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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CORRESPONDENCE.
ENLIGHTENMENT SOUGHT.
(To the Editor, Hongkong Telograph.1
FRIDAY, MAY
20,
1927.
TOAST NIGHT.
SMOKING CONCERT.
VARIED SPEECHES AT THE Y.M.C.A.
ENJOYABLE FUNCTION AT
FÁSMA.
Despite the unfavourable wHA- ther conditions, there was quite a good attendance at the Easma Club last night when a very on joyable smoking concert
The Literary and Debating Club of the European Y.M.C.A. Kow- loan wound up its activities for the season last night by holding a dinner at which various toasts were proposed. Mr. A.S.D. Cous-held. land, chairman of the directors, officiated as toastmastor.
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Proposing the toast of "Our Servicemen," Mr. A. May said the soldier was a worker of mira- cloa. He could do his duty in the face of all sorts of difficulties and
Hon'ble and Literary Mister.-. Correspondent humbly bege of your corruscating editorial jolly good-fellowship to explain signa turo to consequential communica- tion of yesterday's date in your honour's paper (same being val- garly known as nomme de plume to wit, "hosti açació nominati.”
Correspondent's education hay- ing been exiguously bestowed under the most trying conditions, owing to ridiculous cui bono atti and could oven carry on under the tude of male progenitor, transla-lash of a sergeant's tongue. The Serviceman had, of course, his tion fails to eventuate, and oxfaults but with all of them he was planation accordingly la requested from Hon'ble Editor or Hon'ble a man and was beloved by all who
followed other walks of life. other correspondent whose ac- quaintance with noble Roman too- gue clearly parambulates equal done. Correspondent is boldened with knowledge of what should be to ask as in a flash of memory quotation eventuates "fas cst et ab
inferior as easily can be transla- table. With awful thanks for ex- pected revelation.-Yours, Hon'ble Mister,
FAILED B. A.
MOTHERS' UNION.
YESTERDAY'S GARDEN PARTY AND SALE OF WORK.
NEW BUS ROUTE.
FROM THE FERRY TO KOWLOON TONG.
Requests were recently made by Owing to the rain the garden party and sale of work organised the Kowloon Residents' Associa by the St. Andrew's Church branch tion and the Association of Sub of the Mothers' Union in aid of scribers to the Kowloon Tong was the blind was held in the Church building scheme for a special bus The Titania Band was in Hall yesterday afternoon, under service for the convenience e attendance and rendered some the supervision of Roy. W. W. Kowloon Tong residents, and it. I understood that Arrangements pleasing selections, and other ap Rogers, vicar.
have now been made by the Kow preciated Items included Highland
Articles of household wear and loon Motor Bus Company to run dances, saxophone solos, songs and recitations. Encores were freely small garments of clothing wore buses to the catato during the rust for sale, some hours of the day. Particular demanded and willingly respond-displayed
of tho goods being the attention will be paid to the trans od to.
The President of the Assocla- work of the blind girls ofportation of officegoors rasiding tion (Colonel Hayley Bell) was in the C.M.S. Home at Kowloon City in Kowloon Tong in the morning the chair, and at the conclusion while the others were contributed while the same facility is repeat of the entertainment expreased by the members of the Mothers' ed in the evening.
the afternoon thanks to those who had sa gener-Union. During
Beginning from this morning. ously contributed to the enjoy light refreshments were served reserved buses will go into Kow. while the band of the 1st. Camero-loon Toag estate via Montagul ment of the evening.
niana added to the attraction by Ede Road. They will stop at Eda playing a number of selections. Park, make a circuit there, and Mra, E. P. C. Wolfe, wife of the come out again by the same road to Prince Edward Road, thence to Captain Superintendent of Police, opened the sale and spoke of the Star Ferry. Five such buses wil aims and the work of the Uniongo into the estate every morning Mrs. Rogers (President), Mrs. their respectiva departing times hoste doceri", but admittedly very would be brotherly and overlook on other days he finds himself. H. Hunt (Secretary) and Mrs.from Kowloon Tong being 8, 8.15 ing between 5 and 6 pm. every his faults. He felt that all Ser-mixing in high society. There C. G. Mitchell (Treasurer) were in 8.80, 8.45 and 9 a.m. In the aven
a deep debt of isn't much difference except for charge of the stalls and were as- Vicemen owed
tion of the big ones which are diff gratitude to the Y.M.C.A: for all it the silk hat and the frock coat.Bisted by other members of the Route No. 6 bus (with the excep had done for them. There was Were I asked to indicate to you the
cult to run into the estate on ac little privacy in a soldier's life, real function of the newspaper
count of their size) leaving Stai and the Y.M.C.A. provided him of to-day, I should find it ex-
Forry to Kowloon City, will go int with a place where he could with tremely difficult in the short time
the Kowloon Tong estate as above draw himself and become a pri at my disposal, but I do say that
mentioned before proceeding t vate citizen again for a time.
the public gets the newspaper it
fual destination. deserves. Fifty per cent. of modern journalism, I am sorry to say, consists of pandering. to the inquisitiveness of everybody into anybody's business, but their own.
