TWO-MINUTE
TALKS A Daily Tonle
By ROBERT POWER
BALLAST.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DAY BY DAY.
Juma Khan, 4
watchman employed at the Kowloon Godowns, has been arrested on a joharge of being in possession of two revolvers and 100 rounds of ammunition.
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1924.
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"He lacked ballast said tho has not met the man filled with candid friend muaingly, roforring importance, unable to see any. to a man who had gone down in body else but himself, rising high in Canton by the General Military the sea of life. "Upone minute, in his own estimation, dilated Burona of Yunnanoso and and down the next! Yat how bril with pride. Lot him learn some Kwangel troops, as a result of fiant he was, and what wontier- thing of self, and humility will which some thirty por cont, of ful talonts}" And the candid chock the dreams of high-reach-the shops have closed.
It ballasts the friend passed on with some com- ing greatness, placonoy, well convinced that he man, makes him face things as
A cindor-carrying coolio who at least was not wanting in this they sro, shows him his own failed to stop when called upon saving substance.
Imitations. The ship must have its quota Misfortune will provido ballast.by a Chinese coustablo in the of ballast to preserve ite sailing Sharp and heavy the trouble curly hours of yesterday morning in Fife Street, was shot and stability. If not, a sudden wave which brings down a man from and she may turn turtle, or the the clouds where he has built his Ilo falls to the cargo will shift until the venrol castles HO airy. lists to a dangerous angle. Ballast ground, and arises bruised and Yet, there is ugly, seemingly worthless perhaps miserablo. stuff, to be hidden away in the may como a day when ho will hold. Yet for want of it many a take stock of his life and be able
loss,
wounded in the lege. He was removed to the Kwong Wab Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Dollur two children arrived in and ship has boon cast away and to say. It was all for the best. Admiral Line steamer President Hongkong to-day, aboard the heavy insurance paid for the I was rising too fast. If I had Jefferson. Mr. Dollar is president not come down when I did, my of the Admiral Line and vico- Ballast is intended for stability. fall would have been greater."
of Robert Dollar It is a counterweight to the pull Failure is the ballast which president
with offices in of the son or of the air. It checks has led many a man to find Steamship Co.,
San Francisco. Mr. Dollar and the too exuberant flight of the ultimate scenes. To the weak baloon; it holds on an oven keol it means the knock-out blow; to family are on a round-the-world the graceful yacht: it poises the the strong, it is the spur to fresh our and will sail from Hong kong for Manila on October 14th ship upon the ocean. Invisible, effort. Failure may hold a man aboard the President Hayes. yot manfaat by its action; worth dows, but it doos at least kopp "I loss in separate units, yet in bulk him on the ground of reality.
The largest shipment of logs invaluable.
have been too much up in the "Ho lacked "ballast" repeated clouds" he says, and begins all over sent out of the Philippines to a forolgn. part went forward the candid friond, and doubtless over again. the comment was truo. Had he Failure in others is bullast to from Sumagui, Mindoro, on the some prudence of action; some the right-thinking man. It pro-apanese steamer. Ankai Maru caution in procedure; some fore- duces a chastening offect. "How No. 3. consigned to Yokohama, thought before putting in being the fortunato I have been to have recently. The number of board grandios plans--yes, he wanted escaped the troubles which have feet in the shipment was 1,1000,- mora tallist, And because he come thick and fast upon-1" he 000. Larger shipments have been had not this restraint, ho mount will say. It checks his too wild made of Bawed lumber, but it is od too high and too rapidly. aspirations, anbers his schemos, stated that this is the record so Thon came the fall, the shattering and ballasts his outlook upon life. of prospects, tho ruin of all his Are you wall ballasted. If not, bright schemos.
you will float hither and thither, at the mercy of every wind of
Humility makes a fino ballast whon Egotient holds sway. Who chanco circumstanco.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
MR. HORNELL STATES HIS VIEWS.
WRITS IGNORED,
WHAT CANTON DOES. A poculiar story of litigation! mothods in Canton was told by
down
far as logs are concerned. The logs were of lausn and taluto, the last-named wood boing used ox- tensively by the Japanese in tho manufacture of wooden shoes. The record shipment was made by Mr. Frank Liddell of Mindoro
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the " Hongkong Tolograph.**)
School Football.
Sir, Will any of your readers please let me know the real, reason why there is no Inter- School Football League? Our
"India cannot guard horself against external aggression or Chinees withoss at the Sun- internal disorder, and the British mary Court this morning when a power affords her the sole avail case in which judgmont had been able means of obtaining the given against him was security assential to her welfaro," for ro-houring. Ho was the This was the concluding state- managing partner in a firm trad- ment made by Mr. W. W. Hornell, ing under the name Wing WoSportsmastor, who attended a C.I.E., M.A, Vice-Chancellor of and Co., and the plaintiff, the University of Hongkong, in Ki-king a lecture delivered at Canton, Christian College, Canton, on Friday evening, says the Cunion Gazette. In his talk made before the Arts and Science Club of Canton Christian College, ontiti-
WAN claiming one month's wages and an additional month's wages in lieu of nolico.
committee meeting recently, told Unns that it was because of the bad foeling between the differcut schools. Don't you think, Mr. Editor, that is a poor reason. ?
Thanking you for inserting this.
Yours old.
1. S. S.
The witness, L. S. Howe, said that the custom in Canton on receiving a writ was to ignore it. and neither was notico taken Hongkong, Oct. 9th, 1924.-- od, "Some Aspocts of the Problems when a second writ was served of India," Mr. Hornell discussed. On receipt of the third writ, the the political situation in India | defondant would appoor in Court. at great length.
