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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1922.
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long trousers. They think nothing. of keeping their offspring fram school on the slightest product. They often discuss the taschers and that doesn't make forrespant › elthar, A bit over-drawnt. Well, maybe and yet I don't know. - What happens in your own bome!
I
once o reading
Man, I feel that this isna' the a nature story in one o' the time to be älling space this way tions, appears to be winding up) SEVERITY-George Eliot. business post-haste, is one which
magazines about a he-wolf that and a strike like this on our proclaims the settlement of the'
Is it the children that are at Captain R B. Khare. I.M.S., had gotten its tail soapped off in hands. Still, on second thoughts, long-pending Stantong question. arrived per as. "Janus" and is a trap and as a result missed it it's maybe better left alone. But fault? Youngsters diana' become The exact terms are not indicat-taken on the strength of the so badly that it retired from the forall that, ony man that's capable in the Far East. In point of fant less receptive because they stay ed, but as the announcement was Chius Command.
wolfing business and ultimately | of thought at all cauna' help wan died. No, I dinna' want ye to dering how this serious business, very parent knows that young BURNETTS Gin was a house-made by Mr. Hughes
Unit 1 States Secretary of State, Entries for the H.K.C.C. tennis let the tear doonfa ower the is likely to finish. Lots, on the folk out here, whether due to hold word in London before plenary session of the Con- tournament close on February poor beast but I just thought it other hand, push along from day climate or whatever, the cause, ference and was received with 15th. There are two open events this week. Besides there's a wee time will bring everything out that's no apparent at Home. It show a precocity and, receptivity was as good a start as ony for [ to day on the old formulas that loud applause all round, there are -the Men's Singles Champion- most of the men who fought in grounds for assuming that a
vexations question has really ship and the Men's Doubles bit moral in it if ye take time all right. 47. time gets a full- may not operate in the third
Caampionship.
and give it a thought. The thing time job in lot's o' places. I see generation bere, but it certainly of. born -AND been disposed The Jap- the big war
we're most used to is sometimes though that the Government has does in the second. They're a los anese delegate, Baron Shidehara
very hard to give up. Writing sat in on the dea! at last so it 100 smart by a long obalk. They (Japanese Ambassador at Wash- Yesterday's health return yon screed every day like I used looks like as if our old friend Time now too much before they begin ington) thanked Mr. Balfour and shows that there were two non to, I often thought o' the fios is going to be somewhat pushed to know anything and the older Mr. Hughes for their good offices, fatal cases of plague (Chinese) time I'd have when Sky came within the next week or so. Athey grow the less they forget.
A They'vo to the one fatal caga" of enteric fever bank and I could go boms when it's ons of the silly human de-
self-possession. thus paying a tribute
wit the value of Anglo-American media- (Chinese) and one non-fatal case I liked and do what I liked lusions, this idea that time will through sitting in
and no 0155 A cursa tion, while Mr. Sze (the Cainese (of paratyphoid fever (Indian).
for fix everything. Our Govern big folks, that's almost uncanny Minister at Washington) CX-
tha morrow. But it hasos ment is aye akiot like the caddy's for their size. They've nerve, pressed the belief that the The annual University. service worked out like I thought it tail onyway. Time, at ordinary pounds for inches, out of all times, is one of it's best friends, Proportion to the scale. What- possibility of Sino-Japanese Christian Association is to be o' water all week and my poor as all know who want it ta de ver else they may be than, misunderstanding, and if it dos held at St. Stephen's Church on brain wi just about the same something, such as passing plans they're no' dull.
