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work, antong his own people for their moral and educational ad vancement Dr Lim Boon-Kong: gave up large business interests! in the FMS to devote himself to educational work and the glori- ous success at Amoy is the res
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1926.
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
Sir Basil Thomson tella a
Here a convict's..
of "identification:
new anthropometric sys-
ault The lighthouse description Cracking story of the only man Not Right complaint against the which he gave to our own Univer-
a crib who ever broke into that tom sit, may aptly be applied to the
most sinister of prisons, one which he directs. Dr. Lim's Dartmoor. One night the alarm
bell ring
"This measuring of a bloke's head is what gets me. Let a warder come honest and straight- forward to my cell and look me over and say. 'Bill. I knew you -when-you” was. Jack Taylor.". That's what call recognition, this new business with tho callipers is not right.
The fallowing must
At last, skulking in a doorway, they found the negro, who had walked from London with the dxpress intention of killing "the Chief Warder.... Next morning, under a bundle of hay in one of || the farm sheds, they found a fat ewe dead and mangled. Her head had been smashed in with A definition be classed among de-,
D.
Anitions that admit of" billet of wood, and a piece of flesh had been cut out of the no doubt. Mr. Sidney Dark "in shoulder and eaten raw. When his "Mainly About Other People" brought before the Court, the tells of a A Tory, member, still negro admitted having killed the with us who had married a rich sheep, and declared that he had wife and had hyphenated his name. intended to set the prison on with hers. He was addressing the... fire as well as settle accountsHouse on the question of unearn with the Chief' Warder:
ed increment. "Mrr Speaker," he What a story there is in that!
said " have been asking in vain. for a definition of unearned: incre ment, What is it?". At which an Irish member Interjected: "The. hyphen in your name" It was a perfect definition.
desire, for his country is that! it should become uplifted and thus help other countries. When tha Chinese-Republic-came); It waa- natural that there should be many schools of thought. Communism was tried in China 2,000 years ago and proved a failure, the Doctor. reminds ue. "There were radi- cals and others all pulling in dif- ferent directions, but it would not last, and he was confident the position would right itself." The opinions of such cultured Chinese must have great" weight with those called upon to deal with the present chaqs.. Unfortunately not all those "who have" imbibed Western ideals and gained from Western education the best that it has to give are prepared to discuse diapassionately or in a spirit, of forbearance, or to face facts as they should be faced. It needs honesty, no less than courage to do as Dr. Lim has done to Hongkong has had efforts thrust ing of books on etiquette. acknowledge the benefits of upon it in attempts to let our Western education and to apply Chinese friends know what was those benefita to his own coun- expected of them when they graced try. The world loves honesty the drawing-rooms of their foreign 10 hates the subterfuges of wordy friends. There are curious books arguments that obscures the real still in existence. Here is an issues. Before it is too late, those extract from one of them publish body is working within the juris- who see no shame, and no sense of ed about 1800-on the subjet of diction of the Canton Government; immorality in such a procedure, smoking.. and if the latter cannot exercise should consider what they are about. Let China, "save face" by its powers as a Government pre-all means, but let the saving be sumably friendly to this Colony done by means which will bring: it is utterly unable to fulfil the her honour and respect, and not
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There used at one
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Smoking to be a vogue in the writ
A lady writes the following to a London literary journal;
Not long ago I had Midnight an unusual experience, Companion and I wonder if any
of your readers have
had a similar one? It happened
on my first night in the hotel that is up the. all above Penang. *** One must never smoke, 'wor
I was in black. darkness with the even ask to smoke, in the com knowledge that some big animal pany of the fair, One mast was in the room. With the alert never smoke, again, in the mind of the suddenly awakened I streets; that is, in daylight. The know the size of the animal by the those others for which she is dedeadly crime may be committed, distance from the four of its two liberately asking.
Bke burglary, after dark but not gleaming eyes.. I also knew that before. One must never smoke it was something from the jungle In a public place. where ladies that had somehow strayed ore, or might be, for instance, my balcony, and that it had got a flower-show or promenade. One lost in my room and was waiting must never smoke in a theatre, on for the dawn to find its way out. a race-courie nor in church.. Ole must never smoke without con
the sen, in
presence of elegyman, and one must. never offer a cigar, to an ecclesiastic over the rank of curate.
A Still Tongue. ***
Sir Cecil Clement's speech im the Legislative Council last Thurs- day has naturally been the chief
fresh trouble break outhe
New York State
of
on to
But.. being tired and longing for more of the delicious sound sleep o of the East. I tucked in my mosquito curtains, and knew nothing more until the movements
of the animal again awakened me.
