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OWEN. April 25th, 1981, at French Hospital, Hongkong. {{་ Mrs. Owen wife B. Owen, Siorper gift of a daughter, both well,
JARVIS---On 25th April, 1931
Justice Fentham that
A
OF
TIL ESSENTIAL CHARACTER TRUE LIBERTY IS, THAT UNDER ITS
SHELTER MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER, AND OPINION
AND HELJEF, CAN DEVELOP UNMOLEST-
There was a clean billi of health in the Celony over the week-end.
Last werk, 2,179 vaccinations were carried out by members of the St. John Amulance Brigade. This makes the total for twenty week 14.800.
in transit.
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Shy Wives. By L. C. MOORE.
And People Who Hate Matrimonial Mysteries.
THE
гелзод
THE secret wifo is a far more! It stands to reason that women common type than many find it hard to be satisfied with a people realise.
reply like thnt. He acquired the reputation of being a selfish sort Although, no doubt, happily of brute who kept his wife down; married, for some
sho another rumour said that they never keeps completely in the
back-spoke; yet another popular story ground; is never seen with her was that she had husband, and is seldom mentioned violently in love with another by him. So far as the majority man, and her husband had vowed of his friends and acquaintances that she should not get the chance are concerned, he might be a sin-again. gic man.
If a man is unmarried nobody.
once fallen
Ultimately they left the dis- trict.
Explanations.
I suppose the obvious comment
hothers about it, so long as he is, "Why cannot people mind their own business, instead of trying to a good sort he is accepted by mar-and reasons behind things that do rled and single alike.
not concern them?" He isn't regardled ne strange for That would be quite a fair com- having chosen single blessedness.ment were it not for the fact that, The married man whose wife is human nature being what it is, people never will mind their own never seen, however, is never Rebusiness, and those who choose a cepted wholly without reserv mode of life which does not strict- There is something "funny" abunt ly conform with the habits of the him, and the normal being-jar-hord must either provide a rea- lleularly the
sonable explanation or else be pre- normal Woman looks with suspicion upon a per-explanations found for them.
pared to have a dozen different
son who cannot be placed,
Sheer Nervousness.
in mind the point made by Mr. the Settle- munt and outside Chinese authori,, tles 'work on the opposing prin- ciples of government and rule of law versus arbitrary authority. In Auch clrcumstances, conflicts of ED AND UNOBSTRUCTED. Lecky. viewpoint are inevitable. The only reference we can detect in the summary Part 1 of the report to
The Steamboat Company's Canton "the Shanghai mind" is contained steamers will now leave Canton daily In Mr. Justice Feetham's comments nt & p.m. on the decision of the ratepayers | As notified in an advertisement in In 1905 denying the right of this issue, the Gas Company han withdrawn the temporary Increase The Council to recognise on gas charges.
proposed Chinese Advisory Com- mittee. This he regards 'na great opportunity lost for taking ja big step forward in the con-
Now ordinary people have |stitutional development of the
of mistrusting, what Mrs. T. Harrington and her daugh-queer way Settlement. Even Shanghai ter Dorothy arrived her from Manila they cannot understand.
the .. President. Grant, on a short people will no dottlst now agree
holiday. Mrs. Hnerington is the wife that this Was A big error in of the British Consul General tactics. Happily, a newer and Manila, better spirit has been manifest
The silk forwarded front Hong- during recent years, reflected in kong by the Empress of Japan on happy co-operation
the 1st April arrived in New York between
(St. John's Park) and Hoboken on and other Chinese
interests, the 21st April, having been 21 days Undonistedly the points of greatest importance with which Mr, Justice
The Inter-School sports are to be Peetham deals are those concern-held at Caroline Hill on Wednesday, ing the problems of order and commending at 2.30 pun. There is a most attractive programme, and at liberty. The text of there can be the close the prizes will be distributed handleil, as he says, by the posses by Sir William Barnell, sion of adequate forces for pro- tection, but there are dangers to he fnerd n the maiter
1 latented articles, it contains much in- liberty of the individual. true, as the report ses, that the formation of interest to those going rule of law prevails in the Settle-
on leave.
ment, but not at present in China,
A Whist Drive will be held on at St. Patrick's Tuesday, April 28 The absolute and unlimited power Catholic Club, coinmrncing at D p.a. by the Kuomintang All are welcome. The Club wish to point out that these Whist Drives dictatorship runs contrary to the are held every Tuesday, commencing ideal of independent Courts, at 9 pm. Admittedly, China is gradually working towards
constitutional Kovernment on a democratie basis, but the process must naturally be
of słow growth. Facing situation as it actually exists. therefore, the dangers of anything like an immediate rendition of the International Settlement become obvious. Mr. Justice Feetham's remarks on this aspect of the pro- blem are particularly apposite at a moment when the extrality issue is the dominating question
at Victoria Hospital, to Mr. | implied and Mrs, S. Jurvis, a soip.
