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MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1927.
our attempt to obtain further in- helping the leader to regain her formation for the benefit of a feet, gently led her and some of very large interested public thus her companions to a shady part failed. And now for the corres- within the enclosure of the Re- pondence our article provoked. creation Club's lawn. Mr. J. M. "Propeller's" letter deserves liftle
'Graca Ozorio, another member of attention. A local journalist has already replied to his ill-manner- the Dock Staff, rendered help to the other girls of the group. On ed references to "you newspaper- men," and his defence of the the lawn the blind girls were left to enjoy the regimental concert poor unfortunate coxswaina” will
with a number of people who had crossed over to Kowloon Hong Kong.
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
To-day's "Daily Press" declares that the Indian silt stones will from close on Sundays. A brick of ice-cream has been sent from the Dairy Farm to our contemporary.
meet with little sympathy from users of the ferries. The other letter, from "Sufferer," makes in- teresting reading though, in fact, Strange to remark, two or it does little but emphasise what three Chinese coolies who stood. was said in our editorial article, nearest the girls cynically laugh- The writer asks for the introduced at the sight of the leading girl tion of the V-shaped landing in difficulty.
One prefers to think kindly of stages and the employment of efficient seamen
as coxswains, the thoughtlessness that offered This, surely, is the least that no help in the circumstance, in- every ferry passenger must ask stead of a callousness that con- for. What has the Kowloon Re trasted so strikingly with the sidents' Association to say about kindly act of the two Europeans. it?
Yours, etc.,
EYE-WITNESS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THAT FERRY.
Hong Kong, August 8,
"Didn't you hear about it?" "No.".. "But it happened in your neigh-
bourhood."
"I know-but my wife's been away."
Two men who had travelled were comparing their ideas about foreign cities...
"London," said one, "is certain- ly the foggiest place in the world."
“Oh, no, it's not,” said the other. "I've been in a place much foggier than London." .:
"Where was that?" asked his interested friend.
"I don't know where it was." replied the second man, "It was
THIS JOURNALISM.“
(To the Editor of the "China Mall.")
Sir-Leaving the subject of [To the Editor of the "China Mait" | "That Ferry" for the moment, I beg leave to address you on the Sir, To clear myself of any subject of "This Journalism," be implication of partiality I would inform you that I have no finaning incited thereto by the con- so foggy "
tribution of "Journalist" in your cial interest in the Ferry Co. and issue of last Friday. Clumsily no intention of having any till it comparing his fellow human beinto the garden. Before
Mother sent John and the baby pays a better dividend, nor am Iị
very ings with inanimate objects, he long the baby set up a howl. how, or ever have been an em-writes, "amongst so much which ployee of that Co. On the other is second and third rate in Hong the baby now?" inquired the "John, what is the matter with hand I must be frequently in the Kong, the same boat as "Sufferer" for I stands out as an individual of
'newspaper man mother from the kitchen window. travel per ferry four times a day. more than average intelligence." him, ma," replied little John. "I don't know what to do with I do not blame the wharves, When one reflects upon all that "He's dug a hole and he wants to nor do I shift the charge of incom- newspaper-readers and public bring it into the house." petence on to the Company (it is men in this Colony have suffered Sufferer" and "Journalist" whoj, at the hands of "the young lions
me.
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do all the blaming) because, in of the Press" in, say, the last ten A spinater encountered some ities to govern and of their desire my opinion, neither the Co. nor years, Journalist's" letter calls boys in the old swimming-hole, to see a genuine commercial rap The consistent absence of accl- est restraint prevents one from garb, and was horrified.
its employees are incompetent. for protest which only the great minus everything but Nature's prochement between Canton and dent, in good, had and indifferent expressing in strong language. "Isn't it against the law to Hong Kong. If they had put their weather, is not a bad witness for But it is charitable to assume that bathe without suits on, little foot down firmly at the start the
the writer is a newcomer to the
boys?". There are many difficulties to Colony and can have no concep- Johnny, "but Jimmy's father is "Yes'm," announced freckled boycott, would have fizzled out and be overcome in handling the Ferry tion of the shrieks of ironica policeman, so you can come on the activities of the Seamen's | launches.
laughter with which his com- Union officials and pickets would 1. The peculiarly strong and placent words must have been erratic tidal currents at both received by a thousand newspaper have been effectually curbed.. In-
sides.
renders.
