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ANNOUNCEMENT.'
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1924.
H.K.J.C.
DATE.
Government has a genuine respect. for the Kowloon Residents' Association as the "mainland's ↑ POSITIONS OF JOCKEYS TO recognised civic body. If the moral is plain so too is the Inference. Which is simply this. The Kowloon Residents' Associa- tion being représentative enough
'MR. HARRIMAN LEADS.
[By: Argus.]
to advise the Government in al Especial interest centres in to mattër which
many people day's rising at Happy Valley as u regarded as being of the very Gibson will be able to oust Mr. whether Mre, Zeilensky or Mr. highest importance is also repre- Harriman from his postion ut the sentative enough to nominate an head, of the winning mounts list. unofficial member of the Legisla-, In view of Mr. Harriman's egg tive Council! Wecommendments, this afternoon, he would the idea to Kowloon's city fathers per to be in an impregnable position-a position fully deserved who can rely upon the "China as he has worked hard to attain Mail" for the warmest support it. The positions are when they make a move in the direction suggested. Raise the
Mr. Horriman slogan, "Kowloon wants a vote!"
Mr. Zellonsky and we are confident that the Mr. Gibson. response will surprise the Govern-Mr. Doyle ...ll ment-and quite possibly spur it Mr. Davies ... 0 into taking a step as obvious as Mr. Matchum pon
in. 4 desirable...
Imagination.
Mr. Charles
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Sewell
Mr. Seth
Mr. Sonica
Capt. Néville Mr. da Roza
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WELSH NOTES}
GETTING TOGETHER.
[BY "AP RHYS.""]
It is seldom that I refer in these notes to matters other than those
which I think are of general in- terest to Welsh people; the main redson for my departing from custom this week, and touching on matters which should really more closely concern Hongkong's Welsh community is that I overheard a conversation recently between two young Welshmen comparatively. new to the Colony.
"There is," said one, something about a house where a Welsh
1st, 2nd, 3rd. Un- family is living which a Welsh- man senses almost as soon as he phi.
crosses the threshold. It seems. ....17 9 18 44
to me, he added, that neither dis- .13 7 12 33
tance nor length of time away from .13 19 10 33
the motherland alters this some- 7 2.10
thing which is so hard to describe D.7 45 other than negatively. It is just 8 4 22 an absence of artificiality; one 8 1961 drops in on a Welsh family when 1 0 and how one pleases. and a con 1447 versation is allowed to flow in 26 20 channels of interest only and not 4. 29 into those which are considered 1 0 0. 4 "the thing."
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"In a place like Hongkong' replied his companion," where a chap gets So little
3rd. Young
13 opportunity for participating in
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1st, 2nd,
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home life at all and in the course
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has either to withdraw into his
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and where an air of artificiality
and striving after effect pervades the place, even to the newcomer, how much is the home Welsh family atmosphere to be treasured and appreciated."
From further conversation
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Out mental powers, rightly used. not is a spur and a source of energy, is a saying a old us the Bill. But at no time in the world's history has the need of Mr. Zelensky imagination boen inore marked Mr. Matcham
har to-day, provided of course Mr. Beth, that it is directed towards the dr. Gibsop right ends. This truism is once Mr. Soares
Mr. Harriman ... more brought home to us by a writer (Mr."E. R. Thompson) in a Mr. Sewell contemporary, who reminds us Major White that we all know people of whom Mr. Potts.... it can truly be said They are Mr. Charles quite devoid of imagination. As ale this is nothing to their dis "The following may be worth gathered that both of the new- credit. Quite often there goen hooking to day Lake last even-comers had got in touch by an long with this lack an equableing, no decision had been reached accidental circumstance with a temper, uplacid temperament, a
as to whether Dr. Kew's pony, Welsh family in Hongkong and salin that neither joy nor adversity Prince Regent, would start to-day it was this which had led to the en readily destroy. But you will and up to the time of this page remarks above quoted... rarely find that a person who lacks going to press no further informa Now, my point is this. If there imagination gets anywhere. He tion had reached this office. I are two Welsh people here who -moves in a limited space. He gets can, however, assure renders that appreciate the company of their Government's new decision was in a rut-and is content to stay Prince Regent will not run in the fellow countrymen and would like
there. "Where there is final, and so far as we are con- vision," said the old writer, the it will be in the last event of the contact with them in this Colony, no handicap. If he is saddled at all, the opportunity of getting into cerned.. anyway, definitely closed people parish."'* And without day, the Auturan Champions," 13 then there must be plenty more the matter. Our only purpose in imagination there comes also miles at weight for inches. He auch; and it seems a pity when we referring to the Kowloon Hospital mental and spiritual death. Dulled has no public performance, at this bave a society in Hongkong for to-day is to illustrate a point we dulled ambition, the death of en one's judgment, but I shall be very so little opportunity for getting into imagination, means dulled desire, distance, as u criterion for basing Welshmen that they should have made in Thursday's leader when deavour and enterprise.
