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THE THIRD GENERA-
TION.
"CHINA THE LAND WE LOVE."
[DY AN DER RESIDENT.]
Helon will now read in address
in English," said the head girl at St. Stephen's Girls' College or Saturday evening.
Helen," whispered a lady in the row behind ours, Jelen is the daughter of Dr. C. C. Wa."
*Ab! daughter of Dr. C. G. Wa and grand-daughter of the Inte Dr. Wu Ting Farig echoed another English member of the audience.
And so Helen stood out on the platform and read aloud, in fluent English, a carefully composed ad dress which expressed the gratitude of the past and present Chinese students of St. Stephen's Girls College to the Englishwoman who is going "home" la England to take —up-some-new-work in her own land
It may, be excusable to compliment Helen Wu. It is not an easy matier to stand out on a platform before an aurlience of several hundred people. It is still less easy to read an address, full of sentiment and ina a foreign language, without Besitation and without a single fault of emphasis or inflection. It must have needed great courage to co that when the audience contain |ed many English people who remem- bered hut Dr. C. C. Wu was in Canton two or three years since.
It is a long time ago that the then Dr. Ho Kai introduced Dr. Wu Ting Fang (Helen Wu's grandfather) to some of us who had heard of him
as one of the first batch of re- furied students." Helen Wu way. then a baby in arms. One heard nothing of her father, Dr. C. C. Ws, in those days, but no doubt the wise old Dr. Wu Ting Fang had made up his mind about his son's future.
It is an old story of how Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the one time typical Chinese official, became a follower of Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
He did not talk politics to us in the local Chinese Club where Dr. Ho Kai entertained us. He seem ed to be obsessed with the idea that he had discovered the great secret of prolonging life. He ad- vocated vegetarian diet and espe- cially emphasised the great value
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To-day. 12th Ordinary General Meeting Canton Insurance Office Ltd., Compulsory rifle practice has been | Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, introduced into all Soviet colleges noon. and universities. Both men and women urast paga a minimum stan dard of efficiency, in addition to a compulsory course of theoretical military training. The practien rifle or gun is described as "lighter than the actual fighting gun to be used in war," but it is considered the heat for training.
Shooting circles were firet started in the colleges in 1926 and most of the students are said to be expert shots. The best circle in Soviet Russin is in the Karl Marx College at Moscow, and its members have recently beaten active Red Army shots iù open-air competitions. Two men and one womai gained 'maxi- mum points.
Bombs And Poison Gaa. Special-instructors teach the students the mechanical devices of
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and air bombs.
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Some are selected for military flying and some specialize moderntification and others in the use of dison. Once a week all students trad part in digging trenches and artillery practice.
A similar course of instruction on more elementary lines is given in schools, and boys and girls up to 13 years of age are being trained for auxiliary war work" with a view to their co-operation in the
next war."
NEW TREASURES OF KASHMIR.
of a nu dirt. To be perfectly GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES. frank he gave us the impression of Jaring rather a crank upon the
ALLAHABAD subject of food. It is not an un-
An astounding disclosure of Kash- common Failing even with poli- mir's ucveral wealth was made Lirians. Mr. W. E. Hadstone during the Viceroy's visit to Srin attributed his activity in his old agegar. The survey, under Mr. C. S. in the fact that he masticated each Middlemiss, has shown the States mouthful of food "umpteen" times. of the Maharajah of Jammu and Mr. Winston Churchill is said to Kashmir to be Microcosm of commence his working day in bed, minerals useful for industrial par with a despatch box on his knees.
poses.
a huge cigar in his mouth and a Large quantities of coal, alumni- glass of hot water mear at hand sonium “ore, copper, zine, iron, tale, that he may gip it as he smokes and china clay and possible oilficids have works.
been located.
THE FASHIONS.
The high bills beyond the pas908 These Chinese young ladies of contain gold, asquamarines and about eighteen years of age who green tourmaline, while pink varie attend local schools where they ties of the Kashmir sapphire have learn all about Shakespeare and been discovered as well as nickel Algebra, are a remarkable contrast and cobalt ores. when compared with their grand- mothers. They have, ns it were, come out into the open.
The coincidence is that the figures which seem to be fashionable with them are the figures which their English sisters are just now busily eultivating.
