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SATURDAY, DECEMBER
Lina of Kution, and hey hopsa ens antartsbed of an honourabig paạt with that country xionów Į dashed to the ground., Turkey in
DAY BY DAL
THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL SUB-
behaving in a fashion fit to STITU FOR BRAINS IS SILENCE plunge most of the European
nations into another disastrous
The next issue of the Hongkong war. The trouble ever repara. Telegraph will be on Tuesday.
tions again threatens tho Entente partnership with dis
The name of Mr. Edward New-
Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
"Again the silent wheels of and New Year.. Wi"them it's the me, their annual round have same old gule, only a week driv'n." Idon't know what-you later. shint, but bekwonń ourselves I
fancy that's no a bad start to our There's A Reason. last obat of the year. Ay, the The second sol o'a musical
solution, besides forming house has been added to the list getting startel is often the hard- piece is like iba second year o
further inducement for Gartan
to throw herself into the arms o tha Soviet Government, Th is unrest-economic, sociti,, ** political-iq all tits
globe; and Httle-prospect of improvement. Taking. facts into consideratio
if authorized architects.
Tenders are being invited Tidoning and extending the Beacon Hill catchwater.
est. Joe, he sometimea says it's marriage. Thai'a'whare the tast | the other way about. That much comes in. It is then that inferent ; I'm perfectly willing to admit, in the proprieties begins to sag a for it's sometimes just as hard to bit. The same folk, mind ye, but finish as it is to make a begin- no* nearly 10 particular the ning.
second time. That's the way New Year's Day gets such A Hard Task, –
bad name. Lot's o' folk br At this time, however, I find that time ara just about Mr. Harry Ore is to give birthe job doubly hard: hard in the getting used to the full-up feel- second pianoforte recital at the first place because of the solemn ing. What Ettle reputation they Specifications on Applies only fear that the cong Year Cathedral Hall ca January Sinity of the occasion, as every ever had was lost the week before,
when he will be assisted by Mr. Scotsman will of course, sp, but maskee, the Scotsman in thão may prove even more calamitous Eric Rice and Mr. A. M. Bowes-preciate, and again hard because company mostly aye gets the than its predecessor. We cannot Smith. look very far beyond the veil;
Tenders are being invited for aight that we should like to see; the erection of an satracce to the and
perhaps it is best for pier, Queen's Statue Square. The humanity that the future mast work consists of the erection of
carriage entrance with for the most part pemain i3proaches flanked by balustrading
tion to
MUSTARD & Co. there is much hidden from our
Distributors.
17. Connaught Road, Central
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 30th Dec., 1922.
RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.
visible.
New
In coccluding this world condit***
Karn
I purpose on this last Saturday blame anyway. It's then tha of a dying year to say good the comedian who stumbled fe bye for a spell. For four years and out, last week, when ha I have amused myself, largely at wasna' standing_table-high, 15- your expense. Whatever may appears wit's firmer touch, oʻ have been the crop, it has been alcoholism added to his capa decided that the field will lie The other lad down the street, fallow for a bil. During the past after the past five days of azpios four years the writing of this and a bursting head, reassures column has brought me many himself that the Chinese - are no correspondents and friends, damned good anyway and under His Excellency the Governor There may, naturally, be a faw the perfect alibi of the Scotsman's bas appointed the following who smart în secret. "From such 'Saint
Day, proceeds to a consideration
pro-gentlemen_to be members of the I beg forgiveness. None but demonstrate the fact wi" spects. We boliar. Olir readers Pilotage Board for 1923-The those who speak or write know gestures faeble and an acount will endorse the opinion that Assistant Harbour Master (Pres of the temptation to embellish the labelled Oxford. It's a great ident), the Commander of the|tals and at times to play to the time. A couple oʻ drama o' near- things here might oave been far Naval Yard, Mr. Henry Neave gallery. Started in fun, the Scotch and whether the in- worse, and that we have much to Mr. G. D. M. Arthur, Mr. T. T. difficulty was to keep from being tellectual prodigies toddle, strut, be thankful for. To all who have Laurenson, D.S.C.
prejudiced. To say "Do as I say speechify, dance or imitate the and not as I do" is hard to get "grown-ups, is immaterial; they sorrows to bear we express the
carried out in a small community just need to be seen to be wildly hope that the New Year will
Plans of seate for the remain-such as ours. Tongues will wag, applauded. And, every Sandy bring them a bappier time; toling performances of "The Tem-w the consequence that the and Mac are sure to get the those who have good reason to pest" will be on view this aftereffects of the teaching is often blame. That's the worst o' ne The year nineteen hundred and be joyful we offer our congratul-op at the Hongkong Hotel, last in discussing the personality, working on the first day of the
whera seats rosy be bocked during of the writer. twenty-two is drawing to a close, ations, and trust that the year to the week-end and also on Mon
Resolating. and we find ourselves at liberty come will continue a fortunate day, New Year's Day. Booking Thanks Are Due- to look back over the months one for them; and to the prodigals will contine at Moutrie's on
| Tuesday mor -Adrt. that have passed since we last who bave decided to make the celebrated the New Year festival, soal New Year resolutions we as well as to take a peep into sa offer our sympathy, and wish much of the future as we can them the best of luck in keeping visualise. The events of the their good intentions unfractured. paming year, practically all the To every one of our readers we world over, have been such that express our very best wishes for can bid good-bye to 1922 happy New Year, and bealth without regrets, and offer up and prosperity in the future. fervent prayer that 1923 will be a battar twelve-month by a long
way.