But
Those touch with each other. surprised if he is beaten. we voiced the need of a municipal imagination should be directed to keen on a flutter ca try and find the difficulty with limited council for the mainland, or, at wards a positive and constructive one of the field capable of lowering membership of getting a regular
end. Picture what might be, pic his colours--I leave it to them. the very least, of an unofficial ture what you want to be.
meeting room or of arranging even for, regular meetings and I, Race. I.
am afraid I have nothing construc representative in the Legislative your farination as a tench to There is no need to light a difficult and unknown past.
tive at present to suggest to remedy, the state of affairs. I am merely dwell again upon the many Some people use their imagination to picture all the obstacles and
voicing opinion, which I know reasons for adopting either course terrors they may perhaps encoun-
is shared by others, and if there they must be apparent to ter To do that-is-to missG
are only a few more who feel the MONKMAN.-On October 18, nt
It is to mang
need of provision of more oppor Montreal, Canada, to Mr. and everyone who has watched the valuable faculty,
form into a brake what could, and
tunity of meeting together in Mrs, P. L, Monknian, former mainland's "steady growth as a should, be a motive force. Neither
the friendly intercousre-well, ly of Yokohama, a daughter. business and a residential dis-should imagination be allowed to
difficulties should not be insuper- PEREIRA. On November 22 at trict. Whether
able.. EL municipal develop into mere day-dreaming. Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Pereira, a son, Armando council should be granted as To do that is merely to allow it to Frederico.
the best means of dealing with drain away mental energy that could be für beiter employed. No. MATHER.On November 21, at Kowloon's special problems may great man ever became great with-
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrse possibly be open to argument, but out using imagination......
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'An armed robbery was com- mitted at the Great Eastern Dairy No. 81, Queen's Road West shortly after II o'clock last night.
There were eight fakis in the shop at time when four
men"
entered and ordered two cups'of milk. When the milk was being served. two of the men produced revolvers and another a big knife, and the Jokis. were huddled into the cockloft, where they were bound and gagged The safe was broken open and a sum of $200 was stolen. The robbers also removed $54 in bank notes from a box belonging to the mas ter.
A systematic search was made for other money and valuables, the gang then switched off the lights, closed the door, 'and disappeared. No arrests have so far been made.
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BRUECHER. On November 24. unofficial representative in the
own Need of New City Hall. at Shanghai, Dr: M. 'Bruecher,
The congestion in the City Hall aged 51 years.
Legislative Council. There can last night during the dancing in WALLACE On November 24, at be no two opinions, we say, about celebration of St. Andrew's Day. Shanghai, of pneumonia, Rose the justice of granting this con- before in the opinion of those who was more pronounced than ever Cullen, wife of EW. Wallace, Associate General Secretary of cession, especially, and this is have been present at more similar to the China Christian Educa why we have mentioned the Kow-functions than they care
Whether there were tional Association.
loon Hospital controversy again-remember. especially after the moral has been actually more people present this year than on former occasions is drawn from recent events. When of little moment, since it is the Government was first struck generally admitted that there The China Mail with the idea of employing the ware a greater number of dancing sisters of the Maryknoll Mission, The late Mr. A. G. Stephen, in guests than is usually the case.
it will be remembered, the Kow- his address as chieftain in. 1922, loon Residents' Association was drew attention to the numbers invited to submit an opinion. That invited being perforce limited by the opinion submitted may have the size of the building. He expressed the hope that the been wrong has nothing whatever "powers that be" would agree to do with the present matter. that a building erected sixty years
Wu Pei-fu arrested and· Tsso The fact remains that the Govern- ago is entirely inadequate for 'the
Chinese ment specially sought the opinion present needs of Hongkong and Kun shot, sang out s
was selling extru suggested that immediate steps newsboy who the Kowloon Residents' be taken to remedy what was even specials in Chinatown yesterday Association, and acted in accord- then an inconvenience to the evening.
A "China Mail" representative ance with that opinion. This public. The one fact that emerg- might perhaps have been dis-fed, in all its nakedness, during jumped of the tram to purchase last night's festivities was that one of the pamphlets which, missed as a mere coincidence. a new City Hall is imperative if according to the boy's call, eman- But there could be no coincidence discomfort nay the risk of a ated from the Star," Ming about the sequel that took place serious accident-is to be avoided Sing Po") a new Hongkong vor- early this month. Following the at future similar functions. outcry raised by a section of the community, the Government again sought the opinion of the Kow- loon Residents' Association upon the same subject. This time, for reasons we need not enter into since they are entirely irrelevant SOME FURTHER DETAILS. now that the point at issue has
Further details have been ob- been settled this time the Bow-tained regarding the large scizure loon Residents Association com- of opiura reported in Thursday's pletely reversed its former advice, "China Mail."
Altogether, it is believed, there Now that tempers are some-and-mark it well-the Govern-
were about 6,700 or 6,600 tails of what cooler Derbare mayment in turn completely reverse anium which is valued at $10 per get Rid of the Ferment of pore and Bangkok, bringe nows.of. aafely refer once more to the its former decision. Now the tael. This would give the value as Kowloon Hospital" controversy. moral is plain, unless we are to between sixty and seventy hom The reader need get into no alarm:suppose that opinions were sought sand dollars.
The dope was seized on board We do not intend to touch upon upon matters already decided
the s.s. Kutsang." a gratuitous, the merits of the discussion again, which would be
To date no application has been nor do we intend to say anything aspersion if ever there was one. that will reopen old wounds. The No, the moral is plain. The made in the Police Courts for its
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TYPHOON IS FILLING UP.
Those who have been awaiting nacular, but the urchin disap- pows of ships due to pass the peared in the dark through a side typhoon down south or making headway under difficulties against Gossiper in the street at the a strong head North East monsoo time claimed to have read those will welcome the announcement specials which were to the effect this morning that the typhoon bo thut ex-President o Kun had tween Manila, and Cochini-China is been shot by order of the new filling up. The position is still Peking Government, or that he given as Lat. 19 N., Long. 113 E. had been assassinated and that Wa
More ships continue to exper Fei-fú had been taken into custody ience adverse weather. by mon professing allegiance to Peking
The Chim Mail" gives the yarn for what it is worth.
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Captain C. Plunkett Cole of the "Kwangchow" reports: "N.E. Monsoon, strong to a gule, cloudy His and equally weather." steamer same in from Bangkok: via Swatow.
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