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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY. MARCII 4, 1921.
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1921.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
DAY BY DAY,
THE BOOKSHELF.·
Eton's Democrats.
EVERY MAN LIVING SHALL ASSUREDLY NEET WITH AN
The Homo papera appriso us) HOUR OF TEMPTATION, A that Socialism, porhaps Com: CERTAIN ORITICAL HOUR, WHICH munism, has made its way into, the exclusive cloisters of Eton. A SHALL MORE ESPECIALLY TRY WHAT METTLE HIS HEART 18 foretaste of what was coming pre-
MADE OF. South. Bented itself a few months ago. whon Mr. Nichols, the President! of the Union at Oxford, There was a clean bill of health delivered 81}
which in the Colony yesterday, address was described as Bolshevistic.
At Oxford too! It would Mr. P. L. Frost returned to the have boon surprieng enough at Colony by the Empress of Asia. London University, long known
as "the poor man's university ".; This development at Eton given
other
(By **Librarian")
PRESENTATION.
FOOTBALL.
|Hongong Indian Honoured. | To-morrow's Programme.
Khan Sahib Hacham Khan, who The following is the programme is leaving Hongkong' for India on of matches arranged Ifor to- retirement the Hongkong
on pension from morrow:-
Civil Service, was entertained at a tea party given at the Wiseman's Cafe
who in tho course of tho
DIVISION I.
Hongkong Club v. "Ambrose.” -Clab ground, 4.30 p.m..
"Tamar v. R.G.A.-Navy "A" ground, 4.30 p.m.
S.C.A. V. Kowloon.-8.C.A. ground, 4.30 pan.
DIVISION II.
one to pause, though. Oxford is was yesterday removed from a and Mr. Gibbons' volames made by
house at Temple Street to the have the value of correctives, accompanied it an with eulogy of Reserves-Sookunpoo ground,
Kowloon Mortuary.
VENIZELOS versus CONSTANTINE. Just now when a Conference is sitting in London for the purpose of (let us hope) finally settling the Noar East Question, a trio, of volumes from the New York Fosterday by a number of friends, presses caught my eye. Tho titles are "Constantino I. and the proceedings, took the opport- Greek People" by Paxton Hibbon; unity of presenting him with "Venizelos" by Herbert Adams of the 6steem he had won in a handsome gold watch as a tokon Gibbons; and "Venizelos" by association with them during the The dead body of a Chinese Richard Boardman. Boside their fast twenty years of service in the
United v. Punjabis.---Navy "D" qualities Mr. Hibben's Colony. The presentation was ground, Sp.m,
Bishen Singh, who Staffs and Depts. v. H.K. Club considered the home of aristo- cratie culture, but it admits
since they are written from di-the recipient. Those present in-3. others besides Etopians, especí-
ametrically opposito standpoints cluded Messrs. Mohamed Akbar Carlisle v. R.G.A. Reserves. ally in theso latter days. Professor Danenberg's pupils One is a partisan of the Greek Sirdar Khan, Kheras Khan, Navy "A" ground, 3 p.m. Eton, on the other hand, is repeated their recital at the City monarch, with a furious batred Navak Khan, Mohinder Singh, fodian Rec. Club v. S.C.A. Ro- restricted for very nearly so) to Hall last night. Their skill much of Venizelos; the other paints Ferozali, Khavaj Mohamed, Mitaarves-St. Josoph's ground, blood of the bluo-est blus-or to impressed the audience present. Constantine as a double-dealing
Alam, Miran bulging moneybays, and money-į
Bux, Abdulla, 3 p.m. and persistent enemy of the Allies, Navah Deen, Abdul Curreem, St. Joseph's College v. Kowloon bags do not advocate Socialism. Bank Buildings are now in and lauds the Cretan to the skies. G.D. Mehal, Badan Singh, Mahan Reserves.-St. Joseph's ground, Tho youthful Socialist 011- course of demolition, in prepar-The latter is the view of Mr. Singh, Nana Singh, Natha Singh, 4.30 p.m. thusiasts, fed by the scions of ation for the erection of the new Gibbons, whose volume is the first Bishen Dass, Fateh Mohamed, two noble houses, actually invited Asiatic Petroleum Company's of the Modern Statesmon Series Hadit Singh and
planned by the Houghton Mifflin Singh. Mr. Lansbury to address them, offices. and, more, accorded him o
Company. Each makes the Primate's ovation; while the address concerning the
sustained in lations, of Church and Stain juries to his person in an assault adverse vote, perpetrated on him by a fare. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.
