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MAKE NOT THYSELF THIN JUDGE OF ANY MAN~~Longfellow.
offered. Now horo, as in othor parts of the world, the broad-
There has hoen a clean bill of mindedness of modern thought health in the Colony for the past is placing bofore all classes the two days. privileges formerly reserved only "C.A.C." (Macao)-Your orit- for the high-born; and woman-telem should be addressed to the kind in coining, undisputed, into newspaper in which the comment
appearod.
Its own.
The Sand Danger.
It was a tragic coincidence that M on the very day on which, in our Motoring Supplement, we drow attention to the danger of cover-
Two highwaymon hold up A little schoolboy with a knife noar the Kowloon Waterworks vostor day and stole a bangle valued at $4.50
TWO-MINUTE
TALKS A Daily Tonle
By ROBERT POWER
HOURS TO BURN.
ovor their "bad THE physician carefully ox- panacea for those who are always
amined his pationt. Then at rooding last he turned to him and said: hoalth." Work has oured many "You are Bufforing with aa hypochondriae of a string of complaint which is very imaginary allments. Dasily oured." "Oli, and Time is given to as all by the what is that?" "Go and get Great Steward, who will require an occupation. Being without an account of it. The longest life one, allows you too much time to is all too short for the native; and think about yourself and you have yet the idle yawn away the hours, How long dovolopad into a hypochondriac." with a complaining. The game for to-night for the
In the good old days the wealthy the daye are!" Liko unprofitable Ping the roads with sand, a case Ho Koi Tong cups at the Palace often complained of what was servants they are wasting away should be recorded in which a Hotel will be between Mr. Noalled "the vapours." For such, the heritage giyon them upon young Chinoso lost his life Ramsay (125) and Mr. H. Blandin Bath, Cheltonian, and other spas trust. Yet, by an irony of Fato. through a motor-cycle on which (170), commencing at 9-p.m.
were prescribed. To-day wo re- when old, age comes upon thom cognise that the real complaint and the grave draws near, they consequence of this treatment of Major and Mrs. Louis Cassol was idlonose, too many hours to bomoan the passing of the years our thoroughfares. The lad was are leaving Hongkong by the s.8 burn in folly. I am thankful to and long for youth again.
for think that overy succeeding year If we burn hours in idlonoss Nriding pillion on the cycle when Audre Lebon to-morrow
the unching badly slipped on a Shanghai. They intend return-it is holng increasingly recognised thore will remain nothing but the layer of loose sand, with thoing to the Colony with a few that idleness is a crime against ashon of ragret. It seems a poor Y result that he was thrown and weeker
A he was riding having skidded in
17, Connaught Road, Central, Tul. Central 1186.
The Telegraph.
HONGRONO, 28th April, 1924.
THE MODERN CHINESE GIRL.
sustained injuries which caused!
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ourselvos, and society. There are end to life, to se ca in vain drones in every hivo; but the hour for anything substantial as the comes when they are driven forth result of our spa: ling of Time, by the indignant boes who are In all ears shld sound the words address by Plato to his Indolenco opens the door for followers; "O stewards of Time..
his death. There is no doubt! The police are looking for the good reason for spraying sund on driver of an unknown motor, who, these nowly-tarred surfaces after knocking down and injuring all workers, but from observation, as well as little girl at the junction of from what motorists have told Pottinger Street and the Traya all sorts of imaginary complaints. us, WO cannot help thinking yesterday, drove off without The high-class nursing-homes are what account will you rondor, at that the process is very much rendering assistanco. The num-lled with men and women who the end of the day? Even if over-donu. Much' dumugo isber of the car is not known.
have no vocation and find many our life be the Scriptural "three caused to tyrun by this sand,
hours in which to imagine they score years and lon," of this wo but, what is worse, as this ac
News from Canton is to the are the prey to all sorts of shall spend some years in sloep. cident shows, it is apt to lead to affect that the now 20-cent piocos norvous and other disorders. It Take away the hours of ro
always boon sn. most tragic consequences. It is minted by the Hunangse Head- has
Dr. creation and refreshment, and tho to bo hoped that this case will quartors aro only boing accepted Abernethy,
celebrated how little romaine. Let us bo, have the result of the whole by tradesmen at 30 per cent. dle physician, who refused to truckle as it wore, minors over those matter bolng given serious con-count. It is said that the authori- to rich patients, was consulted hours we have from to spond, sideration, and such steps takenties will send those coins to the by an Earl who complained that Evory second is valuable, füll of ns will provont pur roads being front to not payments there. The was "at doath's door." possibilities.
The value we put upon Timo Pooh 1" cried the doctor. Gol sprayed with an excess of this commodity. There are already The Hon. Treasurer of the a spade and dig your gardens is a just index of our character. perils enough on our roads for Hongkong Women's Guild and over and you will not talk such Let us remember that overy motor cyclists without having Ministering Children's League nonsense. Occupation is the moment we spend is gono for them added to by the method of acknowledges
receipt of treating the public thoroughfaros: $208.50 from the Quarry Bay A.D.C., being the proceeds of the Ricksha Stands,
succoseful production of "Ann at the Taikoo Hall on February 29th Jast.
has
the
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong) Talograph."
