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DAY BY DAY.
IT IS WELL TO VALUE PEOPLE FOR WHAT THEY ARE, WITHOUT EXPECT ING PERFECTION-Mary Lamb.
poppy was uprooted under orders of investigation commissioners, now every district in the provinco. is free from restraint and, under taxatlon, is encouraged to cultivate, In Honan, the bureau for the sup- pression of the traffic is described as merely an office for the receiving ship in honour of the birthday of Warships in port to-day dressed of bribes. Turning to Kansu, H.M. Queen Mary.
where the "Christian" General was expected to eradicate the evil, we
Lance-Sergt. R. K. Valentine are told that "everybody seems to has been promoted Second Lieuten- be planting it," whilst in Kweichowant in the Hongkong Volunteer it is recorded that most of the Defence Corps. fertile valleys are given over to the poppy, with the result that in some places it is impossible to secure vegetables.
LETTERS FROM HONGKONG.
6. Port Said: Mastery and Wisdom
night the lights of Port Said awam sald
At ten o'clock on Thursday) "Yes, I bring you a bigger pair," the boatman, -searching
Into view over the horizon. They amongst his stock. found most of us hanging over "No," said the lady. "The big the rail, thrilled with our first ones are too Big and the small Just ones too small. I want my money out of sight in southern darkness back."
approach to the real East.
J
lay the land of Egypt, the ancient The Egyptian was now half way Home of Cleopatras, Pharoahs up the gangway with another pair bullrushes, and all things of sandals. The ship was moving, luxurious. Julius Ceasar Bailed his mate was clinging on below Yesterday's health returns show these sens, and Mark Anthony, and The man hesitated. I do not yet four casos of typhoid, two of before them, Grecks, Phoenecians, understand the expressions of the smallpox and one of paratyphoid-mysterious, remote mon, with East, even as little east as this, but lives to live and hopes to live for thought he merely looked like ourselves...
anxious-and honest. I wondered how it would turn out,
He backed down the gangway.
go get," he said, "No." shrilled the lady.
fi
The open-air dance arranged by the Kowloon Football Club for lo- night has been postponed on ac- count of the inclement weather.
At the P. W. D. offices on June 11th, there will be offered for sale Inland Lot 2578, situate nt Wong of about 6,100 square feet, and the upset price is $16,940,
A cluster of lights came sway ing and,bobbing towards us and presently resolved itself into a mininture steam yacht, with a beautifully appointed boat in tow,
"I Give me my
We could go on almost, ad in-fever: All were Chinese. finitum citing facts to show how hollow and misleading Mr. Chao's assertions are. The suggestion that China is the victim of foreign
It made a wide sweep, and drew nervously and imperiously. machinations is almost too ridic
alongside, where loosing, momen-want my money. ulous to be repeated; it is on ail
"I go get," Bald the man and fours with the familiar myth of
tarily, the tow rope, the boat with money, now." a cunning manoeuvre closed with the British having forced opium on
the gangway, and there stepped leapt into his bont. He lifted a on board the pilot, in white ducks. corner of sackloth and disclosed APPARATUS NEVER FAILS
the Chinese. So far as Britain is Nef Chong Road. It has an area Something in his walk and bear-about soven shillings in silver, the NON-CONDUCTOR
concerned, she has more than done
ing was extraordinarily familiar night's takings of the two of them. of ELECTRICITY
her part in seeking to co-operate
as the typical stage Egyptian He He picked up two shillings and ran lightly up the gangway, while run up the gangway again. Tho RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE.With China in the suppression of
the steam yacht hauled in its tow ship was moving faster. the traffic. But she has met with Type for Motor Carn, & Etc.
