HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1935.
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China's Rapid Progress CORRESPONDENCE WILLIAM DE MORGAN
Encouraging Picture Painted
By Dr. Hu Hsih
ADDRESS AT ROTARY CLUB
The progress of China during the past, two decades was traced by Dr. Hu Halh at a brief address which he delivered yos- terday at the Rotary Club Dr. Hu Hsih said that, in educa- tion, politics, science, research-work and socially, the country had rone visibly ahead.
Mr. M. K. Lo presided over the meeting and the attendance was very large, there being almost thirty guests present to hear the Chinese, intellectual leader.
CHAIRMAN'S TRIBUTE TO SPEAKER
The Chairman, referring to the fact that a large number of un-" dergraduates of the Hong Kong University had accepted his "In vitation to attend the tiffin, said he felt there should be a closer social contact between the Public and the University. (Hear,hear), He hoped that would be so in the future. "I think we owe more to the University of Hong Kong than most of us realise," he said. "If I may say so, the mere pre- sence of Dr. Hu Esih in Hong Kong is due to the University it- self, who yesterday conferred upon him an honorary degree,
"We are privileged to-day in having as the speaker at our first
China's Progress
In these years of national trou- ble and economic depression, 1 chinese to maintain a sense of is very dimcult for any thinking optimism with regard to the future of China. More often we have a note of pessimism, doubt, and sometimes, despair. We..question ourselves whether or not China has made any progress at all, or whe- ther or not we have been moving in the wrong direction. Very often this pessimism leads to a kind of re-actionism; thinking that by go- ing back to the ways of our fore-
fathers that China may achieve her salvation. So in these days Rotary meeting in 1935, Dr. Bu any of us who have bad, the
Hsih China's acknowledged Intel- lectual leader. "But Dr. Hu Shih is not only a scholar and philosopher he is no recluse but an active and powerful leader in Chinese modern thought and movement.
Dr. Hu's Efforts
"To Dr. Hu Hsih, China is" heavily indebted, for he is, their ploneer in the field of the new cul- ture. By his demand that the Chinese written language should become the means of expression and communication for the mill- lions of Chinese Instead of Being an end itselt for the comparatively few literate, he has brought about. the literary renaissance, and pro- duced thereby a zeal and en-
thought of working to make China more modern, more up-to-date and more capable of standing on
her own feet, those of us have had to think and ponder over the question: "Has China made pro- gress in the last twenty years?”
[all letters intended res publi cation must be accompanied by the game and address of the writer, not for publication, unleak an derired, bat as evidence of good faith.-Ed,]
(To the Editor, "Hong Kong Daily Press")
APPRECIATION Sir-With the termination of the local shipping dispute I would convey to yourself and reporting stan the very sincere thants of the Management Committees of these Guilds for the strictly impartial. recording you have given to even since the Officers concerned Hand- ed in to their respective Companies their notices of suspension of ser- vices.
I would also take this oppor tunity to make it perfectly clear that the temporary stoppage of certain river vessels must not and is not to be construed in the slightest way in the nature of an "attack upon shipowners" for nothing would be farther from the
truth than any such beller. While the curtailment of sailings in question was an aspect which had to be faced in a policy which had as its ultimate object the establish- ment of a greater feeling of trust and confidence between the Own ers and their Floating Staff, it is the aim of these "Gutids to promote and maintain friendly relations with all Owners harmonious and
and in the settlement now arrived at these Guilds are conscious of their obligations to the Owners concerned and will, to the best of their ability endeavour to imple- ment such, with, it is hoped, mutual benefit to both sides.
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Interesting Lecture At English Assn.
An Interesting lecture was delivered yesterday at the Ent- lish Association by Mr. M. F. Key on "William de Morgan.” The address was followed by a discussion in which it was revealed that although de Morgan's books were little known, yet his work was entertaining if one had the patience to read him slowly and was prepared to spend some days on his novels.
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Sir Thomas Southorn presided and amongst the large rather ing present were II. E. The Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Sir Wil---- Ham Hornell, Lady Southorn, Rev. Father Byrne, Mr. G. P. de Martin, and Mr. Campbell.
AUTHOR'S EARLY STRUGGLE
Mr. Key in the course of his the days of the Brownings "there lecture "said:—"
has been no more perfect instance The chier interest about William of a husband and wife who shared De Morgan, in a place like this a harmony of tastes and a hap- where the official age for resting piness independent of external from one's labours, is 55 years-is conditions, since no joy, can equal that De Morgan wrote his first that of the gift of creation. novel at the age of 65, wrote.