Does the fault lisattheteachers' that nobody can say that the Sunday morning. The Rar, J. feeling as a body's mouth has and building hospitals and the Conference, apart from other Romanis Lee, M., will preach. after getting a couple of teeth like, but when it comes to fixing door? Joe, be says whatinell achievements, has been in vain. We learn that the Japanese out. I thought I'd write better up a strike, old man Time is very bava I left. But that's the worst- Mr. Balfour rounded-off
sure apt to let you down. That's one o' jumping at conclusions. Of the Consul General in Hongkong, after a rest but now I'm exchange of amenities by Mr. Tsabokami, is seriously that writing's like fiddling-the of the few occasions when he course, there's plenty left. There's declaring that Britain was most and has been in Hospital for a longer ye leave it, the worse ye needs his forelock nailed pronto the Hon. Director of Education, gratified, and added some words fortnight. He was operated on for feel like making a start-again. to the mast Leaving mixed poor chap, the Education Board, foreshadowing the return of appendicitis, but this was un- No, I'll confess I dinos" think metaphor strictly alone, though, and finally the Government all Wei-hai-wei, which was broached successful and he was to-day much at the holiday after all. I think no Government has ony to come after that. And it's just some weeks ago. We await operated upon a second time by But I'm no'downhearted. There's business to allow itself to get as easy to blame them as ony-
particulars moze
than are Professor Digby.
sye the Swastika to practice on,atricken to the vitals wi' neu-body else. for I hear they're going to bringtrality [when its throat's cut and Well, to come back to the..
precious out another aumber on April 1st. its
.** life blood "teachers. Mind ye, I diuna' want Owing to the greatly increased But that masas literature. Still in (danger and its to be unfair, but I've got a kind o number of calls made
people by achap's got to make a start some-
reduced to such a suspicion that there's ower many Japanese steamers at the port, how. I've got a fine story on the stage of helplessness. Among the teachers who have got a job in the Japanese Government has mental stocks already. It's to be
list of those who will be banished this Colony. And teaching is just established Consulate called "Aleckie's Love Affair." shortly forth of the Colony I hope something more than A job. at Colombo. The candidate I'm ao' very aure of the characters to see the name of that mis- Teaching's something besides for the past Sufficient information is not Chusski
Mr. and I doubt, the dialogue'll best chievous old thief, Procrastina- ticking off the years on the back Hayashi, formerly me and I'm still in swither tion. He's been a sorry rogue of an agreement and wondering available to warrant a definite Vice Consul at Hankow, who whether to lay the scene in Link and had a long run for bis money where they're going to spend the
opinion in relation to the South
to-day laft Hoogkong by the cumdeddie or Auchterarder bat Wait, better still, let's have Kemp next holiday. How many of our African mining dispute. Оде
him wi' thing that is greatly to be desired. Wakass Maru for the Ceylon I've hopes of warelling through brain
cait-bound teachers can teach in the truent however, is that the winets will port to take up his duties. it for all that.
volume of the H.K. Ordinances sense of the term; how many of and invite our dear old doddering them are there who have had no. not be misled by the voice of the Hertzogist syrea, if two such
To-morrow's picture page of
Executive to do penance by "call" to teaching-for lasëhere Talking about writing I see following the remains barefooted are born, not made. incongruous-sounding words may the Hongkong Telegraph will be be permitted in conjunction. At specially interesting one. The somebody's been lecturing up the all the way. When are we going
What is it that makes the the las: General Election in the pictures include the Hongkong Union Kirk gay about Scott to have legislation to make a difference in the results of the writer Arbitration Board compulsory various schools, in ssy, the sub-contineat, the South African Shanghai Interport golf players Man, Sir Waltio's
Tary Behad
little Or must it aye be a case of God University examinations? Ho party obtained substantial at Fenling: strike scenes on the I've
# majority, but this was only secur- waterfront; photographs taken time for. As s. bor I are had cares for the ravens and God will is it that in the last lot of there ed by the fusion of General at the launching of the s.s.a terrible job to get interested, take care of us? True. He'll look tests the schools under the Aegis Smuts followers and the Union Kaying at Taikoo Dockyard; and I'll no mind confessing that after us jus: He cares for the of the various religious denomina lists. The Nationalists, led by group picture of those who erat to this das I've never get ravens. But ravers don't have tions came out on top so compar
General Hertzog and Mr. Tial attended the Ball given by the got into the middle oWaverler." to worry about the High Cost of ed wit the Governmentschools? Is aan Roos, increased their repre- Officers of H.M. Fourth Submarize Some there are who like him Existing. Neither do they need it because the teachers in these sentation, and, in round numbers. Flotilla; and a picture of those fine, but somehow be aye seemed houses, underclothes, coal, cook-latter schools have too moderate polled something lika 40 per present at the prize distribution kiad o high and mighty and to boys, nor yet the compradora.