This happened' three or four times. and: when I finally awoke in alone. The house boy told me that broad daylight I was of course,
from the traces
companion.
musang, a
requirement of the Hongkong Government that "these illegali bies must cease." There can be no middle course There can be no mediation between the Hong- kong: Government and the Canton Strike Committee. There can be [no waste" of words respecting tople of comment in the Colony settlement with an organisation among all classes. Public, opinion has been unanimous in supporting that has avowed its desire
His Excellency' views regarding at the instigation of the Bolshe-the boycott, but there has been ¦vists if possible to ruin some diversity concerning his re-
marks about a possible new strike. How Many? leads the rest in Hongkong.. The first word
This diversity, let us hasten to and the last word
the number must add, does not relate to the duty motor vehicles, having 1,500,000, species of wild eit had been my Elie between the Hongkong Govern-of standing by the authorities
went on the one hand and with loyally and steadfastly should or three-fourths as many as all Europe, California comes second the Canton Government on the Governor condence in that rewith 1444,000. Ohio third with other hand. The sooner that spect is not misplaced but simply,400,000, Pennsylvania fourth fact sinks into the mind of the as to whether the workmen will with 1,357,000 and Ipois filth A Hanging in America who come
with 1,266,000. No other State again teave their posts.. The Canton Government the better i China. Mail agrees with Sir Cecil has 1,000,000. In number of VINDERSLEV-J E N.SE N-
PARKER. At the Peak will be for all concerned.
Clementi tha: the prospects of an-cars in proportion to population, he is unable to keep his daughters Church, Hongkong, on Feb- The policy of the Hongkong other strike are remote the work however, California tops the list. In comfort. Here in note about. men would have to be incredibly with one motor vehicle for every an executioner, a barber as they all 5. Leo: Vinderslev- Government
has been deter foolish before they went out again three persons: New York has were in the old days. Jensen, caly son of the late mined. It requires and expects after all that has happened during one for every seven of its in- A really dreadful little man, saya Mr. and Mrs. S. Vinderslev
the person telling the incident, Jensen of Copenhagen, Den- the Canton Government to put an the past eight monthe-but there habitants. More striking thar
like a Yorkshire terrier, and I' mark, to Phyllis Mabel only end to these illegalities." The that they will not once more sucber scrapped last year, which
is of course no absolute guarantee the number of cars is the num
caught him looking at my neck to see what drop I would take.: He deplored the times we were 08 If living In "It is not. people like to come and be shaved- when they know who I am, and how is a man to bring up two daughters respectable on ten.jobs a year?!
ruary
MARRIAGE..
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.next move lies with the Canton cumb to intimidation. Here it exceeded 1,000,000. Despite this Lewis Arthur Parker of Government.
Seaton House.. Acton Vale, London, and of Hongkọng.
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The
BANK NOTES.
CIRCULATION IN JANUARY.
car bu
Matter
There is a hangman.
lains of slackness of work, so much so that
DIARIES AND DISCRETION.
one
is that a word of warning Ja need-reduction, motor vehicles are in- ed. The more" the
creasing. at a rate which makes community An opening for such a move talks about a possible strike and it only a question of time before seems likely to be presented to it the more it gives the impression the point will be, not how many on the initiative of the British it is expecting one to begin any persons there are per Hongkong, Saturday, February 6, 1926 Foreign Office. As the outcome of task of the agitators from Canton. person.
moment the easier it makea the how many cars there are per discussions between the Foreign Therefore nobody can be too eir. WHAT HONGKONG REQUIRES. Office and the China Committee cumspect during the next few a new organisation formed in Lon-months, and the policy of every loyal citizen ahould be to discredit In the well-reasoned speech of don at the end of January under idle rumour and abstain from re- His Excellency the Governor there the chairmanship of Lord peating gossip which may possibly
New York seems to have be- censured and discredited. The is one important phrase that may Southborough-it is alleged that help to create an atmosphere help-
ful to the Colony's enemies, come much excited at the prospect tone in which he speaks of Royal- be liable, in the numerous Sir Austen Chamberlain may send
of the publication of the fall text sees in history, even of people
ty is unlike anything which eulogies of his statement. to be a Special Commissioner to South
of Charles Greville's journal. A hundreds of years ago, and is most overlooked. Only the unlawful China to make a full report on the
dealer in manuscripts there has reprehensible" Her Majesty wrote activities of the Canton Strike situation and attempt a settle.
bought the written copy made for in her haste. Greville's book fe Committee, instigated by Bolshe-ment of the trade crisis.
