TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1931.
MODERN GIRLS
HAVE THE BEST OF LIFE
They Are Unwarped and Splendidly Free.
When is a girl not a girl? In Jane Austen's beautiful "Persun- alon" Anne Elliott has "lost her bloom" by twenty-six und in de- fluitely on the shelf, acquiescent in her lot of seeing younger maidens preferred; but we have changed all
THE CHINA MAIL.
HEIFETZ'S TOUR.
Appearing at the King's on Friday.
IMPRESSIONS OF AUDIENCES.
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SUMMARY OF OVERNIGHT CABLES.
A WEEK'S DISEASES.
Two Fresh Cases of Fever.
5:41. TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS.
The official return of ciseases London Fog-bound.
The City, yesterday, was in and deaths during the week end-i darkness owing to a heavy pall of ed November 28 is as follows: fog.. Shipping on, the Thames was
Cases Deaths Railway Typhoid fever brought to a standstill. and road services in southern Eng- Diphtheria land were interrupted.
Colump ORGAN SOLOS
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DB262-Nautican-An Organ_Roll,
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DB277-Wayside Rose-Frederica,
Tuberculosis
ummary to November 28. The returns from January 1 to Liser Ashore.
The U.S. liner "American Trader" | November 28 give the following went ashore at Dungeness, but was figures:- successfully re-floated later.
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Typhoid fever Small-pox
For the Average tourist a trip around the world is an amusing, but often a standardised experience. It is apt to resemble a sort of grandiose moving picture perform Her younger sister's role was large-ance with the train and stateroom the work of creating, heroically window for a silver screen. To the if falsely, spirit of rheerfulness,artinte however, who, violin in especially for the soldiers on leave. hand, wanders from place to pince in etrange countries playing every- Now these elder girls still have where before people as different the mentality fixed upon them in thus abnormal years. They are:
from cosmopolitan audiences as an extremely impatient of restraint, a American Ford differs from good time is to them not merely endless chain of new and fantastic
Chinese rikisha, a world tour is an Tong Warfare in U.S.-
Of late there has been à recrude-Scarlet fever desirable hat essential; Life
AR anforgettable ex-sence of warfare among the "tongs" Diphtheria. aadventures, married Maidens, and even
they suffered, all they lost-and, perlence in the field of music and in many U.S. cities. In Chicago, on Cerebro-spinal fever
Sunday night, two Chinese wore Puerperal fever women, remain "girls" nowadays to if not, so much the worse for of human psychology
Heifetz, who has made three shot dead, and another seriously in- Tuberculosis years undreamed of by their grand
Twenty-one of the typhoid cases were non-Chinese, as were three mothers, nor can it be said with bed of roses after all the travail world tours and who will make a jured.
fourth this year; says that, after
scarlet fever cases, one small-poxi any certainty, that some of them deeply angers them, and they can
an almost Seneationn! Drug Trial. be quite incredibly ruthless; their having played before
Dr. Mueller, central figure in aense, two cerebro-spinal fever leave that delightful--and seniors cumber the ground and endless variety of audiences, he has
found that our standard Western drug trafic organisation, has been cuses, and 30 diphtheria cases. irresponsibly exacting-state be their responsibilities exist to be hind them. Middle age has prac-ignored. They are out to express muste speaks an eternal and inter-sentenced to nine months' imprisen- to ment and a fine of 20,000 Swiss! themselves-that is the favourite national language, intelligible jargon--and the pity of it is that the Parsee merchant, the Arab franes. they have so often nothing but what Sheik, the Japanese student, or the
that.
ever
tically consed to exist, and old age
mocks at quietude and repose.
It is very perplexing, especially aa one's opinion of the modern girl no largely depends upon the answer to this question of when girlhood
Ceaser,'
has
got
to
make
them
life! That the world is not a
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is trivial left to express, writes Lord American stockbroker. He has dis-Glider Record,
covered three things which know Mr. Longmore, on Sunday, at Corall in the Daily Mail.
