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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931.
a breakaway by the Left clemont, & based on a feeling that the, Gov-!
ernment is just as reactionary os DAY BY DAY
REAL LIFE IS TRUER THAN ANY
Its Liberal and Conservative pre-SERİ Ö decessors, Yet, when we come to analyse the situation, the explana-BOOK BARES TO BE AND MUCH MORE tion is not far to seek. The pre- AMUSING.-Louise Konny, dominant fact is that the La
Mr. W. S. Bailey returned to the Colony by the Blue Funnel liner Hector yesterday.
A Dictionary of
By Beverley Nichols. 2031.
our
F you have a glass of sherry: Selence, doubtless, will take ita
near you, and a cigarette, and part in moulding many af
In a hundred years, à aparo half-hour, it might amuse words.
to some of the you to join in a somewhat sardonic according The British Economic Mission left game which I have just been wilder scientists--and the wilder by the Empress of Canada for Eng-playing. It is a word game," scientista seem to be the most land via Vancouver.
..
bourites are a minority Govern- Yesterday's health return shows ment, that they hold office on guf-one Chinose case of typhold. ferance. That being the case, It is clear that Labour cannot may out its own path and follow it at nl costs. We have auen how in the case of the Trades Disputes Bit has been compelled to abandon a aleasure which it con- siders of first-rte importance to its own followers. And it is clear that the Liberals are in a position to influence Labour legislation in many other respects also.
Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., advertise that the forty-sixth annual ordinary meeting of the Company will be hell at the Hongkong Hotel, Monday, March 16, at 11.30 n.m.
Mr. C. W. Cooper won the monthly prize for February, at Lane, Craw- It is probable that if Labour's Midget Golf Course with a score wore a majority Government, its of 22. Mr. D. Wheeler secured the
indies' prize with 25. be far policies at Home would more Socialistle than they ure. Whether that would be a benefit to the nation is a point which will be answered according to political bias. However, the fact remains
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Goggin were that in the realm of internal af-
amongst the passengers who left for fairs the Government has been a Vancouver by the Empress of Canada |great disappointment to its fol-yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. II. Boath were passengers to Yokohama lowers, In foreign questions
itby the same liner.
i
and the rules Are very simple. reliable nowadays all system of All you have to do is to forecast communication will have under- The tele- At next Tuesday's meeting of the ten words, in common use, which gone violent changes,
have completely changed phone, for example, may be no Rotary Club, Dr. E. P. Minnet in to will
The human element speak on the water supply of the their meaning in a hundred years longer an affair of wires and ex-
changes. time. Colony.
Let me give you an example may be eliminated almost entire- from the past. At the time when ly
The word "telephone” therefore, Hobbes wrote his "Great Levia- than," the word "enthusiastic" in 2031, will only survive as an a term of reproach. When awful memory carrying associa- was
called
antions of a painful nature. "Don't Hobber
Man 2
man telephone me" will moan, quite "enthusiast" he meant the
* And was a fanatic-almost, to use a simply, "Don't irritate me,"
modern equivalent, the word "telephone" itself will rather loose
in linger on to indiente a hindrance. "Bolshevik." That is an
the natance of a word that has gone a stumbling block, just as
once, had a up in the world, for nowadays word pillory, which men who are "enthusiastic" are very real meaning for the poor, accorded a certain merit, unless, has to-day been broadened into a of course, their enthusiasmTE is general sense of trial and tribula- directed to murder or arson
or tion.
If you like to let your imagina- aimllar activities.
the word tion run riot, you may come to On the other hand, Puritan, which originally must come very strange conclusions, now example, that the word "promise" The master of the ss. Tiphains, have and a purely religious and You may decide, to take another from Sandakan, reports having passed political significance, has
that significance, and is miny
he entirely obsolete. Why n wrecked junk about 30 feet long in lost
the not?
You cannot abuso a word · associated with lat. 22° 08′ 30" N. and Long, 114" 20" eternally E. The junk is comsidered to be mentally of the Cardiff Watch indefinitely without affecting it. dangerous to navigation,
Committee and the borough All over the world there is a wholesalo slaughter of this word,
of our coast
hna noteworthy achievements to WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT. its credit, record, in fact, which has once and for all dispelled the Miss G. L. Rowbotham, and Mr. J.
Barnes, invite all friends to their iden that a Labour Government wedding at St. John's Cathedral,could not possibly hope to sue- on Saturday, 14th March, at 2.30
councils of sonte p.m. and to the reception after ceed in the handling of big inter- wards AL Lanc
Crawfords national issues.
that during the resorts, That is an example of by nations, by governmenta, by KA failure in It is advertised Restaurant.