It is notified that, at the expira-rope once more, and the gleam of ship's bo'aun, a burly ruffian in APPROVED by BOARD of TRADE, no response suve empty words and Lion of three months, the Kung Wo its polished brass faded into the blue dungarees, appeared at the "Come on," he shouted. "Hand meaningless proclamations on the Hotel Company Limited will, un-night, leaving only its swaying to haul the gangway, up.
over that money quick." part of China herself. If China less enuse la shewn to the con-ights, surely the smartest pilot
trary, be struck off the register boat in the world. is really sincere in her anti-opium and the Company will be dis- | ideas, the remedy lies almost en-solved.
tirely in her own hands,
LONDON.
KELLER KERN & Co., Ltd. 16/19 CONNAUGnt Road, C.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY MAY
26, 1928
FACTS AND FANCY.
Detailed reports by mail of the discussion which took place last month before the Opium Committee
Volunteer Poverty.
.
.
the
The
"I come," said the Egyptianį We passed a red light buoy and and indeed he was already there: swung round into the channel. A the two shillings had returned to broken dark line showed the the lady; the boatman was re-
of the old break-tiring down the gangway. His Execellency the Officer Ad-position
"Get out of it," shouted the ministering the Government has water-the beginning of
Ho pointed appointed the Hon. Mr. B.. D. F. canal. It was too dark to see what bo'sun. "Than you Shanghai's complacency will, Baith to be a Member of the Au- it was like, or why it was broken. See police!"
Architecta we are afraid; he seriously dis-thorized
Committee, As we erent nearer and nearer to threateningly to one of the many turbed by Major-General War-voice Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, re-the lighted town, little boats began police bonts dotted over the har- drop's strictures on the inade-signed. quacy of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. One might imagine that
the General's sole impression, Our Swatow correspondent re- after a long series of inspectionsports that a brigade of the 13th under different circumstances and Army has been ordered to send conditions, was the numerical forces against Communists who poverty of the organisation; for liave more or less organised them- while he does not say so in 30 selves in the Taipu and the Chie. many words, the underlying sug-liang districts. gestion of his comments Is that,
In the event of a real emergency,
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over.
"Me-thief?" anid the Egyptian, Mẹ thích
to appear, ailent and mysterious, bour. When they came within the circle, of the ship's lights they were anxious and indignant. "Me- transformed into either plain little thief! I get money!
He retired to his boat and push- craft with native rowers, the oars-Not Why police?-thief?———-” tied to wooden pins in the gun- wales, the rowers standing and ed off hurriedly, another human pushing their oars, as harbour-misunderstanding. men do the world over; or comfor table motor craft carrying mainly Further back, another boat had dintier-inside well-dressed folk, actually had a little water pour- The first building facing taced upon Its wares, and the boat- shore appeared to be purely a mese man was angry abeat it. Somo-
were dancing.
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would be futile to mobilize the Ills Excellency the Oflear Ad- of pillars bathed in light. This, how this morning, I sympathised of the Longue of Nations at Corps. The efficiency of the ministering the Government has, as we approached, turned into the with him.
Various units as åt present con-in accordance with instructions lounge of a hotel, a large space "You say things no good," ho Geneva on the question of the prostituted is beyond question, but received from the Secretary of without walls, only a roof support shouted impotently, spreading his " duction of the drug confirm the this is but a small sop to the State for the Colonies, recognised ed on pillars, under which we hands. No wood how all spoil- enbled accounts that the Chinese Shanghai mind. Hitherto, and Monsieur Luigi de Dionigi as could see people sitting about lla-ed-throw into sca. Never- delegate (a Mr. Chao) was at great justifiably, Shanghai has prided Vice-Consul for Haly in Hongkong. tening to a band. Some couples theless in a little while he was
itself in tho, possession of a
having another try with a pile of pains to deny the suggestions that Volunteer Corps second to none
We crawled on, right into the boxes of Turkish delight.
