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"MONSTROUS LUXURY.”
To the Editor of "China Mail") Sir, It is true that the Colony has long been declared bankrupt in intelligence, and the letter of your correspondent who signs hint (or her) self "Justice Before Pleasure," shows that its mental assets are still as low as ever.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.
Thanking for the courtesy of publishing this in your valuable paper.
Yours, etc.,
PLEASURE BEFORE MISERY Hong Kong, Feb. 10.
ERIN-GO-BRAGH.
To the Editor of "China Mall"] Sir, Your
St.
WEDDING.
SCOTTISH AND CANADIAN UNION.
ANDERSON-GILLESPIE.
the
St. John's Cathedral, was acene of the wedding yesterday afternoon of Sheila Jutta Alexandra
correspondent, "Justice Before Pleasure," doesn't Gillespie, eldest daughter of Mr The letter is so full of inaccura-appear to be either just or plea and Mrs. Alexander Gillespie, The cies that, in order to save theant. Why single out
Leagowes, Victoria, public from being misled, I feel as Patrick's Society in his quarrs
B.C., and James William Anderson, M.B., an Irishman and a member of St.with the world in general and the Ch.B., F.L.C.S. Patrick's Society, that I ought to Government in particular?
(Edin), only dispute them.
Mr. H. B Also most decent people try to Anderson, of Edinburgh,
807 of the Late
and
The Dean
In the first place, the public is bear their little troubles quietly Mrs. Anderson, of Morrach, Lundin not supporting, and has not been and cheerfully without moaning Links, Fife, Scotland. asked to support, St. Patrick's publicly every time things are a
(the Very Rev. A. Swann, M.A., Ball or even the Society. It is a little blue.
D.S.C.) conducted Society for Irish people only, and!
the service, Anyway here's to St. Patrick's which was fully chosal, and largely the public cannot come to the Ball Ball where real Irish hospitality attended. unless it is invited by, and at the will muke every one forget his
The bride, who was given away expense of, members of the worries and people like "Justice Society.
Before Pleasure."
In the second place, the major- ity of members are people receiv- ing small salaries, and not "mer- chants and business men" flock- Ling to the banner of St. Patrick"; yet, in spite of their restricted means, they are willing to assist local charities and to help one another in times of dif ficulty.
Yours, etc.,
ABIE'S IRISH ROSE Hong Kong, Feb. 10.
POPSY OVERWORKED.
a case of
by Mr. T. E. Pearce, wore a dress of crepe satin, adorned with family Inces. She wore a veil which was also part of the family lace, and carried a bouquet of Arum lilies. She was attended by two brides- maids, Miss Jean Mackie and Miss Joan Beavis, both of whom were attired in dresses of delphinium blue georgette with small coatoes. Coronets of silver leaves, and silver → shoes completed their costumes.
morocain.
a re-
20 YEARS' SERVICE. HEAD OF BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
A
[To the Editor of "Chine Mail"] In the third place, $10 can
My dear, Tubby's simply furi- hardly be called an exorbitant sumous with me,
The groomsmen were Mesars. he says I'm always W. T. Stanton and O. E. C. Marton. for the use of the Peninsula Hotel giving gargled versions of hia Following the ceremony, ballroom, a good supper, and free ideas. But I'm not always wrong ception was held in the Hong Kong drinks, to say nothing of free and I wasn't about those currants Hotel. transport across to the mainland. for when I went to pay the Govern the health of the bride and bride- Mr. T. E. Pearce proposed Surely $10 could be spent in far ment our Water Bill the lift wasn't groom, and Dr. Anderson suitably worse a manner at a concert of working and the boy said "no cur-replled. Mr. M. M. Watson replied Jamateurs who make themselves ranta no can do" so you see they to the toast ridiculous in public, for example, are having trouble about them.
of the bridesmaids. who were or at the races.
each presented with Angus came in last night and beautiful platinum wrist watch. In the fourth place, the two says he's found the key to the thousand dollars and over which Solution.
