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Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
During last week-end I road} sorely thinned down. We havean” Hutchinson's latest book, This even time to digest that, what Freedom." I'm so much of a between our guzzling, motoring His Majesty the King has been critic, but yon book's valua for dancing, golfing and the like. This is reassuring after some pleased to approve the appoint-money both in pages and ideas. The misuse of leisure is o
ment of the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tez Bailed very much down, it is the the incrasse these days. It is recent reports.
to be an Unofficial Member of the story of a somewhat precocious breaking up the habit of In regard to the mineral Legislative Council.
[little girl, who, when she turned fämily association,30 loog woman, took up a man's job in an admirable feators of resources at the province, the
the world, married, bad children our domestic life. This freedom Governor is favourably disposed An Indian, named Abdullab but refused to-mother them, pre-may be perfectly natural, but I towards Western co-operation, Ahmed Fattydad, working at the ferring business among letters fext me it will just be as unfor both in capital and management, Public Works Department, was and ledgers, while nurses ani tunate to the nation as was the yesterday bitten by a dog on the governessas taught the young idea freedom allowed poor Rosalie's no long as it is "of a reasonable lett thigh, at the Praya East. how to be unnatural. By so children. I hate the idea of preach- and reciprocal nature." This is The dog balcongs to a Japanese, doing she had freedom, suching; the strait gate and the an equitable basis, although K. Yamamure, living at Praya freedom as bad her husband, but aarrow way idea in life, is so East. It was sent to Kennedy she transgressed the law of terribly restricted, but is it no' stated in such broad terms there Town to be kept under obser- natura which demands that the possible to be so brosd' la oar
vation.
is room for difference of views.
young should be cared for by the views as to miss the way? Wa The important point to bote.
mother. In a word, the children bave travelled a long way from were spoilt; the eldest son turned | the dreary religious life described however. is that the **W An election of a member to the out 2 waster and landed by Buckle in his "History of Governor recognises the ad-Sanitary Board is to take place in prison, the daughter · was] Civilisation." Thank goodness vantages of Sino-foreign enter at the City Hall on Thursday, too wise for ber years and finally the individual has a much greater 28th. September, commencing at fell victim to illicit love and anchoice of pleasing himself than prise. A particularly gratifying o'clock in the afternoon. In unscrupulous doctor, while her held good in the days when Scot feature is that Governor Chan, the event of the election being younger brother, maddened by tian elders of the Kirk left the who lived among us for a very contented, voting will commence grief at the loss of his only real plate and roamed our Scottish lengthy span of rests, is desirousimetistele after the nomina- friend from babybood, chose the streets collecting the Sabbath- tiɔns have been read and continue Underground for a somewhat breakers. We need not descend of promoting cordial relations until 6 pm.. when the ballot-box messy suicide. This freedom of into bypocrisy but the observance with this Colony, for, as he re- will be closed. affirms, the two ports are inter dipendent.
rumours.
Rosalie's the mother) was of quiet courtesy, decent thinking freedom from the old-fashioned and as little faanting of the now Whilst walking in Haiphong alleged drudgery of the home: demands in consonance with the conventions; freedom from the practices as possible are surely Road Kowloon, on Thursday fre dom Mrs. Campos, living at No. 1.which
from the things needs of the times. ara the Salisbury Road, had the handbag right of children, the fairy tales, inalienable
Overdoing It
"Hush-hush" Policy.
she was carrying saatched from BIRTH.
Hongkong is a fruitful spot for her by a man, who made his Santa Claus, the Bible. In the Talking about telephones, you MACKICHAN-A: 102 The
We hear many of them escape after the commission bands of their hired meators, know I've come to the conclusion Peak, on 16th. ins to Mr. and business, as a newspaper, is tos valued at $2. were contained
in the course of a day. Out of the crime. In the bag, which pure reason took the place of that the Hongkong Telephone Mrs. A. S. MacRichan, a son.
romping nonsense and loving Company is giving us too much run to earth such of these as the sum of $80 in notes, a buuch result that the boys grow up defeating itself. You know they kindness, wi' the inevitable in the way of service and thereby think the public is likely to be in- of keys and a bandkerchief. terested in. But a tough job
confirmation in getting
this.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 16th Sept., 1922.