•
A chair coolie
ro.
most
The Hongkong F. C. are trying Suudar to arrange one of the semi-final matches in the Shield Competi- tion to-morrow, If this is of the opportunities for
arranged, the Club-Ambroso match will be brought forward to polemics generously provided. It is possible that each author Denmark, the first three Powers 3 p.m. and the Shield match will resulted in an
purposely exaggerates the merits guaranteed the territorial in bo played at 4.30 p.m. on the Club What does Earl Curzon,
of his hero, and
of the failingstegrity.
Groeco
under a ground. the old Etonian par excellence,
of the rival leader in order "monarchical, independent, and The Club will receive tho think of all this insurgonee? In
to impress the public. Perhaps constitutional State." In justify- Ambrose in their return League his earlier period that Inost
Harvey Gaul's short oratorio the authors feel that judicious ing their landing of troops on match. Their previous meeting superior person would have been "By faith alone," and selections fine-spun discussions of the events Creek soil the Allies contended anded in a victory for the Club horror-stricken. Perhaps, with from the "Elijah" will be given leading up to the present confused that King Constantine, in dis- by seven goals to nil. A more the mellowing years, his lordship on Good Friday, at 9.15 pm in Greek situation would be read missing Premier Venizelos after even
game should bo seèn smiles to-day where in former St. John's Cathedral, by a chorus only by the few, and that the an overwhelming victory by the to-morrow, when the Ambrose times ho would have darkly of 100 voices. A collection will appeal must be a more emphatic latter at the polls, acted uncon- will ba represented by frowned. Are these episodes a be made in aid of the Cathedral and popular one.
stitutionally, and that in can-some of thair old players portent? So far, in life as in Organ Fund, for which the sum fiction, the Socialistic contagion of $800 is still needed. among aristocrats and plutocrats has usually worn itself out soon after youth.
By-Election Result.
be had held the
Beat
ut.
A
Their previous game
Of the two, Mr. Hibbon is the sequence it was their duty as who assisted the team in the more extremo partisan.. It is hiswell as their right to tako opening matches of the season. thesis that Constantine is not and necessary steps to restore The Club will turn out their usual Arrangements are being made never was pro-German or anti-constitutionalism. Mr. Hibbenside and should take the points. to commence the Tennis League Ally, but that he always was and implies that the claim is unfound- One of the hardest games in the season. The entries close on the still is solely and consistently pro-ed, yet he does not provide us league this wook will take place 30th justent, and a meeting of the Greek. This thesis he upholds by with a refutation of it, suppos-between the Services on the navy TAXATION AND SHIPPING.
A quite unexpected result has Association is to be held on theja number of assertions which willing that it can be refuted.
ground. The last meeting attended the by-election
following evening at the Civil undoubtedly surprise the majority In fact, Mr. Hibben is often dis-between these Clubs in the League East Woolwich consequent upon
Service Cricket Club pavilion to of readers. He states, for instance, appointing in not dealing with saw the R.G.A. winnern by three statements explicitly goals to one, and as both teams Yesterday's debate in the Legislative Council on the the retirement of Mr. Crooks, consider ontries and also the that in the spring of 1915 Con- Allied
stantine's Genoral Staff made an enough. That familiar spokesman for qualifications of players.
have improved since their last question of the Light Dues of the Port would have been democracy was anopposed at the
offer of 300,000 men to undertake. The difficult matter of the mooting a very even game should very much shorter if the Hon. Mr. P. I. Holyoak had tot General Election, and for a long The Secretary of the Church land expedition through Bul- Serbo-Greek treaty of defence is be seen.
