MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1932.
By George Slocombe.
LONDON'S
CHINATOWN
LISTENS-IN TO WAR NEWS.
Silence Falls on Colourful Eastern Restaurant.
The establishment of Mr. Wong Wu in Limehouse exhales a plea sant fragrance of China tea.
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Mr. Wu cherishes is made bright! with paper garlands. For Sun Yat-
gen, în Mr. Wu's eyes, is reincarn- ated in the Chinese students who are resisting Japan.
Mr. Wu Speaks.
Over a table littered with the fra- grant remains of Wun Tun, Chicken Chow Mein, Orisp Noodles, Bam- boo Shoots, and the other refine- ments of a culinary civilisation that was ancient when French cooking, was still in the hands of the Gauls, Mr. Wu gave me his views on the war in China.
It is a very discreet establish- ment. In a quarter unfortunately made famous by a pre-war denuncia- by Mr. Lloyd tion of Dukes
drama George and 4 post-war of dope-fiends by Mr. D. W. Griffith, it announces its whereabouts only by the most discreet of electric In a wilderness of dark and signs. drab houses in dark and darb streels it hints at no casis of colour.
Nothing is more remote from the He is a slim, youngish man with. Chinatown of Hollywood than the burning, almond-shaped eyes, who' Chinatown of Limehouse. Nothing, has known London longer than he' in outward appearance, is more unhas known China and yet somehow. like the China of Nanking and convers the conviction that he has Shanghai and Chapel than the never lost a secret association with, strange Cockneyised China of the his country.
Yet be- East India Dock Road.
Not a little of the secret diplom-' tween China at war and China at ney of China, I am certain, has been' peace there beats no stronger cur- carried on by the alim hands of Mr.ļ rent of sympathy than that which- Wu. He is more interested in Na- electrifies the Chinatown of Lime- tionalism than in Noodles. house when the B.B.C. broadcasts | Chow Mein is a symbol its news bulletin of the Japan war,
China-China.
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for all
And it is all Chinn that he speaks)
As I said at the beginning, Mr. for-this Cantonese merchant of Wong Wu's is a fragrant place. It chop suey, in whose green-painted has nothing of the hearty beef, beerrooms many strange, silent men sit and tobacco odour of the sailors" | together. "We have no rmy," he rendezous which surround it. It said, in his singing monosyllables. has nothing of that corious mixture] "We have only men. Four hundred. of Montparnasse and Greenwica millions of them. We shall not. Village, the pre-war Empire Lounge declare war. Street antiquary's and a Bond which characterises the celebrated neighbouring public-house kept by my friend Mr. Charlie Brown.
A Study In Green.
He gave me, with an air of príde,
"We Shall Conquer." "The war is on. We shall fight Many will be killed. Many more will take their places. We shall be defeated. We shall die. But The walls of Mr. Wong Wu's res-in the end we shall conquer. You! taurant are painted a dull green. cannot exhaust a nation of four The slant-eyed girls with hula-hula | hundred million." hipa who away in Mr. Wong Wu's establishment to the clear music of a copy of a weekly Nationalist re- Mr. Wong Wu's wireless are garbed | view published in China. It was in a green hardly lighter. The old, wrinkled, bald Chinaman who has stood, smiling and blinking his small black eyes, at the bar of the litlle restaurant since I first knew it covers his baldness with a smail black beret.
beautifully printed, in English and is Chinese characters. On its front page in red letters was the title of, an article, "General lonjo's Plan of World Conquest." General| Honja is the Japanese commander in Manchuria.
voice
now
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Opens Firmly Steady This Morning.
QUOTATIONS HARDEN.
Sales.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LETTERS & RADIO.
Addresses Which Cannot Be Traced.
POST OFFICE LIST.
THOSE LITTLE- WHITE LIES.
Women Tell Them Better Than Men.
MORE TACTFUL.
of
A General Post Office notifica- tion gives the following unclaim- ed correspondence, etc., waiting] That women tell more and better! The official summary lasued by at the Post Office and also un-lles than men is the gist of a pro- the Stock Exchange to-day statesa: claimed radio telegrams at the nouncement by Professor Maller. This morning the market opened Radio Telegraph Office, Govern-It was made before the Institute firmly steady and quotations inclin-ment Building:-
of School Experimentation. ed to harden.
Mrs. V. Altairila. Australian Teachers' College, Columbia Univer Oriental Trading Co. Ltd., L. Butt, alty. W. F. Blair, G. W. Briggs, C.
