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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 8,
1938.
RANDOM RAMBLINGS WEDDING, QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
By John Blunt
FUNERAL
To keep a wedding and a funeral separate, Mains- forth Hall, Durham, home of Lady Surtces, was "di- vided" recently.
When people take it upon themselves to criticise the country in which they reside, for the edification of others who live thousands of miles
away, they render themselves liable to criticism, especially when the allegations are of a gratuitous nature. In The New The wedding was that of Miss Statesman and Nation of June 18, is published cook, to Mr. Lancelot Reed, of Emily Harrison. Lady Surtees' remarkable letter over the signature of Hilda Selwyn- Clarke, which I cannot allow to pass unchallenged.
Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke, who is the Colony, has the temerity to
a new-comer to assert (as one
vears We
East Boldon, a railway worker,
A few hours later Mrs. Ratne, wife of Lady Surlers' gardener. was buried.
Both services took place in the ancient parish church at Bishop Middleham.
Lady Surtees lent two of her cars for the
wedding.
Afterwards the white ribbons were taken off and the cara formed part of Mrs. Raine's funeral procession.
"It is unfortunate that the two ceremonies had to be held on the
same day." Lady Surtees told the Sunday Dispatch, "There was no possibility of altering the arrange- ments."
of the white population of Hongkong) that, "For nearly one hundred
have only been concerned with making profits
out of the Chinese. We have built enormous banks and offices in what is known as the compradore style of architecture out here-h teis, houses, roads, etc., all for the convenience of the European population; we
are now busy building military roads, trenches and machine-
-gun emplacements, but housing, medical services and KIPLING'S education for the Chinese are at an appallingly low level and the wages and conditions of the Chinese coolies are as bad as anything that be found in the British Bugle Endowed In His Empire.'
can
POST"
Will
"LAST
Every night at nine o'clock, win-
fair and misleading. If Mrs. Selwyn-well as the rich merchant only conter und summer alike, the curetaker
Clarke hasn't. Great Britain
H
These allegations are grossly un- worker" (why the adjective) "as
cerned with saving his skin," Cun- hes? EVITY Jason to be proud of
Finuing, she remark that the of the military cemetery the Government
at Dud out !
swollen Corner, Loos. Inces the ranks steady progress and sound adminis-revenues has not yet devided to what beadstones and blows "Last Post" tration which has been recorded in extent it shall provide accommoda-
it is lonely little cemetery, but the Colony within less than a cen.¦tion and food for these refugees, but its very simplicity makes it all the tury On the medical and health no barriers have been put up against more touching and impressive. side. Hongkong has been 215 abiy served as has been possible taking all the various factors into nerount,
The standard of health is far and away higher than it 15 within the gorat country adjacent to us. It is true that #holera has appeared within the last two years, but that was in- evitable when it is remembered that this dread disease has been raging throughout the Far East
the
To segrest by huenda that merchants of the Colony have only been concerned in making profits out of the Chinese, calls for the strongest possible
eundemnation Certainly we are out here for trade, as is every foreign nation which makes Hong kong its headquarters, but when it comes to making profits, the Chinese themselves, under British rule, have. probably shared the opportunity in
ןןןיןן!
What few people know is that it Rudyard Kipling whose only enme into being through the wish of
son
All this is in reply to an article published in the Journal referred to; the white population of Hongkong by his will he left money to endow above, which foolishly suggested that was killed in the Lous sector.
Kipling presented the bugle, and should be evacuated Concerning this this nightly blowing of Lust Post for aspect, Birs. Selwyn-Clarke states: " ever.
laly do not wish to see Great! Britain plunged into the Baal horrors
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Last year the French State Rail-
1
kong, but neither do I wish to see mages, arranged a broadcast of the of general war to nuntain Hong-ways, which carry thousands of ware bereaved on their annual pligri- Bongkang handle to The Japanese and thereby the boltting up of South commentary in Engilsh.
Peremony from the spot. withi Chma from the pennt personnel, war materials, food and . medial supplies Neither do I wish to be turibed, but I template with equanimity the anni- hilation of the Chinese in Hongkong which would certainly
result from the yacuation of the white popula-
on.""
cannot
Mrs. Selwyn Clarke need not about The evacuation of
a greater ratio than have the majority! Hongkeng Ste of foreigners.
ל.|
TUTHI
mutter
STOP PRESS
ABANDON ATTEMPT what his nationally, will resent. ON HIMALAYA PEAK
Her desire to assist refugees is alt tunately, she has failed to realne bus abandoned its attempt to reach very well up
Munich, Aug. 8. polni.
Unfor-
The German Himalaya expedition that it is an easy matter for China's destitule enter Hongkong. but towing
the summit of MR. Nanga Parbal unless the problem is dealt with chanhers have returned to the sittin
to adverse weather. a really practical tists, the Colony will find itself inundated with th problem entailing recurrent expen-
aad of desthute people, creating al ture, which will prove beyond our
(1)
The
I new conter to the Colony To which circum- stances have brought her, To belittle the anstinting efforts should refrain from which have been
making such mide 10
educate unfortunate charges which every the Chinese, shows a totat lack of uber-minded resident, understanding of the true state of affairs 11 Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke pects to see the coolie masses going lo school like good boys and girls she Lads to apprecute facts. and has been carried away with a most usual and impractical complex
There 13 $10
deal with her assertion that the banks houses, roads etc have been butil solely for the European population
of the Tut
1e best definition I have as yet come across of the height of absurdity. Quito vahet Defensive
Just he problem however, is the necessity to 17.1. The general andictment, advise Ms Selwyn-Clarke to be fair, eived in Naples trom Spain yesterday
to the Colony, and not Lo launch board the hospitat ship Auleta. indictments which are so manifestly on-founded, and might easily besintreh influx of the name of a ne British Colony, refugees, although she must have of which. I for one, am proud.
Tincessify
Convenience
military work
I wonder why"
в ка
Mra Sewyn – Clinke BIM'S
reler to the
forgotten the story of th old
WOMEN the
who lived in a shoc.
"Since Japanese aggression"-she says "... probably for the first time in our long association with China we are being of real use to the Chinese people. Every week thousands of refugees pour into this Colony..
Tesourers.
from 1hr refuger
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At his London fat elaborate pre- cautions have been. taken to prevent (a) Mr. Shaw talking to anyone about anything, (b) reading troversial topics in newspapers, (c) swering the telephone, and (d). writing articles.
Even Mr. Shaw's one-time favou- rile topic of cremation
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in.
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Mes, Shaw and doctors have given strict instructions to Mr. George Bernard Shaw that he is to live a "I have had strict instructions non-controversial life for the next from Mrs. Shaw not to let him thik month...
to. or see anyone." Miss Patch Bald.
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