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warfare, and, employed by a con summate admiral backed by loyal subordinates, they effected every commander's objective-not victory but annihilation
The Vice-President and Commit- tee of the Victoria Diocesan Asso- ciation are holding an at home for members and triends, at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, Noy- ember 17th, Mr., P. S. Cassidy will preside and an address on the Jutland suffers_by_comparison with work of the Missions to Sezien. the earlier victory, but this is less ndil be given by the Rev. G. T.
Superficially, it might appear that
CHARTS so than might be supposed. Jut- | Waldegrave. Teo will be served at
land like "Trafalgar enforced a 4.30 p.m. British control of the sea that
The three Chinese who ars
remained till the end. Strategically charged with committing an armed the results of both fights were the robbery at Laichikak Road, one of whom was shot down by a Chinese same, and in wár it is the strategic constable, were again before Mr. results that, tell-not the compara-W. Schabeld at the Kowloon Magis
tracy yesterday, After formal tivė gains and losses of material by evidence had been given by Police case was again adjourned until next Thursday afternoon..
These Charts indicating which an enemy is driven back and officers who made the arrest, the
increase or decrease
immobilised. While Nasos. had hundred precedents to guide him, for sec fighting had not fundament- ally altered since the sail era began with the Armada campaign, BEATTY
of weight may be and is were fighting a battle
had free at the
2
Hong Kong Dispensary.
where a new weigh-
ing machine has been
installed for the con-
was fined in all 8250 by Mr.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday morning, a Chinese who was arrested in a "Po Piu lottery raid raid at Temple Street, Yaomai,
Schofield. Detective Sergt. Mottram the like of which history had never said that he found the defendant seen. It was fought at enormous actually writing tickets. The man was charged with keeping a house speed, over huge area and with for Po Piu. lottery purposes, writ
ing tickets, and possession of weapons never used before. It was tickets, a conviction being register imiccisive in that the enemyed on each charge. escaped:
...
HAVE
The
WOMEN
IN BUSINESS JUSTIFIED THEMSELVES?
MOST OF THE MEN “SAY "YES," AND THE WOMEN AGREE.
LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE AT YM.C.A
in
favour
Contrary to expectation, the, natural sphere, was the home. A majority of the men who took part woman went into business, became in the debate at the European | useful, got married, and the em YMC.A., Kowloon, last evening, ployer had all the trouble of train- agreed that women in business have ing another woman, and so it went justified themselves. It was natur-on Woman, the speaker contend ally expected that the lady memed, was simply displacing some mat -bers of the audience (from the from business. She was, in mèst Helena May Institute) would rote cases, simply doing it to fill in time that their sex had justified them or for pin money. The mai. on selves, but it came somewhat of a the other hand, had to work to surprise that so many men also did. "support himself, and perhaps to of save "for a home of his own. Cen argument, women, however, was too strong. cluding, the speaker contended that and the 'majority of the sterner sex, from the point of view of woman soon after the opening for the herself, from the point of view of women's point of view, were thor- man, and from the point of vier oughly convinced that women had of entry into business, short-ser- a place in business as well as men, ice women (the women who left and had justified their position. The to get married) had not justified women ag a whole in business. debate was on the motion "That During the war, ho admitted, this meeting is of opinion that women had been a great help a women in business have not justi varicus positions, but after the war Red Themselves." The motion was they had held on to these jobs and were keeping men out of employ- lost by an overwhelming majority.
ment, not because of greater ability. but because they would accept leis Women holding ages than a man. such positions handicaped men.
For The Ladita.