The Professor said that he was Barreda, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brooks, not meligning them when he pre- S. H. Bryant, B. Clement, Mredicted that future generations of W. D. Clark, P. 0. Curry, G. Cartil, women would go on "being dis Madame G. Cramon, Dr. R. E honest in certain little ways," as Chambers, Destombes, F. C. are their grandmothers, or de Madame, J. W. C. Davidson, Miss butantes, or schoolgirls of to-day. M. Dallas, S. J. A. Dabud. Capt. He added:
Hong Kong Banks, $1,415/1,420. Hong Kong Lands, $75. Hong Kong Trams, $21.40, 21, Star Ferries, $91,
Yaumati Ferries, $38. Hong Kong Electrics, $74. Cements (Combined), $18.30. Dairy Farmis, $28.70.
Buyers.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,415. Unions, $420.
Underwriters, 34.10. Douglases, $262. Wharves, $153. Providents (old), $5., Providents (new). $2.25. Hong Kong Hotels (old), $11.10.
Hong Kong Lands, $76. Chinese Estates, $95, Ewo Cottons, Tls. 14.90. Hong Kong Trams, $21. Yaumat Ferries, $38. Telephones (P.P.), $23. Cements (combined), $18.20. Cements (new), $5. Dairy Farms, $28.70. Hong Kong Ropes, $16. Amusements, $191⁄2.. Constructions (old), $5.20. Constructions (new). $1. Gort. Loans. 3% per cent. Prem.
Sellers, Docks, $29. Shanghai Lands, Tls. 27. Humphreys, $18.30. Renities, $10. Star Ferries, $92. China Lights (old), $21. Watsons, $16.
BRAILOWSKY CONCERT.
Postponed Until End Of April.
Mr. W. F. Schulz, Manager for Alexander Brailowsky, stated yesterday that owing to the short notice, it has been thought better to hold over the concert, arranged for to-night at the King's Theatre, until Brailowsky returns from Japan,, on his way to Java.
He expects to arrive here on April 29 and will give his concert at the King's Thea- tre on the same night, playing the programme al- ready advertised.
H. E. Eve, P. Englaio, V. J. "Nearly always they tell their Fielding, A. Goelle, Mrs. E. Good-little white lies to be tactful and child, H. H. Green, G. Gonchadoff to save the feelings of some other L. A. Gile, The Garcia, Co., F. Wperson. It is behaviour consistent Gibbins, R. Hawkins, Rey. Sister with feminine emotions and reac M. C. Holloway, J. Henderson, Gitiona."
Herrlien, Miss K. Izuka, F. Javier, He explained that he had arrived Jeswanki Trading Agencies S., Cnt these conclusions after submit- Jensen, Capt. S. B. Kitching 8.8. Eting 70 "conflict problems to a Kustes, S. Lillicrap, C. M. Lee, J. S. mixed group of 517 graduate Lackford, J. Moore, F. Miles, J. Studenta in education McCall, Miss M. Murphy, Eric
Brutally Blunt. MeMillan, ss. Chasinn, Mrs. E. P. The men's solutions of the pro- MacDonald, Miss F. Moorhead, Wmblems tended to be honest, even if A. G. Marr, S. Mas-Fann, s.s. Steel brutally blunt, while the women's Mariner, H. M. Nelson, Mrs. Kanlutions were nearly always tact- Nelson, W. C. Newbern, C. C. Ngoc, ful and considerate, although thut T. Oneill, M. H. Plumley, C. sometimes involved dishonesty. Peterson, Miss J. Ruot, Mrs. M.
"The tendency on the part of Scutt, Misa E. Strickland, Rev.women to prefer
a response In Sheridan, Mrs. J. L. Silva, Wm which the truth is either partly or Stawart, W. O. Smith, R. W.wholly withheld revealed itself fre-{} Sinclair, Mrs. Selly C. Tefferren,quently. The tactful answer, one W. U. J. Tabalza, Capt. J. Adesigned to spare the feelings of Vemon, Mr. and Mrs. M. Webb, another person, is preferred by Hoy. Wong, A. C. Wollasto, West River Transportation & Trading Co., Ltd., Mrs. Waite, H. O. Waser, Mrs. G. H. C. Williams, Staff Capt. Y. S. Yuan, M. R. Yamaguchi,
Registered Articles.
Unpaid Correspondence.
9.8.
men."
LIBRARIES IN CANADA.