DEATH.
FOX-William Walkinshaw Fox passed away peacefully at 4.20 am. on the 27th instant at his residence, 6, Ying Fni Terrace. Aged 54. Funeral will pass the monument at 5 pm. to-morrow, the 28th Instant. San Francisco papers plense copy.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1931.
THE FUTURE OF.
SHANGHAI
The April-June issue of Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son's Far Eastern Treellers Guzette has no w been
of the issued. In addition to several illus
Perhaps this wouldn't matter su much if the effects did not extend beyond the social side of He. Un- Why is the wife never seen? the man ashamed of her? Did he fortunately they do, and it is gen- marry beneath him, and regret iterally, the case that the man with Are they bad friends just, keep secret wife seldom manages to ing together for the sake of the Het very far in business. children? These and dozens of other questions are asked,
Sheer nervousness will turn
An okl school friend of THN
now
With the growth of the spirit in industry, recreation and work are becoming daily more
Home women into secret wives: closely intertwined. meeting of fresh people almost more he is expected some unhappy. complex makes the The more a man climbs, the -
to interest physically painful.
himself in the out-of-business ac-
wife is tivities. If the
never wife's would not consent to meet seen at a dance, debate, or on the me until after the wedding, when sports ground, the same atmos- is created. she had to-ar else drop my wife phere of "funniness"
Who hasn't heard such remarks as She married a man with whom "Why does Mrs. Smith never come she had practically grown up, and to these affairs?" and "Fancy leny during the years they were in ing his wife alone so much!" A general meeting of members of England she never met one of the Commerce will take place on Monday, was ever invited to their home, the Hongkong General Chambar of men from his office. No stranger
Matrimonial Mystery.
May 4, at 4.45 p.ní. to nominate a
Convictest on a charge of theft of ten gas cooker fittings, valued at $13, the property of the II.K. and China ed to receive twelve strokes of the Gas, Company, Ling Wun was order the cane by Mr. Hamilton, at Kowloon
this morning.
as
While sympathising with the Council in place of the Hon. Mr. Jer own words-sooner than go out, it must be pointed out that by member to serve on the Legislative and she would have died-to uac woman who hates being dragged
Owen Hughes, who resigned.
assistant
Borderers, was charged before Mr. Private W. J. Redman, South Wales Hamilton, at Kowloon this morning between the Powers and China. with having assaulted an
rook, Ma Chi-plu, at Chiu Wo Street, Reading between the Ines, yesterday. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded until to-morrow after. jappears 30 dificult matter
forecast the probable trend of Part Ľ of the report on the extrality question.
Another point of high
to
noon.
Strange Rumours.
to an office dance or dinner.
allowing this sort of remark to be Although that may sound ex-passed she is definitely prejudic- rare, for there are very few peo-motion. treme, such cases are by no meansing her husband's chances of pro- ple who are unable to point to at
It doesn't apply in all cases, of least one such girl in their own course, for a brilliant man will not circle of friends,
be kept down because his wife But all docan't choose to be seen. other things being equal between It is hard luck for the man who two candidates for a bigger job, marries a secret wife. He has it will almost invariably go to the either to take the injunction in one whose wife is known and ae-- the marriage service literally, for-cepted as "one of us." saking all others to cleave to her alone, or else brave the curioua Employers and directors are re- bestowed upon markably like other human beings,. lances that are the single husband.
and they hate a matrimonial my- stery.