She
Miss Violes Capell and her well- Unlike an army, confaed to roads known company of T-pans are or river communication, a feet has to appear to-morrow evening at the premises which, until this week. the whole sea over which to retreat were occupied by the Naval and
First of Winter Session, The debate was the firit of the when worsted. Nearly al naval Military Y.M.C.A.. Peking Rond, Kowloon, where they will give a
winter session, and was held under battles are indecisive in the sense performance en behalf of the widow
the auspices of the Literary and that Jutland was indecisive, especi-of the late Mr. Rose (whose Debating Society of the Y.ML.C.A.
death was reported recently). TheIt proved very successful. It was Opening for the negative, Miss ally when both fleets know their entertainment will begin at 9.15, intensely interesting from beginning Couch Interspersed her address with
to end and was made the more some wholesome humour. wark There has been endless and tickets, at 81 each, can be criticism of Jutland tactics but with obtained either at Messrs Ander- son's Music Stores, or direct from venience of Patrons. limited time to come to the Miss Capel.
decisions that Jezices and BEATTY
A Chinese convicted of the made instantaneously the critics unlawful possession of 20 piu are by no
means unanimously tickets twenty days ago and fined $15, was again before Mr. R. E. agreed as
to their alternatives. Lindsell yesterday morning, charge Indeed most of those suggested are pleaded that he only had 23 tickets ed with a similar offence. He.
generally upset by some sea condi- and it represented the joint invest- tion forgotten at the study table. ment of himself and a few friends, labour in default, was imposed. Another man, who was arrested in Wanchai for possession of 45 tickets prefered to have his bail of 830 estreated."
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Hong Kong, Ücronin 21st, 19.7.
TRAFALGAR DAY.
"
AMONG the celebrations arranged locally in honour of Trafalgar Day is an entertainment at the Queen's Theatre at which a film of the Battle of Jutland will be shown. Besides giving photographs' of the ships engaged and of the command- ing officers the main movements of of the feet are presented in a very clear diagrammatic form.
ill served by its commanders for it knows the difficulties which had to be met and the limits to what even the fleet can accomplish.
The Colony bad, a clean bill of health as regards totiable disease on Wednesday.
An enjoyable and well attended dance was held at Police Headquar ters, in the Gymnasium, last even-
ing.
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Among those returning to the Colony yesterday by the s.s. Sarpe den wens Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. and Mrs C Strafford, Mr. R.; Y. Frost, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown.
The eighth andtial general meet ing of the Hong Kong Boxing Association will be held in the Board room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.Ltd, on Thursday, October 27th, at 5.30 p.m."
Helena May: Institute on Thursday, A Musicale will be held at the
October 27th, at 5.30 p.m. 18th Century Music will be given. Tic- kets to be booked at the Secre- tary's office. Teas may be had from 4 p.m. onwards.-ADVT.
A fine of $50, or four weeks' hard
lively and bright by the presence thanked the opener for his genero of so many ladies from the Helenosity in agreeing that some worner May Institute, who were invited had made good, but his ideas of to contest the motion as put for short-service" women were not true ward by the male sex.
in all ways Mr. P. C. Cassidy (Chairman of She was told, when she was first the Literary and Debating Section) asked to lead the opposition to the presided, and in introducing the motion, that the debate, was only topic was debated last session, and say that women had not succeeded ubject mentioned that the same a joke. It must be a good joke to after that debate it was suggested in all they had taken up (laughter" that the question should be again and applause). Referring to wo discussed at a later date and that men's sphere being the bo to Whe ladies should be invited to parti speaker thought no one would dis- cipate in a debate which so much agree with that, but taking the affected their sex. Therefore, they United Kingdom there was quite bad invited the Helens May I one-fifth of the women who could stitute members to attend on this not enter that sphere. There were occasion, and he extended a wol- two things for them to do. One, come to the delegation seat. either to be unladylike and enter The Chairman pointed out that business, or two, gracefully tarve the question to be discussed was at home (laughter and applause). not whether women should be
Living in Hong Kong they did working on the same footing a not realise what wonen meant in a they were today, by having forced home. Living in the wilds, as she themselves there, but was whether had done, they would know what it women in business had justified was. Leave a man on his own for themselves.
a month, added the speaker, and The Rev. H. A Wittenbach was see what he' makes of it. entrusted with proposing the grow beards," they wear the most motion, and in doing so he said weird garments, and they become that there was a tendency to point what we call "rompers" (laughter). to individual cases. The question! They live in curtainless, cushion- was not have any women in busi- less houses" (laughter). ness justified themselves, but have women as a class justified them A few had at selves in business.
