RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MALCH SI¤, 1981.
In the absence of records, for which alone the Government is to blame, we may safely. assume, from our knowledge of human nature, that the risk of ill-treat-
for the purpose of exploiting their labour is far greater than in the case of those living with their natural guardians. We can avoid contention, however, and satisfy all parties by establishing, with Government support, a properly equipped local branch of the Society for the Proi tection, of Children. I understand that there is in the Government service an official who has had exceptional exper. ience of running such an organisation is a large town in England. By this means the children will be better assured of their "human rights," whatever may be the degree of their knowledge. Ordi nanees are so many dry boues unless and until we give life to them:
On cannot always takç`our entertaining friend "Adversarius literally, but we may do so, I think, when he says "Iment in the case of children purchased fancy I know and realise the los and outs of Constitutional Reform here better than the best of thêm” (them" bring "the „professional" tender-writers "). "Fancy" the right word, as his subsequent interpretation of the objects of the Con- stitutional Reform Association shows. It may be, na be says, that the Association does not want." complete democracy"; it is certain from past experience that it would not get it if it did; but if one cannot got more than half a loaf at a time it seems a poor reason for refusing to accept any bread." Merely to change from ane gang to another," we are told, would be worse than useless, because the Bureau- crats are presumably more disinterested and pure-minded than the Interests." "A Daniel come to judgment!" The statement has not a flaw in it, but, taken in conjunction with its context, it is utterly misleading.
Let us glance at the facts. The Con- stitutional Reform Association asks for an anofficial majority of one, which, owing to the diverse elements of which it would be composed, could never be expected to wrest contrul from the official minority voting automatically in accordance with the directions it receives. But, leaving that aside, what, in a nutshell, do the proposals of the Reformers amount to merely that the two unome members of Couted who are now nominated by H.E. the Governor should be replaced by four representatives elected by the British community. The suggestion that this is merely to change from onu gang. to another iron pure-minded others to the vested interests to say the least, taufastic. LVA *' adversa?TELS ** and i would be deemed intelligent enough tu ruko lukk. I know which side I should plump or, but if "Adversarius 202 tinues to play into the bands of the Läterests," whose motto is divide el impera, I will not go bail for him.
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Residents at the Peak are grateful to the Hon. Mr. Pollock for emphasising by his questions in the Legislative Council the need for the use of larger cars in the Peak Tramway service. The Colonial Secretary, I see, said "the whole ques. tion of what, if any, alterations are desirable in the Peak Tramway is under consideration." I believe," the whole question" was under consideration long before the outbreak of the Great War, and the regular patrons of the service fully share Mr Pollock's desire to know when the views of the Government are
likely to be given on the subject. Many people, as Mr. Pollock said, are free quently crowded out of the cars at the business hours of the day, and it is time that the Company did something to cope with the growing demanda on the service, If it does act quickly we shall have people inquiring when fares are going to revert to the pre-war scale!
TO
CHLOE.
[WHO MAY NOT USE TER OLD COURSE DURING
K-ENDS.]
What's this that I read in the papers? Oh, Chloe, dear, can it be true? That now you are barred from the Old Course, altho' they have left
you the New 1
No more of a Sunday when driving, shall I beat, not the ball, but the air, Through lifting my eye to examine those nice tartan hose that you wear.
No more shall I see you proceeding, at least twenty feet to the stroke, Through devious paths to the green where you seemed to think putting
a joke.
No more shall I periure my soul by asserting you played a shot well, Or hear your shocked murmur of Clarence" when I miss a short putt
and say "blow."
Oh, how I shall grieve at your absence, as you will at mine, too, I trust;" Tho' you do turn your nose up, and murmur that Chivalry's dead in
the dust."
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Remember, you mus'n't blame Clarence, for even plus two bow the kaee,, When the gentlemen on the Committes announce their all-powerful decree,
But, courage, my Chloe! A rumour has somehow come round to my ear That all of us totten eighteens will share your ted fate by next year. When the Old Course is kept for the experts, just fancy what bliss it will be, Once more re-united, to foozle your way round the New one with me!
We shall play all our shota at our leisure, untroubled by Zodine's "growls; We can stop for a gentle flirtation, por fear an enthusiast's scowls. And later when also the New Course from us has been taken away, We will dawdle along undisturbed by the green hills at Deepwater Bay.
E., W..H.
GOLF NOTES.
(BY ZODIAC.)
"The Royal Hongkong Golf Club has
of Mr. L. S. Greenhill from the honorary suffered a great loss by the resignation secretaryabip. The great amount of work this honorary position carries is not gen erally realised. Mr. Greenhill has devoted a great deal of his time to the Club, since be took up his duties, and I am sure all. members and subscribers are extremely grateful to him for the work he has done.