DEATH.
self-centred prigs and their sistar handle an awfu' lot of calla hare, LOPES-A: the Italian Con- Colony, even from those who are
a pleasure-loving irresponsible. something like 60,000 is the Two more men have been Rosalie forgot the influence of course of a day. Now that takes vent Hospital, Wanchai, in a position to know the truth. arrested in Yaumati in connection the mother-the bumanities-a bit of plagging in. mind I'm Friday, 10th, 11 p.m. Diane It generally resolves itself into with the sensational robberies at and. like the wounded bird on telling ye. The average answer- Christets Lepes. The funeral the old, old formula, the inter-Wing Wo Street They
were the book cover, she came to ing rate- that is, the length of will pass the Monument to-day viewed person remarking: "Yes, charged before Mr. Ainsworth earth-too late! at 5.30 p.m..
lime between the ringing of the there's something in it, but don't this morning and remanded to In a way, isn't it a great pity bell and bearing the girl at say anything about it just yet: take their trial with the two men, that, with us humans, the young Exchange ask for the number I'll let you know later." And, who, arrested immediately after can, through the delegation of you want is, they say, exactly unfortunately for the newspapers, the robbery, have now the more responsibility, thrive and live to 6.5 seconds per call, perhaps. My, "later" usually means a remote serious charge of attempted be the reproach they sometimes but that's quick! Another thing time shead when everybody murder preferred against them.
are? With the birds and beasts we get thrown in our teeth is that knows the whole facts and there's
cow, unless the mothers fulfil the average number of calls on no longer any news value in
their duties their offspring die. each line in Boogkong works the story. Or, maybe, another
The Observatory returns for They must feed and train them, out at 14.7 per day compared person approached will tell you August show that the average for there are no foster parents in wi* 9 point nothing in that he knows ali about mean temperature during the oatore. Our vaunted civilisation, New York. Of course I'm it. but **I'd rather i: mooth was 82.4, which compares though, provides all manner of willing to admit, for the sake o' didn't come from me." These with an average mean for the substitutes, from feeding bottles to argument, that figures can be aze common experiences to news. period 1584 to 1913 of 81.5. The boarding schools, food artificial made to prove anything. But if The special laterview at Can-paper men here in Hongkong, bighest temperature was 931, on for both stomach and brain. It I'm wanting service on a tele- ton which our representative bad where, for some undiscovered the 2nd, and the lowest 75.1, on does not require much thought to phone, though, quoting fancy with His Excellency Chan Chik-Teason. people get abnormally the 27th. The average humidity recognise in this the real indict-averages cuts very little ice wi secretive when a reporter turns to was 82. There were 180 hours ment against so-called me. As a matter of courtesy I'm Jue, the new Governor, strikes them for information. The good of sunshine and 17.53 inches of emancipation of women. an eminently agreeable
rain. especially when contrasted with
CANTON'S NEW GOVERNOR.
note, old "Hash-hush" policy dies hard.
the conditions that prevailed in
In the absence of confirmation of
be
ye
| willing to believe ony thing, provided I get what I want. Eastern-born Kiddies.
That's basiarse. Telling me a story of public interest, we ar The offices of the Supreme
Sucking the meditative pipa on about New Yorkers and how sometimes compelled to print the Court are to be open daily from the sofs last Sunday, I couldas" backward they are in the matter the City of Rams during recent rumours in circulation. That's 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Long help thinking that lots of children o' telephone usage doespa get months. Tangible tokens of the the only passible course when Vacation, except on Public and born and bred in the Far East me through to Kowloon day improved state of affairs were like oysters when a newspaper offices will be entirely closed. Reared among servants on the
people who know the facts shut up General Holidays, when the have much the same grievance, quicker. visible in confirmation. There man calls round. If we were to and on Saturdays, when they will "il and fetch more principle,
A Tip. were signs everywhere." writes base our procedure on past ex-be open from 10a.m. to neon. The life for them is mostly a Con- Now, hold on. I've gone to a our correspondent, "of business perience, we should be inclined Long Vacation commences on tiana! round of pleasure. They los o trouble wi' this telephone seldom to seek verification of asy. the 20th. instant and terminates Cauna" and never will, have the business and I'm going to see it thing we hear. But we keep on on the 17th. October, (bath days same ideas concerning bome and through, even if they have to hoping that the day will come inclusive). when Hongkong folk will realise giring the papers the facts. That's that there's nothing to lose by the best way of assuring the truth getting into print, anyhow. Motor Noises.
as usual and even more than usual. The river traffic has been
their folk as we had. As a rule, make me a Director of the New particularly heavy these last few
the youngsters raised in the Company. This past week I've days, the movement of goods,
enervating Eas; bavena" the same been making some experiments Hogely delighted audiences staff in them as their parents. and as a result I've come to the outward and inward, being on a
saw the four-teel Harold Lloyd The feeling aye is to give them as conclusion that if the average scale not known for a long time
comedy. A Sailor-Made Man," good a time as possible; but is time to answer each call was past. Still more concrète is the
at the Coronet yesterday. An this freedara good for them in the multiplied by two, that is 13 interesting feature of the same long run? I doubt it. It's the point nothing seconds, we should evidence afforded by the Customs returns for the past week. Large from a patient at the French Cunhats have made a more effective fancy frille, from plasticine to per capita would be reduced at A complaint has reached safer the typhoon. It would per- the rising generation wi' all kinds and the number of calls per diem, programine was a film of Swatow same wi edocation. We stof havea quicker and a batter service
silk and other consignments are vent Hospital regarding the on the more, so there is ground nosies created by motors rushing Dicture if the camera rasa had philosophy, but are they ony the least thirty per cent. perhaps. past that institution, loudly sound one in more for bird's eye views wiser for it? Are they ony the You'll have to excuse me imilat- for hope that the new conditions ing their horns without the least seed of concentrating upon more able to pay serious and ing the Hon'ble Lowe in this will permit of a welcome change necessity
isolated heaps of debris, but, sustained therefor. It seems
attention to the connection, but it is absolutely in the tone of cur Chamber of the evil is particularly pronounce the terrible desolation and des-not.
