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But Keep An Eye On The Old Adam: By an "Old Stager" the world depression are still felt. But, in spite of adverse factors,
REPRESENTATIVE people of who do not actively share the Above
distinction, whose me-physical recreation of aport can progress is belug made. all, the occasion is being seized to
mories carry them back over the and do at least look on at it, and, perfect organisation and tn pre-
past half-contury, have been tell this is immeasurably better, phy ing us how life in all its manifoldsically and mentally, than indulg pare the ground for the future.
phases has changed during that Ing the common pastimes of the The process is one on which there
A whist drive will be held this period, and whether the changes proletarian ordera popular half-a- must be no letting up if the best
Cheap newspapers, cheap books. and fullest results are to he ob evening In St. John's Cathedral Hall impress them favourably or other-century ago.
On the whole the verdict of the the cinema, and the wireless serial Lained.
The Prince's appeal to give
The following forthcoming wedding observant elders, it is encouraging have worked a real revolution in That all youth a chance la one which might is announced. Mr. Patrick Hector to note, is rather favourable to the democratie Britain.
Peter Brown, of Mongkok Fire Sta-prenent epoch. Some of the Vic-those factors are even now all that with advantage be taken to heart
tion: Mongkok, to Mrs. Ethel Amy, torians are disposed to hint a re- they might be, or should be, no here in Hongkong. Remarking
No. 84, North Szechuen Road, Shang-gret over lont nocial graces and unblassed persons pretends. But. that if a man at thirty is not cap-
ceremonial manners, but nearly all they represent a big advance on able of taking responsibility and
town of them admit, on the other side the average mental entertainment Mesaro. Lante Crawford, Ltd.,
of their sociologieal audit, a more afforded to the humbler exercising authority and initia-
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After so much adverse criticism during the last half-century al- nesa urged that young men should Room, Exchange Building, on Wednes-
from disgruntled seniors about the most alone would ensure that the be given key positions at an ear-day, June 8, at noon.
post-war generation, it is pleasant life of the people now is infinitely Her ago. In six words, the Prince
Col. T. A. Robertson, Secretary of to get, from a far more judicial better and more joyous than it for- an Im-merly was. The sunitary engineer advises business heads: "Recruit the Hongkong Club, who will be sail-and authoritative jury,
ing for home next Wednesday with wisely: train thoroughly: trust boldly." Here is wisdom epitomis ed.
The carrying out of these three Injunctions must achieve success. But it is a necessary con- comitant that outh young men should seek to merit responsibility. They must realise that if they are to serve their firms well and ad- vaner British trade. they must qualify themselves for promotion, in mind the always keeping flappy Valle
thought that the prime reason for their presence here is to play a part in the furtherance of trade and commerce.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, MAY 23, 1932.
"SELL BRITISH”
Hope For the Economic Future.
Some matern Sie Thomuus More; bent on writing a new "Utopia" to set forth his ideal of a perfect world order, might well choose economics as his theme, since the
But sonic conquer disease and foster health Mrs. Robertson for six months apartin testimonial to the age in has probably done far more to day, was presented with gifts from which we now live.
all the doctors put together. But the staff of the Hongkong Club on facts really demonstrate them in the general community than
Relves.
even in the matter of medical at- Saturday.
It is incontrovertible, on any tention the people of the poorer
between fifty
to-day miraculously suburbs are A large number of Police officera, fair comparison including the Hon. Mr. T. II. King years ago and to-day, that things
No-better cared for than were their were on board the P. & 0. Chitrat have immensely Improved. on Saturday to bid farewell to Mr. body, dare deny that who admits grandsires. PP. J. Wodehouse, who is retiring the fundamental principle that the The Eccentric Few. from the post of Deputy Superintend
Compared with these solid ad- ent of Police. The vacated post will greatest good of the greatest num- be filled by Mr. W. la Bart Sparrow. her is the true criterion of social vantages enjoyed by the masses of conditions. In spite of post-war the population, the fact that top longer worn in the The Hongkong offler of the M.M. depressions, economic blizzarde, hata are no
comCity, that young men and women Line has received the following tele- and intensified industrial
masses of our people wear jumpers when riding in gram from the Head Office in Paris: petition, the
enjoy Rotten Row, or that a certain "It has been ascertained that a total in this country to-day of 767 person were on board the Georges Phillipar. Of these, 718 are standard of comfort and a degree small section of human society in of liberty never known to their London haunts night clubs and known to be saved. the majority of forefathers of half-a-century ago. gyrates to negroid jazz tunes, can- them being landed at Djibouti, and
not count at all in the scale. the remainder at Aden. The repat The, Uses of Leisure. riation of those landed at Aden haa already commenced.'
