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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1931.
another duly, to refrain from MISQUOTATIONS NOW.
publishing nows not affecting the,
may public interest but which 'cause pain to innocent people] caught in the web of circum- stances, and in the exercise of that duty we have quite enough to do without extending it to people whoj
claim cannot
consideration
on
those grounds. Admittedly, in1
INCREASING
Common Errors in Talk and Writing.
Tho practice of Interlardiing
Some well-known passages aro
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COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED
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certain circumstances people would speeches with quotations has great
To-da) — Teu Dances at Hong rather not bask in the glare of decreased of late years. But publicity, but if they had the power journalism, are as common as ever: Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and quotations in literature, especially Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; al suppression there would be little, are in publishing a paper at all probably more so now that everyone Peninsula Hotels.
more is supposed to be Perhaps this may be kept in mind educated. And misquotations are Kong Ifotol; Dinner Dances at or lesa To-morrow-Ten Dances at Hong should anyone be tempted to apundoubtedly on the Increase. proach us in future with a request! to "keep something out" We have: always the waste-paper basket for often mangled that one is almost surprised if they are correctly the other requests to "put some given. "When Greek joins Greek thing in."-Straits Times.
then comes the tug-of-war" is gen erally rendered: "When Greek moats Greek,” etc. Another instance Is Milton's "To-morrow to That we should be challenged on felds and pastures new," instead of| the eve of a General Election to "fresh words." A consider whether a majority has error is "to quote from "The An- any right to rule is a wholesome cient Mariner":- corrective of enthusiasms. The "Water, water everywhere, Bishop of Chelmsford warns 118 And not a drop to drink," against 'any faith in the old maxim instead of "Nor any drop to that the voice of the people is the drink." Most people would pass voice of God. His reading of his without question "A fellow-feeling tory is that it has more often been makes Us wondrous kind," and "Remote Control." the voice of the Devil. Certainly, “Smail by degrees, and beautifully Thursday-At Helona May In- there is nothing inherently diving less," instead of "makes one," and stitute, song recital by Miss I. H. in decision by a majority vote. It "Fine by degrees," the correct ver-Chamberlain, 5.30 p.m.
8, as Mr. Gladstone once said, as sions.
Vox Popull
To-day-"M'} Hook of fresh land," Theatre Royal, 9 pmn, sharp. To-day King's Theatre; very conimon "East Lynne
To-day - Queen's "The Great Lover."
Theatro;
Today Central Theatre: "Manslaughter."
To-dar - Mginule The Golden Call" Today Star
Pheatini
Theatro:
Home Malla. much an expedient as lighting by, One of the commonest mistakesj To-day-Inward from America gas,
is to credit Mrs. Glasse, of cookery and Europe vin Siberia (President The Bishop, In short, has abun- book fame, with the phrase, "First Wilson); Outward for America and dant support in his contention catch your hare," etc. She (or be, Europe via Siberia (Ikawa Maru). from the philosophers, from Plato for the book was the work of Dr. To-morrow Outward for Europe to Carlyle, from Carlyle to Lenia. J. Hill) never wrote anything like vin Siberla (Cracovia), 4.30 p.m. We shall never make democracy it. The nearest to it is: "Toke İsafe for the world, the Bishop your hare when it is eas'd," that is
argues, until we have all reform- "skinned."
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
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TO-DAY'S ''QUOTATIONS.
On London- Bank, wire
On Berlin-.
On New York-
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Hymns, too, have so suffered from the alterations of conscienceless On demand editors that if one quotes a stanza It is not unlikely the supposed all On demand
wrote it. The verse Credits, 60 days'' sight 25% beginning "Meantime along the On Bombay narrow, rugged path," from "Lead, Wire
thor never
On demand
ed ourselves and abandoned our The words of a song are often besetting ins of love of luxury carelessly changed. jand pleasure, trade quarrels and "If she 'be not fair to me, of political and economic equili-class suspicions. Yet there is no
What care I how fair she be," brium throughout the world." reason why majorities may not be is one instance. The poet wrote:
Dr. Held, after dealing with the as often right as minorities. The "If she be not so to me." The well- Bank, on demand... 1/5 5/16 Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 14, 1931. inflation period, which produced fluenced by weak heads and evil suffers in his character in the weal
latter are just as likely to be in- known Miller of the Dee certainly Bank, 4 months' sight 1/5 7/16
Credits. 4 montha' the germ
sight
1/81⁄2 of demoralisation of motives as the former.. The version:-
Documentary; 4 that economic life, states that paral-Bishop allows nothing to
"I care for nobody, not I,
months sight ..... 1/6 % lel there ran a devastation of the which would maintain that in What he really sang was: "If no
And nobody cares for me." humble faith in human nature,
On Pari German spirit and
On demand the soul of general the majority of men are body cares for me," a very different
puredits, 4 months' Reference is again made in the German people, of the de-iraled by what seems to them com thing.
sight the week-end cables to Ger- velopment of the German intel-mon sense and good feeling.- many's political and commercial lect, and of German ethics., The
Manchester Guardian, debts. The Bavarian Premier, demoralisation in the German Dr. Held, three weeks ago, made manner of living to-day causes! a long speech on the situation in serious worries regarding the Germany, the German people, people and its future to the re- and their future. The speech sponsible politician. The dan- figures among the most import ger for Germany's future lies in! ant manifestations that have the fact that its people have being Club Heet at 5.16 p.m. been heard in Germany recently come more or less insensible to- and is also of great interest-forward the finer aspect of life. The II. Y.M.C.A.; Radio Sports, v. foreign countries,
whole intellectual, moral, and Dr. Held in the most signi- economic distress and also, out- ficant passage of his speech said: “Ase matters stand to day we cannot fulfil the Young Plan, but for the sake of equity and confidence we duly recognise that we have to pay the private debts of German economic life to of despond, unless the whole of v. Cambridge at H.K.C.C. at 1.30 foreign countries. But we can the people, by ita attitude and p not admit that the political debts the utmost economy in private: be given the preference over pri- ne public economic life, colla- vate debis. The war must alates; If a people truly wills last come to an end. We are
it then the possibility exisis, evon;
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FENCING-To-day-H.K. Fene-
HOCKEY-To-day-Hong Kong
St. Andrew's.
