CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
THAT FAMOUS PETITION.
COL WARD TO "PUT THE
MATTER RIGHT.”
From the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pol- lock, C., we bave received copies of correspondence between the Constitutional Reform Associs tion of Hongkong and Colonel John Ward. C.B., C.M.G., M.P., in relation to the petition for a more representative form government for the Colony.
of
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
SIR JAS. JAMIESON.
INVESTITURE AT SHANGHAI.
A PUZZLE A DAY.
Shanghai, November 2-An a high standard by the daily impressive cermony took place at drills carried out, usually in the the British Consulate yesterday vicinity of the Supreme Court afternoon when Sir James Mac- The Force improved upon the Leay presented the insignia of scope of their activity this morn the K.C.M.G. to Sir James Jamie- ing when they chose the parada son, Consul General at Canton, ground of the Central Police Reuter Two engines in addition to the Station for to-day's practice.)
usual apparatus for connect- ing up with the (imaginary in the present ca50) | A certain man and his son and saving-life appliances were were, together, aged 109 years. brought into requisition, and His son and grandson had a total On August 16th last, the follow-all hands turned to give a very age of 56 The man and his ing letter was sent to Col. Ward realistic impression of what the grandson had a combined age of on behalf of the Association - work under actual conditions 85. How old was each? Dear Sir,
would be like. That the drill Yesterday's answer: I am directed by the Committee' was not all inaka-belief was of The Constitutional Reform, amply demonstrated in the ex- Association of Hongkong to acting details which the Chief of inform you that a Rauter's tele-the Brigade, Mr. Brooks, required grum dated 3rd August has been of every man. The procedure of received relative to our Petition running out the noses from their for Constitutional Reform reading receptacles in the carts was gone as follows :-
aver with careful attention to:
ASSOCIATION'S LETTER.
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"The report On public minuteness of detail. For ex petitions shows that the petition ample, the man who held the for Amendments to the Con-noozle of the pipe was reminded
Putting the sun back in the stitution of Hongkong for the that he was not aiming re centre of the Japanese fag is purpose of securing to the in- volver, but rather that he should quite simple. The dotted lines habitants the rights of self-hold it in such a position that indicate the original arrangement government in purely internal whilst leaving the flow to of the Bag. Cut along the line ICE-CREAMS,
local affairs. received 83 take its natural course through marked "cut here," which divides signatures. It is added that the hose unchecked by any the flag into two pieces, A and B further signatures were not awkward bends, the building then turn B over, so that it forms counted, in accordance with an involved would have the full C, which is fastened on to A as order of the House of Cora benefit of the stream. The ex-shown in the diagram. mons, that only those signs-tension ladders were then tures to which addresses are placed in position. The men fixed are to be counted.” seampered up and got down
DON JUAN TO-DAY.
As you are aware, the original again by sliding through the life- Petition was returned to you by saving canvas chute. Then as Mr. L A. Abrahams, Clerk to if to show that it was perfectly
What Every Woman the Public Petitions Committee,easy and natural to go downl
Knows. under a letter dated 31st. March. from the third floor of a building 192, in which no mention was of a morning in a canvas chute. Don Juan first came to London. Exactly one hundred years ago made of the insufficiency of the Fire Chief himself followed. addresses, although the printed
That is to say, Byron published The Fire Department is one of in the late summer of 1823 the form attached. envering instruc- the most important institutions Canton of "Don Juan." which tings as to the form petitions of this Colony and with the pre-describes his hero's arrival in -hould take. did state that sent tendency for higher build-London, writas Marjorie Harland)
Signatures with addresses to lings, it as well to be prepared for in the Daily Chronicle. follow were required. Mr.work which the Brigade may be Abraham's letter specifically called upon to do at any moment. changed so much, and woman- stated that the Petition was returned first of all because it
was typewritten and not written
DELICIOUS
SUNDAES
AND
SUMMER DEVERAGES
Specially prepared, to
ensure PURITY
AND
EXCELLENCE
AT
In a hundred years times have CAFE WISEMAN
kind with them, thet one cannot help wondering whether Don Juan would have such an irresi
by hand, secondly for the reason TO MY BELOVED DEADstible appeal to the woman of to-
that it had not been signed by at least one person On the
B
petition sheet, and lastly be In the profound and dreadful
cause the prayer of the petition had not been repeated at the head of each sheet. No men-j tion was made, of the necessity of having the address of each signatory, and in view of the fact thas the Petition was returned from here duly altered instructed as far back as the 25th! May, 1922, ny Committee are at a loss to understand as to why it was not again returned (owing to non-compliance in the matter of addresses) by Mr. Abraham.
The Petition was returned to you on 25th May, 1922, when the alterations in the form of petition called for by Mr. Abraham's letter were complied with entirely, and in his letter, Mr. Stock. the late
Honorary Secretary pointed out that
calm of night. Worn with the newness of my
grief, I come Dry-eyed, and fall beside you
Spent and dumb. Dreading the Dawn, with
its aching light.
J
all
Dreading the day, and all it
holds for me
Of restlessess and forms that
come and go: New things to do, new things
to see and know, That were
day.
I am afraid that the times are against him. To begin with. in colours. Robbed of the cloak of 1923 he would appear in his real
tweeds and serges of today, he Romance. clad in the prosaic
would be seen as the very poor fellow he is.