A schoolgirl paraphrased the stead, the authorities adopted a 2. The end on approach to the
line, "To bicker down the passive attitude, which just play-H. K. pier, which cannot be scious of the deficiencies of their "The Brook," as follows: "TO None can be more sadly con- valley," from Tennyson's poem, ed into the hands of the Union and altered unless the Government staffs than the editors of the have an undignified quarrel in a encouraged the latter to ride shore. between Blake Pler and sion to abase themselves and
will hand over the whole fore newspapers, who have on occa-low place among the hills." roughshod over every canon of Queen's Pier and shorten both of humbly apologise for absurdities from "Lochinvar,"
Another girl, given the line | law and order.. -
them till they do not extend be which creep into print. No need not for brake," paraphrased it: "He stayed parallel to the Praya so as not to suffer from this evil at one time mechanical contrivance to reduce yond the line of a new wharf to name names: all the papers "He never stopped for embay it."
or another in greater or less
"
The dismissal of certain of the crew of the "Lungshan," which was the original cause of the boy..
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8. The Kowloon Pier cannot degree, and the public realises speed by means of friction." cott, may have appeared a matter be situated at any other place that a young man, having been to be settled only between the which is; unfortunately, so placed expense, cannot
than that which it now occupies, brought out here at considerable "My dear young lady," said on economic the clergyman, in grieved tones, Steamboat Company and the as to be embayed, making it grounds be packed off home again as he listened to an extremely Union, but when reprisals were necessary to approach it with the when it is discovered that he has modern young woman tear off taken against the whole of the helm nearly hard-over, which only a nodding acquaintance with some of the very latest jazz on renders any vessel difficult to shorthand, that his knowledge of the piano, "have you ever heard steamers of the Company and handle. If the approach were grammar is shaky, and that of the Ten Commandments?" when the British wharf was ocdu-end on in to a V the effect of the commonsense and the logical "Whistle a few bare," said the pied by pickets, the dispute as thwart-ship current would only faculty seem to be strangely de- young lady, "and I think I can sumed a more serious aspect. The approach was, for many years, ceptions, but that is the general make matters worse. The H. Kficient. No doubt there are ex-
follow you." boycott interfered with British arranged that way and the impression the reader obtains trade in a British Colony.
The weather was trying, and By change was made' because it did from some of the writings he sees little Ann had a nasty cold. But cutting off certain sources of re
not work well,
in print. A newspaper is ad- she was well versed in the venue of a British Company the
As to the length of time of mittedly unfortunate in that its etiquette of the occasion. Hong Kong, Monday, August 8, 1927., prosperity of this Colony in gen that of earlier days (which I do and its mistakes are never over-give me a hankie. I've got tears transit now, as compared with good work receives little praise Mummy," she said, "please eral was menaced. Instead of not admit) it is obviously more looked.
in my nose again!" being ruled by the Canton Gov-difficult to keep the launches It would be wearisome, and ernment the Seamen's Union ruled the service is every' five minutes columns, to quote examples at aged four, was doing the honours clear of each other, seeing that might оссиру hundred of The small boy of the family, the Government. That fact can- instead of the former ten minutes, length to convince our young of the drawing-room to a visitor. For the second time it is an- not make for cordial relations bé- As to the handling to get friend that he has been rash in nounced that the boycott in Can-tween the authorities of the two alongside it may not be up to drawing attention to the "more proudly, pointing to the photo- "This is my daddy!" he stated ton against the steamers of the great centres in South China. anyone who finds fault with it newspaper men. He can find Presently he came to another "Sufferer's" standard, but I think than average intelligence" of local graph of an officer in uniform. Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao Now, however, that the boycott is should take a turn at it himself many "awful examples" to the picture of the head of the house Steamboat Company's boats has said to have terminated, it is to and I feel sure (even though he contrary if he has a critical this time in plain clothes. terminated. Although there are be trusted that another embargo be as experienced as the Master faculty and will turn over all the "And this is my daddyen he indications of a greater passenger on British shipping and British find that he has quite a few points month.
of an "Empress" boat) he will newspaper files for the last vos a gentleman!" trade than has prevailed for many trade will be made impossible. It to pick up about the very con- day, for example
In the paper to-
he will weeks, and that the pickets have is time that a genuine gesture of gested nature of the traffic round and
John was very proud of the four grammatical errors fact that he had started French.. been withdrawn from the wharf friendship toward Hong Kong was to say nothing about the con- examples of careless proof-read grandly to hie baby brother.
