POLITICS IN THE EAST,
A CHINESE DOCTOR SPEAKS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SECRET OF LAWN TENNIS.
THE WORST GAME IN THE WORLD!
A. E. Crawley writes in the
The members and friends of the Eurasian Literary Association Daily News ware afforded an opportunity of
The best writers do not remem listening to a very instructive and interesting lecture by Dr. Chenber what they have written. I. Chang Lok at thele Rooms in am trying to forget what I have Singapore recently.
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The House of Commons recent ly considered the third reading of the Health Resorts and Watering Places Bill, of which the object is to give the same powers to the councils of boroughs and urban written to prove that lawn tennis districts in England and Wales is the best game in the world. I The lecturer, who is a Doctor now advance the proposition that amenities of their boroughs and to advertise the advantages and of Philosopy, having graduated in lawn tennis is 30 amazingly districts as wars possessed by America, narrated some of his popular because it is the worst local authorities in Ireland. expariances and observations game in the world. By worst, whilst a student in America. The of course, is to be understood
Commander Ballairs pointed
subject dealt with was: "Some played worst. Thar is the secretour that the Bill affected the aspects of the political movement of lawn tennis.
of the Far East." Dr. Chen
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ratepayers' pockets. The House was apparently unanimous in its Chang Lak referred to the great Like all truths, this is obvious support of the measure, but is had and intense desire evinced by as soon as enunciated. It has often been said that when the Japanese. Chinese and Indian been staring the world in the House was unanimous it was face for the hity years, save one, frequently wrong. There wire students, to go abroad, sequire`s European or American education, of the game's career. Some may several objectionable features in
have recognised it, but dared not this legislation. It might lead to THURSDAY, and return to their homeland to assist whole-heartedly in theater it. Like the sacred names litigation, and it would be dan betterment of their race. He had of deities, it is known, but may gerous, he thought, to permit in America met hundreds of such not be pronounced.
places to be advertised all over Recently Mr. Bernard Shaw the country as health resorts eager young students who had wonderful ambitions of the parts wirelessed
irresponsible which in reality might have no they would play on return to their opinion that Englishmon do not claim to be health resorts. Then birthplace. The Phillipinos were, play at games, but work at them. there was the question of increas- it was well known, a lazy people. This may be true of English ed expenditure. The promote: of Jet there had been instances of champions, if such there be, the Bill proposed to limit the ex- the accomplishment of wonderful bat is not of the mass of players,penditure to a penny rate, but results by patriotism and whose interest and exertion con- there was no reason why the rate unity. The Indian studenta hestitute the boom. Lawn tangis should not become a shilling or bad found were not so optimistic charms, because you can play at even a ten-shilling rate in the and buoyant in spirit compared it, far more than because you can future. Another objection be bad with the Japanese and Chinese, play it.
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Thorough manner, determined, yet ball-games bears out the analogy not conndent, of doing good on af sword-play and boring with
of those places of popular resort | their return home. The lecturer our game. In those sports vers dealt at some length with the few men have beez two-handed, consisted largely of shopkeeper conditions prevalent in China at Sword in the right hand and and hotel proprietors who wanted the present time. There were dagger in the left were better attract large crowds by means millions who were carrying on than the two banded long sword of advertisements, so that they their occupations, contented and or "thas two-handed engine a: might be enabled to make money happy and quite indiferent in the door." Even in two-handed
the at
ratepayers" expense. political sense,
and health das
Watering places to *hitting, as of cricket and golf, one lack of knowledge Education hand is always the master-hand resorts were the home of the pro- was what was required. What a the other is but a guide or a stay and poor, but only in the sease fiteer. They were open to rirb contrast were the conditions in
Lawn tennis, with its moving. that a big hotel was open to them, | the great republic across the
one-handed play on a moving and were becoming more and Pacific Ocean, where there was a
more difficult for people. of school and a church in nearly ball, satisfies the elemental in- every creek and corner. He was stincts of hitting and missing moderate means to go to. Hear.
With your racket, which is bear.) fully convinced that if the British walked out of India, India would and stroke and stab, and pat and was in favour of allowing borough extension of the hand, you strike
Sir P. Lloyd-Greame said hel be even in A worsa Blate than China is now in. This was the Potter about the ball,irresponsibly; comneils to advertise their towns
23 health resorts and watering! opinion of the well balanced to the top of your bent Indians, who were working for you miss you can go on, not as in places. Many people who, owing! cricket, where one mistake counts to the high cost of living, wete ine betterment of their race
unable to now
take their in a sane and practical manner.
