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Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1931,
THE DECLINE OF CONGRESS.
DAY BY DAY
„THERE-18-A-BURDEN-OF-CARS-11 GETTINO RICHES; YEAR IN KEEPING ТИЕМ; TEMPTATION- IN USING THEM; GUILT IN ABUSING THEM; SORROW IN LOSING THEM; AND A BURDEN OF ACCOUNT AT LAST TO BE GIVEN UP CONCERNING THEM.- Matthew Henry.
"Have Not"only"{ed to much recrimi
nation, but have’also provided In- ́dia with a very salutary lesson. In elementary economics. One other Important factor of which note is taken la that the Congress Party is beginning to split up along the
Tho annual general meeting of usunt social and economic lines. It members of the Kowloon Cricket Club began as a movement of school-will be held in the Club House to masters and lawyers, but the influx day at 5.30 pm of business men, for which Gandhi
was partly responsible, has already created a fissure which Is most apparent at Karachi.
མ་*
GIVE ME A DOG FIGHT
By "EPHESIAN.”...
In this article, "Ephesian," the distinguished author of banka on the inte Lord Birke
head, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Philip Snowden, &c., puls forward a claim for the little things of life.
|from the cottages at the Bottom. The details of that encounter will be remembered by us when the whole world has forgotten the most-reported heavyweight hoxing contest of the last ten years. I know every stage of that dog-fight, moment by moment, growl hy
Aght in the country is better than growl, bite by bite. (The mongrel
I have always unit that a dog- a big fire in town. Now that I won, but his was a Pyrrhic victory;
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•
A grand organ recital will be given have returned to live in the country, we expect to see him about again at 8 pm, at the Union Church, Kow. I have no doubt wintever but that noon. loon, this evening, by Mr. Ituport I am right: the low goar in which Baldwin, A.T.C.L., assisted by Bir. W we live, the gentle tenor with Last year Miss Smith's terrier H. Bailey (Baritone) and an augment which we pursue our simple pur- was bitten by an adder! The place ed choir. Thero will be a silver
poses,
the solid, natural back in still pointed out, both in the Looking closely into the national collection.
ground against which all events woods and on the dog's log. Yet, muvement. It Is seen that the mo Mr. A. Strok, the well known Imre presented to us all these for when I lived in London, adre, derate elementa become more ac-presario, han booked the famous stand out before our senace with wharves, causing a million or two lors make the little things of life consumed half a mile of riverside Spanish dancer, Teresina for a tour tive when they foresee that a real of the Orient. Teresina, together stereoscopic intensity
of damage and I can't remember. transfer of responsibility is likely with a pianist and a guitariat will
Take the weather; for I wish to anything about it except the head- to take place. There are thousands of Derm the Colony about the end be decontly conversational in my lines in the papers.
December,
approach to this argument I am Our interest those little of men taking some part in public
setting out. In a town you have things is not due to parochial in. life who are quite prepared to let that he learns that a private tolegram observant people, ne morning Test Match team with the beat of The Pont Master General informs us fine days or wet anys or. for very sularity. No; we can canvass a Congresa do the work of agitation, from Tientsin was received by a well and fine afternoons. You know no you, and our views on Jack Din-
known arm in answer telegraphic)
leas Informed or penetrating thin
future domestic polley of India. In these circumstances, according
A Tientsia could say.
.
and even the bargaining with Eng-query about the Siberian mails. The finer distinction. Not so with us! mond's place in history are not land, who have not the least Inten-telegram stated that the mall appear- tlon of allowing it to dictate the cd to be progressing normally so far absent-minded dweller in the coun- ifttle things is a pleasure which
It is easily peasible for the most yours in the cities. try to recall pile distinctly that you do not share because you can- At to-morrow's meeting of the on any given day last week the not share it. Only in the miracry to the writer under notice, the Secretary will move a relation to breakfast: then there was a dark of the glamour of detalle an jull
Legislative Council, Colonial sun shone brightly from dawn to and the schoolroom is life future of the Congress is very salaries of civil servants with lepen- ceased half-way through the morn will recall vividly the excitement vising the basis of calculation of spell, succeeded by a drizzle which Search In your memory, and you certain. The organisation and the dents in gold currency countries, asing; lunch in the sun was followed with which we saw Jones Minor name still remain, and it will be well resolutions increasing the by a shady nap in a hammock; tea sent off to be caned by the school
tobacco and motor spirit taxes, interesting to watch the struggle
was taken indoors because the porter, and the horror when the wind had The return of notifiable diseases, for a walk after ten, and just got opened at the height of the finest which will take place to capture which occurred in the Colony during back before the hallstorm; and, rng of the torm and the. High sprung up; but we went door of the French Master's room those valuable political assets. At the week ending the 26th fast., shows
entered. Well, wo in the sunset, were able to ding open country can still savour but it is not at all serials who has and six cases of enteric fever accom- the bed-room windows for a clear, tremendous trifles, nor do wo for the reversion.