University II.
To-morrow - St. Andrew's
Wednesday-Hong Kong Club Polico; H.K.S.R.A. V. Radio Sports; R.A.S.C. v. St Andrew's, Friday-Hong Kong Club "A" v. Radio Sports.
side politics and economies, pene- trated into the families and into society. He concludes that the taxation screw and emergency decrees alone will not help to ex- tricate Germany from this slough: Pm.
HUNTING Wednesday--Fan- Hing Hounds (Sheungehul), 3.15
CRICKET- Thursday- Oxford
News in Brief.
ready to pay off the private debts under the most strenuous condi- The St. Stephen's Girls and Fair tious, to attain a certain pro- annual bazaar on Saturday in aid lea School held their Joint gress. All that is needed is the of the M.C.L decisive force of action, even against oneself.
to foreign creditors under con- ditions which allow of our con- tinuing to exist, but we cannot pay any further tributes. Not because we do not want to do so, but simply because we cannot, we are ready to come to an under- standing but we are not willing to be sacrificed entirely.
"It is the
success
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From Other Pens.
Those "Simple" Requests.
A nowapaper man soon learns to
To-day's broadcast programme, Includes a lecture by Mr. Paul' Hodgson on "Twenty Years of Motoring in the Colony."
Personal Pars.
Bruening Cabinet that a great divide his fellow creatures into Mr. P. W. Massey returned here
two classes those who do their by the s.s. President Wilson. darnedust to get their names into
am
or other of these
Kindly Light," in not by Newman at all, but was unjustifiably added
On Calcutta- by Bishop Bickersteth.
If you wire quote a verse, Trom "Nearer, my On demand God, to Thee," make sure that Mrs.
On Singapore- Adams wrote it and not the Rev. On demand A. T. Russell, who added a verse.
On Manila- which appears in many collections. On demand
The moral seems to be that if you On Shanghai- must quote, be sure you verify your On demand quotations.--John O'London's Week- Dollar
ly.
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A ROCKET FOR THE MOON.
But It Exploded Before Leaving The Ground.
The explosion at Paris of rocket which he hoped would be able to reach the moon, blew away two fingers of M. Robert Esnault-Pelterle, the French in- ventor of the joystick and the all-metal aeroplane. badly burned, and it will be some days before he can resume his experiments,
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Ten Years Ago.
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number of the victorious States have gradually realised the true
the paper and those who will go Mrs. R. M. Dyer is to distribute situation of Germany and saw
even further to keep them cat the Kowloon Junior School prizes how great a danger might arise Hardly a day passes in this office on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. for them from this situation. I without one
convinced that Macdonald favours being requested-and Miss P. Hornell, who has been Toy railways are common gifis and Hoover still hold the chance sometimes even demanded. When on a brief visit to the Colony, re-lat Christmas, but the Bavarian they are met with refusal callers turned Home yesterday by the 8.8. State has gone one better by offer in their hands of carrying out express surprise that we cannot President Madison. their own salvation, the salva-accede to such a "simple" request,
ing a railway 15 miles long, complete with stations and rolling: tion of this world and of Europe, forgetting that while they raky The Anglican Bishop of Victoria, stock and in full running order, to if they can raise sufficient never require to ask such a thing yesterday, in the Church of Our whomsoever is willing to take it
in their lives again, to ourselves Saviour, Canton,, ordained to the over.
A crowded audience heard the they merely represent, another of priesthood the Rev. Lit Fo On, of "The psychological moment a long list of files... Perhaps it the Teang Shing district. The the State will also pay 2500 yearly tion to the Antarctic told by Cap Not merely is it a free gift, but story of Captain Scott's last expedi- has arrived in which a truly would not be out of place here to preacher at the service was the Rev. to the person who accepts it. tain E R. G. R. Evans, D.S.O., German policy, not a policy of remind readers of both the cate C. 1. Blanchett.
It is the last Bavarian State Roll-R.N., at St. Andrew's Church Hall, gories mentioned above-prospec violence, but policy, as an
way and rupa 'through a most ple- Kowloon, last night. Sir Paul art tive or otherwise that we have a His Excellency the Governor and turesque district near the Austrian Chater,
who was to have should be pursued, in order. to definite duty to supply legitimate Lady Feel dined with the Hon. Mr. frontier from Ruhpolding to Reit. presided, was not there owing extract ourselves from the nar- and accurate news and fair' com-W. B. L. Shenton, President of the Hitherto It has been run by the to his recent bereavement, row confines and penetrate into suit this
ment and, not 'garblod versions to liong Kong Philharmonic Society, Forestry Administration, who could and, in his absence, the Rev. E. G... or that party who may at the Hong Kong Hotel, and after- not make it pay, but the State does Lindsay introduced the lecturer. the realm of liberty, and of figure in it in a light not to their wards attended the performance of not wish it to be closed down, as it is At the close a cordial vote of thanks independent economics.. We advantage or liking. At the same "Miss Hook of Holland" given by largely used by Summer holiday was accorded to the lecturer on the must attain the re-establishment time, we do not forget we have the Society at the Theatre Royal makers and Winter sports devotees motion of the Bishop of Victoria.
energy.