Henry Reeve, the editor, which not edifying, and no person of vist intrigue, prevent the re-appointment of a Special Commis..
contains a number of passages judgment would take his estimates omitted in the printed text. Among of people and actions without cor sumption of normal relations sioner, were such to be made,
these are to be found, we are roboration. But he was not fairly Returns of the average between Hongkong and Canton on would
only establish more
amount of Bank Notes in circula- told (aays the London "Dally treated in the old jfbe: the old familiar fooding..
For forty years he listened at the We firmly
than ever
the bona-tion and of Specie in Reserve in Telegraph") "many piquant refer expect and require the Canton fides**
the British to Hongkong, during the month ences to Byron, Peel, the Duke of door..
And heard some secrets and in. ended 31st January, 1926,....as. Wellington. Disraeli, Palmerston," Government to put an end to these come to a fair and honourable certified by the Managers of the and other important people. We vented more.
He meant to shall continue to possess our
be honest, he souls in patience. It is true that and Average Specia
rather thought hé Ameast. In Reserve, the nineteenth century was de-was statesmanlike. People, even sperately shocked when the first in those prim Victorian 'seventies, volumes of the journal: came out who read his journals for Indis- Disraeli was inspired to very fur-cretions and improprieties must Tied criticism: 1 have not seen have been dolefully disappointed. Chan. Greville's book, but have The book, of course, is an indis- nineteenth 550,000$ read a good deal of it. It le a penenble source of
social outrage. And committed by century political history, but it is In addition Sterling Securities one who was always talking of mighty dry. It has been highly deposited with the Crown what he called 'perfect gentlemen!"commended for the bedside as Agents valued at £1,189,600 it In addition Securities deposit
ed with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued ~at £1,108,09740
illegalities."
|
of
Thus,
Brake
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India, Austraile
Ohls #15,129,9 7. 6,000,000 Hongkong and Shanghai-Banke Mercantile Bank of
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That statement is settlement with the Canton Gov-respective Banks well worth emphasising. It is an ernment. To-day Reuter denies echo of what the whole Colony the London newspaper report of has been saying for the last seven the probable appointment of the months. It is a true reflection.of Special Commissioner, public opinion as reiterated in the again, let it be repeated, the next columns of the local newspapers step lies with the Canton Govern
the only outlet, save by the ment. medium of public meetings, for the expression of the voice of the community.
AN EXAMPLE.
"This nonsense must cease," said Sir Edward Stubbs at the It is not possible for many of us to found universities, or endow very outset of the strike. We them, or even to direct their expect and require the Canton activities. One of these thres Government to put an end to these things has been done by Dr. Lim illegalities, says Siz Cecil Boon-keng and Hongkong at any rate should be particularly proud Clementi to-day. The Hongkong and interested in his achievement. Government for its part in per- The Cantonese, and the C ese fectly ready to negotiate a settle-
people yenerwily not a little?? Iment but it c
tiate with
none other than Canton Government itself. Hongkong Government - has the vestige of control Canton Strike Committee
Total 61,588,404* 44,800,000
8 In addition Securities depoalt
ed with the Crown Agents valued at £360,ogo."
don't think he can figure new soporific. Not elsewhere is it to in that category. I knew him in be read with refreshment. When timately. He was the vainest be Reeve brought out the second part ing-I don't, limit myself to man forty years ago, he confessed to: that ever existed, and I have road the omission of some passages Cicero and was intimate with that may more fitly be published: Lytton Bulwer. But Greville would hereafter details which ap swallow garbage, and required it" peared to be of a strictly confiden From all this the impartial mind tial character or which related to would infer what is the fact, that the conversations of living por Greville was far from kind to arna.” He appealed to the pre- His Majesty the King, has not Discaali. A more exalted person cedents set by the first edition of been advised to exercise his power was even more offended. Queen Clarendon and Burnet and St. HERTYWRYCA""""Elth, respect to Victorin van herrined and unhe tufszents that ti the following Ordinances a dignant at this dreadful and resily would have had no objection to
the Graville's. Flix Indiscretion, sages in 1925 is obvious.
Indelicacy, ingratitude towards wait for them calmly Only the friends betrayal of confidence, amazing event itself shall com and shameful disloyalty towards his vines us that any very sparkling Sovereign makes it very important scandal is coming out of Charles that the book should be severely Greville's dry
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