panied by four deaths. There were windless, starlit night. 14 deaths from pulmonary tuber-
get them. Ours in a wider life, I have, perhaps, for dialectical with a fuller flavour, and a multi- eulosia. One Chinese and one non-purposes, exaggerated the change-plication of variety that makes Chinese cases of typhoid fever were ableness of that day'a climate; but mentory dizzy by enumeration. notified on Monday.
can any townsman say that he Every minute has its thrill, avery
the following: Two CABES of
present. Gandhi haids the property.diphtheria, accompanied by one donth, tg while gusta of rain obscured Master
A Remarkable Decision.
Ou more than one occasion In recent months, we have felt it our | duty-not by any means a pleasant and an
one-to criticise the finding of and | Achron, arrived in Japan on the 24th Country life is made up of an;
those
Mr. Jascha Heifetz, the violinist, retalna such vivid impressions of a hour Its sensation, every day its Hollywood film star, Florence Vider) mortar?) together with his wifs (the former similar day among the bricks and long record of adventure.
accompanist, Mr. Isidore
Last week, we batted first; we variety of sensations, and lust four wickets for no runs; then penalties imposed by police courtint. from America. Mr. Heifetz was only the ignorant are deceived by two players (I don't name them; magistrates. Instances of what weTheatre, Tokyo, on September 20.rity. When you hear people say, flannels and braces, one of them to open his season at the New Tokyo its superficial day-by-day simila- you wouldn't know them) in grey have regarded as mugisterial mis-ife will appear in Hongkong about like the country in the autumn, even with his workaday boots, set This is the great when the trees change colour," about the bowling and achieved the you know with certainty that they almost unprecedented feat of scor- are visitors from the town. Foring thirty runs before being sopar- to us every day, or at least everyjsted. After that the rest of us, week. brings a
season. dressed in more orthodox style, but Spring, summer, autumn, winter suffering worse fortune, were are childish approximations to us; skittled out; and the other sile we celebrate a hundred different had only forty-two runs to make
to win. There is, for example. Ajolzn. Their rot-wicket pair-the vil
artist's third tour of the Far East.
CORRESPONDENCE.
management have cropped up with November 20. almost alarming frequency, though fortunately important issues have been seldom involved. We cannot place our with any assurance, Bager on the precise reason for the "trouble," though there appears to has been invested with an imper-he a complete lack of broad vision tance which it may or may not pos
The presence of Gandhi af the Round Talde Conference in London
authority to speak for India as
whole. There are, moreover,
in other words, of one of the ca
ןגיי
A Denial.
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sirs--We observe that the news
sensons,
new
Nations for settement. The volunthe effect of agitating the minds of other season has began.
groundless news might have
would have
T. YAMAMOTO,
Manager,
Nippon Yusen Kaishu.
never
Let this illustration (which I advise none to pursue who values health) acrve to explain the genuine delight of country life, that multiplicity of excitements which cheer but do not inebriate. if you want inebriation as well, try a glass of Bill White's parsnip wine but that deserves Another record.
KANA. It is true that he is partici-sential ingredients of the make-up was published in the Chinese news bb's Daya dale unknown to the lage policeman (their village, of pating in the discussions as the re- { of a sound magistrate. A case heard papers, The Industrial and Cour-town-dweller: It is, the day when course) and n-roadmender (less
mercial Daily Press, Chun Wan Yat the flies begin to appear, a зert et philosophical, presentative of the Indian Congress, at the Central Police Court on 7%, Tung Fog Fat Po, etc., issued insects Valentine's Day. Untitleast more or fortunately at reticent, than the but it is well to remember that that Monday provides a particularly the 29th inst., that certain Chi-then it is safe to ride one's hack literary member of that calling)
luminating example. fact does not invest kim with
A Chinese nese coolics were murdered and/or with a crop; but yesterday house- scored thirty-five ruas in four clerk was charged with posting injured by Japanese on board the flies, horseflies, moorflica, feldflics, overs. But we won just the same.
amphlets without permission of the however, it was verified by us that of fly and I don't know their forget that afternoon.