As mentioned in my previous notes the catering department have been put to great inconvenience, at Fanling," through members and subscribers omitting to
which it is required. order their tiffa previous to the day on been posted in the ladice' club-house re qursting them not to invite malo guesta to tifin, unless tilin for the guest has been previously ordered.
A now rulo has
I am frequently referring to the rules and etiquette of golf, and I have pre- viously hinted that some day it will be. pecessary to pass an examination on this subject before one can be elected a member of a club. After a recent case, which I heard of at Deep Water Bay, I am more firmly convinced that the sooner this idea is adopted the better. The case I refer Dvs one of a certain gentleman, who, having played his ball, by accident on to the wrong green, proceeded to play the ball from the grach with his iron. It is unpleasant to have to point out to a stranger that he is breaking & rule, but really it would have been a kindness the witness of this painful occurrence had explained to the unknown gentleman bis error. It must have been done in com- pleto ignorance..
Mrs. J. B. Ross and Mrs. Crawford Morgan tied for the eclectic, pool, for January and February, over the first 9 Last week I referred to the custom, on | holes of the new course. From tram to ferry is an easy step. the now course, at Fanling, of players Recently, while one of the boats of the
"cutting in" at the 10th hole, in front Star Ferry Company was alongside the of those who are playing a complete pier, a steam pipe burst, and great com round. In the days before Fanling came motion prevailed for some time. I am into existence, this trouble was apparently told that the lever for shutting off steam experienced at Happy Valley, for I see was in such an inaccessible place that it there is a Club Bye-law which reads as was impossible to use it without incur follows: Players who have played nine ring great risk to the life of the man holes en any of the hole courses shall My friend must be confusing the who attempted it. Now, a collision betee up at their tenth tee alternately with local proposal with the demand of the tween ferries or launches, however slight players commencing a round." Until the Committee of Oficial and Unofficial it may be, is usually followed by a Marine committee bring in new rate about, this members of the Straits Legislative Court of Inquiry. I have been asked cutting in at the 20th tos, it will be Council for a dominated unofficial majo whether it is not the practice to hold an an act of courtesy if all players, on the rity. If he is right in his diagnosis of inquiry into such a matter if the bursting new course, accept this byo-law as roter the matter it is curious-is it not-that of a steam-pipe on a public Terry. Cer ring also to this course. the Vested Interests in Hongkong, who tainly, it is an alarming thing to happen, generally know which side their bread and had it occurred while the ferry was The committes have found it necessary is buttered, have always been opposed to crossing the barbour with the usual crowd to prohibit ladies from playing on the any interference with the existing ender of of people on board it is possible that a old course at Fanling, owing to the con- What the gestion," during Saturdays and Sundays things. The repeated failures of their panic would have resulted. candidates to secure a seat on the Legis-public would like to be assured of, and (after 12 noon on Saturday). I don't lative Council, either as representatives what they would expect to learn from think the ladies bave any cause to com-
of the Chamber of Commerce or of the Justices of the Peace, despite the limited franchise, has shown them the red light.
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There is yet another new notice in the
Ladies' Club-house at Fanling, and that is that tables cannot be booked for meals. Seats available are for the use of these ed that when a meal is finished the ready to occupy them. It is also request occupants of seats will vacate them at
once to make room for those waiting.
the holding of a Marine Court of Inquiry plain, as the bow course is always avail into such incidents, is whether the ferries able, and there are very few, if any, courses at home, as good as this course, are periodically, examined in the interests where ladies are allowed to play during of public safety by a Government sur the week-end. In my opinion if a lady veyor, and whether it is with the know ledge and approval of such officer that wishes to play more than 15 holes in one is some speculation as to who will be the means of shutting off steam in such day the old course is too tiring, and one new rule: When either ball is on the an event as recently incurred on a ferry cannot do onsself justice at golf, or any opponent's ball; the opponent shall then
Talking of the Legislative Council there
nominated for the seat vacated by Mr.
E. V. D. Parr. If the precedent setare in such a position that they cannot other game, when the muscles are tired.
Unofficial Members, of the Legislative Council will catechise the Government on the subject.
RODERICK RANDOM.
in Mr. Parr's case is followed there would easily be reached. Perhaps one of the appear to be three candidates in the run- Ding-Mr. G. C. Alabaster, Mr. H. W. Bird, and Mr. A. R. Lowe, all of whom have been elected to serve at one time or another and can, therefore, be said to have a backing.
THE JAPANESE NATION.
THE DESTINED RULER OF
MANKIND."