For three years I belonged to e John Jenson, aged 28, described as
suburban social club where there It has always boon agreed that an unemployed ship's fireman, was
was Romething on almost every charming wife is the greatest taken to the Government Civil Hospital shortly
night. During the whole of that 48set a man can have in his, fight after midnight, time one man turned up at least with the world. It is a rather a suffering from abcnsions to his face, xtated to have been inflicted by an once a week, yet we did not see pathetic fact that any a woman' American sailor in Spring Garden his wife once.
has developed into a secret wife because she doubted hor power to Lane. The man, a Dane living at the
When the other women tried to hein. She felt she wasn't charm- Seamen's Institute, is believed to have involved in a fight.
persuade him to bring her to the ing enough to impress, so she kept big dance of the year, or for some out of the way-and in doing so For the
of Peak oflier big event, his invariable re-she not only withhold her help; convenience clients, a branch of the Tester Henuty ply was that she preferred to stay but made herself a drag on his Parlour has been opened at
Peak at home,
wheel. the Mansions, Room No. 20, on ground floor. Modern appliances have been installed and European lady operators are in attendance woll as n qualified barber for gentle- men. The hours of business are from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
*
Of no regular employment or fixed alde, a Chinese, 26 years of age, attempted to commit suicide by jump: impor-ing into the harbour near Whitfield
yesterday afternoon but he After a prolonged study, on the tance which is touched upon is restues by
was A conservancy coalie, spot, of the problems facing the the danger of the Municipal police named Wonk Tan, and taken to the
Bay View Poller Station. International Settlement in Shang-being made the unwilling instru- hai. Mr. Justice Feetham bus con-ments whereby outside authorities cluded the task for which he was may obtain control of innocent appointed by the Municipality.inhabitants of the Settlement for Volume 1 of his report hus now the purpose of illegal and oppres been issued, a bulky tome cumpris-sive action of the gravest kind. ing a detailed survey, historical That danger springs from, the use and otherwise, of the whole sub-[of that arbitrary authority already ject with which he was charged to referred to. It is a very real enc. dent. As in the case of the Simon In contrast to that, we have the Commission's report on India, this security' afforded to Hfc nn pro- preliminary document is of second-perty by the special regime ary importance to Volume 11 which established in the Settlement, the is to appear in three weeks' time maintenance l which Mr. and which will contain Mr. Justice Justice Feetham regards as Feetham's recommendations and matter of vital Importance. We do suggestions. None the less, it re- not imagine that the views put for presents an essential part of the ward by Mr. Feetham will com-) Investigation, providing the back-end themselves to the extreme ground on which the proposals for element amongst the Chinese, but the future will be superimposed. they will surely be regarded by ull Indeed, without it the raison d'etre sober-minded people ua correctly for the forthcoming recommenda- roflecting the situation and illus tions would not be fully appreciat-trating the dangers of precipitate ed. Before the future task can be action in the matter of any change envisaged, it is necessary that then the status of the Settlement historical development of the Set- They are based on facts and tlement should be traced, with actualities. on which alone the particular reference to any possible situation must be judged. divergence of viewpoint as between
LOCAL WEDDING.
MR. R. P. BROWN AND MISS E. MENDONCA.
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At the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Saturday, Miss Elizabeth Mon- danca became the bride of Mr. Richard Peter Brown. the Rev. Fr. G. M. Spada officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francisco C. Mendonca, while the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carl Brown.
Given away by her father, the bride was attired in a gown of the Settlement authorities and Amongest the passengers who loft white antin and lace, and carried a those who represent the rising tide by the P. and O. s.8. Itaiputann on bouquet of Willes. Miss Ella Be- Saturday were Mr. R. K. Batchelor, of Chinese nationalism.
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Davey, Mrs. B. tournny and Miss Anna Brown, the If we can judge from the initial man, Mrs. D. 3. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs, georgette and their bouquets were Montague Ede, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gross-bridesmaids, wore dressed in blue part of Mr. Justice Feetham's re- J. Owen Hughes, Surg.—Comdr, and of roses. The bride's mother port, he has correctly apprafeed Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. H. chose a dress of dark blue satin.
Hosegood, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Mr. The duties of "best mon" were the existing situation and the C. Mel. Messer, Capt. W. P. Mark discharged by Mr. P. H. P. Brown events which have led up to it.Wardlaw, and Mr. and Mrs. G.LD.D. and Mr. C. Xavier. Tho complimentary references which are made to the work of
Wolf,
•
Suffering from a compound fracture
A reception was held afterwards at 13, Homuntin Stroot, Kowloon, where many congratulations were
the Municipal authorities, labour-of his leg, a young Chinese, Ho Fa,showered on the happy couplo. ing under a somewhat antiquated of 102, Queen's Road West, was taken The bride's going-away dress was constitution, are fully justified by ile was veated to have fallen dows moon is being spent in Canton and to the Government Civil Hospital. of red printed satin. The honey the remarkable development of the 'alaird.
Macao.
STEAM COUNTER
"Hey What's keeping this bolled haddock waiting?"