"Six boxes," he called. "What poppy growing was on the increase in the Far East from every point
His Excellency the Offeer Ad- town. Port Said is nearly all our in China. He declared that there was of view, and the point of
Government has water, with a few mud flats on you any? Six boxes-two bob!" ministering the comment is that if General War-
On Nothing doing. no Chinese law which permitted the
drop can run a conch and four recognised Mr. Jose Gascon Ch, which the houses are built,
When we moved off, this very cultivation of opium and emphatic-through Shanghai's conception of Gonzalez de Bernedo, provisionally the eastern side it was now nearly ally asserted that China's policy was its civic responsibilities, other and penting the issue of His all in darkness, but towards the man smiled gaily at us, waved his one of prohibition. There was, it communities will do well to revise Majesty's Exequatur, as honorary went there were lights and bigger hand, and shouted "good-bye"
their estimates before the General Consul for Guatemala in Hong-buildings. Each large building is many times. goes on tour. Apparently, nothing less than the enrolment of every able-bodied man of reasonable age will satisfy his theory of the necés- sites, and though we would not go
kong
surrounded on every floor by a loggia, and between the masses, the dark water reaches out its
arma.
Officers landing in Egypt always carry a revolver and ammunition."" It is a curious country. I leant The Hongkong Tramways Co.
against the rail and watched Port intends to apply to the Governor- When we reached the innermost Said disappearing as we drew into all the way with him in this, the in-Council for power to construct recesses, the nose of our good the narrower waters of the canal,
will experience no about 240 yards of single track
They know.
for
P.S.-Are your knees nice? Hongkong, May 25th, 1928.
A
The
is true, an admission on his part that "there had been slickness in carrying out that policy," but he suggested that the Chinese could not be blamed, as they were not masters in their own house, and layman it was difficult to control foreign difliculty in understanding his tramway connecting the existing ship was hadled round by one tug thinking of our relations with hind, and we lied up. We were Briton, by geme unexplained conception, of things. The possi-single track at the south end of while another pushed us from be- other races of the earth. Concessions and foreign nationals.bility of a repetition of Nanking Percival Street with the exlating immediately surrounded by bum mastery, has apparently succeed. If that is the sort of stuff that is and Tsinan exists in any area single track in Wong Nel Cheong boats, crying their wares; necked wherever he has lact fost. But
within the war zone if populated Rand opposite tramway standard
shawls, and small, mediocre crease in wisdom? Perhaps it is told the Genova conferences, we by foreigners, and it is perhaps No. 665, and an additional cro laces, Turkish delight, hideous has success brought him any in- ean well understand the possibility pertinent to ask what Shanghai over near the junction of Praya carpets; a continuous clamour of necessary to be very firm Indeed shrill exposition, It was half with Zaghful Pasha and his of a confused impression prevailing could have done to avert calamity East and Percival Street.
past eleven, and having stood minions. It may be, on the other last year if thrown, on her own at the League of Nations headquar-resources. Of
is course, it
peering over the rail, for a matter hand, that peasants and boatmen Long of three hours or more, i was are very much the same all, the |ters, although it is to be noted that accepted that the Powers are too of thing. after Mr. Chao's speech the Com- wideawake for such a prospect, hours, low output. Short hours, beginning to feel sleepy. It seem-world over, and in spite of cer-. but we do not see that this could hig profits, and up go the sales of ed (uncharitable thought) that tain inscrutable changes of coun-. |mittee decided to leave each mem-be advanced in defence of the Baby Austina. What do you think there might be some sort of just tenance, are human beings not her to form his own conclusions on unpreparedness of the community about it, General? Don't you fration for throwing water int unlike the best of us. Methods of Who doesn't? Chuck their bonis. But they are poor treatment are infectious. I have the Chinese statement. Let us itself. Loath though we may be agree?
in out. Those favour? folk and one's feelings change no doubt the bo'sun would not now compare Mr. Chad's declarato admit it, Hongkong is delin-him
quent to a far greater extent than Carried unan. Yes, I think so.with the morning..
