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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1924.
THEATRE
ROYAL.
HONGKONG'S. NEW" HUMOURIST.
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ST. STEPHEN'S. COLLEGE!
PLANS FOR THE BIG NEW
BUILDING.”.
adopted as a matter of habit. The public
little may deserve sympathy, if it is true that a community gets the rulers it deserves, but surely the Govern ment should have a keener setise Hongkong may not realise it- of its own dignity than to have may not even worry about it--but repeated recourse to such palpably the fact remains, and must be
To establish on secure founda- childish tactics every time it is pleasantly insisted on, that in
tions, in Hongkong, a school rum criticised.
Major Robert Lewis, R.A.M.C., it upon the lines of an English public possesses, un organiser of note und school this is the task which the an actor capable of assuming light committee of St. Stephen's College
PUBLIC SCHOOL SPIRIT.
แ
University Extension Lecturesomely rates, of extralinury-have not themselves.
The work of this well know✰
The need for the provision in Hongkong of facilities for attend Probably natural-ability. There
Hongkong college has been carried ing lectures of the type which, the is no question about either of these on at the old buildings in Bella University. Extension movement two statements, We have are this Court, Western Street for many in Britain provides under the suggested that in programine of years, and latterly, since the sale auspices of the Workers' Educa seasonable. und well-unged of this site, at Prospect Place and
Pokfulam.
From the letter. of the Rev.
tional Association, and Adult
Schools has often been emphasised variety is to be found that which in the "China Mai!" which will appeal to a diversified com- Approated Mr. W. W. Hornell, nityanul Major Lewis cunin- W. H. Hewitt, Wurden of the Vice-Chancellor of the University,ng efforts prove this to the hilt. College, which appears in The on the matter in the summer. It st night's ence at the Chimes, the college organ, of was indicated in this interview Theatre Royal, was a large and which the issue for the Xmns that there would have to be antastic one, and it enjoyed term has just been published,
gathered that plains... definite indication of a genuine very inement of its stay, from the it is demand before the University pening spirited rendering of for the establishment of the RabensThree Littls Maids' college in enlarged form · gould undertake to provide a regular course of lectures by its by the Surrey Band to the Host on Stanley Peninsula, are well professors and that the University extravaganza and the excellent advanced. The grant of land was piece of fooling on the part of Cup made some time ago, the contour would, in the first place, have totain. Maeready, Major, Lewis and survey has been made, and Mr. be approached by a public body Mrs. Montinuan, Mrs. N.H. W. Bird has been at work upon or society. These two conditions Mathieson's, righ" contralto voler the drawing of the pluns. are now in course of fulfilment was heard to great advantage, půr. For the purpose of satisfying, owing to the work of interested for in Sink, Red Suns the Government of the ability of people connected with St. John'shish Mr. R. Mearthur Keown the College authorities to develop Cathedral, who have arranged for was wear and plening in his in the site satisfactorily five hundred lectures to be given in the Cathedring of "Friend of Mine Mr thousand dollars will have to be dral Hall which are to be in the. Annis also, in "The Blind spent on it within a term of years, nature of an experiment. If they Monger Curned unstinted applause In the letter already referred to, are well attended and there is an for a street lyrical rendering of a Mr. Hewitt writes that he has indication that regular courses of delightful song. The Surrey Baid confidence that the Old Boys of specialised study will be welcome, Quartette earned a meall for the School and others, who know those who have arranged the haionious and well bulated it, set sufficient value on it to see lectures will be able to go to the rendition of Sweet and Law" and that its maintenance is assured Vice-Chancellor with their hands amused with "Jenk's Vegetable and that its career of usefulness strengthened. One lecture has Compond." Captain J. Mugendy be suffered not to cease at this already been given, on early introduced us again to the art of crisis in its history. A largé Buddhism, by the Rev. Professor the monologue, Hey we mider amount of money has already been J. Romanis Lee, of the Hongkong „stand, is a grandson of "the grend | subscribed. University, which was thoroughly Macrendy" which may account for The Genervil Committee of the ♦ enjoyed by a large and apprécia his obvious possession, of stage College, on which Sir Henry tive audience; to-day Mr. W. Wargins of aghigh order. De red Pollock, K.C. has accepted an Hornell is to lecture on Shelly. It the honours in the excolent phe invitation to sit to help with his is sincerely to be hoped that Mr. of fooling at the last which ealed experience and advice, has time from the exacting duties of caused through the non-rival of Martin to act as secretary and the Hornell will be repuid, for sparing at the right minnent, and was appointed the Rev. E. W. L. his responsible, position, by an infamous Japanese Warden to act as treasurer of this even greater number of listeners, jurers who had been conveniently building fund account and the Old There are immense possibilities in piruse or their way from Boys have been invited to form a
vin The West sub-committee, the subject from whatever stand-amon." point Mr. Hornell deals with it, River! In this little farce, Mrs and there should be a pleasant Montana was an excellent fail. hour in store for any who are able Mr. Charles Olive gave us "Fugia to get to St. John's Cathedral Hall the Jew from Oliver Twist and at six o'clock this evening.