an education for the positions and ลด Awkward kock all cent. of the total Totes. of the Tsang Foo School, Kowloon be
a wsat of that character and per- through the piece o' meking poor It has generally been sup-City.
more then folks (secondary in his scheme Some few days ago I was sonality which, posed that the Labour Party,
else, is essential o things. Maybe that riled me misguided enough to hint that I poyibing Some words uttered in Loados recently by H.R.H. the Duke of which suffered several defeats in
ia what abould be the Few performances pass at the most. One thing though, a course had it in mind to write something York might well form a fruitful topis for conversation amongst that election, would vote with the Coronet Theatre without some of Scott lets a lot of history step about the teachers here, and Joe, Proudest profession in the world members of British socist clubs in the Far East His Royal Bigb- Ministry on Imperial questions, patrons expressing a wish to see in through the eyes bat, man, ba's be hasna let me alone since because, perhaps, the most rea- ness was visiting a London Club, and, in the course of a speech, he hostile as the two may be in gau- this or that picture again, but terrible slow and heavy wiit all. Some folk are are looking for ponsible? said the fact that membership of this particular institution was eral. There is 20 obvious rarely is it that this desire is
Ay, I know it's a hard job right barred neither be class nor by creed nor by party was an example reason for their 30 doing, voiced with greater unanimity Ay, its
needless trying to is. I've nothing particular against enough. 40 in a class, 38 of whom which, if more generally followed, would be an infinite help in our seeing that to vote with and enthusiasm than in the case disguise the fact that Scott the teachers, or anybody else for inns want to learn and two national life. That sentiment, so well expressed by a brother of the the Opposition would be playing of Nurse Marjorie." & charming in popular nowadays. It's that matter, though I will who can't, but that's just where Prince of Wales, is, as we say, deserving of special notice amongst into the hands of the Hertzigists, romance featuring Mary Miles difficult to get young folks
admit that reading some o' yon character comes in. Moreover, British communities in the East amongst whom, unhappily, there who advocate a republic, and a Minter which was screened dor-5) read the Waverley
headmasters' reports nearly aye the teacher must inspire respect, has grown up an unwritten law whereby discrimination is exercised republic, under Dutch auspices, ing the Chinese New Year Novels. Man, & good sub-editor makes me feel ill. I ask you how and intense respect, if the young. la Club Life against a certain section of business men. We refer offers little attraction to British holidays to capacity houses. The let loose among them wi' a fresh can a bead master know when the ster is to learn onything from to the retail traders. In upbringinz, in education, in general minera. The Nationalist leader management are therefore happy packet of blue pencils and a brand discipline and tone of his school bim. character, a retail men may be able to give many points to numbers has just indulged in a demonstrato announce, through their new pair of shears could make &
are very good? I'd distrust that On the other hand, maybe it's of shipping or commercial assistants whom he meets out East, but,tion of sympathy with the miners, advertisment in this issue, that vast difference, for they can stand wordtone" anywhere, are even the system that's wrong. That's whereas men of the latter type will have no difficulty in getting on It cannot reasonably be doubted it has been found possible to meet a lot in the way o' pruning and if it was in every second verse in the question our Hon. Director to the membership rolls of most spcial Clubs in this part of the that the purpose is to effect this flattering demand by screen-pulling together. As I said the Bible. But that's meither must ask himself. Is the curri world, the former will only be inviting a snub if he should be fadis- trsasfer of allegiance (s planing "Nurse Marjorie again this before, the Wizard had no place here nor there. What I had in calum as it should be? Do the cree: enough to apply to join.
encouraged by the fact of the evening.
