEARS AGO,
I trust I am not out of order in quot
1.9
The Volunteers' annual camp The same old dianal round be is to take place on two week-ends
ging to-morrow.
between fith and 24th January at Lowu.
An interesting article dealing with the proposed new Building will be found in this issue of Most readers begin reading the advantages to be gained by some particular man must be made the China Mail or better still possessed of a little fiction. The trouble is that some better sanitation, taking into cou- answemble. The boss isn't parti money that ho may use for the never get any further, but end sideration the present abnormal calar nor is he answerable.
The Christian organizations of purchaos of books. Let us start off there. Fiction is to other literature situation? If the Government did
Younger men are always waiting Kwangtung ure stated to have At Tuesday's meeting, then the following extracts of a peti with a book and seed not go to the what pastry is to beavier diet: all modify or rescind certain similar to fill their senior shoes, that's addressed petidons to Dr. Sun Vat Chinese Chamber appointed a stabtion presented by the Chinese come proposals on two previous occasions, why seniors are so tight laced. sen and General Chen Ching- committed to obtain facts and munity to the Sanitary Commission Fublic Library for, or parchase, as right for a change, but all wrong as stated at the Chinese Chamber The only prodit gained by one side ming, urglag thero to come to inquire into the reasons for the gire in November 1906, which was then for an entire diet. The great value of Commerce meeting, the Arst in a business deal may be profit by peace agreement. They suggest posed decision of the Government appointed by B. Working at the it would be strange if we do not action is that it introduose one thing to investigato now would be experience.
that Mr Tang Shan-yi and Mr. Which on two previous, occasions to enquire into the working of possess it already. We mean "The to sins, and clasase of perenny, and what brought about the decision Salesmen should be good judges Liang Shin-yi, former Premiers, be brought out similar proposals bun sald Grainanon of bad judges.
invited to act as madiators.
withdrew them: Bible. This is not a sermon, and phence of society one could never them
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