CHINESE TAILOR'S WILL.
Probate of the chattel will of wong Choy Tack, alias Kwong Tsoi Wan, ulius Kwong She You, tailor, of No. 99, Jervois Street, Hong Kong, and formerly: of Broome, Western Australia, who died at Poon Village, Hol Fing District, on July 18th, this year, at the age of 58 years, has been granted to Kwong Kwok Shi, alias Kwok Woon Nul, widow, and to Kwong Li Shi, alias Li Ah Yan, concubine, both of Peon Village, but temporarily residing at 98,tained a certain measure of auc- Jervois Street, Hong Kong
ceas, but they did not hear so much of the others.
Estate left in this Colony is valued at $3,300.
Testator leaves the estate upon trust, with power to the trustees to use certain funds for family and household expenses, and the re- mainder to be kept upon trust until certain sons attain their majority, when the estate will be divided.
A FONDNESS FOR BEEF- STEAK.
-GETS A COOLIE TWO
MONTHS' GAOL
They
The speaker proceeded to give instances of how women had suc- ceeded in various walks of life, an the stage, in the school, hospital, in factory and in business. Shop- keeping, she contended, was essen- tially a woman's job.
Other Points.
Woman's Objective. Proceeding, the speaker dealt with the question of the motive Mr. P: Terry seconded the of women going into business motion, and suggested that it was Firat, he said, there was the girl fundamentally Impossible for who had to work to support her wo to go in for A business self, or perhaps go into business to career and justify herself. in help support her parents No one present times of mechanism they would deny for a moment that such could substitute a vaccum cleaner cases were justifiable. This was for a house wife, but they could not not what was meant by a business substitute a mother. Women could Surely, a business career not succeed in business because meant starting at the bottom with they would not subordinate their the intention of getting to the top. other spheres to it. How
there? got Very few. Wonen started out, but
career.
many women
Miss Birt supported Miss Couch. The motion, on being put to the A Chinese employed at the they only got to a certain point, meeting was, as stated, lost by in Shamshuipo Camp, had an in- reaching their objective, marriage, overwhelming majority. satiable appetite for beef steak. business finished. (Laughter.) Al Votes of thanks to the ladies of » Scots Guards, who are also partial speaker, it was And as the camp was occupied by though they laughed, continued the the Helena May Institute for at- nevertheless per- lending and to the speakers, con-
On Wednesday night, & Chinese boarding-house on the waterfront, was arrested on coming out of a
and taken to the Police Station to the same delicacy it was not fectly true. The speaker went on eluded the meeting, refreshments had on him certain metal parts of alire now and then. where a search disclosed that he difficult for him to pilfer a juicy to argue that women's sphere, her being afterwards served.
a machine-gun. The man will be charged in due course.
But it appeared that he had been frequenting the kitchen a bit. too often, with the result that a watch was set for him by Guards- man Heron. After waiting only a lew minutes, Heron 'aw the beef eating Chinese coming out of the kitchen with a parcel in his hand. The soldier caught hold of him and when the parcel was undone, it was found to contain two pounds of the best steak intended for the soldiers' meal.
MILITARY STAGNATION.
COLD AND HUNGRY
SOUTHERN FORCES.
According to papers received from Shanghai the Nationalist offensive northwards from the Yang- isze has been abandoned on accourt of the cold.
weather, which now prevails in this disturbed ares, the lack of consider- tion seems cruel in the extreme.