SUGAR MARKET.
a hare-
Perhaps the best way to appre- One of the grossent errors made ciate this tremendously important by many people who write or talk fact is to contrast the realistic art about modern life in to confuse On the occasion of the retirement of George Belcher and that of the simian antien of on pension of Chief Indian Warder jogarth. The latter dates back, brained few with the customs of error is Golam Mustafa, of the Victoria Gaol of course, far further than a mere a whole people. Tho members of the Indian contingent of half-century, but his characteris- helped by the inevitable fact that most burning public questions of the Hongkong Police Force are giving tie types survived even till Vie-the grotesques get all the publicity
a tea party in his honour at Lana the day have to do with world in-
Crawford's Restaurant at 6.15 pm, torian times. Though the free limelight, while the sane, healthy next. The retiring eduention Act of 1870 may have normals are completely overlooked. Thursday dustry and commerce. The goal on of any economie Utopia unques-officer was last month the guest of failed abysmally to realise all the It is astonishing, if you seek care- honour at a party given by the Indian ambitious hopes of its enactment, fully, how many exceedingly intel- would be A world Ku tionably
atnit of the Victorin Gaol.
something has certainly happened ligent rational, and well-ordered that
to humanise the lower strata of people are to be found in every individual every
society in our great towns. They grade of British life. might work according to his talents
are no longer the degraded ma-
The only traditions that have and be justly rewarded. Oppor-
chine-fodder of merciless indust-really gone by the bourd tunities for self-improvement would
rialism.
foolish ones. We no longer play be unlimited, always in the re-
Deplorable as the housing aitua- football in trousers or cricket in cognition that the good of one is
tion may be in this country now. top hats, and the Varsity crewa it is at least streets ahend of the dress suitably for their strenuous the good of all, and vice versa.
hovel dwellings that were com contest; but patriotism, Alial re- Group action invariably, would be directed toward promoting the
mon enough to be the rule fifty gard, and human sympathy have There seems to be perhaps never been so vital and prevalent notion that our people sound as to-day in this country. to-day are less sturdy than for- London is no more peopled by merly. That is probably an illu namby-pamby neurotice and crazy sion based on the fact that they perverts than America is entirely are notably less brutal.
populated by gangster gamet. All the various forms of social indeed, the latter are far more reform run by the State, egre-typical of U. S. A. than the for- glously though politicians may mer are of even the West End of have pandered to their ubuse, London.
40
The aptitule of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales for hitting upon happy and telling phrases is again illus-ordered [trated in his advice that the "Buy Fritish" slogan should have as its complement another, namely, "Sell British." There is more in this than meets the eye. The thought nt the hack of it is that we cannot expect people to buy British goods unless we make special efforts to sell them. As the Prince ao per-happiness and well-being of all Each tinently remarks, what is needed individuals in the group. is a well-planned and persistent group would consider the effect of its actions on the welfare of other effort to sell British goods both at Home and abroad. Here we have groups. Resources would be a thought on which British com- mannged that no part of them, mercial and industrial interesta inneeded by anyone anywhere, would or go to waste. Such a all parts of the world may well lie idle
is admittedly Utopian. ponder on the ove of Empire portrait Day. The implied lesson needs Utopias, however, have their..usen. 10 he learned in Hongkong They are not sheerly chimerical. Seldom fully attained, they none does anywhere. Ds much as it
the less spur endeavour to amelib This year's special efforts in the Colony may in one senso berate practical affairs. They throw said to reflect a recognition of that fact. In the past, many opportuni- ties have been lost. It is for our commercial houses to see that the leeway is from now onwards made up).
a searchlight on existing systems, revealing imperfect cogs and hold- ing up better models. Utopias are
have been
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS. The following cable at the eluxe of the sugar market on Saturday has been received by Messrs. Pen- treuth and Co.
London Terminals. August 1932 4/7 up 34d. December 1932 4/11% up 1. March 1933 5/1 up 40. May 1933 5/34 up 20. Buyers at above prices, sellers asking 1⁄4d-1⁄4d more.