nevertheless, a very good idea of things that count? They are impossible to deal wi' this sub- ject successfully without tying Commerce reports, which for during the hours of Bigbtraction is conveyed. The view. patients often being unable to
oneself in a boot. Ay, Mr. Ben- quite a while now have inevitably sleep by reason of it.
Even RB
particularly those of the stranded All for Pleasure.
[nett, you want to get down from » barped upon Die stagnation late as midnight the nuisance steamers Tungshing and Shan-
Mind ye, I'm no' à stick-in-the among the higher mathematica caused by the disturbances in occurs. Native chauffeurs are tung, were all remarkably clear.
mad, but 1 cangs' halp feeling and pay attention. This Up's most likely the offenders, for we
it's a thousand pities that in worth money to the Telephone South China.
cannot conceive of a car-owner;
the name of freedom so many of Company. but maskes.” I'll throw
to
Governor Chan siso referred at being to thoughtless as to make Republic. It is true that the the present generation trample in ciria bonum, which, as you all considerable length to the mili-an undue bubbub when passing Tachons contrive squeeze paderfoot the claims and sunc-know, is a kind of forty-second an institution where the sick and the Gabelle, but fortunately there tions of the social constitution of cousin on bis mother's side to tary position, stating that "we suffering are lying. Apparently, is a liberal margin, at any rate in the land which gave a birth. our well-known friend pro bono have succeeded in separating past complaints have had respect of those loans that have Goodness knows, I'm no’narrow, publica. civil from military affairs.
beneficial results occasionally by first charge upon that important but after all, the world is a school
What Happens. In a short time from now there vicinity, but the evil still persists, bonds bave
the sending of a policeman to the source of revenue. The Vickers though folk seem nowadays to be
no such vainable thinking of nothing else than You see, my dear impatient, will be no soldiers in the city. If it is really necessary to keep security behind them, and Chips turning it into a playground. rampagious reader every time Only the police-under the Civil the roads near the hospital open has defaulted over the interest. No high type of character is pos, you get cranking a telephone andTM
to rootor traffic, perphaps there The British Legation at Pekingsible where the pursuit of pleseate the balf-demented lassie barks at Authorities--will be responsible would be some abatement of the has made representations to the is made the end and siat of life. you from Exchange, such is for keeping order." If this nuisance if big signs were erected Chinese authorities, so far with Nothing deadens our aspirations registered as a call and helps to means that the military will in the locality requesting motor out any definite result; and at the after the things that are best so swell the sum total of that. to -interfere in -the ists to drive quietly past the in-moment our diplomatist there has much as a continual whirl of day's heart-breaks. The length
stitution. At any rate, something bis hands tied on account of the excitement and a continual rush of time, messured in administration, a notable step should be done, for the sake of Tariff Revision Committee not after gaiety. It's terrible to think from the .moment - you indeed has been accomplished, those whose rest and sleep are so having completed its investiga-that, wi' some folk, amusement, jauntily proceed to ring up Jones- It may by remarked that the rudely disturbed.
tions. It was recently announced however admirable it may be and finally and limply become Governor
that these weald be finished in itself, should be the topmost attached to him, has - nothing and General Chan The Vickers Bonds.
shortly, when it is to be hoped thought and supreme concero, whatever to do wi' the average. King-ming, the Commander-in- Considering the parious state that the British Minister will give occupying time and interest to per call per capita. The Tele Chief, are friends of long stand-of Poking's finances, there is little prompt attention to the Vickers the exclusion of things of far phone Company are not the lesst cause for surprise that the Vickers suggestion that the bonds, be con-greater importance. We never concerned about you and your
J
aeons,
ing, which improves the prospect bands remain in an unsatisfac-stituted charge upon the in-seem to have time to think now business wi'. Jones. All that the of harmonious working. Theretory position. The loans to Chins creased Customs revenue, toadays. What between snippets aforesaid Company, are really. is, of course, plenty of legitimate charged upon the Customs and which the Chinese Government is in the papera, sex problems and concerned wi is that you and necessary work for the the Gabelle are excellant, securi-said to be agreeable. There is an hectic thoughts in our books, and ring to Exchange is answered
Lies, practically independent of encouraging precedent in the case pictorial versions of both on the and
plug pushed military in regard to the sup the vicissitudes that adict the of the Marconi bonds. -
screen, our mental pay if: Being
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