Our Own Blacksmith.
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College Doings.
Pleasant
we must confess that is attitude towards criticism does sometimes seemy difficult to understand, Take for example the official reply that was given during the recent budget debate when one of the +Chinese unofficial members urged
To return to "The Chimes" that the strictest regard should be paid to economy... All he asked
which (as pointed out by the was rewarded with what must is Warden in his letter) will, when was that every fresh demand for
considered a recall. In the play the above scheme is completed, expenditure should receive careful
let "A Sister to assist or have an enlarged and improved scrutiny, since there is always a
thing which requiros characterisabelfry from which to peal the danger that, laxity may creep in
A correspondent in a London' tion of the George Bolder type-hours of college life. It is one of not only paper avers that Longfellow to-day Mr. Olive was very successful. those books which when large sums are being ladled would be hard put to it to find the B to Major Lewis go the honours appeals to those still at school but out, and as the revenue falls away prototype of his Village Black- of "the evening. To make two one in which "old" and "young” from opium and land sales. "the smith. The few successful smiths blades of grass grow where hitherto Old Boys alike may glory as they of the to be found now, he states, are not only one grew, may be a crowning glance through its pages in after two principal sources
to life and see what the old school is mighty men, all brawn and brute achievement: hot to be able Colony's big surplus, there may
strength, but ascetic-looking keep an audience in an almost con doing. The boys of the upper easily come, a rainy day when the craftsmen who wield their tools tinual state of tuughter, without form who, it is gathered from the smallest waste will be repented. scientifically and look like what. any apparent effort, seems to us editorial note, are largely res How was this mild request for actually they are all-round equally as good. The Surey-Band-ponsible for its production are engineers. The old type of smiths maintained its established reputa, heartily to be congratulated, on vigilance received by the Govern- have been driven out of business tion, and valuable help was ren- the results of their efforts. The ment? The Chinese anofficial to the benefit of the man who led by Mr. F. Mason with one only suggestion for improvement tin very skilful and restrained pinne in any way that could be made, member was curtly told that while repairs anything from
whistle to a motor car. In fact, accompaniments. Captain Watts, and it is hoped that it will be his views were fully appreciated, the writer declares that he saw we believe, accompanied Captain Laken in the spirit in which it is the task of enforcing economy was both these jobs attended to in a lacready during the latter mono- offered, is that there should be not made any the easier by such village forge one morning. The logue, and materially helped to more of the lighter pieces such remarks as he had uttered that author of this story is not correct nuke that the fine thing it was, as "The First Bus." afternoon. Everyone who knows in-auggesting that the old-smith Cain W. Davis proved a very reading though the longer stories
and accounts of school doings. anything at all about the way the his inability to turn his hand to
has lost his occupation because of efficient stage manager.