Contrast there elder, rather em- no borders: classical music, Ameri- Balsdean, Brighton, at a height of
The Society of St. Vincent del bittered, rather vain and disapan jazz, and applause as the sign only 400 feet, looped the loop in a
Play British glider. This is a record Paul acknowledges with grateful pointed shadow-seekers with the of the public's approval,
thanks the following donations to the Fete in aid of Hong Kong!
in comes
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Efficiency in Common. real girls of to-day, those who were where you please, he says, if your for engineless aircraft, There is rather marked still in the nursery when the war men are dressed by Bond Street and
une differentiation, and one's estima ended-what an astonishing differ your women by the Rue de la Paix China and Japan,
if your audience
Optimism prevails in Nanking and Woo Hay-tong tion of merits and demerits varies cnce! These are the inheritresses or
D: the new world, with all its kimonas and sandals, you may be Tokyo as the result of arrangement J. P. Sherry entirely, as far at least as my own
thing that if your for a meeting between Mr. Shigemi-IG, P. de Martin
Graca & Co. observation goes, according as the difficulties and problems; yes, but sure of one
with one side or the
all its potentialities and hearers like the Beethoven, they tau and Mr. Wellington Koo. subject fails on
F. Gomes will show it by clapping their Baron Shidehara, it is understood.i other of a certain line: I do not powers 100. These are entering as
threatened to resign, if the military Allan Keith Jump the girl of 30 to 35 into the right and without struggle into hands together tong and loudly.
that changed
of recognition
Heifetz is expected to be in the authorities persisted in dealing Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern,
Book with the situation in their OwIt C.M.G. sume category at all as the girl of
women's capabilities into which King's Theatre on Friday. 16 to 25; on the contrary, it seems their elders were forcibly plunged, your seats early! to me that, though the two are usually almost indistinguishable in appearance and often in speech- also, they are in reality poles apart. They have one attribute more or less in common, namely, efficiency, but their outlook upon life, their basis of existence, the philosophy, In short, with which they face the work, is quite remarkably differ
There are exceptions, of
Devastatingly Sincere. They know that things are not easy in Hfe and will not in all like lihood be MO for many years to came, but they are not afraid. They demand no compensation for past suffering and deprivation, but
MR. C. W. WARD.
Funeral at Happy Valley.
The funeral of Mr. Charles Wil- liam Ward, whose death was report
way. As a direct result of this Tong Chung-po threat, it is understood, the Em-C. Hatt Iperor ordered the withdrawal of M. J. Montargla
Japanese troops.
A. Friend
General Ma Chan-shan is report- Lo Cheung-shiu ed to be, advancing on Tsitsihar in Anonymous furee, and the Japanese are nervous Tang Shui-kin and suspicious of his intentions. Mr. and
Priestley
A clash may occur..
share in whatever betides. They
Negotiations in Paris are said to A. el Arculli took their seniors. frankly, in the
have reached a critical stage. The face and talk to them as equals; ed yesterday, took place at the Pro- crisis has been precipitated by course; one may at ang time come they make concessions to age and testant Cemetery, Happy Valley, Japan's refusal to countenance the
not mistake rudeness for spirit. hast evening. Provided only that you treat them
cht.
across a girl whore age sets her in one category who has, in fact, all the characteristics generally be
rather
Interference or
of
Among those present to pay their last respecta were Messrs. E. R. Ilovey, W. Ward, J. T. Cotton, H.!
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"Unto My Country England."
An estate worth about £6,000,
"unto
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This was a decision reached by
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Joe House Street.
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UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel.
IN THE HONG KONG HOTEL on the occasion of the opening of the new Grill Room,
Daring Dinner the Hong Kong Hotel Band will play selections. DANCE MUSIC BY MINDNESS OF HONNIE TRUE AND
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TICKETS.
Dinner and Dance
Dance only
$10 each. $.5. each.
People must shew their tickets when booking tables. To be obtained from Mrs. J. D. LLOYD, 406, The Peak, Mrs. SIMPSON, THE UNIVERSITY, and from the HONG KONG and PENINSULA HOTELS.,
interposition of neutral observers, The chief mourners were Messrs. and her insistence on direct com- as having their own individualities Fred, John and Albert Ward, (sons),munications with the Chinese. longing to the oller. That is only with minds and bents of their own, y. Bernardo (grandson), 12. Rosario to say that they are all human, and they are in no sense intrustable, but (con-in-law) and other relatives.
rational and reasonable! humanity, as everybody knows,
The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave offici-į delights in escaping from classifica-human beings and most refreshing!
ly good company. Pretension lasted at the graveside. • tion-in England more even then what they cannot ahide; they are in most countries,
devastatingly sincere and they The Old World.
