Chesterfield Letters Eighteenth Century Parental Advice Retailed To Rotarians
A talk on "Chesterfield", the eighteenth-century nobleman whose classical letters to his son are slik an influence in parents! relations to-day, was given at the Rotary Club yesterday by Professor IL K. M. Simpson, M.A., Professor of English at the Hongkong University, Dean of the Arts Faculty, and Vice- President of the English Association,
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Bocial Graces
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to be so".
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 23,
1938.
have a almost everybody; and seeming reserve with almost nobody; for It is very disagreeable to seem reserved, and very dangerous not The dutiful son was expected to
The young Stanhope may be sald apply himself to a range of useful to have acquired some tincture of knowledge, far too wide for me to dissimulation. When he died he left, indicate here. But he was expected for the Enri to look after, a wife He was expected whun be had had the dexterity to to do Bill more.
require, what the Fart calls "the conceal, and two sons about whom Graces." This old-fashioned ideal, he had been completely reserved.
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violence of modern life, was Cheater- feld's notion of the final aim infield's letters without feeling curious education; and the ultimate secret of as to whether his own life was icd
he HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONO. success in life.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- This is a hard question By the graces was meant attractive
T. E. Pearce, Esq., to nsk
Chairman. of any parent. Chesterfield nnnners, pleasing qualities, personal ave his son,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paternon, charm. Chesterfield knew as well as
as well an must, can bear the scrutiny as well as most.
Deputy Chairman. you and I, how seldom these are In application to duty, in mastery The Hon. Dr. L! Shu-fan presided, and welcomed the
G. Miskin, Eat. found in combination with en-of the things that can be nequired J.K. Bousfield, EG.
A. H. Compton, Esq. K. 8. Morrison, Esq. following guests:-Rotarians G. King, former President of the
cyclopaedic knowledge. But he never by study, and in the cultivation of the
of Tsinan Rotary Club, T. F. Waters, Wuhu; T. C. Yu, Tientsin;
hesitated to assert the possibility
he was everything that he Hon. Mr. B. II. Dodwell Hon. Mr. A. L. Shield
H.-V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chester Bell
desired his son to be. But in using W. Lock, Esq.. A. Hoffmeister and H. M. van der Schalk, Canton; G. G. Bradford,
the combination. Sa
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. mends suaviter in modo on all those accomplishments as a means o
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BANGKOK according to this fashionable elgh-make my way in court, I would iotarina King, who is the newly willy and conclusive quotation for races, and part of the art of pleasing, Leing a success.
teenth century nobleman, that neither witfully, nor by negligence, DATAVIA appointed gynecologist to the Hong-generations of professional writers
dog or a cat reason to dislike BOMBAY
CALCUTTA kong University, braught a flag from and necasional eraturs. Even exem-ughter should be avoided. "I could give
"Keep
your CANTUN was plary parents, trying to maintain a heartily wish that you may often be me". His advice was, the Tsinun Club of which he
worm other CHEYOU President. He said the Club was familiar but helpful correspundenen
seen to smile, but never heard to temper
temper and artfully
COLOMBO these formed in 1932 and had a full strength with distant sons, liave turned to laugh while you live
and similar people's" From
DAIREN might expect that FOOLHOW watch-words we of 35 but the hostilifies had reduced them for inspiration. This is because mind, there is nothing so
models of
was that of a
slimy HAIPHONG and so ill-bred, an audible this to about 18 at present. The Club they
JANKOW won the "long distance trophy at the epistolary style, and became
of the face". And the better of everybody who was HARBIN shocking distortion of San Francisco Rotary Convention writer was beyond all doubt, a great occasions "a disagreeable noise and lickspittle who succeeded by getting HAMBURG where it was represented by two humanist.
then, the proud boast, "I am sure honest enough to trust him. Did he HONGKEW As I am not delivering a lecture that since I have had the full use become a minister of the crown by LOLO members,
The tag was acknowledged by Dr.
w how to write letters, it is in the of my reason, nobody has ever beardmaking himself a doormat? L. who said the Honitong Rotary wednd of those two aspects that you me laugh". Club would be glad to sent one ofre expected to be interested.
