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The Telegraph. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5, 19.7.
THE TRAGEDY OF «
"CHINA.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND
THE EXPERIENCE OF AGES, MAY BE PRESERVED BY QUOTATIONE.--Di- raeli.
said, "caught China unprepared, with no modern trained leaders, and only unscrupulous opportun ists have arisen." The real tragedy of China, according to Dr. Hu, is that men fitted' only to bo- come drill masters are now go-
Four cases of diphtheria, (one verning great provinces, and petty Eurasian and three Chinese) were politicians, trained only to cleri-notified yesterday.. cal and departmental work are now ontrusted with the helm of are frank and out- State. These spoken views, and It is significant
The P. and O. liner Malwa, that they come from a Chinese which loft Shanghai at 3.p.m, yes- commentator and not from a for- terday, is dus here at Gam.. on
dign critic.
The weather forecast of the Royal Observatory is: East or variable winds, moderate; cloudy, some rain.
Friday,
.CLUB.
TO-DAY'S EXHIBITION,"
to oils.
The Very Idea!
Its not necessary says the.
There is much of genuine merit-North China Daily Newsy to wait nt the annual exhibition of the for "anyuno of the Scotch fraternity Hongkong Art Club, which opened who are renders of the N. C. D. this morning at Exchange Build- News" to whom "Perplexed: Stotch- ing. Remarkable versatility man" appealed for a decision as be- marks the work of the twenty-two tween rice and Quaker oats. A members who are showing, the Scot on the staff scarcely could be pictures ranging from landscapes restrained when he read the letter." and seascapes to portraiture, and First he declaimed against any man from the humble pencil drawing calling himself a "Scotchman" and really the world ought to know by now that there only aro Scotsmen and people of other countries. For some unexplained reason the Scotch Express fe permitted, but not even Scotch whiskey (upelt with the "e"), which many regard as second concession. However, "Per plexed Scotchman's" worst offence seems to be that he confuses Quaker oats with "them." He even went the length of calling Quaker onts the "customary Scotchman's de light."
Mr. C. Penke Anderson exhibits seventeen well designed water colours of Scotland, Italy and Erypt. Individually it is perhaps the
all-round display. From the Public
best
The Rev. T. B. Powell, formerly of Hongkong, has undertaken work "Venice, at the Clergy House, Doncaster, for Gardens", and "Tivoll, The Villa Lwelve months..
D'Este" being particularly striking. The outlines here and A collision occurral off Stone-there appear rather hard but the cutter's Island yesterday after-effect is enhanced. noon between a cargo boat and and unidentified
launch..
Damage
As one contemplates the China situation, the conclusiori cannot be resisted that the Southern leaders are making a huge mistake in giv- ing the extremists so much lati- tude. During the past eighteen months, the Powers have display- ́éd a forbearance in the face of in- sults and threats which utterly belies the allegations 90 freely made regarding the nature of for- eign policy in China. Everything ife on Saturday, when; to mark designed pictures in oils which of ground or prepared grain bears that Britain and the other Powers the occasion, a special programme have a more distinct appeal. attempt to do to prove their friend-will be presented. liness is acorned and denounced;
effects in the long run.
Mrs. Aubrey displays eighteen done to the junk is assessed at pictures of a high standard, her garden pictures being colourful, and firely finished.
$50.
Mr. Isuko, the proprietor of the Circus now showing at Kowloon, celebrates his jubilee in circus
"
Dr. Balean's Silhouette is vivid art of real excellence, but Mrs. I Balean exhibits three well-
Our information,
Baya the journal, is that the proprietors of this breakfast food probably do not get enough out of Scotland to pay tur advertising, and that any cort
on it, but it is permissible to taka
no relation to the porridge of the best Scot. This latter consists of course, "Roses"
of the one is pictures in the whole exhibition. catmeal just as it comes from the Last week's health return shows Miss Balenn
mill. soaked overnight, and then ha's made good no credit is given for honesty of three non-fatal cases of typhold una
of the interior of the balled with salt, being carefully And that is another fever (one Japanese and two Chin-Shantung Men's Guild, Shanghai.
stirred the while, until of a consist•, purpose.
eney that a spoon will stand in it tragedy of the situation which ese), as well as one non-fatal casa
It is strange that Mrs. Bowes One does not put sugar or syrup cannot but have the most harmful each of diphtheria, and, puerperal Smith, who displays a wonderful
* fever, both British, There was also one fatal Chinese case of
sense of colour in her paintings of milk or creum with it, if the nurse gydrophobia.
flowers, a rather afraid of it in permits. Further, there is a ritual her landscapes. Mrs. Bowes-Smith in the eating of it, for ono jaust has fourteen pictures on view and stund up, or oven walk noout the room. Our informant's answer to all are good.
"Perplexed Scotchman's" query is. Mrs. C. B. Brown's Switzerland that, for all be kens, rice may be
other patent breakfast food, but Force, or Shredded Wheat, or any that there is nothing out of Scot and 43, good as porridge and very few things in Scotland that are the equal of them."