And in the matter of locomotion, customary annual holiday found to the conditions) Turning in Singapore; what a medley of it is go-as-you-please: no frenzied refreshment when travelling by peoples there were in our midst. running, as in cricket, por dogged the Underground in seeing the
A change in our young in-until further notice, the Hong- Double & single Iron bedsteads. There was no action, however hoof-padding, as in golf: but a posters of seaside resorts, and tellectual seams to have escaped kong Agency of the Coins Mail small and trivial, which did no: careless dancing motion. And these attractive pictures even led commeat. They have discarded Steamship Co. Ltd will be lo *fect one's community. What you may do all these things as to an increase in production their uniforms.
charge of Mr. C. T. Surridge. spurring people OJ was the status of the Eurasian in badly as you please or can, and by
effective August 4th. Singapore? They were free citt Fet enjoy yourself amazingly. cara mare maner in order! zens under the Anglo-Saxon laws. You may snite with all your that and the mote one travelled and might, or pat with the gentleness them. observed, the moze one was con-of a dose, and partners will miere-thing that troubled him was that ties. or cultivate a complexion vinced of the genius and justice smile at your excesses or de- there was no definition in the Bill expressive of genius in a rapid decline. His female counterpart those laws which governed fects, for they are enjoying them-of "watering place" and irrespective of colour, race or selves apart from roa though resort. Supposing the borough bas de bobbed her hair, and does Hongkong, 4th. August, 1920. creed. The Eurasians bad not your partners.
council of St. Helens or Widnes to disdain the services of a were to advertise their town as a Powder-puff. Indeed it bas te health resort or watering place. Come a sort of family joke among lative Council. He would wish
and some crusty and cantankerous these to pose as ordinary human to see a representative of com-
ratepayer, like the hon. member beings, and to steer at those who munity on the Council if thatcal opportunity that should for the City of London (Sir Fling to the more conventional were possible, as with all due bave been taken fuller advantge Banbury)-(laughter) were to trappings of thought as respect to
of by the community. Very few had object to the expenditure, couts Peedo-intellectuals. the well known ability of Dr. Lim Boon Keng, head to learn a profession. In with the cost? (Laughter.)
gone abroad for a better education the borough council be surcharged A Daily Nors representative. visit health resorts
who renewed acquaintance re-instead of going, as many did, to Auction on did not think it was possible for
social life they kept aloof; they Colonel Burn said the powerscently with a Sunday evening foreign resorts, and spending one person however able to re-
were not good mixers. They given in the Bill were already performance of the Stage Society their money there. Good might present the interests of all should intermingle and exchange possessed by local authorities in-long a resort of the cult-found result from attracting visitors Asiatics. However, he was sure that if a community put itself in /views more freely with other Ireland. The essence of modern scarcely a man whose hair would from Allied countries.
nationalities which gave one a business was advertisement, and not have passed muster at an a position to be worthy
Mr. C. Palmer urged that our recognition it would be recognis Kood rounding off. They should when the amenities and advant-adjutant's parade. while quite a
sometimes forget themselves and
advertise their attractions if they came intermix with others; there was ages of bealth resorts and water few of the ladies openly dres health resorts would not need to pasa of enriching themselves plenty of fan in the adversities of 10g places were advertised thereforth pocke: mirrors and preened would show a better understand-i ing of the needs of visitors and and then returning to their native life. Indispensability was the benefited. Such advertisement But in spite of the disguise, the adapt a more liberal policy in
S. S. "CHIYO MARU** land, but there were many more They should participate in all times, when we had so
sure means to secure recognition. was especially important in these types were largely the same, regard to permitting Sunday as she now lies off the Lems who wished to leave the country forms and activities
many betraying themselves by the time-
Islands Dr. Murray wished to games. in a better condition than they
visitors from abroad.
worn jargon and jokes of "intel-be assured that the Bill would Terms: Cash on fall of hammer should
and have found it. In spirit at least we
Sir J. D. Rees opposed the Bill, lectualism. And the audience apply to Scotland. Captain Fox- when the wreck will be at pur and dream dreams. under wbicb, he said, any orban still says "hash" as indignantly crofresid there were many bealth chaser's risk. weto all Malayans and we could
The world now had eletric light, or borough council might adver- as ever if one drops a programme work for the common good. Taming to the Eurasian com-or cars, and what not, and tise itself as a health resort or at a tense moment.
on if this Bill were not passed. munity, the lecturer said that it this was thanks to the dreamers watering place.
Mr. D. Herbert asked why the of the past who had conferred on
even against
money should come out of the ourselves
civilization the benefits of their Prepared to vote
rates. In most of these health and his remarks were made studies and work. They should giving the council in his own constituency power to imposƏ KOF and actively
more rates than were absolutels connivance and encouragement resorts a large majority of private in this spirit. His observations bare enterprise
forms of were that the community confin-participate in all
Datter said the Bill was beartily support- increase in the number of visitors. must resort ed itself too closely to cities and industry. They bad able leaders inevitable. What was a health of the Government. Mr. Hinds residents did not want a large to routine work. It was very tialities which augured well for
and were not lacking in poter of opinion. Torquay,
for ined by a federation representing The people who were going to: British holiday resorts. The make money out of them were stanca, many people would con- places, because of the relaxing give the authorities of such places advertisements. any kind of work; manual work The Chairman then addressed character of its climate. (Laugh- the option of spending money in
Sir O. Kinloch was not degarding. They worked the meeting and proposed ter.) It was useless to say that advertising.
expressed the in too narrow a sphere of ac.hearty vote of thanks to the the expense was one Which Cooke
thist the cost of tivities. He instanced the Medical lecturer for the able and inter-would be borne by the rates. School where there were a good esting manner in which he bed By means of rates and taxes the Fertising the attractions of water. many Indian and Chinese students conducted his lectore, and the pockets of the people were ing places should be borne by all
being emptied with but very few Eurasians; that was meeting then terminated.
the the residents in those areas, and
of
ed.
MaDy people
to Singapore with the pur-
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