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expenditure and as
IF
men.,
WHAT I THINK OF MYSELF
By NINE FAMOUS MEN
Bernard Shaw.
on
my
F you were on your deathbed, satisfied if I can feel that I have by what things would you turned some of them away from like your success or failure in life the more brutal and more grasp to be judged? This question has ing and destructive pursuits to been answered by nino famous those which I regard as construc
itive.
I once persuaded a young man to be a philosopher rather than THE NEW STUDEBAKER SIX
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I am not on my deathbed, except an airman, and he became a first- our rate philosopher. I shall think of 70 HORSEPOWER
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I have not mucceeded; people
John Galsworthy.
Passengers who left by the Empress
C. have agreed to rank me ng auccess- I find myself unablo really to of Canada to-day Included Mr. Bunje, Profesor W. I Gerrard, ful--that is all. Have I not writ-answer this question, for it leaves Comdr. J. B. Newill. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Mr. K. K. Rounds, and Mr. H. G. Sheldon.
men: death reveals the eminent.instance, what is meant by succoss on somewhere that life levels all its own premises undefined. For Well, I am not quite dead yet. or failure? The mood in which tho dying will look backmood of Sir Oliver Lodge.
antisfaction or of discontent? Or is the meaning a material one-of and so forth?
Dr. C. M. Hasselmann, M.D., D.T.M. & H., will n lecture to the
give Hongkong University Medical So-
I don't expect to look back or ed on a basis of 15. 2d. It is, of 16 p.m. in Room University worry about the past; rather bank balance and worldly,position,
elety on Monday September 20, at Main Building, when he will take as expect to look hopefully to the his subject "Our Present Conception future.
I have done what I could, and former is meant but for the use of the Relation of Yaws to Syphilis"
of the words "by what facts." not wasted much time. (with lantern ulides).
One would have imagined the
course, impossible to tell what will huppen to silver, but should there be a general recovery in world do-
I am content to leave the rest which suggests the latter.
Again: if the inquiry be as to pression during 1933, it is reason-
Of a very interesting character was in Higher hands. We all have to able to assume that silver prices the lecture given by the Very Rev do our bit; we are all wheels in the mood in which one will die the
with Dean Swann to members of the St. will appreciate in common
Andrew's Club in the Church Hall last an intricate machinery, and I have constituents of that mood would for me to give expression to. those of other commodities. One night on "Palestine." The discourse striven never to dislocate it or put be far too intimate and complex
of things wrong. thing seems fairly clear, namely, was illustrated with a number
A question of success.or failure While if inquiry be as to material lantern slides which depicted various that when there is a definite turn scenes of interest and was much ap: never loomed large in my estima-success, "Who's Who." and the tion, and I feel. sure it will not probate authorities will furnish for the better, the improvementpreciated by the audience.
trouble me at what is called the the best answer. end.. will be rapid, as this would be the natural reaction to such a long- continued and severe depression.
One interesting development foreshadowed in the Colonial Secretary's speech is the experl-
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WEST NORTH AND EAST. RIVERS.
The following table issued by
La vie est telle
Que Dieu la fit,
Et telle quelle
Elle suffit.
Einstein.
Neither on my deathbed
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Further, though this a quib- bling; on one's deathbed one will be indifferent, or at least warped- in one's view,
Dean Inge
I should be very sorry to judge
N
ment which has as its aim the the Kwangtung River Conservancy previously would I think of put my own life. I leave that to
more lenient than I should be. engineer and no substitution of Jocul for European Commission shows the height of ting auch a question to myself.higher Power, who, I hope, will be
Sir Philip Gibbs. staff in some of the more respon-water in English feet on the dates Nature is no
named in the West, North and jorganiser of enterprises, and I am
In Jittle bit of Nature.
Succeed in what?... Failed in sible clerical posts and in the East Rivers:
On one's deathbed, if one what? Sanitary Inspectorate. We hearti
own life, ean measure up one's
approve of a test being made along these lines, but the success of the experiment will naturally have to be judged by results. If it ist shown that efficiency is not jeopardised, there should be reason why, in the interests those who have their homes in the Colony, the idea should not even-
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932.
THE BUDGET
success is to be achieved, however, aufficient attraction in the way, of salary will need to be offered to altract the right type of men.
Postage Up: Fewer Letters.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
Bertrand Russell.
I have been trying to imagine what I shall feel on my deathbed; success will not be reckoned in worldly values of fame, or distinc- What but as I am at this moment in the 10.4 best of health, I find it a little dit-tion, or money, or power.
the word calls failure may be one 4.fcult.
There seems to me to be four sceret standard of success, and in any case we shall all have fail- different factors by which I shoulded to live up to our own hopes and judge the success or failure of my dreams.
The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday has been received by Messrs. Pen- treath and Co.
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life:
I doubt whether in such an hour (1) Work in philosophy and
there is any satisfaction to be mathematical logic: (2) work on had out of one's own adventure in Hocial questions; (3) the success egotism. Man's helplessness will or otherwise of my children; (4) be revealed to him. He will know
on people 1 personal influence have known.
how much he has been shaped by
ne-
With regard to (1) I should heredity, environment, luck, judge my work a success if it had cident, and physical condition. been a stage in reaching some im. He will not claim as his own the portant development, even if it things he has done if there was had not been more than a stage, any good in them. and had been completely supersed-
jed.