Health Propaganda,
Another remittance of $3,000. There is nothing but commenda-subscribed by the Overseas Coin tion to be bestowed on the officials esc in Siam, has been received by of the Sanitary Board who have the Canton Aerial Co-operative
Miss C. M. Crawford exhibits a
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Yesterday we commented on the caused the publication of a notice Association to support the build-Paintings are outstanding, while quite as good as Quaker Oats, or to the general publie advising ing of neroplanes for commercial clever pastel drawing "On the dangers of unruly elements get against the eating of uncooked service. A sum of $350 has also Yangtze." Mies E. C. Geoghega1 ting out of hand in China at the vegetables on account of the risks been received from the Overseas has six effective pictures on view, present juncture of affairs, and of of contracting such diseases as Chinese in India.
the pencil portrait showing nice points, the increased responsibility whichdysentery and typhoid fever. We,
A Chinese, who is believed to have often felt that our Sanitary therefore lay on Chinese authori-Board is far too silent' on matters have lost his reason when he com- the act, jumped off the ties in keeping a firm grip on the affecting public health, especially nr.tted
in regard to seasonal diseases. western waterfront yesterday, situation in the regions under There is not enough public advice After several attempts, he was at their control.
Unhappily, there given. In Shanghai (and wo are length rescued from a sampan, hus of late been a series of unto- not among those who think that and was subsequently removed to ward events in the Yangtsze re Shanghai is all right and Hong the Government Civil Hospital kong all wrong) the Medical office.
after first-aid was applied." gion, which have called for the publishes a report once a month exercise of much patience and thet and that report generally con
The Chinese Catholic community
dents concerning the prevention function of the silver jubilee" of
Dr. I. 'Newton's pictures, to ir all, show genuine, merit.
He has achieved wonderful expression in his charcoal drawings of "The Boy" the "Baby Amah" and "The Coolie" and his paintings "An dromeda" and "The Dawn of Reality have been carefully de- sighed, and are well carried out
Mr. W. L Pattenden excels in
Henry Ford, stressing the old proverb that "Satan finds work for idle hands to do," announces he will take on 5,000 boys between the ages of 16 and 20, put them at men's work, pay men's wages, and see if they don't make shining marks for their employer and themselves.
Ford usks no one to strain credu-
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"Say, just what ails my radio? It's shy of life," he said...... And then he found that he was
right,
on, the part of the forces to whom tains some sound advice to resi-of Hongkong is to celebrate the the painting of trees and he had lity by belleving he is making the. has been assigned the task of of such seasonal diseases as small- three Chinese priests, Rev. Fathers several excellent examples of pic experiment for the boys' ankes alone. It's just good business, ho belleves, to inject youth Into any protecting foreign lives and pro-pox, cholera, typhoid, etc. Here Situ, Lam and Chan (who devote Lurial art showing. perty. News of another sach in- in Hongkong, the Medical Officer their lives to preaching in China) Mias cyton shows twenty-five concern, and if this good business cident came to hand yesterday of Health publishes a report once at the Roman Catholic Cathedral pictures "Llanfair" and "Aberdeen can do another good turn for society
a year and even
then there is Compound, above Caine Road at Bay, from Mount Kellett being so much the batter! Ford, elabor afternoon-in-the-report of the anti-often--no-reference-to-preventive 7-30-pan-on-the-6th-instant faithfully carried out. Miss C-II.ates in great detail-boys get into British demonstrations at Han- measures which residents might
Pong exhibits for the first time, crime, says he, mostly because they The Consul General for Belgian both in pastel and oils. The oil must have something to do. Jobs kow, which at one time scented take for themselves to keep im-
mune from the many serious dis- writes us as follows:-"I should paintings show a little reckless- come hurd, and such jobs as there. likely to lead to developments of cases which periodically break out feel much obliged if you would kindness in colouring, but the pastelare, pay so little to young boys that the utmost gravity. As it was, a with virulence in all parts of the ly inform your readers that the re-work is really good. Mr. R. W. they rebel.
Far East. It is quite true that port about four Belgian subjects Stoddart has a method distinctly number of British casualties oc-
when Hongkong is visited by an fighting and being arrested in Can-his own. "Night" may be intend- curred.
epidemic cur Sanitary Board and ton is due to a mistake. I was ined to be, natural but it gives one The root of all these troubles health authorities do come out of Canton at the time and could ascer the impression that it is a painting is to be found in the laxity of con- the obscure and silent routine intain, with the local authorities, of a scene in a stage play with trol over extreme Chinese ela, which they usually dwell, and that that the men are not Belgian.sub- the violet tinge over all which ro
advice to host all water or jects."
presents night but leaves things ments, and is a regrettable cirs to bail all milk, or to cook
standing out clearly. "The Cara- is given. Madame Tong Wan-kung, Direc-van" is extremely effective. cumstance in this connection that all food before eating
Working on the principle that pre- tor of the Canton Vocational vention is better than cure we School, has received a telegram
Mrs. Riley, Mrs. G. R. Sayer, think that much more might be from Mrs. Sun Yat-sen in We- Mrs. Stantofi, Mrs. Stopford and done by the health authorities in chang, calling her, to Hepeh for Mr. Les Y. Tong show pictures,
Women's dealing mainly with landscapes. times of immunity from epidemic the organization of a disease, and we should like to see Political Training Institute "to a sum of money provided in the train women in Revolutionary Hetimates every year to pay for work. Madame Tong will leave the cost of health propaganda. here for Wuhan in a few days. Much could be done by educating She will probably be back to Can- the population regarding health ton again as soon as the institute REASONS FOR APPRECIABLE practice at all times of the year, is founded, it is reported. and that education can best be pro- effected by publicity "and
SPANISH EXCHANGE.