against Constantinoplo, naturally taken up in some detail The S.C.A. receive the Kowloon requested the Government to commit itself to a pledge for while before the splitting of the Missionary Society has received aria an indefinite period. The obvious desire of the Chamber constituency into two divisions a draft for £8.4.1 for the Famine provided the Allies would also both by Mr. Hibben and Mr. men and anothergood game should
in Relief Fund from the teachers supply troops and guarantee the Gibbous. Greece, it will ho re-be seen. of Commerce and of the mercantile and commercial in- safe keeping for Labour and boys of the Bishop Gobat territorial integrity of Greece called, had a treaty with Serbia ended in a goalless draw, but the terests generally was to ensure that the present Light Dues Yot, in a pretty close im School, Jerusalem, per Mr. Nofel during and after the war, provided which provided that in event of Chinese are fancied for this match would not be increased or any fresh taxation placed on "straight" fight, the Coalitionat [stiphen. The collection was a the territorial compensations to be an attack on either State by any and an even game should sou them
made Greece in return for her Balkan Power the country not so winners by about the odd goal. shipping without opportunity being given for an ex- has defeated the Labour can spontaneous contribution from a
In the Junior Division, the pression of opinion. But Mr. Holyoak sought to tie the didare. This district around the Mission School on hearing of the assistance wore clearly specified, attacked must immediately go to
and provided Greek troops the aid of the other. Greece did game between the Services on Government's hands for all time, and His Excellency very famous Arsenal and Dockyard is distross caused by the Famine,
were not to be used outside of not do this when Bulgaria poured Navy "A" ground. should bo essentially working-class, and wisely refused to comply. The speeches of all the U-the recent short-time decision of
Greeco's immediate sphero of bet troops across the Serbian keenly contested, with the soldiers In a Garrison cricket knock-interest. The plan entailed the frontier into the valley of the coming out on top. official Members amounted to the acceptance of the present the Government was very un-out competition game yesterday forcing of Bulgaria's hand, and its Vardar. One must not be too Dnes fof which only a continuation was sought) as being popular, which might have been the R.A.M.C. defeated the 87th adoption would
Another good game should be have given severe in condemning a bar-seen between St. Joseph's and just and equitable they did not mind a continuation of expected
materially Coy. R.G.A. by 5 wickets and 80 Greece a dominant role in the assed people for having been Kowloon, with the Collego lads them so long as nothing further was added. Whether it which Opposition journals de- Major Lloyd (36) and Sgt. Holland Some such rumour has lately and choosing to temporise and four matches bohind in their
to the marked-
inruns. Capt. Tomory (62 not out), capture of the Turkish capital. confused by divided counsels winners. St. Joseph's are now will be necessary in the future to increase the direct co-clare the Ministry to be held. (32) batted well for the winners, obtained currency. All ono can play for safety rather than to fixtures and unless they play tribution now made by shipping was, obviously, a matter So far as the candidates' indivi- whilst Gunner Mason (30) was say at present is that it does not follow the way of glory and midweek matches they will not that the present. Goverment could not decide. The com-nality was concerned, Labour's the pick of the losers.
Major square with
"Tino's" general sacrifice. But in the critical days finish their programme until the promise offered by. His Excellency--that the resolution nominee, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Lloyd took three wickets for 9 record,
of the fall of 1915, whon the dis- middle of May. was much the better known. runs. keeping the lies at their present level be limited in ope Possibly a desire not to embarrass
Mr. Hibben expresses a general pute between Venizelos, who The United should win their ation to the present year was one that Enofficials could the Government during the Lon-
impression of ignorance and in-favoured war, and Constantine, match against the Punjabis, but Our pictorial page to-morrow competence on the part of most who favoured neutrality, was at they should remember that the not very well have refused to accept. The effect of it will don Conference carried somo, be that whilst the present scale is in operation no further but not a great deal of waight. A will contain a number of interest of the Allied representatives in its height, the martyrdom of soldiers sprang a surprise on the taxation will be imposed, and that in the event of any ad-fruer explanation seems to be Race plates, including the Near East, and on this point Serbia was taking place before S.C.A. Reserves last week. The
Jockey Club he and Mr. Gibbons seem in the eyes of the world.