At the concert held at St. Stephen's Girls' College on Satur day evening a number of these Chinese young ladies performed on the stage.
Tea Dancea: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.nt. "Squeakettes" whist drive and convert City Hall, 7 p.m.
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8 pan
Entertainment by Miss V. Capell and her J-Pans, Seamen's Institute. 8.30 p.m.
St. Peter's Y.M.C. last debate of senson, That modern fashions in dress are better than those of our grandparents;" 8.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Auction Block.".
World Theatre: "The Ice Flood." Star Theatre: "Tracked in the Snow (matinees only).
Foolish Wives Pay," Star Theatre, Wilbur Players present Do
8.15 p..
Principal Mails:-Outwar'd: 2.30 p.m.; Canada, U.S.A., etc. Europe vid Marseilles (Calchus), Europe zi Victoria and Siberia (President Lincoln), 5 p.m. A Wednesday.
Tennis: Exhibition
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Theosophical Society Lecture, G
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8
Smoking Coneert Eagma Club, 9
During those conversations with Dr. Wu Ting Fang, Liang Shiho Yih and many other Chinese officials in the years of long ago, there was never a hint of any anti- pathy to the English.
1.In.
Queen's Theatre: "Bluebeard's Eighth Wile."
World 'Theatre: "Forbidden Paradise."
Star Theatre: "How Baxter Butted In (matinees only).
Wilbur Player present Cappy Ricks," Star Theatre, 9.38 p.n.
Siberia (Hessen). Principal Mails-Inward: Europe
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H.K.C.C.; C.R.C. v. M.B.K.: Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, & University . .R.C.; Recreio '' p.m.
S.O.A.A. C.C.G. . K.C.C.C Queen's Theatre: Bluebeard's Division: H.K.C.C., Recreio Eighth Wife."
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At the close of the concert on World Theatre: "Forbidden T.C. . Nippon Club; Taikoo R.C.. Saturday night a number of the Chi-Paradise."
Equally incredible did it seem two years ago that the children of They had written & serio-comic Eugene Chen should be living in play in Chinese which was called England and that children of The Black Eagle and the Red members of the Canton Government Butterfly." They very thoughtfully should be at an English school in provided an English explanation of Hong Kong. the plats It was really v ry good and the play was uncommonly well acted.
The lady missionary in the row behind me whispered that one of the 32 in the play was a daughter There were of Liang Shih Yih.
in the play all the four men parts were taken by girls of the College. There can be no doubt
"men
about it—Chinese young men and Chinese young ladies have a natural talent for the stage,
THE CLIMAX.
It is, at times, very difficult for the Englishman in China to under- stund the workings of the Chinese mind. The unexpected so happens.
(Continued on next column).
often
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nese young ladies mounted the plate) Star Theatre: "How Baxter form. The pianiet played the open- Butted In" (matinees only), ing-sort of" stand by warning-
Wilbur Players present "Cappy notes of God Save the King." Ricks," Star Theatre, 0.15 p.m.
We all-Chinese and English Principal Mails:-Inward: Aus alike--sprang to our feet.. The ging- tralia, etc. (Tango Mary). Out- was in the Chinese language, ward: Europe vid Siberia (Sze It was done heartily.
It is the first time I have heard 'God Save the King' in the Chinese language," I said to the Indy mis-
chuen), & p.m.
Saturday,
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Golf Bogey Pool, Fanling. Tea Dancos: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.
Dinner dance, Cafe Parisien, 8.30 D.II.
* Bluebeard's Queen's Theatro: Eighth Wife."
World Then tro: . "Forbidden Paradise."
Ordinary General Meeting Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., noon. Star Thontre: "How Baxter sionary.
Lawn Bowls League:-Division Butted In" (matinees only). "They were not singing the 1. K.D.R.C. 1, Taikoo R.C.; words of God Save the King,' she C.C.C. v. Police R.C.; K.B.G.C.
Wilbur Players present "The answered: they were singing the C.S.C.O.
Family Upstairs," Star Theatre, Division II: Taikoo 9.15 p.m. words of China the land we R.C. Yacht Club; 0.8.C.C. v. love",
E.P.R.C.; K.C.C. v.0.0.C. Things are not always what they K.B.G.C. v. Club de Recreio. seem in the Far East.
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