in his heart for democracy. He mind, at the time I'm speaking o' teachers get a proper chance to To express the situation in other words, the retail man out miners including a considerable
was contemptuous of the capacity was Education generally in this work out their ideas or is their Fast is automatically classed with the undesirables" in Club life. proportion of Datsb). In brief, it
Colony. 1 grant you that it's work more or less made congenial This, we declare, is a type of discrimination which has utterly is the familiar device of putting
The Humanitarian Federation of those whom he called outlived any utility or justification which it may ever bare possess-up Short against Codlia. The risk of Chinese Employees was in-washed artificers to select our dreary business this teaching the drudgery? Is the Colony's edu
legislators and he had no pat young idea how to, shoot, but I cational stream permitted to flow, ed." It smacks of snobbishness, which is one of the most unpleasant is that in a fit of p'que the gorated
Y. M. C. A. this afternoon. As ience wi' the "sad blackguards"
think it will by admitted that, on for has it degenerated into a characteristics of life amongst European communities in the miners may yield to the
who resented his violent opposi-the average, education in this vicious whirlpool? Has school Far East. If it could be contended, as of course it cannot seriously bait the saving-clause is that the netstion, which is a combination tion to the Reform Bill of bis | Colony! is do what it education by being made well- he, than the retail trader is necessarily a less worthy man than the workers inbora comma-ses of the whole number of local for his having to take second now, you keep your seat, I'm the dead, dull level of mediocrity? day. Maybe that accounts most should be. That being so nigh universal settled down to wholesaler, either in character or in business ability, we should be will frustrate the manœuvre. able to understand the implied objection felt towards him. Aşi
Someone knows the answer to things are, we can only attribute the continued persistence of the Woman Shipping Expert. purpose of carrying out bener-place whenever it comes too saying a word, as yet, about
plent work for the relief of people discussion regarding the relative the teacher but honestly and questions such as those, ay, and attitude either to sheer ignorance or to an inherent desire of some men to lord it over others. But, whatever the explanation may Home paper that a Miss Hendrick of the chief objauns will be the the life of Scotland. The heart bottom of this business? I grant children can't tell us; the par A correspondent writes in a in distressed circumstances. One influence of Scott and Burns on truly, couldn't we get to the maybe a lot more forbye, The be, the circumstance which we are depluring does credit to no-one, has just been appointed to an establishment of a Poor Boys sye's the pairt aye that makes us you also that it's no subject on eats can only guess our Hon. and, what is more, it is in absoluta opposition" to the spirit of the important post, having been made School and the pooling of funds right or wrong.
which I'm best qualified to speak, Director of mental calisthenics of age in which we live...
traffic manager, probably the first for their allocation to such de-
for it's many long day since I course won't; but the teachers. We are aware, of course, of the fashion in voque at Home in post of the kind to be entrusted serving causes as famine relief in former times when anyone connected in the least degree with to a
They say black cats are lucky, desk seat and eat regarding and their professica.
painfully inserted myself into a should in fairness to themseluss woman. The new traffic "trade was disdained by the aristocracy, and the professions. But manager, who is stated to be an originated on the suggestion of our house, mother and daughter
China. The movement was but I don't know. We've two in wi particular horror the recent years have seen the breaking down of much of this old-time expert on ocean traffic, is being the Y. M. C A. people, and for is it & 800 7
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chalked UD prejudice, until nowadays Lonours and titles are bestowed on the sent by a large firm on a tour of heads of our leading retail bouses in the Old Country with almost inspection of the Pacific coast ber of Women's Labour Guilds which), but you out Still that doesne prevent a body on the schoolroom blackboard, amongst its members are a num-]
A CAMPAIGN AGAINST amazing prodigality. Nevertheless, we can only account for this agencies, and her business will be
from me that all the luck that's from thinking. I wonder if the
BULL-FIGHTING. discrimination shown in Colonial Club life as being an offshoot of to obtain trans-Pacific freights for
recently formed.
come our way so far this year same problem over crosses the that antipathy of other days. But with these Clubman there is. Carriage across the Atlantic to
The Mexico City newspaper could sit sideways on the extreme seemingly, trado and trade. You may, apparently, sell a keg of Europe. "Young, with curly
edge of a molecule and no'behin the mind of our Honourable Director El Universal has started a ca nails to a Chinese broker; you must not be guilty of selling & piano hair, and a shrewd business
paign against bull-fighting which least danger o'losing its balance. of a suite of furniture to a customer for his own use.