Staffs and S.C.A. Reserves should ditional dues being proposed the whole matter will again been much di-satisfaction with Derby winter, a snapshot of H.E. how the Allied envoys were in-consideration
Stowards, the leading in of the agreement. Both volumes relate How far fear was the governing win against Club Reserves and Come up for consideration.
of a section of Indiana respectively. The Committee of the Cham-Mr. Lloyd George's regime; the the Governar in the enclosure,structed to intrigue with Bulgaria, Greeks in avoiding war may be ber of Comuserce has gained the very point it was anxious electorate seos no advantage in and anothor of Mr. Soares escort-at the expense of Serbia and gathered from a speech made is to secure, whilst the Government has been left free to make exchanging King Lor for Kinging Miss Daff to tiffin after Greece. Nothing short of the ac-later by Premier Zaimis. He any proposals that future necessity might dictate.
that,
Stork.
io
add
disfavour
there while
800
has
group of
higher than the general rule-then a handicap will be recent message to the nation from Cathedral magazine) states:-The Salonica campaign ("Mon Com-
Church Noteg (St. John's his recent account of the argument.
side.
The 1st Division table to date
Goals.
P. W. L. D. ä
15 11 13 29 13 25
14 9 32 28 16 20
14 5 54 20 12 14
13 6 61 20 18 13
13 5 5 3 16 16 13
12 4 44 11 13 12
10 4 51 17 14 9 13 2 83.8 25.7
QUIZ.
winning the Ladies' Purse. There tual declaration of war by said: "We are too small to play On the question of this future taxation there is a lot The Detached View.
will also be a group of the Hong-Bulgaria could convince the such a part I c., to aid Serbia that could be said on both sides. No-one (not even the
kong University football and Quai d'Orsay, much less against Bulgaria), and wo free Government will be likely to overlook the fact this Colony how people
It is always of interest to know basket-ball teams which recently Downing Street, that But-ourselves of the obligation by Wiltshires
themselves, visited Canlon, as well as agaria harboured any, but the reason of the vastness of the R.G.A. depends for its existence on shipping and the trade that particularly when they speak portrait of Khan Sahib Basham kindest and inost friendly danger, which we had not fore. H.K. Club shipping brings. So long as the Port can offer the attrac-from the attitude of detachment Khan, who has just retired from feelings toward the Entente, we seen in 1915." Technical inter-Tamar tions of good harbour facilities at a reasonable charge it which our Japanese contemporary Government service.
are told. It is interesting in this protations of the Serbian treaty Kowloon need fear little. But so soon as charges are made excessive the Herald of Asia appears to
connection to find GeneralBarrail do not play any part in that S.C.A. havo attained. Alluding to a
Titania These two biographies of the H.K. Police imposed. There is sound logic in the arguments of ship the Premier, the Herold says: Cathedral elergy propose to be mandement en Orient ") referring Greek rivals afford a useful op- Ambrose 12 1 10 1 10 32 3 pers, but there is also something to be said on the other We should have liked the "At Home in the Cathedral over and over again to the pro-portunity to judge of their con- By winning against the Police
The maintenance of the harbour, the projected Premier to emphasise the fact Hall, on Sunday evenings, bo-Bulgar propensities of the English flicting claims upon the gratitude
On Wednesday last, the improvements in the matter of wharfage accommodation, that though Japan is considered tween 5 and 6 p.m., when they officers with whom he had to deal. of the Grook race. The Gibbons Wiltshires made their position and the Governmental services of the Port have already cost reality she is still unworthy in care to drop in for a talk, some in Greece ono may quote the style, and it also is more truly a
one of the five great Powers, in will be very glad to see auy who As a comment on Entente policy book has perhaps a more readable safe at the head of the League. and will still further cost a deal of money, and it is only many respects of the proud post- music and some tod. Hitherto dictum of Mr. George Renwick, biogarphy in that it describes fair and reasonable that shipping interests should bear tion she holds. It is only in there has been no place at the correspondent of the Daily the earlier career and achieve- The following will represent the their due proportion of that cost. Whether that proportion point of armament that she is a Cathedral for social gatherings, Chronicle, in 1915: The errors ments of the Cretan statesman in Club Second XI. on Saturday- could best be collected by direct taxation on shipping or by other factors of civilisation she is hall we have an opportunity of knowledge of the Entente diplo- same time it is only fair to read Mackenzie,