M/S. "Asama Maru.” Yesterday, heatherlies, pineflies-every sort by two runs and I shall inSecretary for Chinese Affairs. The there was absolutely no truth in scientific names any more than dientious that Congress is not quite pamphlets proved to be appeals to the aforesaid news, as no such hup-they do-Fush on us with one dopressed days of national and The whole joy of life, In these. the powerful or united borly thit the Chinese population to refraic pening as alleged occurred on board accord when we trot down the path interpational affairs, is to enlarge it whe We have just been read-
from attacking the Japanese, tre the above vessel.
which lenda to the gallop, and one's susceptibility to impressions. In view of the fact that the settle fiercely on horses and riders. I remember I was once, ing some comments on this point bytase the dispute to the League of
In the above
Out come the By-whisks, and an-tropics, a vegetarian for a year. a writer who is well qualifier to
trer peacemaker was guilty of a Chinese eitizens everywhere, es
I never
food so much; enjoyed outline the facts. Dealing with the technical breach of the law, and [pecially in the present state of fight. This
I began by speaking of a dog. every bean proved to have an in- ncedH elaboration.dividual flavour. I reverted to a revolt of the moderate element in the prosecuting offlcer, taking the emergency in the Colony, we trust The topic of conversation to which normal diet when I came home; ile the Congress, he states that obvious line, informed the Magis- the aforesaid newspapers will take all my acquaintances here--from and, believe me, there isn't the this cats be seen in a hundred little trate that the Police were not presentity of the news in quen Arms" revert in their conversa feast which can tittiliate the painte
the first opportunity of denying the the
to the "County gastronomic delight in a Lucullan items which appear in the ladian sing the charge. Clearly a caution to Yours, etc.,
tion is the sensational affair of like those outwardly plain, wholly Press. Many who joined the Con-Carey, we feet sure, expected little sufficed. Inspector
last week when the brown dog at uninviting, actually supersaporific....: the White Horse" fought for ten vegetarian messee. gress about two years ago are now
more. A fine of $30 was imposed.
minutes with the black mongrel quietly withdrawing from its netivi-This after a heeligan, on Friday, ties, and the cloth dealers, whose two days after the anti-Japanesc entry into politics made the boy-disturbances had begun, had been cott so effective, are now com-let off with a fine of $5, a penalty plaining that the millowners have which might have been set as a standard but for the intervention not made enough sacrifices, and
of an A, S. P. Commonsense would that they are tired of closing their have dictated heavy penalties in shops every time a political mur-riot cases at once, and also in the derer is hanged ur a politician goes ense of the peace-minker, dismissal with caution. We have been ap- for a term of imprisonment.
pealing to the Chinese public to stand by authority. The leaders y developed that people are be-of the Chinese community have ginning to understand itn real sought to calm the unrest in one we are way or another. A Chinese clerk economic effecta. hus, told, led to a marked decrease in thought to throw his weight on the side of law and order, and was trade, with a very small correspond-heavily muleted because he did not ing increase in local production, and realise that there is a right and a a great rise in prices. This has wrong way of doing things. What been seen very clearly in the cloth an encouragement to public-spirit- triple. There have been over 800 ed individuals! millon yards less cotton cloth sold suring the year ending lust April,
In view of the number of enquiries while the Indian mills have pro-for copies of the Telegraph of Monday, duced only 160 million more, and the 28th. inst., we have to inform our readers that the issue for that day the handloom weavers have. just waÆ sold out. There is a limited about held their own. The cultiva-number avaliabla of yesterday's edition, which also contains pictures of tor, whose products are marked the recent local disturbances. These down to thirty per cent. below pre-may be obtained on application to our war prices; Anda that he has to pay over forty per cent, above pro-war prices for his dhoti. The Indian millowners ore, moreover, bc.
The boycott has been so complete
office.
A collision between the Bicam Jaunch Fook Lee and a small sampan in the Yasmati Typhoon Shelter on Monday afternoon has been reported Ing accused of profiteering and to the police, it being stated that the inomciency. To make matters into the water but managed to cecupiants of the sampats.word thrown worac, a number of bogus com- scramble back on board again. Tho panies--Gandhi
sampan was alightly damaged. that
estimates
"Oh," all right, if you insist, "I took five putis! But don't forgot, I haven't decided yot where to place that building
material order.”
HONGKONG LEPER PROBLEM.
MORE QUESTIONS BY MR. SHENTON.
At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council, the non. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton will ask the fol- lowing further questions arising out of his questions asked on the Srd instant:
1.
to o arising out of the answer
No. 1(0) Can the Government zive particulars of the number of Britiels Chinese (1) treated in hospital and (ii) tront- ed as out-patients during the
year 1930; (b) Are any, and, if so, what precautions taken to
that ԳԻՍԱՒ persons treated as out-patfonts do not convey the disease to other persons residing in the same house or to members of the community in general. (I use the words "convey the disease” because I do not know the
In which it manner is communicable). 1010).
Arising out of the last son- tence of the answer to question No.
| linbills it folt that any "actual
rests on this Colony for British Chinese Topers, (ie. their maintenance in loper asylums), Land, If so, in what way is that Пtability discharged.