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HONG KONG, JULY 31, 1837.
"WE DEEPLY
REGRET
We are indebted for a copy of "the official statement issued by the Japanese army at Tientsin
13
3 Mosaic Of Books
George du Maurier In Passy
1937.
narrow, even rib from top to bot-
MALAYAN REVIEW
tom that may support the pith;The Bandoeng Conference but this, like other fents, soon be-- comes famillar even to children
Reference was made in a leading article to the Rural Hygiene When these "junct" are thus far Conference, under the auspices of the League of Nations Health Or- prepared, they must he cut in the ganisation, which is to be held in Bandeeng from Aug. 3 to 10, atales grass to be bleached, and take the the "Malays Tribune." Adequate preparation is the keynote of the dew for some nights, and after-arrangements for the conference. and the Eastern Bureau, of which Dr. C. L. Park is the Director, with headquarters in Singapore, is
wards be dried in the sun.
Some address is required in dip-very busily engaged. ping these rushes in scalding fat
It was a very pleasant appart ment that Louis-Mathurm had taken in the nie de Passy-on the first floor--and all the windows except the drawing room, which had a stone balcony looking down upon the rue de Passy, faced in the opposite direction onto the rue de la Pompe, for the house
There will be the usual plenary sessions of the conference, and was a corner one. This particular or grease; but this knack also is committees will consider each separate item of the agenda. Each appartment was called "Le Cabinet to be attained by practice....
committee will have a technical secretary who will be responsible. de Physique" because Louis Seize
A good rush, which measured in for keeping a precis of the discussions and for the preparation of a was said to have used it as
length two feet four inches and a draft report of the committee's deliberations for presentation to the blacksmith's laboratory
moking hair. being
minuted, burnt only full session. locks and keys was his hobby three minutes short of an hour; and a rush of still greater length has been known to burn one hour
seems.
There was
a garden at the
back, a delight, to the children, and a green gate in the wall that led to a private avenue, all tangled undergrowth and mystery. And away behind this was the Bois it
"
and a quarter.
These rushes give a good clear light. Watch-lights, (coated with allow). It is true, shed a dismal
National reports have been prepared by Japan, China, Indo- China, the Philippines, the Netherlands Indies, Malaya, Siam, Burma, India and Ceylon. These are being circularised in advance to the delegates. In addition, a rapporteur has been appointed for each item of the agenda and charged with the duty of preparing a con- cise statement on that particular subject.
..
.
one, "darkness made visible"; "but {
ribs of the rind, or peel, to sup then the wick of these have two Avoiding Future Disputes
port the pith, while the wick of the report states. "It may be possible for planters to negotiate con-
As suggestion to avoid future disputes in the rubber industry,
the dipped rush has but one. The
ful perusal by all those of tween 1832 and 1847, that Kicky two ribs are intended to impede tracts with tapping contractors providing for remuneration on a slid-
readers who might be interested in what we unhesitatingly terin
make the candle last. the progress of the flame and
In a pound of dry rushes, avoir- dupois, which
to I caused be weighed and numbered, we found
dred individuals. Now suppose
ing scale varying with the monthly average märket price of rudder. Such a contract would be beneficial to both parties."
Such a scheme might do something to eliminate disputes, whichr have a direct bearing on the question of wages; but at the same time it must not be forgotten that the under-current which is at the strike itselt. If we eradicate the effect only, the cause still re-
be no undesirable effects in the future.
Now that Japan has deliber by the Mare d'Auteuil, no big dog upwards of one thousand six hun-work among the labourers has a greater claim on our attention than each of these burns, one with an-mains to give us future trouble. but if the cause is removed, there will other, only half an hour, then a hundred pounds of light, a time Globe-Trotter's Lot Not Happy One
amall
ears
poor man will purchase eight
exceeding thirty-three entire days. for three shillings.-Gilbert White.
+
!*
•
That the globe-trotter's lot is not a happy one is shown by an
Bel-examination of the charges for passports, renewals of passports, visas, certificates" of identity and identity and travelling documents.
self, the enchanted forest, stretch- on 28th July. It appears on ing surely to eternity. thought the the front page of this issue, and children, a paradise with no begin we earnestly recommend its care-ning and no end.
It was these years in Passy, be- was to describe nearly dity years inter In "Peter. Ibbetson." The án amazing oxample of brazen etary is fictitions, of course; there forensic effrontery.
was no pale little Minsey Bernskier in reality, who played with Peter ately forced China into war and Medor who padded beside them the regular troops of the Central over the falien chestnuts, but we Government of the Republic are old yellow house is there with the speeding to the front, it is some-gallery and the green shutters: what late to issue statements those first pages
and Louis-Mathurn sings through as the beau protesting a peacefulness of puz- Pasquier, and Ellen plays her harp pose which the actual facts of the as Madame, though Kicky has "The Natural History of case belie. This latest example disguised her with the gentle borne." (Written in 1765.)