So far as Hongkong itsell
The recent General Election at is concerned, the outlook is)
Home bas pointedly illustrated brighter than many expected. the anomalies in the British elec- We bave passed through a great toral system. In very many in- deal of trouble in the Colony and stances, where there were three and four-cornered contests, candi. have had more than the average dates got returned to Parliament amount of worry, but very much on a minority of votes cast. The ware most for- better days appear to be ahead of Labourites
&1
Electoral Anomalies.
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TIME IS A STREAM.
Bearing our dead
No, that I'm vexed. It had to But what am I bavering about? come sooner orter.. I'll just This is surely no the arthodox have to start some other hobby, stuff as bṛfits the occasioa? Na; stamp collecting, Baxter prints or I must talk of new resolutions The following extracts from the keeping bens. The caly folk I'm diaries and a seasonable stock- To tell the London bosette are published in sorry about is Archie MacPher taking of oneself Command Orders: R.G.A.-Tae son and his wife. I've had a lot bonest truth I canos" do it To undermentioned Major retires on to say about them from time to prate of the brand new resolution retired pay-Major C. C. Lawen.time but I feel I havens done is to reke up the failures, to re- Once I had a suscitate our mistakes, to dwell Royal Army Pay Corpa.-L.-Cal. them justice & Staff Paymaster A. Delacombe,terrible spilé szaizat-Mac but up pasi misfortunes. We all D.5.0., baring attained the age time is a grand fizer. I like him make mistakes and all our lives fixed for compulsory retirement, fine now. I'm vaxed at having have their dark parrager. To- is placed on retired pay.
Ho drop him go suddenly, just recall the charm of their altar-. when we were getting to know batises and to desire to achieve each other better. Ay. come to themis but a commonplace in the think of it, I've a lot for which teaching of moraliste aud to thank Archie MacPherson, philosophers. We must not forget Many's the time when sobjects that to approach life from too were scarce, he's gotten me out practical a point of view is to loss Time is a stream (so old, eo true of a bad hole. The same might a good deal of its beauty and be said of Joe and Janet and the truth. So a fig for the newW TOK- the fable!)
and wee yin. Ay, they've all rallied clution, which taken by round loyally whenever they, large, is often priggish when it's were needed. Without their help, no' selfish or cowardly,
would have been next to im
Diarying. possible for me to bave carried on; without their observations As for diaries, I've got no time Hongkong would have been poor- for them. They're a fine institu- ar to day in its knowledge of the tion for keeping ye posted up on Lowland Scot, his idiocyncrasies, such things as Septuagesima his open-heartedness. And dear (whatever that may mean) and old Linkcumdoddie, home of, when there's a nice "full moon in Sealing old bonds with new-my orphaned youth, nestling some other place. Just because
Bent sympathies..
there somewhere
the diaries continue to be published Uncle John and and sold I suppose there are Yet that stream flows eternal, bills, wi
Aunt Mary pottering about peculiar people who religiously never caring That every year a milestone is, and setting my wee feet in the record in their pages the trivial
but bearing
way of right. Even libelled Glas happening of the day. But who go and proud Edinburgh have the devil will ever read their liter given their tribute to the reminary gossip? Not
the
I'll never forget them. iscences of a ruminant auld man. scribes! Please do not throw But I'at my bead the immortal
Pepys. must get on.
I have heard of the garrulous Samuel, but he's been (desd quite a while, haan't be ? I am not particularly
on is untroubled tide. When first they sail, there comes no sudden treaking Of chains long forged; we speak
and hear them speaking; We do but close our eyes and
we are able To draw them to our side. Almost it sees Death shelters
from upbraiding,
Their barks so far no love can
stay the fading Of voice, and bands, and eyes. Six years have passed since
your bark sailed, yet ever Strive I through broadening Seasonal Subjects.
space some link to find. "Gray eyes." I say, "bronzed
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You'll have noticed that same for one
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cheeks, firm chin project-newspaper subjects are seasonal anxious that a few hundred years like most things in this world. Webence a tabloid-sucking race of iog, Low brow, crisped hair," and have Barn's Nicht in January, humans should spend long hours the Races in February and Ching deciphering my soul's outpour- close my eyes expecting
tha month ings over a bottle of the best, To see you
Poor Ming sometime limned. bodiless phrases!
following. Then Exeter and Bt. sent wi' the compliments of the George's Day are Never your image springs to
good compradore. No, I've a prejudice fox & colume. Close од we' against diarying. Like the wee mind.