Absence on Home leave of Mr. H. Ga word going down in the world Individuals, Home polities is much more seri-Shrubsule, Mr. S. H. Langston has a very long way down too.
It used to be the keystone of A than any shortcoming in the been appointed to take charge of the foreign field would be, since La-Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed exceedingly illuminating specula-human relationships. It is so no tions as to the probable develop longer. Do you think this poor, bour relies for so much of its sup-
battered little word will still we ments of some words which port on the masses who are not in
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931,
THE LABOUR SPLIT.
Bonus Hysteries.
Milk Co., as from March 4,
Now it is possible to make some
*
*
with
In connexion with the forthcoming the habit of looking far beyond visit of the Shanghai Police Interpart use lo-day. I myself think that able to hold up its head through Wilder still-the word "love" sports team, a Carnival Darice is to an Englishman of 2031, desiring yet another century? their own immediate interests.be held at Lane, Crawford Restaurant to describe a man who wastes all
from the works of fiction and a Whether the Mosley split is like Wednesday, the 11th, from 8.30 his opportunities, will not say may be making a gradual exit
or a a "wastrel" man is p.m. to 1 a.m. Admittance $2, Indies, that ly to develop into a really serious by courtesy. Refreshments will be "rolling atone." He will simply graden) entrance into the medical disciple served.
any that man is a "conservative." text books. If you are menace to the Labour Party is a
of Mr. Aldous Huxley you will There is something Intriguing pojut upon which it is.
reached the con- already have yet ton
Two Telephone Engineers-Monara. Every will at once know what clusion that love is as definite n in the fact that sereders from the early to speculate.
1. Davies and F. W. M. Lewis-left he means, nor will there be any complaint as measles or indiges- for home yesterday on the Empress Labour Party on the ground that
of confusion
the tion. of Canada. They belong to the Staff danger it is not sufficiently, Socialistic in
Is it so utterly impossible, that of Messrs. Siemens Bros. and Co. political significance, for by 2031 Ltd. Woolwich, who have been res the Conservative Party will pre our descendants may rend medical its policies should include two
Although the infliction of a pr-ponsible for installing the Automatic bably be extinct-if & continues bulletins to the effect that "Mrs. such arlatoornis Sir Oswald son sentence on Al Capone, the ex- Telephone in Hongkong.
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to be run on its present lines. Jenkins has been forced to give Similarly, If he desires to in-up all her engagements owing to, and Lady Cynthia Mosley. The citement of the Races, and tho
Photographers wishing to take pic-dicate a man who cannot make an acute attack of love, which is, revolt of Sir Oswald had its origin | move towards peace in India,
tures during the Inter Varsity Sports up his mind, a prevaricator, a however, responding to treat- in lis disappointment at the have combined to thrust into the are kindly requested to apply to the mental Humpty Dumpty, he will ment?"
background the decision of Con- Hor. Secretary of the Univeraity gress to pass the War Veterans' Athletic Club for a pass to get inside Bay, quite simply, "So-and-so is tackle the unimployment problem Bonus Bili over the head of Pre-such passes will be granted and there hardly likely that we shall have their fall from grace. Some of the track. Only a limited number of a Liberal." In fact, it seems something rather pathetic about sident Hoover, the action is one fore enly the earlicat applications will to wait till 2031 for that mean them are clinging so desperately, of the most remarkable examples receive consideration,
ing to be generally current. in this strange ago, to their in- These, however, are almost too herited traditions of honour and of political hysteries in recent
obvious to count in my game. glory. But then, "Aren't we all?" American history. Nearly every
AMERICAN'S ESTATE. One needs subtler examples. Con publicist of authority opposed the measure, which involves the dis- tribution of some three billions of a large sertion of Labour's fol- of publle money among those who lowers, some of whom are observed in the War. It has been viously all the more impressed passed, over the President's veto. from the fact that the war on in the curious belief that the eir- pleman. lute of the Labour's domestic policy should culation of liberal supplies of cash
failure
of the Government to
en comprehensive lines. He gave up his ministerial post for this reason, and his recent severance from the Party is attributable to the anme cause. There is no doubt that his views have the support
the
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LATE MR. D. E. CAPPLEMAN DIES INTESTATE.
sider the word "dole." It is enjoyed, at the inoment of writing by paltry two millions of our countrymen. This state of affaire in doubtless due to had organian- tion on the part of the authorities, The late Mr. Daniel Edwin Cap who are at last, however, realising Hongkong the importance of making it Club, who died intestule at the universal. Canossa Hospital, Hongkong, on
When this state of affairs May 22, 1930, left local estate which
see a note
Poor little words!