Ronald Adair, Mrs. P. M. "Of making many books there is Eugenio, J. Gutierrez, C. E. John-no end," wrote Solomon in 977 B.C. 8on, V. P. Musan & Co., Mra. E. His statement do now more true Mckenny, Odeon, China Co., Ltd., to-day, taking the statistical survey A. A. Sokoloff, 3.3. Saint Andrew of Canadian libraries as a criterion: The Saint Line of Liverpool, Truej This survey has just been issued by Light Manufacturing Co., C. Town- the Canadian Government Bureau send, Yun Soue, Yap Pin c/o Ngo of Statistics. It deals with 1,110) Chu Kern. S. A. Zweibel.
| Canadian libraries of which 640 are free public and association libraries, M. Acosta, G. W. Briggs, Col.133 university, college and normal, Wm. H. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. I sched libraries and those of other Dungan, F. H. Danovan, s.s. Seattle, educational institutions; 59 govern- Lt. H. E. Englen, Mrs. L. J. Farnment libraries both. Dominion and and worth, J. J. Fork, Mr. and Mrs. I. Provincial; 59 commercial Johnson, S. $. Shuji. Kalameah, technical libraries; 219 other There is no suggestion of the
The singing voice of Mr. Wu died;
E. Y. Keng, Dr. H. D. Lyman, J. R. libraries, which include the parish garish and violent emotionalism into a murmur. A louder English'
O'Neil, s.s. Golden Revit, G. Reid, libraries of the Province of Quebec, which the vicinity of a great sea-
filled the restaurant.
Engr. Serang,
the Baron Yar- and such institutions port carries with it from Marseilles The smiling, v inkled old man with
boroguh.. Wey. Wun, You Pak Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. to Malabar, from Cardiff to the the beret left uís bar. The slant-
Tsung, Taing Yoon Association. The 1,110 libraries dealt with in Caribbean Sea. Mr. Wu's is a wist-eyed girls forgot to sway their sina-
Unclaimed Radio Telegrams. the survey have on their shelves a ful, a melancholy place, where B ous hips to imaginary music.
Kwok Box 125, from Shanghai total of 9,428,858 volumes, pamph- calm Oriental fatalism is the dom- The mallow-faced men, leaning to-
lets, etc., of which the free public imating influence, where the harsh,gether over chairs and smoking
Fantchunpi, 1st floor, Morrison and association libraries have 4,081,- confilet of race and sex in the East cigarettes, ceased their toneless
Hill Road, from Nanking.
013; university, college, and normal End is muted to a philosophic to-conversation and listened. Wu
Peerless, from Kassel.
school libraries, 2,898,587; govern- lerance, a roild pacifism without | leaned Forward intently. The
Lowinghow Renats, from Macao.ment libraries, 1,782,667; business protest.
Chow Mein and the Wun Tun grew It took the full force of a plain- 1111 7802 0966 6855 5270 1129 and technical libraries, 464,885, and And yet Mr. Wa himself is no colder on our plates. It was the clothes police squad, patrolling 2464 1648, from Canton.
others, 201,706. The reported cir- pacifist. On the walls of the inner firm English voice of the broad- Brooklyn streets in a car mounted Quongsunlung, Winglock Street, culation for the period under review room of his restaurant hangs a large caster, announcing fresh Japanese with a machine-gun, on the look-from President Taft.
was 16,791,734. portrait of the hero of Chinese de- victories. fresh conflicts, fresh out for "hold-ups," to make a busi John Luykx, 10, May Road, from The largest library in Canada is
It is garbloodshed.
Canton. mccracy, Sun Yat-sen.
passenger stop smoking,
that at McGill University with 411,- 0448 6028 6670 0018 5714 2672 000 volumes, with the Library of 5399, from Canton.
the Farllament of Canada, in Careof Ottawa, second, with 400,000. The from University of Toronto has 350,000, All the Canadian universities have 3180 2460 7559 1558 2464 1648 substantial libraries each contain- 2733 4282, from Shanghai Bo.
2017 2490 4141,
THE CIGAR LOVER.
landed with paper flowers. Mr. The restaurant was filled with anj He first refused to throw away a We only saw Sun Yat-sen once in almost visible excitement, For cigar while riding in a bus, and the flesh, long, long ago, during cnce the calm and fatalistic immo-only did so under 'protest when the that queer forgotten period of Chin- bility of the Oriental seemed to driver called a policeman. ese nationalism when the Chinese have been abandoned. There was
When the bus moved on he lighted Lenin had just escaped from impri- sonment in his country's legation | air. in London. But nevertheless the portrait of the dead leader which | in.-Evening Standard.
LESSON-SERMON,
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong.
an electric rumour of war in the another cigar.