As regards the Northern forces there are 4,500 at Mingkwang," th der the command of General Li Pao Chang, who has his headquar ber at Lin Huai Kweng
General Ching Tsin Yeh has his headquarters at Pengpu
The sea instinct is very deeply implanted in the British race, and, as the large membership of the Navy League shows, there are many The forthcoming wedding is an people, not in the least connected nounced of Mr Dudley Leonard King, Manager, China Provident with the "navy or maritime affairs, Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., re- to whom present and past tradisiding at Repulse Bay Hotel, to Miss Violet Louise Searles Wood, tions mean a great deal. In the who is on her way to the Colony
on the P. & O. 1.3. Mantua. Navy itself Trafalgar is remem- bered as regiments of the British
A pickpocket who was charged
Like many of his compatriots, Army remember and celebrate the with stealing a fountain pen froen
4 Chinese in Wing Lok Street, was this Chinese laid the blame on some One correspondent says that a forgotten struggles that figure in sentenced by Major C. Willson to one else saying that he had been general advance was ordered in their battle honours. Trafalgar is to mouths hard labour. Another urged by a friend to steal the meat, Nanking a few days ago, but in-
While the Nationalists are resting took and all information reaches
and certainly from the pocket of pedestrian in sary for his pal's arrest. Both leads us to believe that the Nation in their billets, sail cra. It was the result of an Des Voeux Road West was given were charged yesterday at the Kowalist front line is still at Chuchow, dawdling over any projected ad-
loon Magistracy,"
towards the North, the and his Worship and, be it cited as proof of the ace elaborate chessboard strategy, de
(Mr. W. Schofield), sentenced the strange. working of the Chinese moured train belonging to the When a Chinese was charged with thief to two months hard labour. mind, we find that instead of pre-connaisance as far down as San Northern forces makes a daily re- signed to meet NAPOLEON's plans to hawking galt fish without a licence. The other man was discharged as paring to advance, the troops are
Ebish invade Britain, and to crush his he told the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. there was no evidence on which actually given forty-eight
bepe, leave to visit relatives, eta, | Lindsell) that he was not hawking to convict. reviving sea power, which the
with the view to mrning any prosti Battle of the Nile had crippled He was taking the salt fish to a years before. The invasion project the street who admired the Ash and friend when be met other 'friends in
MEEFING of MEMBERS will Comprehensive and Complete Repart justly called the culmination of the
be held in the JockxT. CLUB BOOK, HONG KONG CLUB ANBEX, on BATUR. -DAY, 29TH OCTOBER, 1927, at 12.50
By Order,
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three months.
WEATHER REPORT.
Marshal Sun Chuan Fang is at Tainaafu, where he is co-operating in every way with Marshal Chang Trung Chang.
was actually foiled by the half suc-begged him to sell them some. FINE WEATHER TO CONTINUE abundance of attractions for the ista and the Northerners.
Ccss of Calder of Cadiz, but Magistrate imposed a fine of $1. Trafalgar gavo England an
Yesterday's weather report, fore- Major G. L. Gorr of the 5/2nd UA- RAFT Programmes aul Entry
cast and remarks issued by the Punjabi Regiment was summoned challenged command of the sea for before Mr. W. Schofield at the Royal Observatory at 6.10. p.m. RACE MEETING to be held on
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winds, fresh, fine. evolved during fifty years of sea return of the defendant.
Entries will CLOSE TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON on TUESDAY 25TH OCTOBEB, 1927.
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No Man's Land, and these men in large number There is a gap of eleven mile. retreat their steps as far back as which must be counted as another Nanking. The port, of course, re- stretch of, "No Man's Land"-be- taine all its glamour, and has an tween the outposts of the National- war-weary patriots.
Bailway Working Regularly. Cold And Hungry.
Trains both passenger and When we refer to the sufferings freight, are running regularly, it of the soldiers in the field, we must may be noted, to Pengou from the not forget that these men still stand North, and military trains from up only in their summer clothing. Pengpu to Mingkwang At least a large number of the Nationalist troops do,
Another illuminating item is that the whole of the personnel on the In the way of rations, someone railway line, as far south ne Ming- with a very light hand doles out kwang, were paid their full salaries the food, and when we consider the last month
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