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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, · ́AUGUST Ier. 1998.
GREATEST OITY OF THE WORLD.
AN IMPRESSION OF LONDON,
(HY T. ERNEST JACKSON).
WEATHER REPORT.
August 10th at 18.40.-Warning to Hong- Long, Coast Ports, da:Depression typhoon in Lat. 19 deg. Lang 119 deg. E, direction unknown, position uncertain.
August 20th at 12.43-Premurs has de creased moderately to "slightly
reporting stations
of
at the
He is an ambitious man"who aspires to depression over the Gulf of Tongking!
write of London to Londoners, still more so if he be a provincial," My reason and excuso must be that it is the city of my adoption, which I have chosen for any affection.
has deeponed alightly and moved westward.
Another typhoon has formed to the west of the Balintang Channel. Its direction of motion is
unknown at preseout. Nor hara I chosen her from my com Hongkong rainfall for the 14 boure ending parison with the industrial and commerst 10 am. 20th August, 0.03 inch. Total in cities of Birmingham, Liverpool, and since January lat, 6.9 inches, against an Manchester, but after an intimate per average of 61:39 Insbes |sonal knowledge of many European capitula What of Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and Roue Each is attractive, in its own phase.
QUITE DIFFERENT. Louden is quite alone, quite different. The difference is seen in an industrial dispute in Brussels, and a May Day Inbour semonstration from the
Embankment to Hyde Park: July the fourteenth in Paris, and Armistice Day in Trafalgar Slabtful casunder of the winding streets the lay-out of Berlin and the between the Hank and Bishopsgate the museum-like appearance of half of Rome, and Kingsway, crowned with the Bush Building, raising its proud head near the hidden ruins of a Roman bath.
THE GREY.
A Danish novelist friend of mine always speaks of "Ludon the Grey." That is true. It the greyness of the brain-stuff,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending ay noon 91st Aug.. is as follow
DUTRICT Hongkong to Gap Rock
Formons Channel
PEOART E. winds, fresh to strong; fair at first cloudy, later.
do.
Banth casst of Chins between! Hongtong and Lamocks /
E or variable Southcoat of China between winda, mod-
Hongkong and Binan
erate.
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the hidden centre of a soul. A city might Hongkong and Shanghai have a histery, intellect, a tempera- ment, or a soul. Two of these might be combined in a city. London has them all. London is the feestar of the English- speaking people. "Piccadilly" or "the "Oxford Street" or "Whitehall" are but names of places, but think of the impressions these names convey to a back- Woodsman is the Rockies or a farmer of the Rush ar the Feldt,
ENGLISH-SPEAKING CAPITAL,
We know them, paks through them daily, and possibly do not think about them, but to men in the outer regions of the British Empire who have never seen them, they mean London, bome.
There is always some sociological res for the natural predominance of a city, and London is the capital, uut only of Great Britain but of the English-speak ing world, because it has always absorbed in its perfect synthesis all that is greatest and truest in the British people,
"What Manchester thinks today, London acts upon to morrow," and therein lies its greatnes Its short-comings are many. and will be examined later; but these muidly exist as difficulties of its vastness and complexity,
-WORLD'S TREASURE HOUSE,
Further, in the realm of finance and commerce, its synthesis absorbs the whole work, and the treasure of all countries! pours into its pors and coffers
It is London whose word is its ind, and as secure as the Bank of England. can borrow and repay in staggering millions, and then redraw it in tribute: figm other nations.
Its merchants n whey have bern, the merchant venturers." giving the helping hand to other maticns, building the prosperity of new ones; and the great merchants from other lambs must-inevitably come, as they have done for galuris, to establish their own Fortunes within its Loundaries,
AN ALLOY.
London symbolises the genius of the Brit- ish peoples, focussing the aromen of thờ North-country the canines and ability of the industrious Scut, the wit of the delightful Irish, and the emotions of the Welsh. It is to London that they come, sooner or later, to all their metal to it successful alloy.
I find I bave corumieted myself up to the hilt, I have made a claim on behalf of London to the premier place amongst the cities of the world, and I have to sub stantiate it. Forgive me Paris-Brussels -Rome who have each held my affection for a time. I am not fickle, but it is to London, to whom I returned, that I havo give my whole heart. I admire you all, ladies, but she is the Queen,
NO RIVALS,
I remember you, Rome. You always struck me as a lady with a past, somewhat the worse for wear. I never thought you had a future until your lover assolini enme. And Paris, you were so fale and souserious. You know no happy medium. You never really faced the problems of life; you demanded abject subjection, to your will, no matter how unreasonable that might be. That palled in time,
Brus-els, so like, yes, unlike, fair Paris, you are made in a more serious mold, and, I regret to any, I fever felt you were a thoroughbred. So I returned to lady London, the only one amongst you who, is so constant and true, and I am happy
THE GREAT LADY.
London ranks s the great lady for many
There is stone more haughty and justly proud; she is of good family, who have thieved at things. and the whole world has paid tribute to her. She is handsome, but not beautiful: she has a quiet charm, and an expression of gentleness that wins respect from all. yet sometimes she is raffel, and then. like her sex, a little ruthless, but always mis tress of herself.
Usually decorous and conventional, sho is no prude and her toleration with Al is nothing to wander it. Her retinue is a microcom, and commerce, "science"art, statesmanship, music, literature, and sporti know her is a friend;-urning Pud
NEW. DESIGNATIONS FOR PRIVATE
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An Army Order states that in future a private soldier of the Cavalry of the Line will be designed Trooper," and a pri- vate of the Foot Guards, Guardsman." Similarly it is laid down that a private of a fusilier regiment will now he de cribed as Fusilier and of a riffe regiment, "Rifleman."
"The only "ren] change effected by this Army Order is the introduction of the term Fasitler." The term "Guards wan" already has a local customary use. Trooper" and "Rifleman have long been in use throughout the Service, and this custom now receives full ufficial recog: nition
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