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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1936.
The China Mail
Ninety-first Year of Publication.
SA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephons 20022.
London Office:
MR. DA ROZA LAID Here
TO REST Large Gathering At Funeral
Garrick Street, London, WC2 CHORAL SERVICE IN CHAPEL
Notice To Contributers.
There and
Everywhere.
The funeral of Mr. Carlos Ar-MOTOR-HORN BARRACKING
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publication should be addressed to reported in our issues of yester-
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The
The Mourners
preceded the interment.
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BLITHESOME GIFTS FOR ALL
THAT WEDDING-PRESENT PROBLEM
EVER-PRESENT MENACE TO ALL PEACEFUL HOUSEHOLDS
(By K. R. G. Browne)
L ATELY I have been devot-¡secured. I have practically lived
clever.
be
Bishop H. Valtorta. Vicar-Aposto-
When Woolley came in TXIS lic of Hong Kong, assisted by Fathers Riganti, Spada. Rossi and were badly wanted. Almost im-
ing a good deal of time in the local W-lath's for the Ricardi. Fr. Noval was present mediately he made a characteristic
leg stroke which seemed to pro and energy to the selection of past week; but for the life of for the Bishop of Macao.
wedding-present for two me I cannot decide how to lay Mr. da Roza, one of the leading mise that he would get them in his
young friends of mine who are out my money to the best members of the Portuguese com-jown delightful style. munity in Hong Kong.
A glorious hit which soared scheduled shortly to cause a advantage.
As a matter of fact, I can years of age and was a Comenda- over the bowler's head and looked temporary boom in the confetti' dor, da Order de Cristo.
as if it was going for six drew industry, unless wiser counsels never understand why a man cheers. But Watkins was on the prevail in the meantime. That should be considered worthy of the task still remains unaccom-rich gifts simply because he boundary, and brought off a per-plished, after days of anxious has grown tired of darning his socks. From a purely The chief mourners were Mr. fectly-judged catch.
thought and feverish activity, own When Mr. Oliver Stanley A. W. da Roza and Mr. E. D. da
As be did so his right leg is a proof of (a) the complexity logical point of view, the occa- posed the question in a speech Roza (brothers), Mr. F. X. A. da
touched the rope. From the pub- of the problem and (b) the in-sion is one for condolences and crepe armlets rather than for ast month whether Britain was Silva (brother-in-law). Hesars. E. lic seats on the far side there adequacy of my bank account.
becoming over-saturated a Roz, A. da Roza, and A.
To a millionaire, I imagine, loud huzzas and the throwing with University education, helda Roza (nephews) and G. U. daere shouts of protest that Wat-
kins, was out of the ground. Wool-the business of buying a wed "Pof hats; yet convention in- gave expression to a doubt Roza (cousin).
umpire ding-present is simplicity itself. sists that congratulations and
household goods must which is seriously held by a A choral service in the Chapelley hesitated while the
was appealed to, which caused the Reminded of his obligation at showered upon the contracting President of the Board of Among those present were Mr.jcrowd to become still more vocal the appropriate moment by one parties as if they had accom of his under-secretaries, he plished something unusually Education was not expressing A. B. Laborisho (Consul-General
Finally, quite a number of the merely bids the fellow ring-up an official opinion on the ques-for Portugal in Hong Kong), Mr. cars round the ground joined in the Stores and order a smallish This curious custom not only tion, but was merely drawing A Morgado (Consul-General for with their horns, to whose accom-steam-yacht, a black marble
involves their friends in con- attention to a state of affairs Portugal in Canton), Leo
D'Al- paniment Woolley returned to the piano or a brace of platinum siderable expense, but means which cannot be ignored.
mada, Sr., Leo D'Almada. Jr., C. pavilion.
dustbins to be despatched with that the couple concerned must England as elsewhere and not 'Almada, H. A. de B. Botelho,
his compliments to the theore presently face the necessity of a hundred miles from Hong D. F. Lopes, D. L. Ballantyne, L
tically happy pair. The whole deciding what to keep, what to Kong, for that matter-it is Kadoorie, A. H. B. .Hancock,
transaction, I mean to say pawn and what to throw away. being found that business and Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. A. Grassman,
occupies but a few minutes of the professions are overcrowd-
More Suitable Seasons ed to the point of saturation, Col. H. B. L Dowbiggin. 1. She-
of pau-
It seems to me that if we with the inevitable result that wan, E. A Rodgers. E. Abraham, chair at home and chat to a friend his valuable time and hardly
In fact,
all perising widows and robbing
bestow presents on people for the constant stream of Univer- A. Martin, H. R. Sturt. E. M. in Australia without raising your interrupts his work
orphans of their birthrights. sity graduates cannot be ade-Raymond. George She. F. A. Horoice," say's a writer.
ward, P. C. Potts, Ho Wing, G. A. You have to raise is the money.
But for ordinary persons like getting married, we ought to do likewise at other and more quately absorbed. Consequent-
Birthdays, ly there is an ever increasing Harriman and many others.
There were several truck loads.We are told of a business man whol you and me the affair simply suitable seasons.