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humour comes in.
Replying, Major E. J. Bone R. E.
sense of and it had not occurred to him pose that's where a
Every jour Club whose recreation consisted would rapidly develop into an un- that he was in the presence of analist has a sense of humour or he of speech making, but if he fell redeemable cynic. The journalist short he hoped the Club's members
one day sees life at its rawest and
Mudford Memories.
Mudford's
Union.
SOUL SURVIVAL.
SIMPLE METHOD WITH
SPIRITUALISM.
Mr. Robert Blatchford, writing to the London Morning Post on the question of Spiritualism, says:
I am an old sceptic, with a great respect for science, and am no more psychic than a flower pot. But in psychic matters I am inclin-
thing of importance. ed to believe that science can neither prove:nor disprove Ly
There are two questions that
matter-Dees the soul survive
During the other hours of the day Route No. 6 buses will run or Prince Edward Road, as at prej gerit.
RIOT AT BEAUTY SHOW.
"QUEEN" CROWNED AND THEN DEPOSED.
Riotious scenes marked the elect
The Rev. H. A. Wittenbach pro- posed the toast of "The Town of Mudford" and said that since the town had reached such a position
The Directors. of prominence he had endeavoured to secure some information about
Proposing the toast of the Chair- it. There was no need to dwell man and Board of Directors, Mr. on
civic excellence.T. V. Harman, convenor of the Lit. The most adequate way to des- and Deb. Club said: cribe the town was that it was a perfect dream, and a town of the Board of Directors with us to We are all very happy to have telligence and beauty.
night, sharing for the first time the hospitality of our Associa- Replying Mr. F.B.G. Muntion, which by their vision and ferred to the recent election and realization of a young man's needs. bodily death and can we communi- tion of a "Queen of Beauty" at the created considerable
souls? Berlin Sport Palace (says the cate with disembodied by ruferences to the mythical im- they have fashioned into aach a provements made since his elec. preferable club. Their presence Science can answer neither ques-Central News.) About a hundred a sitting with a good candidates assembled for the ad tion to the Town Council. He hero shows that they have a great tion, In was, he said, sure that the Tennis interest in what we do, and I hope medium no ropes or gags are needjudication and, arrayed in bathing that this occasion will not mark aned, no scientific knowledge will costumes, awaited anxiously th Club had come into being through isolated visit, but rather the behelp. The medium, who is visible verdict of the judges. his election. Ho regretted that
to the sitter, simply talks. When the pump house had not been ginning of a greater intimacy be- built, but the reason was that itween the members and them-she gives an evidential message some men of science talk about had failed to pump fresh milk
telepathy; they mean from the ground as promised by
reading. the Labour Party on the election platform.
amusement
A Bit of Home.
selves.
Most of them have a long as30- cintion with Y. M. C. A. fellowship. As far back as 1904 when the first
thought
Very well-A, the medium, tells
The public grew very excited as they clamoured for this fal candidate or that. The judging committee. perspired as they sur veyed the feminine charms and the mathematicians among them
at a verdict. They awarded the crown of beauty to a delightfu How blond (gentlemen prefer blonds! named Ilse Grahn. She wa adorned with the crown of roses Then pandemonium broke loose
as they
Y. M. C. A was opened in the B, the sitter, that C, an absent who were "good at figures" argued Colony, four of the present board friend of B's, is in trouble. Bwith their colleagues who wanted were taking an active part, I re-knows nothing of this trouble, but to put a good face on the matter Mr. A McArthur proposed "The fer to Sir Henry Pollock, who was finds upon application to C that After hours of debate they arrived Visitors" and referred to the anthen Vice President, Mr. Justice the trouble exists and in of the na- cient forms of hospitality, com-Wood, Mr. Cousland and Mr. Pat ture stated by A. How does paring them with to-day when tenden who were at that time Ac- telepathy accomplish that.7
does science account for that? visitors were, usually welcomed tive Members.
I would advise inquirers to sit with a "How do you do" and noth- But then a new, the associa- ing more. Responding Mr. H. tion was fortunate in attracting with a good medium and judge the The public was dissatisfied with Glover said that he was pleasantly some wise men in the East. It value of the messages surprised on his first trip out East may be recalled that Sir Henry would judge evidence given in a the award. An actor sprang on a few months ago to find an institu- May was the first President of the cuurt of law. This direct and sim-the platform and proposed that tion such as the Y.M.C.A. in local Y. M. His interest and ple method will give more tangible the judgment should be postponed Hongkong,
influence cannot easily be forgot-results than all the safeguards and This was greated with loud cheer from a large section of the as
Then sembly,
a knight-erran ten. Then there were men like machinery employed in what are When he left Southampton he Mr. G. Piercy a past Headmaster called scientific tests. -
sprang to the support of the youn quite thought he had left behind of the Diocesan School, and the
queen and advocated her rights all that stood for England, but late Hon. P. Holyoake,
Cheers from the other section. I yet when he arrived in Hongkong walked into the Y.M.C.A. during the Mudford campaign and found a body of Britishers working hard for each other's entertain
he
ment...