The honeymoon is being spent This, again, emphasises the great has been so generously subscribed of hard drinking during the week-away dress being of brown crepe He says he's done a lot at Fanling, the bride's going. importance of the existing poli.will not go towards the cost of the end and that the way to solve the tical issues in India, inspiring a but to the general funds of the Roubles and he's got a lot of old Ball (which will pay for itself) celery problem is to pay them in stronger hope than ever that the Society.
ones he'd let the Government have recent Round Table Conference It is evident from the last cheap. and the negotiations now pro-paragraph of your correspondent's Angus says that dog powder iden ceeding with the Indian Congress Civil Servant (or the wife of all round and that its
letter that he is a disgruntled of mine is fine and why not try it leaders will result in a revival of one), who cannot bear the thought wisdom cut of the mouths of baby
A KEEN VOLUNTEER. British-Indiari concord and good of being treated as an ordinary duckling and that's rather sweet will. As for China we are told member of the public.
of him isn't it, my dear,
To-day Mr. Harold Green, Super- He saya intendent almost daily of the progress be-
The next time that he (or she)its our duty to be suggestive be- Forestry Department, completes 20 of Botanical and ing made toward the complete perhaps he (or she) would take think of everything even if his sub-ars in the service of the Govern has an axe to grind in the Press, Cause poor Sir William couldn't cessation of civil strife. It is a the trouble to be accurate when cutar.cous self went on working pleasing coincidence that the flinging mud at an organisation when he's asleep.
Не was appointed Assistant members of the British Economic which has the best of motives,
Tubby saya
Superintendent in the Department there's something on February 10, 1911, and arrived Mission are at the moment in beginning after previous years of ment cistern.
and which has made so splendid a radically wrong with the Govern in the Colony on March 16 of the Canton investigating the problem failure.
I do think they same year. ought to have it cleaned out, For a period of one year in 1912- pecially with the hot weather com-13, and again for terms of ing on, so un-eugenic, my dear. month in 1915 and 1916, he was
Yesterday I paid-Amah and gave acting Superintendent. her eighty cents for each dollar and On March 15, 1917, he left the explained and said there needn't Colony, having been, seconded for be any controversy. Canton more far and I must fly be meat of Superintendent on April 6. She seemed military service, and returning in a bit septic and now she'e gone 1920, received his present appoint- cause I've got to wash Tubby's He had been on leave on two oc- shirts and things. Arent these casions since. Amals too lamentably benightied.
They
of advancing Britain's trade in- terests in South China. are meeting with an encouraging reception from Chinese officials and Chinese merchants, and this
Yours, etc.,
SHAMROCK.
Hong Kong, Feb. 10,
AVAUNT MISERY!
in itself is a matter for gratifica-[To the Editor of the "China Mail". ition.
Incidentally the first graph of this article spells
Sir, Referring to the letter in para- yesterday's edition of your paper, the which was so unnecessarily eriti
cal of the new St. Patrick's Society
Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 19; 1931. utter destruction of the specious and its proposed Ball, and to your plea made recently in our Ice able reply in your leading article, House contemporary urging the I would like to state:- SILVER'S DECLINE. buying in Hong Kong of native
(1) I am not eligible to become goods in preference to goods im-
an ordinary member of the Society.
A
"The information available ported from the West. An accept- goes to show that the falling ance of that plea could not fur- of trade between Asia and the ther trade between the East and Western World has been the West; therefore, it would not cause of the decline in the price improve, but actually retard, the of silver rather than as a re-recovery of silver. Which shows sult of it."
how dangerous it is for journalis This theory is advanced by thetic laymen to fly off at a tangent National City Bank of New York in a discussion of this nature!! in its monthly circular for Further confirmation of the January, It states that the view of the National City Bank]. Indian boycott of British goods of New York is forthcoming when and the civil war in China have it is stated in its monthly circular been the principal factor in the that silver has its place in the trade situtation, while the stag. monetary world, and it would be nation in trade and low prices for desirable if more stable relations products have been an in-between it and gold could be ea fluence tending to reduce the tablished. The violent fluctua volume of currency in use. Ex-tions in those relations in recent ports of India declined in valuo years, like many other disturb 19.5 per cent. in the first ten ances, are mainly traceable to the months of 1930 in comparison enormous upheaval in inter- with the corresponding period of national relations caused by the 1929, and imports declined by 19.9 war. It is quite probable that| per cent.
United States exports with general restoration of nor- to China, Hong Kong and Kwangmal conditions greater stability tung declined from. G$115,180,000 in their relations will be restored, in the first nine months of 1929, Exhaustion of the old silver coin to G$80,000,000 in the correspond-stocks will help and a restoration Ing period of 1980. Imports into of silver in Asia and growth of the United States from the game its industrial and commercial im regions in the same periods de-portance also will exert an in- clined from G$135,990,000 to fluence to that end. Thus comes G$97,200,000. These figures in the conclusion that, low as the dicate that trade is. disturbed be-dollar has sunk, there is un- tween the East and the West doubtedly room for a little op about as between other parts of timism if our British leaders of the world, but not in a distinctly commerce. In Aath and British worse degree,
gulders of political thought in Accepting the first paragraph India will only concentrate on the quoted above as correct, it must things that do really matter. be obvious that no time must be lost, ha exploring all possible For having possession of 14 Th avenues with a view to securing had not been paid, to Tong, & Chi of Chinese tobacco, on which duty Bome improvement in trade benese woman, was fined $25 In the tween the East and the West, Kowloon Court this morning,
(2) I see so reason why this
Society should not have} been formed years ago.