With regard to (2), there are
Michael Arlen,
I shall know I have falled if,
major and minor successes pos-lon surveying the course of
my
sible. Major successes are those life, I find that I have not deserved of men like Locke and Rousseau. and not held the affection of those who affected Governments and the who have been in intimato daily....
contact with me. December 1932 1.07 down 1 pt. structure of nocicly, March 1933 1,04 no change May 1933 1.07 down 1 pt. July 1933 1.12 no change Cuban 96-Spot. N.Y. 1.15 change,
me.
Hugh Walpole,
1. Whether I still believe in life rather than repudiate it. 2. Whether, in spite of my own meannesses and jealousies, I still love, my fellow-men.
Hongkong's Budget for 1933 is not likely to arouse a great deal of It is hardly surprising that the controversy, for the simple reason increased cost of postage in the
I shall know I have failed if, in that it contains little that is con- Colony has materially decreased the postman's load and caused revenue
Marx has achieved this kind of tentious. It is,
As Mr. Hallifax
success in regard to Russia. Such spite of tapaes and trilling ambi- himself described it, rather colour from this source to fall consider- the estimated re-
success would, of course, be de- tions, I have not sought to net ably short of
Ithe world. less, the Government being quite
no licious, but I know it is not for and think like a decent citizen of ceipts. The Colonial Treasurer,
A minor success, which content to follow a middle course analysing the situation, says that
should, nevertheless, considor not influence between undue optimism and excés-the number of parcels despatched
worthless, would be to sive pessimism. Such arguments by mail has markedly diminished,
thereby perhaps As are likely to arise will probably and if he had gone deeper, it would other, of the scenes and advantages the outlook of a large number of
found that Incidental to a sea trip. To what individuals,
diminishing the ferocity of some to extent the volume of this correspon-voters, and improving the educn- centre round the selection of public probably have been works, a subject on which it is while personal correspondence always difficult to secure unanimous places abroad has not been serious-dence has been lessened by the tios of some children. agreement, but even here we cannot ly checked, many fewer letters than increased cost of postage has not With regard to my own children,
decent individuals. see that there can be much fault formerly are passing through the been disclosed. But it may be I shall be satisfied if they turn out Post Office for local delivery. The hoped that this modern art of letter to be happy, intelligent, and With regard to my influence on to find with the choice made by the increases, remarkably heavy in res-writing will not be seriously dis-
personal acquaintances, I shall be Government, since all the new big peet of foreign letters, were bound couraged. undertakings which arc being to have an effect. More letters are started, such as the new Govern-being delivered by hand, which is ment Civil Hospital, the new Gaol possible in Hongkong, although in and the Central British School, re. present urgent needs. There will be those who would have liked
a
many other parts of the world it is prohibited. There are legal re- strictions on delivery by anybody except the postman, making it im- start to be made on the much possible for most senders to avoid needed Kowloon Post Office, but the stamp. It would be impossible, the Government attitude on this of course, to apply such restrictions matter-that it is better to wait a in Hongkong unless the Govern- while and then erect a largo Gov-ment could show its ability to pro- ernment building which will in-vide a service equally as efficient clude ample postal facilities-seems as the local chit system. The cost to be que with which there can be of so doing would, we imagine, ex- eced the amount of the increase in regards little quarrel.
revenue resulting. As Looking into the financial posi-personal correspondence between tion of the Colony, it is to be noted residents in the Colony and their that despite the fact that revenue friends abroad, it is not likely to for the current year is expected to be estopped for economy, though be over eight lakhs short, of the we feel that the existing postage estimate, there are anticipations of rates are excessively high. It is a surplus on the year's working of now and then argued that letter writing is a lost art, but in the more than $400,000, which
larger definition of correspondence have the result of increasing theit may be plausibly answered that credit balance by some half a mill-nover before has the art of letter fon dollars when compared with writing been so assiduously studied the position at the end of 1931. and diligently practised, even if the Revenue has not come in quite as well-known indifference of swine woll as had been hoped, and in par- to pearls is no greater than that of ticular there is a falling away in many recipients to the artistic and artful efforts expended on, many of land salos, which, on an estimate the letters they receive. In those of $1,750,000, are not expected to letters professional scribes devote produce more than $1,800,000 in their best efforts to the exposition
will
3. Whether I am still made happy by little things. 4.Whether I have conquered
fear.
6. Whether I have worked hard,
and with joy in working,
YO! HO! HO!
By Edward Kelly, A. B. HE Royal Society in London,
THE
we hear, is offering a prize of £100 for the best essays for improvements in navigation, and the construction of ships.
We have already borrowed $1.20 on the strength of the offer. We recommend nice black funnels to make the ship look more homelike. Also, instead of portholes, windows which have to be propped up with a beer bottle. TRAVEL ON THE KELLY LINE ON YOUR WINTER CRUISE! OUR COLD SHOWERS DON'T WORK!
As for the rolling of the vessel It has always been a puzzla to us why it hasn't been stopped.
. On our last jaunt to Macao wo enid to a follow passenger, "Why" does the ship roll so much?"
He said, "I give up." Ho did.
The Captain pacing to and fro on the bridge is obviously what docs it. Ho should be lashed to the wheel to prevent him from walking about while the wind howls in the rigging, and the blinding spray lashes the faces of the sturdy sailors to ribbons.
Hard bitten sailors is what wo need. We know one tough old salt, Epsom, by name. He was 80” hard that Alsatian dogs were