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TAI O PIRACY.
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FOURTH MAN ALLEGED AS IMPLICATED.
FIRATES' CALLOUSNESS.
Further details of a piracy of a
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926.
FUTURIST POETRY.
A RESIDENT'S VIEWS ON SUBJECT.
SLEEPER v. CATS.
[By "Scigmundis."]
different coloured inks anywhere at will..
60-miles-an-hour Thoughts.
.or
The efforts of a Futurist poet may at first sight seem a little disconcerting, but there is, upon closer
more experienced perusal the real meaning in inter- protation in the poem, done in Futuristic style. Like Post Im- may "pressionism and Cubism. the
fishing vessel which occurred Poetry is not, as some about ten miles from Tai O, Lan-imagine it to be, a number of effects are rather barbaric and tau Island, on May 29 were given verses, with so many set lines chaotic; but even ad the Cubist at the Magistracy yesterday by a containing so many feet, and breaks away, from the conventions small boy, a member of the crew, written in a certain recognised of painting in picturising his In giving evidence.
metre. It is a form by which ideas by a series of confused Three Chinese have already a sufficiently intelligent person colours placed as best to convey been committed for trial, at the can express his or her thoughts, the general meaning to anyone Criminal Sessions "on charges of feelings or emotions in a way who may happen to look at it, so complicity in the piracy and yes- which is different from ordinary the Futurist breaks from terday's hearing concerned a prose, in that it is more elegant already unconventional ordinary fourth man who is alleged to have and refined, more powerfully vivid form of poetry to portray his been concerned in the piracy. and exalted, and much more free, "sixty-miles-an-hour" thoughts
or feelings in a form which is. faster, more lively and pulsating.
the
The boy member of the crew more noble, and more ingenious spoke of the fishing vessel being in construction, boarded by men from another Through the many centuries
Because Futurist poetry is a boat which came alongside and of that are past, whenever a new newly-born thing of Art, very few the women on the fishing boat movement in Art attained a cer-
are apt to understand it com- being pushed overboard and pre-tain vogue, people were bound to pletely. The poet seldom, if ever, vented from clinging to the side. regard at first the tenets of its supplements his poems by ex- of the advocates as being too unreasonplanatory notes. The reason is, he lead to a greater realisation of the fishing vessel had since been seen, able and unwanted. But as years believes every reader has no need for co-operation in assisting witness escaped by swimming to passed, their opinions or ideas of time
the thing changed. the Sanitary and Medical authori- the shore after many hours By the and
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BIRTH...
BAGGER—Ф August 1926, at the Victoria Nursing Home,
Bagger, daughter.
.. DEATH.
די
No member of the crew
the man.
The case was adjourned.
H.K.V.D.C.
A PLEASING PROMENADE
CONCERT.
A pleasing programme
Not Literature Yet. The far-flung impossibility of the new movement was forgotten, and the opinions for which it stands were taken to be normal. The above is not false, but has actually happened; and when it comes to-Futurism, it is therefore necessary, before any criticism may be made, to examine and End out what its supporters are aiming at.
In painting as well as in music, the significant modernisms or new ideas established cannot, and are not, disregarded or disrespect- ed. With poetry in Futurist style, however, there is little of difference; for, even though we'
.
Any organisation for the con- and others interested in" the that conditions of life have been
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to read the notes. the reader must take the words or representations that are seen and calculate within himself as to what they mean and stand for. arriving at conclusion, almost instantaneous, before his eyes see the next word.
Here's an Example.
Thus, if the poet were to de- scribe how a sleeping and snoring idiot was awakened by the hide- ous noises of cats on a "balcony below, and how he dispersed them by pouring cold water over them, he would write something like this:-
Manw=
gurgg: gurgg! Wall/cats Psist! Meow!!
etc,
Noise eark...?!!... 20- 2nds:--
juggul-0 ISPLOSHI
cats
(Psist! Meow! etc.)..n
2 2nds:-
Balcony cats shoo..co..t Man 14 stone 10 lb.
bed
... Man-> Cat
Some Arguments.