A British passport will cost the traveller $8, its renewal $2; and Its endorsement $1. A British Emergency certificate is $3. NOTICE OF REMOVAL of Japanese peace on earth and hand of a dutiful son, as a beauti-Rights And A Rule
ful young woman with golden good-will towards men" (notably ringlets. All the familiar sounds
To the sore, question, "What are If you desire to go to Palestine it will be necessary to obtain a scents of Louis-Philippe's the working men's rights?" Science Palestinian passport. This will cost you $3, and $2 per year for re- In Accordance with Govern. As from the 1st August, 1937, Chinese, of course) is particu- and
answers, Justice and mercy, where-newal, with another $1 for its endorsement. A certificate of identity ment Ordinence, the
EX our offices will be situate at Hollarly rich in that it comes direct Parts, his pleasant bourgeoia, that
and in the financial, civil, social, moral is $3; a Nansen Certificate of identity $5; an identity and travelling CHANGE BANKS will beland House, No. 9 Queen's Road from the Japanese army at filled Kicky's
and religions aspect of all ques- document $4, and, if endorsed for authorisation to return to the CLOSED for the transaction of Central 5th floor.
Tientsin."—The very idea of the nostrils in those early days were
to be stored. up and remembered tlons reflect the face of the Father. Straits Settlements. $4.25. military caste of Japan offering with a strange yearning,
And the question will not rest till Public Business on MONDAY,"
the olive leaf with a mailed fist When success came to him in
both employer and employee are is merely an insult to the in-full measure, he remained un-actuated by the spirit of this say- Education And Political Reform telligence. What with Hirota's sermon "from the mount Fujiyama and this testament from his colleagues of the array, we have had more than enough of platitudinous ponderosities and superficial sentimentalities.
Japan has forced this war on China and China is not taking China desires peace-peace with honour, and not willing to grant Japan is that indisputably proper request. Jupan wants peace on her own terme: ternis which, if China voluntarily accepted them, would be to her lasting humiliation and shame.
But let us consider some of the) more glaring insincerities of this
the 2nd August, 1937.
{First
Monday in August)......
Hong Kong, 30th July, 1937.
McCALLUM & CO. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1937.
5456
5458
HONG KONG
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TO TIENTSIN
FREIGHT RATES.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
Interim that an
In view of the delay at pre. it lying down. Dividend of £2.10 per share, subject to sent attendant on discharge of deduction of Income Tax, has vessels at Tengku, all shippers been declared for the HALF of cargo to Tientsini are hereby YEAR ending 30th June, 1937 notified that, effective immediate ly, a surcharge of HK$3.00 nett at rate of 1/2.5/8 per Dollar.
per Bill of Lading Ton will be bo THE DIVIDEND will
added to the usual rates of payable on and after 9th August,"
freight. 1937 at the offices of the Cor poration, where Shareholders are. requested to apply for Warrants.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from 26th" JULY to 7th AUGUST (both days in clusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be regis fëred.
By Order of the Board, of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiel Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th July, 1937..
5433
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND
"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd.,
and
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers, Indo-China S.N. Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong, 28th July, 1937.
RUMOUR DENIED
it even a
received Mr. spoilt and,
withing of the meek and mighty Son little of God: "Therefore all things humility. He was puzzled. "Why make such a deuce whatsoever ye would that men of a fuss over a fellow like me?" should do to you, do ye even so he would say, and shake his head, to them." (Excerpt from address and frown. and hum a ture un- by Mary Baker Eddy read before his breath. The hysterical the World's Parliament of Re- der praise awarded 10 his novel ligions in Chicago in 1893.) "Trilby even alarmed him. It
***official' statement from the
Japanese army."
""
taken the
For some time the "Malaya Tribune" has advocated that the various community associations should get together, discuss the pro- blems of education and political reform in which they are mainly. interested, and evolve a common platform. We have pointed out to them very plainly that the attitude, sincere or not, of successive high administrators has been that the local communites do not know what they want and that until they make up their minds they can- not expect this Government to take any action. The Administration has had one very notable response to that attitude in the unanimous At last it is Schumann's turn to opposition, to the Clementi education polies, and the manner in which play by himself. All the music that policy has been almost entirely reversed is an indication of the the stand has been played effectiveness of standing together on matters of common polley." on through, and he falls into his old Since that success some of the community leaders seem to have been luxury of extemporising. Looking resting on their laurels.