That jovial embonpoint too, which To answer this it would be neces- their flags to the Trinan Club,
Chesterfeld wrote the
sary to launch forth on an account letters is often genlally associated with welcomed Rotarian Mackintosh was bacit from leave, as was also Rotarian because he was a humanist lanself, hearty ughter, must be equally of his interesting political career.
He felt that fat avoided. to have wished his son Amps, who said he had visited many and
did not handicap in the great competition to This is neither, the time nor the occasion for such a lecture, But I education. He countries and was at Geneva during bumanist
might give a typical Instance of his the European crisis, "One of the believe that this could be acquired please.
For final graduation in the graces, behaviour, and quote the finding of a He universities. in
thick schools. things that we all felt at that time,
particularly that the universities of those two studies are
re-historian. commended. The youth is urged to he said, "was the present between days were liberal places, producing cultivate the society of continental George II, it commission for which He once brought to the King friendship and understanding the nations. In this Club we are only boors and pedants. He believed unusually well representative of many that humanism was to be attained ladies, who will polish him; and he he begged the royal signature. His nationalities, and the principles of by travel, so he sent his son to the must acquire the craft of dissimula-Majesty looked at it and said he "bnd friendship which we can carry out in cont
continent; by mixing much in society, tion. It was on those two toples that
devil "With all my heart," replied practice here are the answer to many
feminine as well as manscaling, so he Dr. Johnson led the revolt of sturdy rather sign a commission for the sent him introductions, with instrite manhat against Chesterfield, in the Chesterfield. "I only beg leave to pul world problems."
our Majesty in mind that the com Rotarian Major V. Duclos was is how to behave; and by regular hard words which I have alrendy
mission is
is indited to Our Trusty and welcomed back from a trip to Saigon reading. Se from 1738, when the quated.
Cousin'! The The speaker said, in brief, the son was only six years old, to 1708.
right Well-Beloved Chesterfield letters, written in hun-the letters ranged on, over every
King laughed and complied. dreds by Philip Dormer Stanhope, aspect of human life and manners. fourth Earl of Chesterfield, to his
The father believed that his son. Although only
well-beloved, illegitimate
Philip Stanhope. by the age of fourteen, was already The sulliciently grounded in the classics, were first published, against wishes of legitimate members of his and must be urged on to more useful family, within a year of the Earl's knowledge.
will He hopes that the youth death in 1774, The publisher pald
sun.
Feminine Society
WAR
In recommending a mere boy to eultivate feminine society, as it then was in fashionable European cities. the father knew that he was treading often intrigues, on dangerous ground. Such society meant galtuntry.
But for the sake of the Ital
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But pecca a man whose not
the was ambition was to rise by pleasing. to the great Prime is attitude Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, was even more independent. He twice declares, "Chesterfield
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A quarrel between
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on November 4, had a sequel at the master."
cynic. They are But inter on he said, "Take study as "an ornament while you are please wonen, one learns how to through can think them the writing striking the other with a penknife
a disappointed everybody. picase
"Pleasing and of a
Central Magistracy yesterday, when mander-in-Chief, Sir Percy Noble, is and out the immorality, and they should young, and a comfort to you when please
liberal consistently genial,
Pun Cheung, 25, unlicensed hawker, arriving in Hongkong by the P. and in time, be governing women may
affability. be put in the hands of every young old but he is to be modest in the
humanist.
before Mr. R. O. liner Corfu on Thursday. use of the ornament. Consequently of great service you. gentleman".
encourage please and govern
others". elassien reference and
It is notified that the Commander- Gold Atine of Wit For two and a half centuries they ment in ancient langunges, bre quite
So we have a series of famous the great social virtues which he Edwards, charged with wounding
In-Chief's visiting book will in future have proved a regular gold mine of overbalanced by advocacy of useful dieta. Whether they are true or not, sincerely commends and regularly Mak Chuen, 41, hawker, causing him
s beyond masculine urbitration to displays. "Never retail or receive grievous bodily harm.
in the case of scandal, Pun denied the offence, declaring be kept at the gate decide. "A man
seandai living in the great world, must be as in that of robbery, the receiver is that Mak and another man attacked House.
always thought as bad as the thief." him first with choppers. gallant, polite and attentive, to please the women". And as to the method.