All Chinese London was listening
The driver then eighted the "gun squad," and appealed to them.
The passenger said he would not stop smoking for all the policemen in Brooklyn, and broke a window by
In August of 1913 the Society way of emphasis. was organised into a Church, and The four members of the gun named First Church of Christ, squad had to carry him slung be-
tween them by his arms and legs¦ | Scientist, Hong Kong.
During the year 1910 we acquired to a police station, the present aite, and In During the service on Sunday March 1911 the contract was morning, March 6, the above let and ground broken Church was dedicated, the following the erection of our Church address being given from the Building. Work progressed steadily ▼▼ **
rostrum.
With grateful hearts we announce that to-day our Church Edifice is dedicated, free and clear from all indebtedness to Truth and Love: and, in words of our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, pray, that it and all who worship therein will stand throughout all time for God and humanity...
In, the Autumn of 1905 n fow earnest students" of Christian Science organised the Christian Science Society of Hong Kong. The
Bo.
Wongshingfun Tickmoo Chancheekee Shangwan, Shanghal Bo.
Bo.
from Shanghai
Wingcheong, from Yunnanfu. 0763, from Weihaiwei. 0589 0554 6887, from Shanghai,
DEAN'S 1,000 MEALS.
An- in the
nt
ing several thousand books. other 250,000 volumes are Ontario Legislative Library Toronto...
Among the law libraries the largest is that of the Law Society with 70,000 of Upper Canada volumes; the Advocates' Library in Montreal has 40,000. Toronto also claims the largest business and technical library-the Royal Cana- dian Institute, with 80,000 books.
For AIRMAN STRIKES SHIP'S MAST. What He Provided For Visitors In The second largest is the New
Two Months.
Toulon.
Flying-officer Raymond 'Martin, and the opening service was held on of the French Air Forces, was kill
Sunday, January 12, 1912.
On this joyful occasion of our deed. when his aircraft struck the dieation we wish to express our stern mast of the aircraft-carrier heart-felt gratitude to our beloved Bearn and fell into the sea... Lendor, Mary Baker Eddy, whose
Brunswick Provincial Museum at St. John with 25,090. ~ A total of Tha Dean of Windsor, Mr. A. V.more than 407,000 books are in the Baillie, who has been called the public libraries in Montreal and most handsome clergyman in the over 236,000 in similar Institutions Church of England, is president of in Toronto. The Ottawa Pubilej the Windsor and Eton Rotary Club.libraries are stocked with: 136,000
When Invested with the jewel of volumes.
office. he said that reference, had The oldest public library In discovery of Christian Science has this commandment and rule, and been made to the world-wide nature Canada is at Boucherville, Quebec, resulted in untold blessings to her success in so doing is what con-of their organization and to the im-e village with a population of 904. humanity. We are also deply stitutes the high standing of Chris-portance of bringing together peo- It has a library of 1,400 volumes. grateful to our many friends who tian Science before the world. ple from all parts of the world. have helped us, and made it possible Fearlessly does she warn all her fol- Windsor, with its extraordinary for us to discharge the balance of lowers against the Indulgence of history, was a peculiar place, and the building debt some eleven years the stas which would prevent the it was his duty, as well as his plea ago.
realisation of Ideal. manhood sure, to welcome very large num-
ERRATIC HENS.
· services were held in a private home In her dedicatory Message to The the reign of the Christ bers of foreigners. Sometimes it eggs in a basket containing kittens A hen which persisted in laying until early the next year, when it Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy say,and how it is aurs to became almost overwhelming.at Patterdale now has a successor was decided to move to the Music My. 64). "The First Command address ourselves with renew He had counted up how many from the aarae stock, which has con- Room of the City Hall. where the ment of the Hebrew Decalogue, edi faith and love to the high and people he had had to meals in a structed a nest of leaves and twigs, Sunday services and Wednesday Thou abalt have no other gods be holy task of overcoming all that is house in May and June last and the fifteen feet from the ground, In the Evening meetings were held, until fore me, and the Golden Rale are unlike God, and thus prove our total came to over 1,000 fork of a tree, in which it lald.
A further change to the all-in-all of Christian Selence. worthiness to be living stones" in His Easter party consisted of i York Building, and later to rooms in all her writings, through all the universal temple of Spirit, and Australian, a Canadian, R. Now that
The owner of the poultry declares in Zetland Street was made, re- years of her leadership, she has worthy members of The Mother Zealander a South African,
ogge been batched the gular services. being held at the been teaching her followers both by Church before men.
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May 1906,
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