A good boy when he saw a giraffe Strange, therefore, that last get Empire Day wi
chance about His Gracious for the first time, I say there alot night twist sleep and
Majesty's Dominions on which no sich animal. Even if there waking.
the sun never sets. Joly brings wi' really is, be's no worth heeding it Independence Day. Bommer for he's scarcely human onY WAY. finds us growling in print about'
us. Trade prospects have bright-tunate in this direction, especially where opposed by two Liberals. ened considerably, and the anxi whilst the Unionists also gained ous period of earlier in the year some successes from like circum- In looking over the seems deficitely to have passed. Staucas.
detailed figures for the various The Colony's finances are in a
encountered constituencies, wa sound position, and we are able many examples of the kind of
W8 bave made t go on with out important which
Io the Whitechapel public works without any fear of tion.
division, for instance, lack of funde. The normal deve- Labourite was returned with lopment of the city has exper- just over 6,000 votes, whereas the inced bardly a check, and big Liberela and Unionists who be tween them polled over 9,000 building operations are in pro-hava to be contest with no rep- gress which will improve both resentative. Then take the case the appearance of the place as of Dundee, a notoriously Liberal well
our general business stronghold. Here there were no fewer than six candidates for two facilities. The
grave strike seats, Probibitionist and
elected. trouble early this year will be Labourite being fresh in the minds of most of our analysis of the figures shows that Labour gets a sest with only just readers. There was a threat of over 36,030 votes polled for the L3 something similar only a few bour and Communist candidates, weeks ago, but we are glad to be whilst the thres Liberal nominees, able to state that no serious secured a total of over 49,000, and yet no-one of that political industrial unrest accompanies persuasion was returned. One the close of the year.
more instance. At Motherwell, A Communist got elected Looking out upon the world at with some 8,200 votes, whereas large, we can find little to com- his three opponents (an Indepen- mend that has happened during dent and two Liberals) failed, the past twelve months, and although their aggregate votes
our bathing beaches and io Good-bye. came to over 16,500.
that AEOMA to be much to condemn, There is
private about the kids getting! Ay, their holidaya. September, we're the right note at last. "In the hardly a single country that has Reform Needed.
No balo' ghost, but khaki-clad,ure of 35 columns of Budget new year just at hand, let's ba not had its serious problems to The examples cited above show
while sometime in October there's human. Let's be oursiyer. Let'k and breaking the need of a reform in our elec
ye the opportunity, to drag in forget the miserly appreciation battle against, and practically toral system, and they could be every one has them still. We added to without difficulty, for Geoffrey Fyson, in the Observer.] Trafalgar and how the British of present gains or the source o Navy stacks up alongside the embittering regrets. Let's að Lave commented in these col- the recent elections were note-
rest November, again, is rich in remporee and complacehoy / worthy for the large number of
off-band material, including as it the list of 'deadly umos on the different phases of three-cornered fights in which which neither party would oppose does the M.C.L, St. Andrew's Righthers and now would sen the world outlook, from time to there was much splitting of the the candidates of the other, Day and Thanksgiving Day. the time for a fine sonog time, and can readily be excused vates of the older parties. The mutually satisfactory allocation Daring the last month of the year quotation, but the temptatic I for our cf.en persimistic tone, system of pr portional representa of seats having been previously we have, of course, the arniver maun-resist for the sandra tion has been urged for many been decided upon, Labour would, sary of Joe's wedding, Christmas almost run down and Joehs which We bad, no choice years, but we doubt whether its we fear, get short shrift in fature Day and finally Hogmanay.” stands at mr elbow clutchinthe.. but to adopt. There was complications would be under elections. Eut that prospect is
slips as I finish them. Anfu It is of the last two, however, lad, Joe. very little occurring that could stood by the great majority scarcely likely to be realise, since
of electors. All the same, not only do the two parties not that I would particularly empha.. engender optimism. As it hap
Well, to all roy is க most anomalous agree, but there are even sharp sise as being the most difficult
desire to pens, we write these lines at a state of affairs that members rivalries within each party, wit to comment on. They are bring 1,
convey the time when the outlook in Europe should get returned to Parliament ness the number of cases in which me in mind of a musical comedy sincere hope that they may is. be for on minerity vole, as they do two Liberals or two Unionists wi' the same characters but thinly realise all that alone is about as bad as it be ander existing conditions. If the were pitted one against the other disguised in the second act. Wither in the days to oc To ever barn, or is ever likely to be. Liberals and Unionists were so in single-seat constituencies dur-some fo.k there's no a hair o ane sa alla Guid Noffer.
difference between Christmas Goodbye. Russia appeara to bave found her come to an understanding- byling the recent elections,
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I heard you speak, and turn.
ed, and gazed awhile Without surprise upon you here
beside me,
(Traversed the gulf whose
passage is denied me)
Into the old, swift smile.
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