great Power, but with regard to but now that we have our new and lack of imagination And a most complete mannor. At the Groot; Roos, Boysen; Stutz, W. taxation spread over the whole of the community is the real still behind even some of the meeting in a social way. Some matists are responsible for nearly Mr. Hibben's conflicting expose Sorrenson, Sherry, A. Mackenzie, Macdonald; Hast, issue that has to be decided. The raising of a loan to minor nations. We are not bo- ladies have been very kind in all the genuine opposition to the before coming to any too definite Railton. cover the cost of the extraordinary works contemplated littling our countrymen. We are promising help with the music exists in this country [Greece] to ie a sketch by an admiror of United:-W. McLeod, A. E. Sim- abandonment of neutrality which conclusions. The third volumo The following will represent the would mean that the general taxes of the Colony would confident of their potential and we hope that theso gatherings have to provide the interest and sinking fund, and it has great hops for the future of our and useful place in the Church'e
talents and capabilities, and have will come to occupy a regular day,"
Venizelos, but does not add much mons, D. D. Urquhart; J. Leon- On some points an unbiassed light on the question. already been pointed out that the floating of a short-time country. But it is undeniable work here, and tend to promote reader must agree with Mr. Hib-
ard., D. Laing, Wm. Baker; J. The friends of Greece every Kent, P. Brown, G. T. May, C. H. Joan is by no means a very economical proceeding at the the Japanoso have so far con- fellowship and friendship, and hen, But it would perhaps bave where must feel deep anxiety over Blake, Geo. Chubb. present time. If this wore a Colony in which taxation was tributed almost nothing towards good feeling amongst the mem-been fairer, as it would certainly the immediate future of that The following will represent high, in which shipping and commercial interests paid the general advancement of bere of our Church.
have been more convincing, if he country. The Constantiniste, the Club against the Ambrose on the world's civilisation, This
had shown the other side of the overwhelming victors at the polls, the Club ground to-morrow, kick- heavily already, the argument of the Chamber of Commerce attested by the fact would have a great deal more force. But, the simple fact that practically no books written
pisture as well. In spite of ex-are in the difficult situation of off at 4.30 p.m.-C. Rodgers, W.- is that Hongkong stands high on the list of cheap Ports, by our authors have ever surred being told by the Premier, the rations about German pra- having overthrown Venizelos in Gerrard, L. Lawrentogers, W. paganda in Greece, of Ger-the name of the demobilization of Railton, J. Rodger, J,W.R. Mo- that taxation is extremely low and that we have been rather up great interest in the reading Japanese, of the present day seem man submarines supplied in the army and the cessation of Phail; J. B. Hamilton, H. Me- spoiled by reason of the Government's annual receipt of public of the outside world, and to us to have enough self-respect freek waters, and of Gor imperialistic expeditions, but of Tavish, M. Sandberg, S. Begg, H. huge sums of money out of the opium monopoly. That sum have been awarded Nobel prizes. much of both. The Premier part of persons in Court circles, it out sacrificing the fruits of
no Japanese scientists and writers and self-confidence, in fact too man'c sympathies on the being unable to demobilize with Day. will be decreasing, the Government's annual expenditure is We have hitherto been only would have risked his popularity, remains a fact that many of these Venizelos's statesmanship. The T almost bound to increase, and there seems little chance of pupils of the Wost, and though had he bluntly told the Japanese tales were true. Mr. Hibben also pusuing period promises to ba NEVER WORE A GREATCJAT. escape from heavier domestic taxation in the very near we have proved ourselves to be that they are still not so great a goes too far when he says that critical. Venizelos has given bis Joseph Bery, an Indian Mutiny future. The real point at issue is "Should some of that good pupils, we have still to exert nation as they think, but by the representatives of the Central countrymen a great opportunity, vesteran, and the oldest pension- taxation he directly placed on the interests that benefit most, ourselves to the utmost before we doing so he would have done Empires in Athens were of "little and It remains to be seen whether er in Gloucester, has died in Cin- can begin to return the intel-them a real service." It is a sign practical use to their countries," the Constantine regime, profiting derford, aged 92. He never wore or should it all be included in a common levy?' And that lectual debts we owe to the of grace that people can look at By the treaty of 1863 between by experience, will make the host a greatcoat or used a walking is a point on which there will always be contention.
Occidental nations. Without themselves plainly.
England, France, Russia, and of it.
atick,