The says he was surprised to receive two bristles with difficulties. There for example. Between the army of well-endowed," well-1 of wreaths. In addition to educated young men who can find no appropriate niche family and personal wreaths fornempty envelopes in his morning post is for one thing the labour of
the red nothing to him.
last week. They of course convey raising the essential doubloons ages of two and 18 our birth- days are highly profitable occa- -no easy job in itself. What
sions; but thereafter they lose in life to start them upon
with the butcher, the candle their significance 30 completely 2 career. This is but the foreign banks, the principal firms of the Colony, from the Consul for framework for a number
Youth: "Now, on this ring I should stick-maker and that new sub-that the most we can expect is of associated problems which Portugal, the Consal for Peru, the
Consul for Portugal in Canton, like you to engrave: For my darling marine the Government are a chunk of good advice from
continually pestering me to
Uncle Leofric and a pair of have direct bearing on
"Jeweller: "Would it not be better pay for. I think myself lucky hand-katted braces from society. Psychologically, it is the Portuguese Company
Hong Kong Volunteers, the Hong rot a good thing for a young Kong Chamber of Commerce, and to have simply: For my darling
elevenpence left to squander on I speak with some feeling on man, eager to take his place in
champagne, riotous this point, because it happens living, etc.
а
tributes were received from
Your Daily Smile!
"You can now sit comfortably in a
of the Mariel'"
Vacation Romance?
if at the end of the week I have Great-Aunt Emmeline. You see, sir, it will be at least the world, to experience the the Mid-Levels Residents' Associa-week before we can let you have the cigars,
OLD RESIDENT PASSES
Mrs. Neesa M. Omar
ring."
Ahem!
Minister: "I do wish I could think of some way to make the members of the congregation pay attention to me when I'm preaching.”
Son: "Why don't you put the clock right behind the pulpit?
Degrading Expedients Consequently,
that not long ago I had a birth- day myself. Yes, umpty-odd years ago last Tuesday the bells the where-of the old village church rang withal to buy wedding-presents out their gladsome tidings, in- must be obtained by all sorts forming a hushed and expec- of degrading expedients-such tant world that another little as plundering the kids' money-Browne had arrived to join the box, borrowing a trifle from the bread-line. One might suppose New Typist (following rapid dicta-man next door, and converting that the anniversary of such an no little stamps. Equipped stir in my family at the time, you say between 'Dear Sir' and 'Sin-book of
(Continued on Page 7) cerely Yours"?"
with the meagre pittance thus
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sense of frustration which such tion
His re- a position discloses. sentment is all the more mark- ed when he is conscious that he has received what is acknow- leged to be the advantage of a university training, and that therefore he is not primarily to blame for a set of circum-!
The death occurred at 2.30: stances over which he has no am. this morning, at her resi- control. His parents and dence. at 335 Hennessy Road, of! to fight his way in the world Omar, at the age of 61. in the best manner they have! Mrs. Omar was a member of heen able to devise; his univer a well-respected family of sity experience has helped to the local Mohammedan com- round off and form his charac-raunity, her sons being well- ter to enable him to take his known in the local world of ordered place in society. But then the cold logic of economics She leaves a family of five
ets in and decrees that he
sons, Messrs. U. M., R. M ball cool his heels waiting for M., O. M., and A. M. Omar, an opportunity that is an un-and two daughters. conscionable team coming.
The funeral takes place to- There are many people who day at the Mohammedan ceme- believe that the University tery at 5.30 p.m. should he within the reach of Of recent years every child.
Among the passengers who ar that creed has been in the rived by the s.s. President Grant ascendant, which accounts for yesterday was Miss Justine, who the fact that nearly half the thus completed a very pleasant holi- students in the higher educa-day to Manila. Miss Justine is: itional institutions in Great one of the nurses at the Canossa
Britain are in receipt of finan-Hospital
cial help from the State and
sport.
local authorities. The time has cultural labour, that the pro- surely come when it might be blem of adequately staffing expedient to examine whether these latter requirements is the results are commensurate most acute. Even the failures with the effort. Probably no make opportunity of their satisfactory answer could ever inability to secure degrees, and be given; but it is only too the remark "Failed B.A." is not obvious that the older outlets uncommonly brought forward for graduates are overcrowded. as a recommendation. Room must be found in busi- What is the position locally? ness, commerce and manufac-The educational standards of ture for the surplus; and it is Hong Kong University are re- a moot point whether skill in latively high. A graduate in higher mathematics or any of its arts, engineering or aptitude for turning out Latin medical degrees, for instance, hexameters and Greek iambics can count himself well equip-} cuts very much ice with the bed for entry into his chosen business employer, who is field. It would be interesting generally looking for qualities to know what percentage of far removed from these.... graduates each year is in fact If the problem is a matter absorbed into the professions of moment in such a relatively and business houses locally. politically stable country as But if the experience of other Britain, it is very much more countries is any criterion, we important in Eastern countries: should be very surprised to find and the conditions apply here that the position is relatively just as much as anywhere else. any better here than elsewhere. In India, for example, the past. And what is the remedy? Wel tion has been practically im-confess we do not know; but possible for decades. There is the pruning process of more such a glut ot university exacting standards, to eliminate graduates for even minor cleri- the casual surplus, suggests cal jobs, who consider it itself; and it would appear that beneath their dignity to take the whole matter well deserves up any kind of manual or agri-stringent enquiry.
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