Elegant Trifling In Music
at his wife, he tells her that she shall form the theme for his
was rather vulgar. Not very good form. He was certain the book did not deserve it, either. It was kind of people to write letters by not have every post, but they really should trouble Extremely gracious of everyone to him out to dinner, but he ask would much rather dine quietly at extemporisation, and taking the tea-leaves?" With Hiroshige, the home with his family and a few letters of her name, "Clara," omit artist of anow and mist, we feel boon companions.From "The During the non-musical ones, Land this love, and so successfully does Mauriers," by Daphne du Maurier. R, and confining himself to the Che deal with a snowy landscape (Copyright 1937. Doubleday. Doran A, A, he pours forth a wealth of that we see the snow in masses. & Company.) Rushes Instead Of Candles
15.
·luminaus, soft and unsullied, as if tones in beautiful euphony on a theme so near his heart. "Do you Nature had lent a helping hand
to portray her pure white magic. I hear the vowels?" be' says, as he I shall make no apology for strikes them clearly in the midst So, without formula or technique, troubling you with the detail of a hot his extemporisation. "And but absolutely and sincerely, be To quote the opening servery simple piece of domestic here," he adds, thumphig vigorous- unrolls the winter pageant before tence:-"It is a bitter of sin-economy.. being satisfied that youy two notes in the bass, "are the two consonants which I could not cere regret that serious arned think nothing beneath your st clashes. bave cccurred between tention that tends to utility: the get in."
matter alluded to is the use of He was full of these humorous Japanese and Chinese troops in
am well aware prevails in many first to introduce them. He would make a little run, as long as a
APPRENTICE CHARGED
Further Evidence Recorded
P. W. Winyard, apprentice en- gineer, appeared on remand before The Japanese landscape painter sums up nature in broad lines; Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday after- which all details are more or less noon on charges of receiving. 16
the monentary vision of life and ments and 11 blue prints, the pro- light-the spirit, not the letter of
North China since July 7." Walrushes instead of candles, which I devices in music, and indeed, the subordinated. This rendering of books, a case of drawing instru... ·
trical Engineer of the Kowloon Impressionism. Whereas, however Canton Railway, on various dates the French impressioniats express-
1936.
agree. But when the statement districts besides this; but as I 6455 goes on to complain about the know, there are countries also scale, and then a jump, to imitate the scene is what is meant by Derty of Mr. J. Smith, Chlet Elec-
"interly unwarranted and clearly premeditated provocation on tive part of the Chinese troops, we rub our eyes and speculate upon the probability of this choice specimen of truth-juggling hav- ing resulted from a trip with Hirota in Wonderland.
We have received the following
from Mr. W. B. Flanigan, Regis- trar of the University of Hong
Kong:-
mann's.
a harlequin. He would dip the where it does not obtain, and as I have considered the subject with treble notes in a charming man some degree of exactness, I shall
ner to mimic the uttering of ed light by modelling surfaces, the between January, 1935, and July, proceed in my humble story, and butterflies. The quips and cranks Japanese adhere rigidly to line,
of Mr. C. D'Almada appeared for leave you to judge of the ex- of music were assuredly Schu- and rely upon gradations pedlency.
No: man could equal im colour and the effect of washes to the defence, while Detective Sub- The proper species of rush for to this elegant trifling. He con- produce, the illusion of Eight. Inspector Cunningham conducted
be the trived to propose to his wife on Their landscape is expressed in the prosecution. this purpose seems to
At the previous hearing, Mr. "Juncus exusus," or common soft the pianoforte before their mar- clearcut liries and flat masses of rush, which is to be found in most rlage without ever uttering a colour. In the prints this virtue Smith, who was in the witness It has been reported to the Uni- If Japan had a cleaner record moist, pastures, by the sides of syllable of language to tell her of abstract line is exemplified, the box, gave evidence regarding each versity authorities that a mis-in the realm of international streams, and under hedges. These what he meant. This evening he outline being the essential element book.