There is
Brighter Young People in 1221.
be led by a tilled Socialist, Des- among a favoured class of pile the fact that his schemes re- community will lead to spending has been valued at $2,400. He exists, and the wheels of in- cently failed to secure the en- with liberality, thus forcing up the was an accountant in the Standard dustry, with their tiresome noises, By J. M. N. JEFFRIES. dorsement of a big section of the price of commodities und breating Oil Company of New York Let- are stilled, and we are all enjoy- industrial depression! Asters of administration have been ing ourselves, the word "dole"" LLP.. Sir Oswald is not dismayed, painted out by Mr.
Coolidge, granted to Mr. D. II. Blake, of will gradually be glorified, until for he has since isued a manifesto mong many, the proposition is a is attorney for the father, Mr. J. right." I expect to
Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, who it is synonymous with "birth culling for disciplined national phantasmagoria. If there
were B. Cappleman, of Ocala, Marion to that effect in the Oxford effort to meet the present crisis anything in a proposal to restore County, Florida.
Dictionary within my lifetime. and has launched a new Party prosperity by making a section of which aims at running four hun-wealthy, why limit it to
the community comparatively these dred candidates at the next Gen select few? Why not double the eral Election.
colossal expenditure and the num Sojne few details Df theber of those who would profit by new Party's alms love al- it? Every financial authority, ready been disclosed, from which whether speaking from the Tron- it is clear that on the fiscal ques-sury Department, which will have the tion it is opposed quite as much to borrow the money, from
Senate or from the offlees of banks
to Protection as to Free Trade and Insurances compantes, has na This will give it a 6istinctive turally condemned the scheme position as compared with any of roundly. But the Bill has been the three main political factions, passed and the Government is but it remains to be seen to what presumably bound to put it into extent there is room in the Bri-operation. It means that in the tish system for this newly-created next two years, the Government Party. If the threat to make from the banks. It moans, even will need to borrow huge sume serious effort at the next General tually, that the burden on pro Election is put into force, the duction will be increased, as new people will have a rather confused taxcà will have to be raised to time in making their choice, for cover interest charges. There there is plenty of evidence to show may be a brief period of inflation, but at the end it will be found that divisions arc apparent
that living costs have been drivon amongst all the parties. The high, the supply of funds from Conservatives are still split on the the Treasury and Government fiscal issue, whilst the Libernia credit have been well nigh ox- are known to be anything but a hausted, and the financial agen- happy family. An election in the clos of America have beón handi- face of such developments would capped in their effort to stimulate business. The iden appear likely to be most indecisive, legitimate leading to an even more unsatis-that a depression can be obviated by the contribution of all available factory position than that which public money among the people in now exists. It la, at first glance, myth that oven extreme Sock-
| somewhat strange that the Labour alista do not support. The mo
split should be in the nature of tive of Congress is unfathomable.
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"It's my wife again; Miss Swift; she wants to know what
to do after she adds the baking powder.
RE we na modern as we bo-
lieve ourselves to be? There were Bright Young the early thirteenth People in contury. It was in 1221 that William de Fartz, Earl of Albe- marle, tired of the monotony of duties in the royal circle. So "meaning to set things in a new brolle, he departed from thu Court in the night season, without leave or licence, and hasted with all speed into the custell of Bihar. There he assembled a sorte of youthfull persons, given to lowd demeannur and wearie of quiet- ness"
When it is considered what a wild und uncertain thing was the soberest society in the thirteenth century, it is clear that those who found it dull can give multitude of points to all the fribbling un- rest and gamesomo emptiness of our sorte of youthfull persons." Do Fortz and his B.Y.P. had much fun at Blham, for "they spoiled divera towns and villages about. them, as Tenham and Deeping with others." They "won" many articles of property from the villagos and eventually the King: had to cloud their brightness, 30,000 Marks.
But let me
pass, by such [channel, of thought as presents itself, from the Bright Young medieval set to one of our monarchs, Richard II. Richard It. and Heary III. are both rulers who deserve wreathe, but in their cases the wreaths should be, from the bankruptcy officials of Carey street, inscribed, "In awo to our Greatest Debtors.”
Examples of Richard's spending are that ho had one “cote which hờ caused to be made for hlad (Continued on Page 7.)
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