Taust "night's concert was to demake, they could be better appre- Colony's departments are run' will any odd job, for really that was fry the cost of equipping the ciated if they were broken up in MILNE-NAZER.-On November testimony to the care that is just what he could and did do. Of theatre at the Military Hospital this way.
and fo make it more efficient in Prominent in the magazine are ber 17, before Mr. W. P. W. employed to secure the strictest course, the greater part of his its work of catering for the enjoy a letter from Mr. F. A. Britton, a
modest income was earned by Turner, H. M. Consul at economy, but, that hardly excuseshoeing the squire's high-bred Tent of convalescents. We will master on leave, and an article on Peking, and afterwards at the Government for bridling up animals, the yeoman farmer's be gind to hear that a substantial the Exhibition written in lighter by the Rev. J. T. Holman, when it is politely asked to guard working horses and the village has been realised as the result vein than that in which the news- of the whole-hearted efforts put paper reporter has licence so to do. John Duguid Milne, eldest son against an almost inevitable carrier's faithful servant, but in
most country villages, he was forward and which resulted in such Easy of appreciation is the moral of Mr. John Adam Milne, J.P tendency. This is not the only always the handy man, and often enjoyable evening's entertain-contained in the story, by Chan and Mrs. Milne, of Park House, Addlestone, Surrey, toj
instance there has been of the had a fair knowledge of suitable Marion Coutts, elder daughter Government's curious attitude treatment for farm stock, which of the late Mr. William Henry towards criticism. Parents will increased his earnings. Undoubt Boyd and Mrs. George T. remember that when they pro- time of it in these days, but it edly the old smith is having a hard Finch, of Shanghai. MOLONY - DAVIES. On tested against the unsatisfactory must be because the horse has to November 27, at the British standard of education then. pre-a great extent given way to the Consulate and afterwards at vailing in Government schools, writer in the "N.-C. Daily News** motor car. This suggests to a St. Paul's Church, Ningpo, they were pertly told that the that it might be worth someone's by the Right Rev. Bishop fault was almost entirely their while to get hold of a good shoeing
The confidence with which the H. J. Malony, uricle of the bridegroom, the Rev. Arthur own. Then when an outcry was smith at Home who now finds it Society of "St. Vincent de Paul Williams Molony, of the raised over the Colony's obsolete hard to make ends meet and bring appealed to the generosity of the him out for the benefit of our sale of roses yesterday has been the Hongkong jablic in their Church Missionary Society, health service the Government, racers, hunters, hacks and carriage elder son of Lieut.-Col: F. Á, Molony, OB.E., late R.E., of immensely pleased with itself, ponies. Chinese farriers' charges: Justified and although the exact Cambridge, to Monica Gwynne dismissed the "agitation" as a are not cheap, but though the figures of the day's takings are not yet available it is estimated that Davies, daughter of J. J. newspaper "stunt" and brightly work of some of them is passable, over $5,610 has been raised. Davies, Esq., of Hove, Sussex, declared that the increase in what would be called really good
the best of it is far removed from The six highest malaria one of the damning shoeing. If the scheme could be facts advanced against official made to pay in Shanghai, it could Apathy-was caused by the also be made to pay in Hongkong 3 Miss Matie The
where there are seldom less than 4 Miss Lenn Mackenzie wicked public which left its 150 ponies in the Jockey Club Miss Bird
(Router's Service.) sardine tins lying about the Penk. Stables. A "foreign" shoeing 6 Misa Mimi Ales Now we have yet another example anith in Feking at one time made
The Society desires to thank the
CAIRO, December I. in the way the Peak Residents' quite a respectable living though ladies who assisted in the sale and
it is true his work chiefly con- we all worked so enthusiastically As a result of Zigla! Pash ad- Sometimes we are tempted to Association has been rebuffed insisted of supervising the Chinese during the whole forenoon. Thanks vising a deputation of medical believe that governments actually its attempts to have a muzzling farriers. However, many would are niso due to Mr. Ho Chenk and students, who visited him at a hotel, foster the legend that they are order introduced as one of the doubtless welcome a British Hong- the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank near the Pyramids, where no is awaddled in red tape, so that once essential precautions against kong shoeing-mith. Let him he for loaning several sinoffs; the 1st living or at any rate temporarily having earned a reputation for rabies, the Government again given a trial. prolixity they can comfortably answering criticism of its inaction ignore criticism, feeling that they by telling the Association that the
the British Legation Chapel
Hongkong, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1924.
RESENTING CRITICISM.
ment.
ROSE DAY.
"HONGKONG'S FINE RES.**
·PONSE YESTERDAY.
wene :-
Mr. Danenberg Mr. Grossman
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