Witness deposed to a fourth more difficult by the lack of »
man remaining on the pirates' satisfactory system of centralisa-boat when the attack on the fish Overland China Mail.tion of control. The ordinary ing boat was made but he could non-scientifle man might be par- not awear that the prisoner was doned under the present lack of systematic control for asking what is the use of following a lot) of highly technical ideas and making a point of filling up with cement about a dozen bamboo posts round one's little garden when it the end of the same gar- den there are open yards of disch or newly undertaken work over the supervision of which the familiar and popular items was accept and can see the sensible- rendered by the band of the Eastness of its basis of theory. „we' Sanitary department is probably Surrey Regiment on the Volun- cannot, as yet, class it as Litera- unable to exercise the slightest teer Parade ground yesterday tura,
Our Life, of Speed. evening, the entertainment being control.
a large thoroughly enjoyed by
Concisely, the Futurist explains audience comprised of members
trol of wireless in a small Colony Corpa.
speeding up very much in the.. such as. Hongkong is surroundedį, In addition to the band, items course of the last century, till now we live in the heart of a Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Hy difficulties in every way. There were rendered by Mr. H. Emaelstrom of violence, of noise, excellent tenor of speed, and of science and in-
It may be absurd, but it fulfils is the difficulty of the unsettled Gardner whose
voice was well suited to "Onaway ventions. The result is that our the laws and requirements of state of China which makes it a ·Awaka" and "Beneath Thy thoughts or feelings have corres-Futurist poetry. Whether it is very responsible thing for the Window" and Miss V. Jefford pondingly changed, and conse Literature or not is a question VACHHA--On July 31, 1926, at Goverment to hand out licences whose excellent rendering of the quently we need a new and al, which can only be decided with, dances "Romance" and "French together different form of expres time, though even now a careful St. Mary's Hospital, Shanghai, indiscriminately and the exer- Folly" received well merited ap-sion.
Futurist scarcely dare assert it is. Mehrov Vachha, dearly beloved cising of control involves the em-probation.
Literature, too, is not exempt- But no thinking person can say daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Pployment of a certain amount of The items rendered by the band ed. We must pour out from our that we have not changed in cur Vachha, of 18 Klangse Road;
labour. It was' therefore a very were "Lorraine" (Gannes), cornucopia of modern plenty an mode of living, and also refuse to Shanghai, aged" 15, months.
local Mercenary Mary" (Godfrey) abundance of essential words, accept the Futurist proposition great disappointment to
selection from "Madame Butter- without being worried by gram that the great change in radio-enthusiasts when the Go (Puccini) Henry VIII mar, such as finite verbe and emotional life: must necessarily. ernment did not fulfil its promise Dances (German), "Four Ages of qualifying adjectives, and stops. have an altogether new form by can express Man" (Lachner), Selections from It is important that we leap from which we moderns with regard to the erection of a
"Gendoliers" and "Rose Marie" one idea to another without being ourselves. The whole dispute, is Government controlled Radio- and the inevitable and unattrac- hampered by the slightest rule. whether this form of expression phone Society which, in addition tive, "Charleston."
Plus and minus and other mathe- is absolutely adaptable. Perhaps, matical signs are used instead of if it is not found quite suitable, It is now over a month since to sending out typhoon warnings,
the usual commas, semi-colons, or then we may even use "skeleton restriction of rent on the 1922 bank raids or police warnings and
full-stops. The pace must be re- heiroglyphics in conjunction with basis was removed by the Govern- other items of public interesting Ford becomes as ubiquitous as gulated by musical representa- the signs and words already em- as to bring out more ment and although fears of unfair would also have been available for the Ford we know on the roads tions; and sounds must not be deployed so increases all round have not broadcasting music.