But the story of the years which several other long novels in the followed is a sad tale of ever- next twelve years, and that his increasing anxiety and of brave first work, "Joseph Vance," was spirits battling against odds which of such outstanding quality that were overwhelming. Only those be immediately obtained recogni-who have read De Morgan's pri tion throughout the Englishvate correspondence during this speaking world.
period can realize (says "his blo Frapher from whom I have bor- rowed freely) the mental strain which he endured, and can do credit to the unvarying patience and the unfailing, if pathetic, humour with which he met and mocked the "alings" and arrows of outrageous fortune." There is 8
William De Morgan, born 1839, was of Hugenot descent, a son of Professor Augustus De Morgan, one of the founders of University College, London, established at a time when Oxford and Cambridge imposed religious tests. The new College aimed to give the highest
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academical teaching without re In passing I would pay a tribute ference to religious differences while mindful of his owner clients the Mathematical Chair when to Mr. Peter Sin. Solicitor, who, Professor De Morgan resigned from
interests has been indefatigable, in University College went back on its his efforts in collaboration with the principles and refused professorial undersigned to bring about a set-office to a Unitarian. He declared, I think those who are pessimistlement which is regarded with It is unnecessary for me to leave ticare in the wrong. My own
eminent satisfaction by to this question is "Yes, parties-Yours, etc. answer
both the College: the College has left
met We have made considerable progress." The pessimist do not see these various phases of pro- gress because they lack a sense of historical perspective *without which they cannot recognise pro- gress when it is progress...BY DIO- gress we mean what has happen- ed within a definite period of time as compared to a similar period
"W. E. KIRBY,
Secretary. China Coast Officers Guild Joint Secretary, Marine Engineers Guild of China.
Hong Kong, January 8, 1935.
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The youthful Willam had a bent for drawing, so his parents sent him to the schools of the Royal Academy, though they were more than doubtful whether success in life lay in that direction. Sir William Richmond-saya, "As an Academic artist he did not count for much." William De Morgan himself said later on, I was a fee-
thusiasm among the often preceding. We should not com- THE NEW YEAR ble and discursive dabbler in pic was no money in pottery or
pie for education and enlighter- ment. which has not been known before.
"Dr. Hu Hsih saw that China "could" "not advance very far along the scientific road until the tangu-
pare ourselves with the progress, made in other countries. We have
to see the subject not there- ly-geographically but we have
to have a certain sense-of-chrono-
HONOURS
peculiar sadness in the thought that a man of his temperament,
rendered happy, with gifts which so full of contentment,-so-essay-
added a glory to existence, was die- stined to have all his days poison- ed. by sordid cares. Yet so it was. Hai dicapped by delicate health, by the gnawing lack of capital and by an exile to Italy for the win- ter recommended by the doctors, which was proving fatal to his enterprise, he fought desperately for an Alt which to him was dearer than life itself; but always with the grim knowledge that the odds against him were ever-increasing. What he needed was a financier who would either have proved to his non-financial mind, that there
would have, backed him through thick and thin until his ship was brought safely into port,"
Into the breach his wife-stepped- buoyantly. A large portion of her
famous William Morris. By a na-to the support of the fluctuating tural transition he passed on to business, to which, however, the the making of tiles and lustre South African was
war was the nai blow ware, setting up his own ins
· Though his pottery work was
"The last shell was pitched into never a financial success, Willam the works" telated De Morgan, De Morgan established a great re- with the reticence of tragedy, putation in this field of work and "when neuritis gripped my busi- specimens, of his pottery “areness thumb and stopped my draw- treasured to-day in the South Ken-ing. I threw Art aside after forty
odd years." "Of all those lovers of beauty who to-day would give fancy prices for "De Morgan ware, there was not one to come forward to enable the crea
ture-making. transferred my self to stained-glass window-mak- ing and dabbled in that to until 1872.2... As a matter of fact, he had considerable success in this branch
age réform was achieved, for it 10gy and compare what has taken Congratulations From of Art, in association with the capital she devoted unhesitatingly was impossible to convey the new place within-that period as com- thought which involved a know-pared with the achievement that
Since 1911.
I will take the twenty-three years of the Republican period as the period under discussion and compare that with what has taken
Rotary Club
Speaking at yesterday's Rotary tiffin at the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. Mr. M. K. Lo President, referred to the recent honours which had been confer-
ledge 01 chemistry, physics had prevailed during the preced- hygiene, medicine, engineering and ing period. western social science by means of the old classical forms, even if time were available to master them. It was no small achievement to ac- complish this task when one con- siders the strongly entrenched post- | place · during the twenty-three red by His Majesty the King on tion of the old classical language and the opposition he encountered This however, does not imply that Dr. Hu Hsih is opposed to classical studies with which he himself is fully acquainted, but it does mean that he is most anxious to develope sclentine thinking in China and to place Chine in the forefront of the nations on the industrial and commercial side, 80 that
the standards of living may be raised for China's millions..