New York Terminals, Spot 58 no change. July 1932 3 up 1 pt. September 1932 70 up 2 pts. December 1932 77 up 1 pi. March 1933 83 up 1 pt.
years ago.
of
are
nił
ngo.
have done much, and will do yet; Distasteful though it may be to mure, to remove the reproach that the determined. disciples of
a C3 nation we are rearing
In admirari, life to-day in this coun Great Britain. Fifty years ago,try is on a higher and sounder for the uncultured majority plane than half-a-century all cinases, drink and debauchery Undoubtedly we have progressed
main avocatione of in the best sense. were the
But a word of existence. To-day even the poor- caution is necessary, est, have many superior attractions The French, who posess a find Then in less than the 100 years offered to their leisure, and they brevity of shrewd wit, have a say- Muro have, even if lucky enough to being that, the more things change,
is now.
for more
become the
the more they are the same. Our seldom propounded until the need that have elapsed since for reform is urgent. Necessity wrote his "Utopia," hoarding, sel- regularly employed,
habits have undoubtedly under- for finding ways to put the world's fiehncos, groed, cut-throat competi-abundant leisure.
gone some significant changes in For more years than we care to 20,000,000 unemployed to work has tion and all the et ceteras which Sport for All.
Outdoor sport has ceased to be the last fifty years. But human essentially the game. And it is up to us, who remember, the point has been already brought forth several pro-clog the economic machine may
posals which a few years ago would be as far from private and public the prerogative of the few, and to nature remains
inherit the advantages of a largely stressed that if British trade wants
considered Utopian. practice as imprisonment for debt an amazing extent
hobby of the many. Even those artificial uplift, to safeguard our IL fair share of the Eastern
Several international agencies are
social land-marks. markets, special efforts must be seeking to insure a more even flow made to go nut-after business. In of trade from areas of surplus te this respect, it has to be recorded
While the those of fansing. that British methods have in times past fallen far behind thone of spouse of industry to these pro- other nations which have realised Posal is encouraging, it gives little basis for expecting their im- the immensity of the opportunities mediate adoption. This la no cause In ibis part of the world. H. is for disturbance. Many of the
re-
an old story that business men who | "rndien!" reforms Indirectly pro bave had good connexions with posed by Sir Thomas in 1616, such big British manufacturing in as abolition of imprisonment for terests have been largely content debt and of enpital punishment for to sit in their offices and let orders
theft, were slow to come, but now find their own way in, rather than
are accepted practice. So there is to go out and seek contact with basis for hope that industry will buyers. This fere-and-easy method
came to accept forms of co-opera may have served all right in the
Jon that will correct obvious olden days; it will not do. to-day.
defects of uncontrolled competi There must be that personal con-
tion. And it must be remembered tact, supplemented by social inter-
that the rate of exchunge haa been to course, which will be found
greatly accelerated. The Utopias achieve results. Happily, there
of to-day are often not many to- are not wanting signs that the
merrows away. In all proposals for truth is now being realised to an
ameliorating economic conditions, Increasing extent. A greator mea-
the emphasis is rightly upon the sure of energy and enterprise is
need for more enlightened manage- In
Will evident on all hands to-day.
mnt of the world's resources. part, thin ia due to the fact that Rogers put it pithily the other day British manufacturers are them-
when ho said that the United selves studying the
States was the first nation over to markets much more Intelligently. "go to n poor law institution in The result is that there is now. an automobile." The challenge is scarcely a line in which British for better management, all along products cannot compete with the the line. When the goal of eroct- output of other nations, at priceaing a world order in which in- which, when quality is taken into dustry is to full its only logiti- account, are really amazing. Thus mate ond-to produce and distri- with an assurance of suitable sup-bute commodities needed by hu- alles at the right prices, local-agen-munity is kept steadfastly in cles have come to appreciate the view, progress toward it is certain. opportunities. By judicious ad-
overseas
"Now, I'm gonna let you in to soa him, but don't start telling him a lot of hard luck storiés."
It would be fatally easy to ex- perience a relapse. There must be no real softening of the fibre of our racial psychology. It is Idle to ignore the facts of life. The Old Adam and the Old Eve are with us atill. There must be limits even to freedom. We must not, either in small or big out- looks, vainly imagine, that by abolishing the policeman we there- by end erime.
CIGARETTE IN A BUS
16 PENALTY
firm.
The director of n allk Emanuel Krantz, of Crisp-stract, Poplar, was summoned at Marl- borough-atrect for carrying a Bghted cigarette in 1971 omnibuя and for impeding the conductor in his duty..
The summonses were taken out under Section 84 of the Road Traf~. flc Act.
the cigarette For carrying Krantz was fined £2 and ordered to pay £1 costs. For impeding the conductor he was fined £2 and orderd to pay 61 conts-£8 fn all. The conductor said Krantz was husido a L.G.O.C. bus. He refused to put out the cigarette, to go on top or leave the bus, but later he stood on the conductor's platform.
Ho was again asked to leavò or, go on the top, and the conductor then stopped the bus and the pan- sengers ware-transferred to an- other vehicle."
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