Whatever to-day but having regard to the scribed, but words must be made clearly the actual meaning of the up to imitate them. In stress, poems. Contributed to the materialised, this week has seen the reason, scheme fell advantages offered by Aying as a we do not employ italics, but use "China Mail." further correspondence, in the through and local radio en-means of travel the progress in Press from which it would appear thusiasts were left to their own the formation of regular, air that in some cases landlords have devices. The local Radio Society routes may be quicker than many; given notice of very substantial has broadcasted lately with excel-of us imagine." The airman is Increases. Reference has beenjjent results hut they are unable gloriously independent. He knows! made to a public dispensary in to proceed
ambitious nothing of the dreary tedium of Kowloon the rent of which is re-lines until evidence is forthcom-air railway travelling, the tragedy ported to have been trebled by ing of greater interest on the part of missed connections, and he is the landlord. If this is so the of the public. Having regard to immune from the fallibility of Government has no remedy other future possibilities in the matter porters. If it rains he can fly than to close down the dispensary of re-laying from stations which above the clouds into the sun- it elsewhere for al-can call on a greater variety of shine. In fact, ike Shakespeare's though an appeal has been made entertainment talent, it is surely Puck, he can "put a girdle round to landlords to act in a fair man- not too much to ask the possessors the earth," "not perhaps in forty ner there is no tribunal to which of wireless sets locally to join the minutes, as did that speedy sprite. can be submitted the question as Society and be content for the but in a remarkably short space of to whether or not the rent charg-present with the best that the
sime. led is fair or unfair. The Kow-Colony can give them.
Hongkong, Saturday, August 7, 1926.
A SATURDAY CAUSERIE.
for remove
the
on more
The House of Commons has
loon Residents' Association is
The successful completition of adjourned for the Summer recess committed by reason of the
succeeded in! referendum some months ago to the first "leg" of Mr. Cobhain's without having the championship of the cause of fight to Australia 'may or may bringing to an end the deadlock | those who press for the institu- not mean that we are within a between the parties to the coal tion of a Fair Rents Board but it short distance of passenger flights dispute. The Government atti- must be said that very little con-from Britain to Australia becom-tude is that the question can only settled between,, the parties structive has been written by the ing matters of every-day routine be
to help but it has certainly demonstrated themselves and when questioned Press correspondents
hem in the task of evolving a the worth of British aircraft as to whether he did not consider practicable scheme of working Mr. Cobham's machine is the that acceptance by the miners of such a Board. Of whom is the same which he used for his flights the proposals brought forward by Board to consist? Will it have to India and South Africa add representatives of the Churches power to act on a finding that when he again lands in Britain it would lead to a position in which rent has been raised unfairly? will have covered 60,000 miles. the help Or will it be purely an advisory Speaking in Singapore," Mr. Cob- ment Board which will have to submit ham was very optimistic as to the the
of the Govern- would be required, Secretary for Mines
its findings to the Government? future of commercial flying but it replied that if anything came of on more favourable These are but a few of the ques-must be borne in mind that it the ballot tion which will have to be reckon was a long time before people lines than hitherto, the Govern-i
ed with in the consideration of became accustomed to railway ment would miss no opportunity. travel and, as Mr. Ford sorrow-of doing its utmost to secure a such a scheme.
fully reflects, there are still quits genuine and complete settlement,
The report of the Medical a number of peasants and work-This, presumably, "would involve a Officer of Health on the incidence ing men here and there who do special session, as the House will
Siam Hill
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TIT-BITS OF HONGKONG'S SUMMER.
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BUT MERELY-
-OF CHARLESTON-
-A BAD ATTACK OF
PRICKLY HEAT!
OLE
Local residents may find solace-after seeing this cartoon- in the fact that the old Chinese calendar says that to-morrow-le
of malaria in the Colony provided not use motor cars. Some years not otherwise meet again until the beginning of autumn, interesting reading and should will probably pass before a Fly-November 9,