about the wharves on both sides, in two columns, numerous "Euf's' an egg!" he announced in Canton, it would be better to made by the Canton Government. tinuous main traffic athwart his ing, and bad sub-editing. In an wait until traffic figures reach the
"Tisn't!" replied the latter. course in the middle of the other, yesterday, he will see a "Erf's dirt! normal before concluding that the
Harbour...
prominent Government official's affair is really at an end.
name misspelt throughout a re- Seamen's Union in Cânton has the
port, and his initials given dif- ferently in two places; also an read in a severely critical spirit obviously absurd. mis-reporting everything one writes. "Journ of what he said..
alist" might try that with his Let "Journalist" call on judges, letter, in the light of the follow- magistrates, barristers, solicitors, ing questions: (1) Is it less clergy and public speakers and "decent" of "Propeller" to reply. ask what they think of local under a "nom-de-plume" than for It is time that these periodical
reporting in the last ten years. the original article to be unsign- boycotts in Canton against Brl-
He will hear that which will 'ed: It was also an attack (2) Is tish steamers and British com
cause his ears to tingle. The it not the construction of the last complaint is, in brief, that sentence of para. 1 shaky? (8) panies ceased, This can only be
the Welch Regimental Band con- intelligence to fill out from their "Propeller" is a ahareholder în a Sir There was witnessed at shorthand and have not sufficient criticism of the Press that Pressmen obviously cannot write Is it logical to deduce from his made possible by the Canton deed, borders on the indifferent cert at Kowloon Dock beach on heads the deficiencies in their ferry company? (4) Is not authorities putting the Seamen's Last week-end it came to our Sunday afternoon an incident notes. Their accounts of meet "Journalist's critical faculty at Union in their place and making notice that the Company pos- that should not be passed over ings and proceedings are some fault when he describes Pro- them realise that the Canton sessed plans of a landing scheme unrecorded. Government and not the Union is Which is said to have been fried
times absurd and inaccurate, peller's" letter as written "in a the sole governing authority of this journal asked an official of group of some twenty blind many years, I trust this diatribe me as having been written with
some years ago. A representative
Attracted by the music was a Having been sorely tried for doddering fashion? It struck Since the boycott commenced the the Company over the telephone Chinese girls. They had ap. will be excused, and I will con- vigorous directness and admir Union officials and their pickets if he would mind showing them to proached the beach by a rugged clude by begging our young able point. Let "Journalist" try
path and stood almost at the edge friends in all seriousness to take and do likewise,
The That Ferry. ··
Our editorial note upon the unhappy knack of changing its working of the Star ferries, mind, and the slightest incident
prompted by correspondence re may be sufficient to lead to themceived in this office from readers once more placing their pickets on
upon the subject, has drawn duty.
forth further comments from the public though, up to the present, say in explanation of the points the Company has had nothing to raised by us. Their attitude, in
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the Press.
Taking the whole matter "by and large" I do not think either of your correspondents, nor your goodself have an honest growl at the Ferry Co. or its employees.
Yours, etc.,
"PROPELLER." Hong Kong, August 8,
A KINDLY ACT.
To the Editor of the "China Mall."}
have usurped the powers of the that he The official replied of an embankment some three to a little more care and not irritate With all deference to your cor- Canton Government, and the Can- Fress would care to see them, or tion they were listening to the frequently. Theirs is often a plume is to be preferred in a did not think the four feet high. From this post-their readers so grievously and so respondent, I think a nom-de- ton Police have stood helpless and the public to read about them, as fine music of the Welch bands The trying foh, I know, and they do correspondence of this kind, inert even in the face of open in seemed to know more about run-leader of the group in an not always receive the help and though I would not mind signing
both the Press and the public sult to foreigners and Chinese ning the ferries than the Com- endeavour probably to approach encouragement to which they are my name as last misprinted in a alike. In such circumstances pany did! There may be a fair the embankment. Mr. Geo. Dun tion will be established by good almost perfect disguise...
the Dock grounds slipped down entitled. A claim to considera- local paper. It would be an foreigners can form
degree of truth in that, but our their
representative did not enter into can, M.B.E., of the Dock staff work
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