Servicemen's Centres.
BARONET ATTACKED, looked as if the contending forcel
SIR MICHAEL BRUCE IN LONDON STREET SCENE..
would come to blows.
Weeping, the queen stood in th The work of the Board of Direc-
He centre of the howling mob. tors lies in directing the general
fellow-competitors were obviously policy and financial- business of
nervous. The jury, fearing fo the Y. M., but a greater service is
their personal safety took refuge Mr. A. A. Dand proposed "The rendered by them in interesting
Early in the morning during in light. A resolution for the Golfer" and said that from obser- and influencing people outside the vation he found that golfers were Association. It was through their mail week, Sir Michael Bruce was deposition of the queen was car most proficient in the use of lurid work and influence that euch an attacked in Jermyn Street, London, ried by a large majority. He language. He thought that a ser- excellent site was secured for the by a number of persons and was crown was taken off, she shed her geant major, with a little study, erection of this fine building. It struck on the head with a bottle.rayal mantle and returned the
Яevere cuts and prize of £75. Amid scenes of in might be able to make a good job was by their efforts that $140,000 He received
of the game. With regard to lost was raised by public subscription bruises, and was at once taken to describable confusion the meeting balls he had heard that 3,001 to help to pay for its cost. It fa St. George's Hospital, where Scot-broke up and Berlin is still with were lost on the Kowloon course because of them, that this club island Yard detectives shortly after out a Queen of Beauty. last year-the odd onc being what it is to-day.
Scotsman given up as lost by a after three weeks' searching.
The Press
Mr. A. C. Howell replied and said the game produced the best and worst in a man-most fre- quently the worst.
kong.
wards took a long statement from him.
Again when we turn to see
William Thomas (33), described The Marine Society of England. what is being done for the happi-
as Independent, of Embassy Court, which through lack of funds hag ness of the Service Men now in the Colony, we find that it is through Jermyn Street, S.W., was charged decided to sell the Gainsborough their influence that two excellent at Marlborough Street the same picture of Thomas Thornton, is buildings were obtained as recrea-afternoon with maliciously wound-determined that the picture shall tion huts.
ing Sir Michael William Selby not go to America. "For that It would be wrong for me not Bruce by striking him on the head reason we shall not put it up for to say that these remarks are with a broken bottle with Intent auction, but hope some gallery Dr. F. R. Ashton, proposing the readily associated with the Oficial to cause grievous bodily harm at will make an offer," say officials He The work is worth about $55,000. Press said that in these days when members of the Board, if I may 12.45 a.m. at Jermyn Street.
was remanded on bail. the pan was mightier than the use the term: I refer to Mr. Me-
Pherson and Mr. Hunt. Both have Sir Michael is suffering from sword the toast WLS especially fitting. The Press always had done so much for the association,cuts on the head and neck, cuts one of them continually since the on the upper lip, a large bump on the last word. A doctor, could doy. M. C. A. was opened in Hong- the back of the head, and several his utmost for a person and yet
cuts on the knuckles of the right the Press always had the last
Mr. Cousland whom I wish to be hand. It was found necessary to word in giving an obituary notice. especially remembered in making pat a stitchin a cut on the The speaker said he admired the this Toast, has-been-Chairman of knuckles, five-stitches in the neck way the Press got things done, the Lit. and Deb, Club for this and one in the upper lip. Al- season. We cannot easily forget though Sir Michael will be detain- and quoted an Instance when he the encouragement he has always ed in hospital for a few days his. did a reporting engagement only to find that when he turned in his given. His leaving brings a pang condition is not serious, says a "copy" the paper, containing cents to be Chairman of another
to us, and I hope if over he con- London paper reporting the case. Last October Sir Michael 'col- report of the meetings had already Debating Club at Home he will lapsed in Piccadilly and was taken gone to press. He admired nowa speak of ours and the remarkable to Charing Cross Hospital. paper men, who worked at great things we have done whilst he has other occasions, he collapsed in speed during the hours of the been our friend and helper. Oxford Circus and Whitehall, and.
Mr. Cousland suitably replied,received hospital treatment. expressing the pleasure it had Sir Michael Bruce of Stenhouse, given him to be associated with, the Stirlingshire, who is 23 years of Literary and Debating Club. age, is the oleventh Baronet. The Excellent items were given durfamily claims, a common ancestor the omniscient folk we are expecting the evening by Mr. R. Suther-with the Bruces of Bannockburn, ed to be. I. myself am always land, Mr. A. Luke, Mr. H. Glover Sir Michael served against the na learning something new of my pro and Mr. H. G. Fountain and the tives in Portuguese East Africa, fossion. I think that's why I billiard challenge cup won by Mr. 1013-14, and against the rebels in stick to it lastead of branching W. Taylor in the recent tourna the Transvaal in 1914. He was out in a now direction and becomment was presented by Mr. A. 8. D. wounded at the Dardanelles and in
Cousland. ing a talpan (laughter). I aup
night.
The Meaning of No News, 'Replying, Mr. W. J. Keates said: We of the Fourth Estate are not
France.
On
Too many minors.
diggers.
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