If it's no been for the want oʻ
What is it that's wrong onyway? appears to give promise of possible woman," adds the correspondent, Ian Hay, who is well-known to Hongkong readers, has some" she is expected to go far." For
water in the morning, it's been Let's see if we can get at the bot-success. In the belief that the pungent observations on such nice distinctions as these in one of his the last year or
blown fuses when it's no been too of it. Is it the parents? Now, present generation of grown-ups more freight- books. He says: "You may become a land-agent without loss of hunting has been a strenuous job.
sick cookboys or coolies withe parents out here are, I think, enjoys the sport so much that its caste; presumably because you cannot possibly make money out of Now that the luckless male is On the Way to Hongkong, parente in delicate health, a somewhat better class than the probibition is impossible, the becoming a land-agent. You may also become a stockjobber, called upon to compete against
Information has been received Janet's had a bad cold ever since average parent at Home. But no' newspaper is attempting to keep possibly because a stockjobber's earnings cannot by any stretch of business ability plus youth and that the R.LM.S.
"Deferia the new year came in, and what aye as a parent; mind ye. They children away from the fights, the imagination be regarded as the fruit of bouest toil
You wavy tresses, be is fronted with sailed from Karachi for Hongkong between Kold Kure, turpentine, dinne" aye set the best o ex-and to that end, has placed the may even go upon the staze, in a gentlemanly sort of way. But the very druce of a task.
via Singapore on the lat. inst, and aquinated ammonia and amples to the children. "They're mayor of Mexico City and the you must not go into trade. You must not buy or sell merchandise
with the following unit and de-much-like, there's hardly a dresser often at times very easy-casy. zovernor of the Federal District, tails
in the house fit to lay a hairbrush Short hours, clubs and sport gen in which Mexico City is loosted, 1/102.d Grenadiers-11 British os. Last night she lost her voice erally make for a holiday kind of on record as opposed to boys and "brutal Officers, 2 ladies, 1 child, 23 Na-altogether, but that would have atmosphere in a bome and that girls witnessing the tive Officers, 761 Indian troops, been nothing if she hadde woks can never do much in the way of sport." Quarter page pictures of 46 followers, 18 private followers, me up after dinner to break theimpressing the youngster as re- youngsters eagerly watching the 3, chargers and 7 dogs, ... news and was quite testy when I gards duty and concentration. gory sights of the areas bare LM.D.-S.AS. Amar Singh I said it was a blessing there was Some women there are who would been printed and the newspaper permanent medical subordinate, plenty of writing paper in the see mahs dressing the kids saks if this is the sort of envirane Indulgence Major. Leidister, house. The coalie looks as if he till they've almost gof their ment that makes for culture and Sec, Gymkhans, Quetis.
could de wi' a rust as well, hals up, or being measured for rednement,
A RIOT OF STAMPS.
in the open market; though you are perfectly at liberty to sell what you have not got. and buy what you could not pay for if you receiv ed it, in the world of Bulls and Bears. However no-one seems to know why, but the undisputable fact remeine-you may still well The latter post, like everything motor-cars for a living and remain a gentleman." It will now be else, rules high in Russia. The sen where these foolish distinctions lead us. They are petty, Paris Post Office delivered recent insulting and altogether reprebensible. If a candidate for Club ly a letter sent from Moscow on membership is upright and bonzorable-in short, if he is September 39 last carrying man"-be ought to be admitted without question, whether he sells postage stamps costing 2,000, suitings by the yard o; cocoanuth by the ton,
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Labour Guilds, is formed for the
NEW INDIAN BATTALION.
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trouble-sther folks' trouble, that
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of Education?