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BORES
BOXER INDEMNITY.
THEIR DISTINGUISHING
TRAITS.
COMMISSION'S DOINGS AT
HANKOW
LIFE ON “ELLIS ISLAND."
"WORSE THAN SEVEN MONTHS IN GAOL,"
Hankow, April 4-Yesterday [By the Viscountess Molesworth.1morning, the Boxer Indemnity "They call it an Immigration Commission went to Wuchang to Station, but I might as well have I suppose the great difference inspect the schools and colleges been seven months in gaol." between the average person and there, after which they went to The above statement was mado the boro is that the former will not the Yamen to tin with General to a Daily Chronicis, representa persist in discoursing to an un-Chen Chia-mo. About one hundred tive recently by Mra. Selina willing listener, while the, bore will guests were present, foreign and Chippendale, a widow, aged 67, go on talking whether you listen, or Chinese.
who was deported from America General Chen Chia-mo, in aon the ground that she had What is it that makes the bore? speech, declared that his views on violated the Immigration Act, and I should say it was mainly egotism the subject of the disposal of the who arrived at Liverpool on the and that lack of, a sense of profunds were similar to Marshal Wu Cunard liner Auranta. portion common to those who have Pel-fu's.. He stated that the open- For seven months she was de- no sense of humour. He may noting up of railways was most im-tained at the Boston "Ellis talk a great deal about himself, portant and if properly managed Island," under conditions which but it is quite evident that he has would provide a lasting prop for she describes as "terrible," and
the support of education.
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a profound sense of his own im- portance which he, quite uncon- sciously, transfers to any subject in which he may happen to be personally interested.
fin a building" "awarming with He concluded by proposing the cockroaches." health of Lord Willingdon and his colleagues,
:'
"There is no such thing as privacy for women," she added, the day room being like a rail- For way station waiting-room. seven long months I have had to ait on wooden benches.
"I was for some time the only woman resident there, except the Lord Willingdon in reply thank-matrons," she said. Such was the case, I found, with ed the Tupan for his hospitality "At meal times I had to mix some pompous people with whom and for his charming speech and with negroes and all kinds of years ago I was associated in many favours.
coloured people and foreigners. administrative work. They were Ho regretted that he had no sgiven to obtruding upon the de-fresh information to impart.
bates of the committee the most. The function closed with the trivial matters-it might be a guests drinking the health of their missing hairbrush or a defective hosts. door-handle--and even demanded
April 2. sometimes that these thinga Lord Willingdon's Commission "When I first went there 1 had should be the subject of official yesterday evening were the guests to sleep on a shelf bed with no resolutions! It was difficult to of the Hankow, Wuchang and Han- clothes except two blankets. convince them of the relative un-yang Chambers of Commerce and had no pillow, towel, or soap, but importance of such items of busi- the Bankors' Association. Mr. when I asked for them I got them. ness. It was quite evident that Chow Shing-tang, President of the
Mrs. Chippendale, who belongs they regarded them as solemn and Hankow Chamber, presided. He to Bridlington, Yorks, went out to fawful responsibilities..
extended a hearty welcome to the Boston in October, 1922. The Commission and stated that, in authorities, it is alleged, stated Those were the official bores. connection with the disposal of that she was a "proletarian pro- As for the social bore, I have the British portion of the Boxer pagandist," found him to be usually a man Indemnity, speaking for the com-confessed that she did not know she frankly of one idea, with the same kind mercial section of the port only, the meaning of the phrase, and
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pressed. The egotism was shown be utilized for the industrial bene organisation, political or social. in the disposition to monopolise fit, of the country. the time and attention of a whole before trade could benefit, com said, "working at a Summer 'hotel "I was living in Boston," she company while he expounded his munications must be promoted. particular subject.
Lord Willington, replying, ex-
as a cleaner, when seven, months
I found that the best antidote pressed his very deep gratitude forgo the authorities took me to the
Immigration station at Boston. for the bore as a guest was to in- the honour and bounteous hospi- vite another bore to meet him. tality bestowed upon the Comunis. Each struck the other dumb, un-sion, and he thanked the commer- the Boxer Indemnity Commission less in a large company where cial men present for their opinions, yesterday evening at the Terminus Hotel: It was attended by 80) each could fall upon some unwary which, he said, would bave the Chinese and foreign guests, visitor and drone him to death. Commission's whole-hearted con- Speeches were made by Lord Wil- Where there were no unwary folk,
lingdon, Dr. C. C. Wang, Professor the bores would
be politely
The British Chamber of Com-Soothill and Mr. Marker, the Chair- shunned, but I observed that they: ahunned each other most of all.
merce gave a dinner in honour of man of the Chamber of Commerce,
But the most puzzling about the bora in his almost supernatural obtuseness. He disregards every sign of dislike. If you were 80 impolite as, to yawn in his face he would never notice it. He is too interested in himself and his own ideas to observe the effect he produces on others. Snubs cannot wither nor satire stay his infinite verbosity, The one re- fuge is flight.
Still, I suppose that bores serve some purpose in the economy of life, or they would not be there. May it not be that they were created as awful examples?
sideration,
April 4.
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