He added that he was patiently
In the course of his address, waiting for further writs in the Mr. Hornell propounded the ques-presont ca‹o when he was sur- tiun what is to happen next in tho prised to hear that judgment had coming Indian general election? been given against his for the "Can there be any doubt as to amount of the claim. the result? Will not the electors with one voice ory. Liberty, Freedom and Enfranchisement? I prosont indications may be
Mr. Lyson Buil he Was trusted, Mr. C. R. Das will have
4 rather embarrassing silonced all opposition longin before the next election falla position, in that plaintiff had not
even
Mr. C. fi. Lyson appoured for the plaintiff and Mr. H.S. Fitzroy defonded.
TSINWAN ROBBERY.
TWO MEN COMMITTED.
Two of the men who took part in the Tsinwan robbery on August 29th were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. EW. Hamilton this morning with possession of fifty-seven rounds of ammunition.
WIS
The evidence disclosed that! uftor the second defendant discharged from hospital state- mado a voluntary mont to the police. Acting! on this, detectivos visited the re- sidence of the first defendant at
due, and his supporters will be put in an appearance. Plaintiff ho raturned throughout the Con- knew quite woll the case had this morning. stituencies ❤ithout
a boon fixed for
although yesterday there was contest."
some question as to why plaintif Kowloon City and in the kitchen, had not paid the costs in the concealed in the brickwork of the previous hoaring.
wall of the firoplace, they found Mr. Fitzroy, giving the reason the ammunition n entioned in the for defondant's non-appearance charge.
A NEW PACT.
"Fully conscious ty tha strength of this position, Mr.i Das has already put forward the suggestion that a pact mast soon bo made between Great Britain and India.'
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Macao, Oct. 7th.
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quiries into the cause of death! are being made.
Tho aviation display by Mr. Rowe and Mr. Abbot was much appreciated by the public.
ORIENTAL INTRODUCTIONS.
at the last hoaring, said he had Both prisoners wore committedi discussed the question of the for trial. custom outlined above with an ox Civil Governor, who had In- The first condition of the paet, according to Mr. Hornell, would formed him that such was the Ho wont on te say be the maintenance of British canc.
hie defonco to tha protection undiminished and un- that Impaired. This, however, though action was that plaintiff was essential to British interests, is never employed by defondants. yet maro indispensable to India When he was with Howe goine-
On Sunday, the Acting Gover- At a recent Royal Horticultur- time in the middle of August, herself, nor will any sano man
The Volunteer organisations in nor (Sophor Santos) gave a ball al Society's fortnightly show in suppose that the British will they both got wet through, and Kwangtung Province bave issued at Government House to com- the hall at Vincent Square, a continue to render it, save on fair Howe took him to his office, and reasonablo terms. And the whore ho stayed for two daye a public statement 'donying that momorate the anniversary of the Japanese relative of Britain's]
they have
rooognised Portuguese Ropublic. There was ovor
award for its bright rod maintenance by the British of in-smoking oplum and sloping General Li Fock-lum as Director- a large attendance, including the native spindle tree rocaived the coral order and external security There was some discussion about General of the Volunteer Corps. Director of Public Works (Sonhor fruit, and it has the additional is indispensable to any soheme of work, but ho was never takon on The Volunteors are informing Rigo), wife and daughters: advantage that its loaves turn'a
Howe, giving evidence, said
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To THE ANNAMITE CIRCUS
|sulting his partnerį.
The caso was adjourned after ovidence had been given by the second partner and by the plain tiff, who had in the meantimo put in an appearance.
Government supervision
as A.D. C, wife and daughter: other spasies came from the Costa. wifa and garden of Mr. F. C. Storn at Glor provided for in the charter of the Sonkor" National Govoramont incorporat-daughters: Mr. and Mrs. Gallion:
ing-on Son. This was raised The second conditiones in
ing them, have their commanders Mr. and Mrs. Gellion: Senhor from seeds collected by Farrer in the corresponding necessity of
elected by the constituents, and and Mrs. Nolasco. Dr. and Mrs. Western Chins and has winged retaining, the central control in
this has boon done for the past Avelar, Senhor C Amaral (Haratoms. The fruits wore a pinkish British hands. The one is in-
13 years, the precedont having hour Mastor,) General Rodrigues red, but become deeper in colour disponsible to Indian goourity.
nover boon broken.
and daughters, and many others. later on. From the same garden the other to Indian unity, and
General El Fook-lum, an Miss Santos acted as a charming the National Congress would
came also two syringas, one with rander a real service to its cause, must assuredly furnish the pre-appointoo of the Kuomintang hostess, whilst before supper His purplish flowers and one with
delivered Dk briof
white flowers. These two Chi- while at the same time evinong amble of any imaginable pact Government of Dr. Sun Yat son, Excellency
nose spaolos of illao have the welcome progress in political between the two countries, and is not a private citizen, and it is speech. The ball lasted until 4. thinking, if it were to scoopf among its first conditions thore pointed out that he was a bandita.m.
additional advantage that they second. Limo in the those plain, though unpalatablo, [fore would be, found provision, for before the Republican Govern-1199
flower faots as the foundation of its placing these requiremente onament In Canton took him into
the Army in-1912:
autumn, theorisings. Becurity and unity business footing,
The body of a soldier was found ENCE on the shore on Friday, and on
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