the Master of the Rolls, and Lords respect the sincerity of others. Nevertheless, viewed brondly, the
Both elder and younger girla are Remedios, L. Marshall, C. Baros, London to Egypt, Palestine, und
Two weekly air-mail services from Justices Lawrence and Romer. mentalities of the
two are not efficient." But whereas the elder is
The bequest was made by Mr. similar for all their outward re-
C. Santos, C. Xavier, L: Roza H++ with
kind of impatient Pereira, S. Leonard, L. J. Morley, have become available under the ton Abbot, who died in 1980, and Syria, instead of one as formerly, Theodore Wynford Smith, of New semblances, but in sharp contrast, irritability, the younger is so quite s, Kelly, T. Hynes, W. F. Fincher Winter time-tables of Imperial Air-Mr. Justice Bennett had held that:| And the younger beats her senior
naturally. The elder is thinking H. E. Budden S. R. Farlowe, H. every time..
all the time of herself, trying to
it was neither a good charitable be- That would be a disquieting force her way to happiness through Knight, C. E. Frith, S. Eccleshaw, and to India and Africa have left that the estate must go to the next Lockhart, G. W. Coysh, P. E. Hitherto the air mails from Eng-quest nor a gift to the King,' and truth reflecting adversely upon the blunders human wisdom, which should be others; the younger just sees Strange, T. Davies, F. Meade, J.-S.
J. G. Hooper, C. Strange, H. ELandon as a combined mail each of kin, steadily added to by succussion of particular difficulty in a problem Dick, W. E. Hollands, T. Laing, A. their respective destinations. Now, estate for charity, and the Solleitor Saturday, dividing at Egypt for The Attorney-General claimed the years if it did not involve the de- which would have reduced her an- duction thut in spite of all its
cestress to hysteries and the smell W. Obsborne, F. Baptista, G. Pear-each Wednesday as a separate serone, through the King, to the coun- Baptista, A. Marques, L. Marques, however, the African mail leaves General contended that the gift was strains and stresses the world is ing salts, The elder finds life progressing in the right direction, wretchedly away, not at all the son, V. Barradas, C. Victor, A. Vic-vice, proceednig via France, Italy, try's revenue.
The Master of the Rolls, giving | and also if it did not spring from folly companion she so confidently tor, and E. R. Holloway.
and Greece to Egypt.. an obvious cause, These elder felt assured of as her right; the
Wreaths were sent by the Sorrow- The Indian mall leaves as for judgment, pointed out that the gift!
(Fred and girls, those in the early and middle younger finds it enthrallingly in- ing wife and sons
merly on Saturday, flying via was made without any conditions. thirties to-day, were born in the old teresting.
(Albert), John and Dolly, Luiz and France, Italy, Greece, and Palestine. It had been argued that the entity world, the world as it was before
Both, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bernardo The two And as a consequence, In, that;
routes have connecting indicated "England" — was the war. A girl 30 to-day was born paradoxical way which it has with and family, Johnny, Heddy and links between Egypt and Palestine, vague that it had no meaning at all. in 1901; she was 13 when the war all of us, whatever be
children, Mano and Marle.
Owing to the later departure of "I cannot so interpret the bequest,"
"I think there is burst out and 17 when so-called Life contemptuously withholds its
The Worshipful Master, Officers mails from the London air-part, the he said. peace was lald upon a heaving treasures from the elder and gives Lodge, No. 1341 E.C., "A Brother in of 8 a.m. as previously, it is pos!
and Brethren of United Service time now being 12,30 p.m. instead entity."
As to whether a bequest to a bountifully to the younger. Cer tnin, at any rate, it is that whereas
Masonry," Staff of Government La-gible on both Wednesday and Satur-country was good in law, he had among the elder discontent and alboratory, Staff of Government day mornings to post letters at the come to the conclusion that it was.ing Reduced Rates:- its aftendant discomforts and Stamp Office, Inspectors, Eastern G.P.O., King Edward Street, Lon-The estate must pass to the King to miserles are rife, it is rare to find District Sanitary Office, Inspectors don, EC.1., up to as late as 11 am. be distributed in accordance with law applicable to charitable she was not only subject to alarums among the younger anything but of Central District, Sanitary Office, for Egypt, Palestine, and Syrin, the and excursions unprecedented in that keen zest which is in itself spectors at the Kowloon Disin these inte postings being in time moneys. modern
elvilisation but she was abundant repayment.
fecting Station, Botelho Bros., for the aeroplane leaving the Lon- also more free from all restraint, i
A New Age.