IMPROVEMENT. ·
Rugby, Jan.
4.
M
The batteries were dead.
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A question in a fifth form Eng-- lish examination:-"Give an exam- ple of bathos, including a meta- phor."
A young hopeful's effort ran thus:"A widow, turning away from her husband's grave, weeping copiously, encounters another, who whispers sympathetically, 'Never mind, Eliza, there's fur better fish in the matrimoniti ses than was over hooked. Get your tackle out again!!"
so much anti-British and untk foreign propaganda has been per- mitted in localities where Kuomin- tang rule has been established. It is one of the most. elementary duties of all Governments laying claim to the respect of others to preserve law and order within their territories, and, above all, to curb the activities of those who seek to engender hatred of other nations, That obligation, unfortunately, has not been discharged by the Chinese Nationalist leaders, who
One story concerns Professor Bal- must know that these anti-British
up, off Shamsulpo,' will shortly be
four, of Edinburgh, who some time movements are calculated to in-
again put on the Hongkong-Canto
erense
run, thus inereusing the number of quoted at 31.75 to the £' sterling. in the sixties, decided to give a Lhe existing tension
WELL-KNOWN BRITISH
beats engaged on up-river traffic To-day it has appreciated to 31.24, course of lectures on botany to throughout China. It is useless
ARTIST.
and bringing it to nearly pre-ho- though it eased to 31.35 at the ladies. An old lady to whom it was mentioned remarked that she to blame the Powers for the pre-
The two steam- Rugby, Jan. 4.cott conditions.
The improvement. is attributed didn't see the good of such courses, sent, atute of China, for the cause Ambrose McEvoy, the artist, boats are to go into dock in a few must. he sought far deeper downdled to-day. He was well-known days for rofit before being put into to proposed taxation reforms in for she had attended one long ago, Spain, and also to satisfactory and now she remembered the names of only two plante, "the Delirium trading conditions.-British Wire- than that. Some time ago, Dr. as a painter of beautiful women service,
Tremens and the Aurora Borcalla." Leav...
Ha Shila miember of the British Boxer Indemnity Commission, put his finger on the spot when, speak- ing in London, he declared that the Revolution of 1011 failed bechuso since that time there had been no check or control on the evil forces
ganda. We hope to see a much wider use of the type of public notifications such as the one to which we are here referring,
:
OBITUARY.
war
The eminent mental specialist, Sir James Crichton Brown, has just ex-published "Victorian Jottings," in' past which autobiography are told many
good stories,
A recognization having been ef fected in the financial standing of i the owring company, it is learned A feature of the foreign that the two Chinese steamboats, change market during the the Charles Hardouin and Paul week has been the improvement Bean, which have been lying, tied in the Spanish peseta."
L. O. N. MILITARY CONTROL.
DUTCH OFFICER FOR BULGARIA,
.:.
A week ago the. peseta was
close.". "
RETURNING HOME.
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The London, Midland and Scot tish Railway was awarded four shillings damages recently against a man who had chalked *Just, Mar- Iried, don't disturb da, on the side. of the train as he was seeing the bride an bridegroom away on their honeymoon.
and he was, one of the four artists chosen to go to the Front as the official painters of scenes-Britial Wireless.
The late Mr. Ambrose McEvoy, A.R.A., who was only 18 years of age, studied art at the Stade School. He was a member of the New English Art Club, the Inter- national Society of Painters, the
Rugby, Jan. 4. let loose by that upheaval. The National Portrait Society and other
Mr. Coates the New Zealand The Hague, Jan. 4. Premier accompanied by Mr. Chinese revolution," declared Dr. well-known art institutions. His
Colonel Schurman, of the Dutch Coates, and members of his party, Jack Muir, a prominent American works have been acquired by the Hu, has failed bocange it has Luxemburg Gallery, the National General Stoff, will be appointed leaves London to-morrow. for farmer and stock raiser has solved never been a real revolution. Gallery of British Art (Tate President of the Committee of In Southampton to join the finer the suspender problem. The other There was a superficial change Gallery), the Municipal Gallery of vestigation to Bulgarie, under the "Aquitania" on his way home day he appeared on the streets of Fulton wearing suspenders made but no fundamental change in the Johannesburg and other galleries, plan of investigation by the word. idens and thoughts of the people." During the war, he was made a League of Nations, which is to re- The party is travelling to New from an old motor car inner tube. Hon. Temporary Major of the place the existing system of Zealand, via New York, Montreal The suspenders were neatly cut and The revolution, Dr. Hu. further 'Royal Marines.
military control-Router,
and Vancouver.British Wireless., trimmed by Mule's daughter.
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