Your overworked
Hong Kong. February 9.
POPSY.
News in Brief.
es-
The Hon. Dr. Kolewall has been
(8) I wish it long life and pros-admitted to the French Hospital,
perity.
but is expected to be out again in
(4), I hope I am able to go to
the Ball.
a fortnight, his complainant belag
a miner one.
The
cabaret-dinner
ment.
one
Mr. Green is an official J.P., and during 1930 served as a member of the Committee of the Horticultural Society. He is also a keen Volun. Leer, being C.S.M. in the Machine Gun Section.
HOME POLITICS.
IMPORTANT DEBATES IN THE COMMONS.
A VOTE OF CENSURE.
Rugby, Yesterday.
(5) We have in Hong Kong St. George's, St. Andrew's, St.
Two important debates will take David's, Yorkshiremen's
dance of place in the House of Commons and Filipino's Societies, was recently postponed owing
the Society of Yorkshiremen, which this week, but it is not anticipated etc., some of whom have Court mourning, has now been fixed for the Government.
to that they will create difficulties held their annual Balls over for March 20 in the roof garden of
a long term of years and of the Hong Kong Hotel. them we have heard none but favourable comments,
A. Conservative vote of censure on the queation of national economy, with special reference Why should we now hear To-morrow being otherwise of a well
to the position of the Unemploy ducted non-partisan Irish there will be a short lecture on the moved on Wednesday. The Liberals con anniversary of the Lateran Treaty, ment Insurance Fund, will bo Society?
the second
}
(6) I understand the funds of Fr. G. Byrne, S.J., followed by
meaning of the Treaty by the Rev. having indicated that they will not dupport the motion, the existence this Society have been concert at 9 p.m. in St. Patrick's of the Government is not endan- subscribed by the mem-Club, 5, Garden Road. The public sered. bers thereof alone. There is cordially invited.
On Thursday, the House of has been no vote of public,
Commons will, debate a Liberal funda, neither have they
motion urging the Government to conducted a begging cam-Helena May Institute on Monday, utilizing the labour of workers in A lecture will be given in the present an extensive policy for paign amongst the bus February 16, at. 5.30 p.m. when the useful and essential schemes of ness houses (as your cor- Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington will national development, and propos respondent might appear speak on "A Tour through India ing that the cost should be met to imply), (7) I submit they are entitled Interchange." This lecture is open and national loans,
with the League of Nations Health by Laviting subscriptióné to publie to spend their money as to the pubile-Adet. they think fit. (8) I am told the proposed Ball (9) I think $10 (less than 10 living at 237 Laichikok Road, was a great development loan, but fa
is to be self-supporting. shillinga to-day), a cheap yesterday sent to the Kowloon Hos-willing to find money through the price for a first-class funcpital suffering from a wound on his usual channels for any schemes (10), A friend showed me their pole falling accidentally from the priate Government departments.
tion.
head, caused by a bamboo clothes which may be endorsed by appro Rules and Articles of As-third floor of houss No. 286 to the It is expected that the motion will sociation and it appears
footpath: His condition is stated not be pressed to a division. their sole objects (both to be serious..
British Wireless Service, deserving of encourage- ment) are charity and A concert le to bo given in the goodwill.
Heleus May Institute (Hong I finally submit that your Kong) at p.m. on Friday in ald of the funds of the Kowloon correspondent represents a small but noisy and dis-Branch. The arrangements are in gruntled number in Hong the hands of Mrs, F. C. E. Rendall Kong and that the vast and Miss R. Mow Fung, and an in- majority of us hope the teresting programme is promised. Committee will be in no The Brst half will be devoted to A auccessful subscription dance -way discouraged and that vocal and instrumental items, organized by the 4th Submarine on March 17 there will bowhillat in the second half "The Flotilla was held in the City Hall the best St. Patrick's Ball Monkey's Paw W. W. Jacob's one last night in aid of the dependants ever held up to now in act thriller, will be produced by the of the men who lost their lives in Hồng Kông.
Y.M.CA. Dramatic Players.
the K. disistor.
The Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Mr. Snowden, has stated A Chinese boy, Man On (9), that he is opposed to the idea of
(11)
Ten Years Ago.
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February 10, 1921.1
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