A Potter
A potter is unfortunately in a different category from that of the painter of pictures in that he is not dependent for the expressiori of his art upon individual genius or individual effort. Into the materialization of his creation en-
years before the revolution in 1811- Lady Southern, Lient. Col. (Dr. G.sington Museum. 2. Progress in China has taken D. R. Black), and Mr. J. L. Mc- two directions. One is negative Pherson. and one is positive. By negative "I would like to say "said Mr. progress I mean those attempts at Lo how gratified we are that the removing past evils the evils in three recipients of honours in the institution, in beliefs, in custom, New Year List are so intimately in practice, and by positive I mean connected with our Rotary Club those definite achievement along The fact that the three recipients the various modern lines in goy very throughly deserve the honours. ernment, industries, communica is of course auch 2 commaplace tions and so on,
fact that I need say nothing about it, but I ask you to show in the
Very few people realise how ne
tor to create while life still inspired the glowing fancy and Ingenious brain. Only when Death, by puute a period to production, has at last net a mercantils vilne upon a Wor
ter faculties other than the artis of art, does it obtain due recogni- tic-endless commercial considerados from the bubile tians and mechanical accessories.
Con The Tärning Folat which add compileations to Its.
Meanwhile De Morgan, bereft of
"We see then that Dr. Hu Hsih cessary. it was for China to have usual manner, by acclamatio "development. Before he can see what had been the aim and oc-
is no idle dreamer, but a very ac- tive and optimistic intellectual worker for the welfare of China. What he has to tell us then of the progress of Ching will in some sense, be an account of the result of his own personal efforts and leadership.
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DR. HU HSTH
to undertake these destructive ways that you approve of the step I pro- before constructive achievements pose to take in asking the secretary the fruition of his dreams, it is could be made. As you all know, to write to Lady Southörn Dra necessary to secure and maintain modern civilization when it came Black and Mr. McPherson tender at heavy cost large premises for a in contact with the shores of China ing our very sincere and hearty found her badly crippled, hamper congratulations on the high bone ed, and fettered by a terrible but ours they have received.
den of obsolete traditions. Look at plause.)
the womanhood of the nation. It
was crippled by one of the most
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cupation of so many years pon- dered vaguely how to all the empty days, abid thought of writing History of Pottery. Then, in the Suise of an incident of small in- portance, came the event which was to change the current of his, life.
factory and workshops, show rooms in a suitable locality, where the work produced can be brolight before the eyes of the public, large staff of salaried coadiutors emcient draughtsmen to reproduce
Some time before, in 1901, during designs, workmen for each depart spare hour, he had written two. ment, salcamen for the show-room; while big kiina have to be kept chapters of, A novel "just to see going and apparatus requisite to what I could do, he explained the work constructed and recon-ubsequentig began and got The Monarchy Then take the political revolu-Kaled with anxiety over the
structed I have just been half interested but when I read over what Tha written, 1 was so little tion. Many people think it was not oven." De Morgan wrote on Chr
the necessary for China to overthrow
mas Day1889; ma monarcin before these Te
wants to be reall
cruel institutions which the hu- day at the congregation when Dr. Hu Hah said; Before I pro-man brain has ever devised the beautiful young women received reed to speak on this question of binding of the feet. This institut the highest honours from your Chinese progress, I wish to say that on you do not and even among University. (Applause). this first trip of mine to Hong the savages of Africa or the natives Kong has given me a very great of North America, impression, which far exceeds all.
1 Her manhood were crippled my expectations. I can say that mentally and physically, and the Hong Kong is the most beautiful whole intellectual class was made spot in the whole Coast of the to weste its best years in the mas-forms could be achieved. We must better build, an oven mainland of Eastern Asia (aptery of a dead language, unintell- not here be misled by historical house, and have it go plause). This combination of moun gible to most of the people of the parallels and analogies, which in the arst firing!! tains with the sea is really found Empire. Chine was badly crippled most cases are not true, especially nowhere along the whole coastline and she had to throw on this ter if you compare Onina, with Japan of China. I think those who visit rible burden of a dead tradition The Japanese monarchy had been Hong Kong only for a day and before any positive reform can take diving in oblivion, living in then only vist the business cen-place. So if we look at many of tres do not realise that this scente these negative reforms they were beauty of Hong Kong exists, Yes not mere removal or obstacles to terday I was talking to some Hong progress, they were a necessary Köng Journalists and told them condition for positive progreOK. that Hong Kong ought to be able A New Woman to produce - great poets and pain ters who would immortalise the natural beauties of Repulse Bay Stanley and all thi
The abolition of foot binding does not mean only the removal of one of the most inhumans institu Ttions of society. It means a new
attitude, a new outlo cial:
on wond membership for poets and painters hood. From
think you ought to
who will tell the world of the
beautiful
(Applause).
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