In com-
evor!
A CANTON LUAN.
BANK OF FORMOSA'S REQUEST.
Canton reports state that soine friction has arisen in connection with a loan of three million dollars advanced by the Bank of Formosa to the Government for
which the Canton Coment Works have been pledged. It appears. that a lease on the works has boon granted to the Kwong Fat Com- pany by the Yunnanese Com- mander, without the knowledge of the Bank, and, as a result, an ofleial from the Bank has visited the Financial Department and requested that the lease be cancelled and now, tendera invited. In the alternative, it is urged that the present less00 should pay the amount due to the. Bank direct every month, in conformity with the original
o un observer who claims an average critical ontlook, without heing an expert on feminism, the change that has come over China during the past decade is The letter which we to-day all of striking features, and publish from a correspondent on none more remarkable than the the point of providing a public Somewhore in ricksha stand
News reaches us that many modernising or perhaps one can
the Magazine Gap district
bouses in the village of Song Mu' wi of which
More Chair Stands call it, westerning-of the gentler is one
trust
have beon burned down as the notice will bo takon. sex of Cathay. We are reminded due
result of a bombardment by the
Sir,Recently, in making mon magistrate's forces owing to a of this by perusal of the annual Thut particular locality
greatly developed in latter conflict with the soldiery. About tion of the provision of public report of the local Chinese
years as a residential district, thirty of the villagers have been motor garages on the Peak, you y.W.CA., «ltitough only certain and the means of communication; arrested and sent to the Public performed a useful public services aspects of the advance made excepting to those awning matur Peace-Bureau-at-Canton to be by pleading for a commencement cars, are altogether inadequate to dealt with according to law. of a hillside tramway to serve the amongst China's woumnhood are
Magazino Uap district. present needs. People residing] therein dealt with. It is sufficient there have to rely on chairs or A landslip, involving the dis-mon with many oinots, I um to road of the young ladies going rickslus being sent out from the lodgment of several ng granite looking to the day when that uut to a summer camp to realise stand outside the Upper Tramway boulders, occurred at the lower necessity will be provided?
Station, and often, apart from the end of Stubbs Rond on Saturday, In the inouittime, is thore any how big are the strides away lengthy wait involved when these and a Chinese matshed builder reason why a public chair andfor ~||~||~|~|~|~|~||||+|from the decidedly strict and ure available, it is impossible, to
narrow conventions of their mo- get either the one or the other was killed by the fall, which ricksha stand should not be pro- buried him complotely, fracturing viddd for this locality? It is ex- With the gradual expansion of But in
his skull and breaking his limbs.tromely awkward to depend on thers youthful, duye,
residential areas on tie upper various other directions does one levels, the need for more stands Ho, and several others, who had the upper Poak stand for those We commend this crow.escaper, were at work on conveniencos, especially on hot note a change from even the is apparent
the site, which is boing lovelled or rainy days Kesidents-in-the-agreement soni-roformed
matter to the attention of the for the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco district are more or less isolated as modes of ten
Pouk Rosidents' Association, of
present because of the absonco Fears ago. We notice that styles whose activities we have heard
of a good transportation service. of dress have altered to a more very little of late..
Enclosing my card, and hoping aonsible if less aesthetic model. We see Chinese girls participat- ing to an increased extent ini public functions, at social gather- ings, and altogether leading a tifa.of greater independence, in education, und even sport, they are advancing far beyond the limits which old fashion, decreed, The modern girl has certainly an attructive appearance when took the woman to hospital. arrived in Chin.
SUMMER PYJAMAS.
THE "KUNG_YIK.”.
Ca.
Your ete.
Severe injuries to her foot were received by a Chinoso. woman, that the authorities will help us whose age provented her from in this matter. gotting out of the way quickly enough, whon a two-wheel truck passed along the Wustern Praya
The volicio yesterday.
was
A NEW FERRY LAUNCH. Entirely new, and gaily-bedock-laden with rice and ono' wheel ed with flags and flowers, the passed over and crushed both Kung Yik, a new furry launch test... Frightened by the rosult, which is to operate between Hong- the coolies who woro driving the Later the police gong and Cheungchau, prosented truck ran way.
abo steamed alongside Blako Pior shortly before 10 a.m. yesterday and took on board a largo number) of people who had boon invited by the owners, the Kaifong Ferry Company, to accompany
PAUL BEAU AT TAIKOU.
HILL DWELLER, Hongkong, April 27th, 1924.
Verandahs.
Sir-In sympathy with "Arch itect," I beg to offer through your valuable papor a tow remarks to the verandah questioù,
In such places as Hongkong rain often comes so unexpectedly that it. cAUBON much incon- vonipnico to pedustrians, and verandabs are indispensable in this rospect. In rainy weather,
The chief of the Finance Do- partment has asked the Civil Govorner for instructions on the matter.
AN OBSTRUCTIONIST.