Portuguese Staff of Gibb, Liv-don air-port an hour and a half Phyllis Harper, Mr. B., Hazel, Mr.
and Co.,
and Mrs. Ingston
Ltd., Port-later.
Russell Hadley, Mr. except in food, than in her wildest Looking to the future. We need
Staff moments she could ordinarily have have no despondency. Girlhood is tuguese
Francis S. Hays, Mr. Henry Inn, Mr, Richard Luther, Mr. Solomun imagined. Her menfolk were one of the things that, even to-day, arhe Handel Maatschappij N.V..
Le Fevre, Mr. Jean J. Mancini, Mr. away, her womenfolk desperately ultimately cure themselves.
Leonard D. Martin, Miss Phyllis F. occupied; to her own efforts and labours was attached a value never
Murray, Miss Mary McDonald, Mrs.
known before.
Gertrude Mercer, Mrs. J. M. Miles, Per as. President Coolidge from PB. J. A. Shaw, Miss Florence U.S.A., Japan and China, November Talbot, Mr. Bruno Thomas, Mr. H.,
Van de Stegen, Mr., A. V. White,
Europe.
Throughout the most impression- able years of her life, when in nor mál times she would have been emerging quietly from adolescence.
"A Good Time,"
The girl of 35 to-day, 18 when
war was declared, went off and did
ran
our age.
of Nederland-
and St. Joseph's College football Force of circumstances and the teams. irresistible passage of the years must compel these elder war-girls
to turn the searchlight in upon
already among us, unwarped and splendidly free. And we are only,
Personal Par.
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themselves and recognise that the Mr. Scott Little, Mr. N. E30 happiness they to determinedly London and Mrs. London arrived Mlas Marguerite Senour, Mr.Mrs. Mildred S. Wood, Mr. and Mrs.Į ali sorts of things no girl had ever seck lies, when all is said and done, here from Yokohama, by the 8.8. Joseph Sleut, Mr., and Mrs. J. O. A, P. Warrington, Mra. F. L, Young donc before-drove ambulances, in themselves: thoir daughters are randa..
Wilson and family, Miss Marle Bel and Bon canteens, Alled this or that
linghausen, Sr. Mary Colombiere man's place, earned money, did
Punch says "The Chance of a Bradley, Mrs. Elizabeth, Green, marvellous national work from the even now, on the threshold of the Night-Time" is very funny, thanks Sister Rosemary, de Felice, Mr. and worth of which no one secks to de- new age of power, speed, and op- Mr. Ralph Lynn's consistent be- Mrs. Eric B. Hare and family, Rev. trac, but acquired an independence portunity. Let us rejoice in the lief that family lawyers should be and Mrs. Arthur G. Lindquist and of outlook quite novel and endured real girls of to-day, the companion, have like lunatics. One, of his family, Mrs. Sidonie S. Larrance, hardship to a degree from which co-workers, and mothers that are most amusing Inpses is when, on Mr. F. S. Loule, Miss Violet Mc-| she has been reacting ever since, to be,
THIRD-PARTY AIR RISKS.
The Under-Secretary for Air (Sir Philip Sassoon). was to have been asked if his attention has been called to the danger
'BIG'
BILL TILDEN
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leaving hia client's house he carries Kenzie, Sister Anthony Marte, Mrs. away the garden gate in Heu of his R. J. Arndt, Mrs. Josephine C attache-case. Such men may be Bente, Mr. Boysen, Mr. P. A. Bryan,|| ously low flying of certain afr-bad og legal advisers, but they are Mr. H. Besserer, Mr. M. Baumgar- craft over villages, and I can good for movie audiences. Miesten, Mr. and Mrs. G. Clark, Mr. C sideration has been given to Shotter as a professional dancer C. Clark, Mr, R. C. Coudray, Mrs. compulsory insurance against with a passion for Mr. Lynn, which Lily Gensburger, Misa third-party risks, such as is the would be inexplicable were it not Gensberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. H case with motor vehicles, for instantaneous, is as charming as Elliot, Mr. Roland, Grimm, Mr. and COMING TO, HONG KONG both private and R.A.F. aircraft." the always is.
Renbe
Mrs. A. W. Harper and son, Misa
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