The stymie" has never been popular in Americt, and I hear that the United States Golfing Association have decided to eliminate all mention of the word from the rules, and have adopted the following
putting green, the player may remove the
bo deemed to have haled in the next strpko." I think this is just about as fair rule as could be adopted; it does not prevent & player from preserving "the stymie," if he wishes to, but if he does not wish to, then he must give his oppon- ent bis putt, maskec" what, length it
This new rule has the sanction and approval of the British Rules Committee, so I presume they will adopt it before long.
EXIT THE HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB:
'ABSORBED · BY THE JOCKEY CLUB.
The announcement in our advertisë-
A notice has been posted in the Jadies' Club-house to the effect that caddies are not allowed nearer the Club-house than the road leading to the Men's Club-house. Also, ladies are reminded that "eimshae" to caddies are forbidden.
It is very strange how some people will go on dis regarding Club rules, and by doing so On dit that the Government is inviting
they make matters unpleasant for others Chinese gentlemen to serve in a Com" 1
as well as themselves. I know of a case of mission to investigate the question of the
The Church, Times of January 21st has a lady who recently engaged a caddy at industrial employment of children and to the following paragraph in its "Sum Happy Valley and when she paid him his consider the desirability of legislation. In connection with our recent chits, he asked for "ounasha," which she Let us hope that in this instance Rumour reference to the systematic schooling of refused to give. A day or so after sa ment columns of a meeting to wind up is more truthful then she is generally Japanese youth in the belief that their wanted caddy at Happy Valley and this the Hongkong Gymkhana Clab indicates reputed to be.
nation is the destined ruler of mankind, same boy was the only one available, but the fruition of suggestions first made two we may quote from an article in the he refused to caddy; for her. This goes years ago that the annual race meeting well he conducted by one organisation Have you ever noticed that when a Niroku newspaper published in Tokyo.to prove that there are people who give and the periodical gymkhanas could very reform is suggested in any direction Here are some extracts: To preserve cumshas" and spoil the caddies. All instead of two. It was arged that the
the world's peace, and to promote the the people who have no intention welfare of mankind, is the mission of the the caddies at Happy Valley and Farling same people are interested in both clubs of doing anything themselves always Imperial Family of Japan, Heaven has are registered, and have numbers, and it and that the only result of having two called upon for a double subscription. ask why you don't attack some other invested the Imperial Family with all the is the duty of all players to engage their stead of one is that those concerned are
Taalifications necessary to fulfil this evil! The obvious answer is that mission.", The Imperial Family of caddy through the caddy master; also, it It has been the rule that members of the Jockey Club before they can be proposed you cannot attack everything at once Japan is the parent, not only of her sixty would be advisable if members and sub- Gymkhana Club must be members of the and so you have started where, in millions, but of all mankind on earth." scribers would enquire the number of their for the former.
The League of Nations, proposed to
The Proposal for absorption has come your opinion, there is the most obvious save mankind from the horrors of war, caddy, at the time of engaging him; then need of improvement, but that-it-your can only obtain its real object by placing in the event of the boy giving dissatis from the Gymkhana Club and the meet- faction-a-report can be made in the books ing on March 18th is only a formal one friendly critics believe there is something the Imperial Family of Japan at the head, provided for this purpose. Ono book has to legalise the taking over by the Jockey
for, to attain its object, the League must worse calling for attention you have have a strong punitive force of a super-recently been provided in the ladies' club Club of the amets and liabilities of the no desire to stop them from employing national and super-racial character, and house, at Fanling; there is one, also, in Gymkhana Club.
the men's club-house The committee will their energie
in that direction. The fact this forco can only be found in the Im deal with, boys reported; and, if members that children are sometimes ill-treated by perial Family of Japan." One has but and subscribers will only play the game, to substitute Hohenzollern" for I by helping the committee, we shall in due their parents may be a good reason for perial Family" to make the sentences course he rid of the wasters and have a affording them protection, but it is no characteristic of, the doctrines taught in good lot of caddies.
Germany for forty years prior to the war
BILLIARDS.
In the Ho Kom Tong handicap tourna ment, at the Palace Hotel, yesterday, excuse for withholding protection from Is our nation to lend its powerful support
Ho Shai Cheong (150) and Bgt-Major Kra. Holmes has won the Cup presented | Btroud (200) beat W. J. Draw (100) bought children who are ill-treated by to the furtherance of Japanese mobitions their owners. Though two negatives towards world-conquest, or are we to by Mr. K. B. Morrison, for the best and J. H. Tait (160) by 24 and 180
recognize in Japan's fanatical belief in eclectic poore during the month of Febra-pointe, respectively (games of 250 tip). make a positive, I have yet to learn that her own destiny a menace not less serious ary, over the first holes of the new Today, Ho Bai Man, meals G. Thomas and B. Thomas plays against F. L. Silva, a multiplication of evils makes one right. than that presented by German Kulturt
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