CONVICTED NEARLY FORTY TIMES. "It may pay you to obstruct, but we shall see, said Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to tho manager of a cracker factory, at No. 315, Reclamation Street, who was charged with causing obstruction by placing 31 Ques on the pavement.
Perhaps these changes are much less marked where western influencos have not boons predominant, nevertheless the her steady emancipation of Chinese The party wore first taken to The .. Paul Beau, which as well as under the flaming sun- SELF COLOURED COTTON PYJAMA 5, SHORT 6.50 womankind to a fitting place Cheungchau, where their nun-suffered so severly in the collision shino, there is groat discomfort last year for the same offence.
SLEEVES & LEGS.
PLAIN WHITE COTTON PYJAMAS SHORT SLEEVES & LEGS.
$8.50
the
COLOURS THAT WILL NOT FADE.
on har
tosstod...
maiden voyago.
CONSTABLE DESERTERS.
His Worship made this obser- vation when he was told that defendant had been fined on eight previous occasions this year, and no less than 30 times In indicting a fine of $100, hie alongside the menfolk is definito-bers were added to by some of in the Canton River the previous among the occupants of houses Worship said that ho had not the islanders, the launch thon wook-ond, has been successfully having ho verandahs with the reached the maximum fine which ly launched. Cut here, as in procooding to Tai-, Lantao roloated and was brought into front windows practically slut, I was £250. Europe or America, thoro oxist island, whore various places of port by the Taikoo salvage tug on and ventilation. will be seriously "Victorian" persons who interest were visited. The ex- Saturday afternoon. Sho is now interfered with. Most of the load- Road, Dos Vooux cursionists were brought back to in dock at Taikoo, where ropairs ing Chinese stores are along express horror at the way the Hongkong in the evening. Dur-dro procoading, and it is expected Quoon's hitherto inforior sex is advancing, ing the voyage light refresh tho ship will be in commission Road and Connaught Road,
of every description ONE GETS THREE MONTHS, the lagala in about three wooks" time. goods
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsoll, at being displayed in shop fronts, SMART BLOCK STRIPED COTTON PYJAMAS, $8.50 along the modern path of know-ments or served and
success of the boat's career was
and with the protection of the the Police Court this morning, & lodge: but if occasionally a some-
bo constablo was charged with vorandahs, business cat what sudden, transposition spoils The trip proved entirely satis COLLISION RECALLED. carried on as usual in all kinds dosertion from the Forço.
of weather. A flat of a Chiñoso Mr. G. Korr. A.S,P., handed in harm, the great bulk of Chinese factory though it was found that
tonoment is mostly occupied by a record and Mr. Lindsell's ro- women must benefit, and the the small funnel caused à ré
several famillos, the mombors of mark on looking at it was "So antire country must reap the duction of power. A new funnol is to be fitted and the launch harvest, from tho improved will then be capable of doing
The s. Kwong Tung is to be which are confined to their ro- his record is not a good one. presented through the Chuen On spootive cubicles, but the voran- suppose you particularly want to Mr. Korr Yos. As a matter that those reforms infply. In The Kung Yik la a double- Company, the owners, with adoh is generally open to everyone discourage this sort of thing!** wastera lands the ladies aro dockor and has accommodation Chinese memorial tablet, sub-living therein. During the hot
for throo hundred paasongora. Sho Boribed for by passengers whom weather, they take advantage of of fact, we havó sóveral wattent His Worship inflicted sontonce already taking thoir
place is larger, than the Cheung Chau, the vessel rescued when the as, the veranda as the only practical out now for other men. amongst the immortals of science which since the piracy of the Los Paul Beau was sinking after the place to recruit themselves, as
the defondant.::: and the arts, and the whole Fat has been maintaining the recent collision in the Canton thero is absolutely no recreation of three months hard labour on
From the above points of vlow world will boneft in the near service alone. The Kung Yik is Rivor. It will rooord the prompt ground in the central locality,
a doctdod acquisition, as the succour rendered by the Kwong
verandahs do more good than future from this tow power sorvios has hitherto boon. inado- Tung's officers and crew.
The s.s. Wing On has already harm. I feel sure that the added to the onward march of quate the growing popularity of
as a residential received a letter of thanks from Government will take into con paper.
the hardships' and' mankind. When we road of the Choungchau
centre and thore is also little the owners of the Paul Beau for aideration ancient glories of the East we doubt that the now boat will find similar services at the time of the opinions of the publlo, as in tho find that the gentler cox favour with picnic partios..
ART SILK PYJAMAS, VERY LIGHT WEIGHT $13.50
AND IN VARIOUS SHADES
POPLIN PYJAMAS IN PLAIN COLOURS, WITH $18.50 standards, physical and mental, ten kaots.
"CONTRASTING COLLAR & CUFFS.....
SPECIAL LINE.
COTTON FOULARD PYJAMAS, EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS $9.50 USUAL PRICE $14.50
Lane, Crawford Ltd.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RESCUERS.
Loollision.?
past,
Thinking you for your kindness in insorting this in your valuable
Pro-VERANDAH,
Hongkong, April 27th, 1984,