Mr. Smith was subjected to a chievous rumour is in circulation politics then there might be a rushes are in best condition in the is full of this musical humour. of the composition, for upon line to the effect that the University alender chance of her getting height of summer: but may be Having played a free fantasia and and arrangements of balanced lengthy cross-examination by Mr. has decided to make all candidates for the Matriculation Examination away with this bluff, but since gathered, so as to serve the pur- also a fugue on her name, he re- colour the artist must depend, D'Almada concerning each book deposit a sum of $400 as earnest her perfidy was so conclusively pose well, quite on to autumn. It produces the effect of what he cramped as he is by the necessities would be needless to add that the heard that morning when she was of the wood-cut. And here, he
Ting Yee-yan, draughtsman at money that they will enter the proven and publicly exposed by largest and longest are best teaching music in one room and displays his wonderful Ingenuity, the K. C. R., stated that some of University If they pass. This is the special commission of the As soon 28. they are cut he as composing a symphony in his fineness of gradations and op as absurd as it is false.
League of Nations after the they must be fung into water, another. The intermingling of position, his boldness and infinity the blue prints were given to de other- prosaic scales and sublime bar- of device, and in spite of the fendant by him for mechanical disgraceful Manchurian smash- and kept
Referring to Mr. Smith, Chiu wise they will dry and shrink, monies is a ridiculous travesty at limitations which hamper him he drawing practice . || and-grab venture, the world may and the peel will not run. At first which she cannot choose but realises absolute values in the may be obtained on application IRISH "OPEN" GOLF be pardoned if some measure of a person would and it no easy laugh, and in this delightful narrowest range, by virtue of his Hing-chung, chief clerk employed. at the Company's Office, '3] :**
cynicism characterises its assess matter to divest a rush of its peel trifling the evening wears slowly knowledge of lines and spaces by the LCR, stated that he had
"No scientifically taught artist,"
issued a note on the instruction Chater Road.
Port Rush, July 29. ment of the value of Japan's or rind, so as to leave one regular, and tranquilly away. From "The
Private Life of the Great Comsaid Jarves, "can get into as few the Chief Engineer, to offer a re- NOTICE IS HEREBY," Bert Gadd of the West Cheshire
posers," by John Frederick Row square inches of paper a more ward for the recovery of certain hich were found in de- GIVEN that the REGISTER Club to-day won the Irish Open Pledges. Perhaps there are "yot
botham. (New York: Thomas distinct realization of space, dis articles
possession tance, atmosphere, perspective fendan Golf Championship here when he gullible people who will accept
Whittaker, 1893.)
arid" landscape generally, not to
of One DOLLAR per share for
the six months ended 30th June,
1937, will be payable on TUES --DAY, 17th AUGUST, 1937, on which date Dividend Warrants
shares can be registered.,
there,
101.
of SHARES of the Company completed the four rounds in 284; a statement simply yearning for might be able to express our- will be CLOSED from THURS returning cards of 12, 72, 71 and 80. peace by the Japanese militarists selves adequately and stille A Japanese Wields His Brush mention sentiment and feeling DAY, 5th AUGUST, 1937, to James Adams, the Scotsman, at its face value, but we reckon main fire-proof. As it is not,
This virtue of the line is the MONDAY, 16th AUGUST, who led at the end of the quality there are at least 470,000,000 we must limit ourself to the The Japanese so dearly love
observation that we do not be- Nature, in all her moods, that inheritance of the Japanese, the *1937, (both days inclusive) during rounde, unished second with people who won't.
when the dons her mantle of snow consummate, handling of the brush ing which perlod nó transfer of an aggregate or 285 (87, 74, 69 and
Another quotation from this lieve one single word.
they hesitate, even when necessity almost a racial instinct. 76), and Max Paulkner of Bonning
China has asked Japun not to compels, to sully its purity. In as the tiny hand of the was third with 286 (71, 75, 70, 70), nauseating mess of insincerity
James Bruen, a 17 year old shall suffice: We have no in-interfere in matters which are one of Utamaro's prints sweetly baby can grasp the amateur was placed sixth with an tention whatever of making the purely domestic to Chins. If entitled by M. Edmond de Con- education begins aggrebate of 202, but his last round 100 million Chinese population the Japanese are even remotely court La Nature Argentes," a lit- the Japanese alphabet
Twhich is an amateur record
in North China the objective of threatened with incerity then the mustima is seen searching the fairy wand, their play snowy landscape she loves, and, fearn to paint intuitive they will stop interfering and Hating to blot the beautiful carpet, later, the most assidu hitcombe our punitive action."
If this paper on which we Actions, not words, com now she cries. Oh, the beautiful new given to acquire the print were only asbestos then we respect China territoria
By Order of the
Board of DP
Hong Kong 29th July 7-1987
Where shall 1 throw the touch of the school
yesterday.
Mr.
of
rquhart testined that was loaned to
adjourned till
Cechnique will,
essions of Ur you.
Paul Elder. 1905)
their