For, for all his swagger and pose. Don Juan was really a coward and a weakling lacking sufficient vitality to go through life without the stimulant, of continual change, offeminate in his vanity and delight in petty
He who loves and runs away will live to love another day." awas his motto, and in those days be could turn aside the charge of cowardice by embarking upon some absurd escapade melodramatic duel, for a cut on the arm or a thrust in the side
not yet, when you conquest. were there to sre: And shut my eyes. and for
whils pretend That I can lean against you. feet
your hand, Hear your heart beat. and
know you understand. Though you are farther
the wide world's end.
than
the address "Hongkong" was always considered sufficient for local residents, adding. further more, that each and every Ab! My Beloved, swiftly, silently,
OF
is a lighter thing to bear than the results of one's indiscretions.
The atmosphere of the duelling field is kinder to Romance than
signature had been duly certified Surely your kind, kind ghost the Divorce Court to which the
correct by himself as Honorary Secretary of this Association.
Under these circumstances, the it Committee feel that when this Petition is duly brought before the House, it should be plainly brought to the notice of every Member that there were
over
1,500 bona fide signatures, and is therefore hoped that under thei cxceptional circumstances above]
shall comfort me.
cannot be that you -hull
more comie
injured husband to-day has recourse for relief. Don Juan
would have to appear in the witness box as the co-respondent. always a humiliating and un- romantic rule.
Radiant with laughter, holding
hands for mine, Seeking my soul for Love's
And even if modern day had; Meeting
must earnest sign.
nut shora Don Juan of his glam, TD3 thought with our I doubt if the modern woman cloquent thought and dumb would have much use for him.
would find it a Byron
little
"Love is of man's life a thing There. where the
Summer apart. flames, and find you not:
outlined, the list of signatures in it cannot be that I must look for difficult to-day to maintain that,
its entirety will be accepted.
Thanking you in anticipation
of your assistance in this regard,
I am. Sir,
Yours faithfully,
H. R. REMINGTON,
Honorary Secretary.
COL WARD'S REPLY. Colonel Ward replied under date of September 26th, as follows;- Dear Sir.
Hongkong Petition for
Constitutional Reform.
you
sky's blue.
ness Fields,
fields.
With reference to your letter of I the 16th. ultimo, re the above, 1 quite agroe with your contention, and will put the matter right Then by the beauty of the when it comes before the House.
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A Dusun Tale Retold.
One day in idle moments she experimented on a grass lizard (bugang). She killed the little) thing and tried by sweat-singing to bring it back to life. Here- tofore she only brought back
'Tis woman's whole existence." Of splendid sunsets know you There are too many other things
all forgot.
in the modern woman's life for Nor find you in the rain, nor the Don Juan to be able to blot them
out by his romantic appeal. And "Tondoropot" contributes the nowadays most of us are wise following item of Dusun folklore the life of people and animals For here the lily all her sweet-enough to see through Don Juan. to the British North Borney that had died
a natural? His skill in love-making is his Herald:- And all my heart is open to whole stock-in-trade, and to-day
death. This Was diferent. She was a pretty girl, her name She failed. The the sun:
girl was that leaves us cold.
was prettier still. but her voice much upset, so And, seeking peace in grief.
she concealed We know that the genuine was prettiest. She was called the body under a piece of bark the long day done. find it in the silver, moonlitscious while it is just Don Juan's is dead
lover is always shy and self-con-Vasiohou or Goodsong. She cloth. She dared not show it or]
She NOW,
died ftell
anybody. The animals indifference to his ultimate because of being a daughter of albelonged to Kinungan and nobody She had a wonderful was allowed to kill them Hej world success--for is there not always woman.
someone else round the corner?-voice. Whenever she sang men,knew there WALA something that enables him to make love so women and children would gather wrong. but did not exactly And modern wo-round her to listen. But not only know what. He sent several charmingly.
animals messengers: man knows that the better a man humans, even dumb
fowls, scorpious makes love, the less he means it would come to hear her. This coatipedes, to find out, but was not all Her voice had all returned without success. wonderful power. Happy the At last a cockroach (hippos) man, woman or child who died was sent and the little brisk One of the best stories is that Of the twelve thousand men when she was near. She would insect got a glimpse of the dead told by Robert Barr. Barr de- who left England to take part in sing so, that the soul of the de-lizard, killed by the maiden's clared that he knew a non-loquac the largest harvest that Canada ceased would return to its body hand, and reported the matter. AUTHOR LEAVES £15,380. ious barber. An elderly customer has ever had eleven thousand and live again t Mr. A. Marchmont, of Bath, took the chair heavily he had the nine hundred have been engaged
Kinungan was very angry and author of numerous novels and merest outward fringe of hair to in the fields. Most of them are died when she was at hand, for people for the deed of Zi Vasiobou, Happy the man whose buffalo said that he would punish the plays, including By Right of be treated. Shall I remove my still at work, and a movement her song would bring life again to Diseases and misery came and Sword, "When I Was Czar," collar?" he asked. "No," answered has been started for keeping the carcase! Z1 Variohou has people now dia young, whilst and A Dash for a Throne," the barber. "Needn't take your them employed, throughout the done much good, but she is also before this event they all died at loft £15,550.
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winter.
the cause of misery, and sickness. ripe old age,
I know
let me go.
ETHEL ASHTON EDWARDS,
But in the records of the House That you are here, and will not already it is reported in my state- ment in presenting the Petition that it was signed by fifteen hun- dred of the inhabitants.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN WARD.
in Ex.
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