Have spoken as he did but for tions with the facts. We have it Shanghal. There are many young Yours, etc.,
We were bourded by a swarm of some previous experience. What K. K. officials who arrived in beautiful one doesn't know is whether that on the word of the International men here who can and should join
molor craft with outlandish names experience was a disillusioning Anti-Opium Association in Peking the H.K.V.D.C. They would find
asset in many ways; it an
and the green and white flag of that in every respect the opium instance, they would be provided
Egypt, but none of them with the one from below, or a case of education by example from above. of the pilot boat. precisión
Out here in Hongkong,, ono. situation in China is worse than it with two free pairs of shorts!
Several of them had two or three
occasionally comes deross was twenty years ago, and that, so
tries before they made the gang Englishman, old enough (colonial- far as the Nationalist Government
way. The most important, of having attempted to restrict, con-
course, was the mail, and before) to know better, addressing a one o'clock, Mary was made happy perfectly respectable Chinese trol or suppress opium caltivation,
in her bunk by letters from Home:evolie in terms of abuse which ho the reverse is the truth. The so-
The next morning the bumboats would not think of using to the Sir,With reference to "Critic's" called Opium Suppression Bureaux
letter in this afternoon's issue, I were still there, apparently fairly veriest rufian at Home. As likely are nothing other than monopoly
would agree with him that not only fresh, but with the same goods. as not, he is answered by a smile. organisations, from which the
the prices charged for "Les Miser Trade was not brisk. The diving Bertrand Russell says this le be- ables" were exorbitant but that the boys, lithe and brown in the water, cause, to a Chinese, such abuse authorities draw enormous sums for military operations and civil pro- Sir-There's another thing I prices for the ordinary shows are had a better "turnover," but only must be looked on either as a joke want you to take up, so I'll write a bit too high for the general in pennits, which they stuffed into or as an insult only to be repaid their mouths until their cheeks by death. We have no wish to We are told, moreover, to you now before I forget it. And public. paganda.
raise any claim of infallibility for
that China now uses as much that's this,
It is not very long ago that the bulged.
Just before we left, a lady Mr. Russell, but this opinion is opium as in pre-prohibition days, People in Hongkong do too prices fur the ordinary shows were
At the last minute, she that of the man who classes all with the nilded guin that the drug much work and office hours are raised. Do you think that it is bought a pair of sandals for her at any rate more interesting than
too long. One hour for tiffin! I fair to the general public just be child. is her own production. How, in ask you. Isn't it ridiculous? cause the Hongkong Amusement found that they would not fit."coolles" together at an indiffer such circumstances, Mr. Chao can How can a man nourish his frame Co., Ltd., holds the monopoly of the "They are too small," she called, ent level of inferiority., assert that China's policy is one of and rest his poor tired brain after picture shows in the Colony, they four hours of intense effort in one should raise the prices? What was their reuson for doing so? Are prohibition, paases our comprehen- short hour?
they losing in the business? I sion. We have not the space In And get a haircut?
palaces in other places in the Far respect of the various provinces, but you know what I mean,
Enst where they do not charge, so days he wants a haircut or some exorbitant prices un here. I think we will refer to one or two of the thing. Then he has to go with local picture fans will agree with districts reported on in detail by out. It's either one or the other. me that it is time for the Amust- the International Anti-Opium As-Too much hair or not enough foodment Co., to have their prices re- sociation. In the case of Anhuf, it It's all wrong Believe me duced, Yours, etc.,
You go into the thing properly.
CORRESPONDENCE.
SWEATED LABOUR.
To the Editor, Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Cinema Prices,
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1
which to give facts and figures in Not every day, of course, but don't think so! I know of picture
Some
is put on record that whereas In These scientific birds who work 1924 nearly eighty per cent of the out fatigue charts and that sort
A PICTURE FAN Hongkong, May 25th, 1928.
POEMS THAT LIVE.
MUSIC WHEN SOFT VOICES DIE!
!
Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory Odours, when sweet violets slcken, Live within the sense they quicken,
Rase leaves, when the rose is dead, Are-heaped for the beloved's bed;
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And so thy thoughts, when thou art
gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.
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