Bushels of Advice
Detective-Inspector L R. Whant, "Women who are either indisputably | When he says that "letters should beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are le familiar conversations between sald both men frequented Tit Chak
Central district. Mak assisted best
flattered
red upon the score of their absent friends", he means 11. He Lane, off Shing Wong Street. In the
aunt, who owned
hawker'a understanding! but those who are in gives his son bushels of advice. But n state of mediocrity are best he is never the heavy father. Not business. On November 4, about 11 faltered upon their beauty, or at even in a letter which begins, "Ap.m., Muk had finished work and re- feast their races"
bill for ninety pounds sterling was turned to Tit Chak Lane. Je sat on brought
ight to me the other day, said to the steps outside the entrance to the Sidney Torch.
be drawn upon me by you." Lane, and had been there about 10
minutes when Pun arrived. Quentin Maclean
(Laughter).
Finally he has an epigram which
Mak asked Pun for the return of Patiman. dissimulation are reckoned even might have served in the coat of arms
35 cents, which he had lent to Pun Rotarianism:-"Whenever you worse. They come so near the re-of commendation of general decaltful meet a man eminent in any way, feed some time before. Pun began abusing and feed upon him at the same Mak, who smacked his face with his Truth is
is "not sermon against lying.
Iried to
you to feed on blow on the left side of his chest, enable
near the shoulder, and Mak felt a only your duty, but your interest"
ntest Chesterfield. (Applause), Quentin Maclean. The greatest tools are the greatest
by sudden pain. It was only after the was speaker I judge every man's truth liars Quentin Maclean. by his degree of understanding". Rotarian P. S. Cassidy, who said he,blow that he realised Pun hold a Quentin Maclean. But "People know very little of the like many others, was a father who knife in his hand.
Just as Pun dealt Mak the blow, попление, when they had to write to distant sons recking Quentin Maclean war, ulainness and solidity up-to guide them in growing up in the Mak Yu, a clansman of the complain- a street adorned". SkBl in human
way. He did try to avoid ant, came into sight from relations right demands that a man, or at least naging the heavy father, but he nearby, and by the light of a street su lamp, saw Pun deliver the blow, and man hoping to become a diplomat, doubted whether he could be
of should have "Dexterity enough to lenient as Chesterfield in starting a chased him. Mak Yu caught hold conceal the truth without telling a letter on the subject of drawing £00
". "Have a real reserve with in that manner! (Laughter).
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Pun, who had then put the knife back into his packel, and succeeded in taking the knife from him.
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Dr. T. K. Lien, of the Queen Mary Mak Hospital, said he examined Chuen after he had been admitted to hospital, and found a stab wound about three-quarters of an inch long on the upper side of his left chest. When admitted, complainant was bleeding profusely, but responded to treatment. He was discharged from hospital on November 16.
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3 Hence or hither come shots
(5)
This fowl would seldom fetch
After evidence by the complainant, his clansman, and another witness,
this price (8). complainant who testified that the
9 Nearly a quarter of a century held nothing in his hands when at-
ago at least (6). tacked by Pun, the defendant was 10 Really in action (6). convicted. He declined to give 11 Had this English Queen a head
for music? (8). evidence.
Inspector Whant produced Pun's 12 Tree (3). criminal record, which revealed that 13 Look for this on an old crown
(0). he had a previous conviction for
14 In olden days when one gave larceny in 1935.
this one might have had to it (two words 4, 4. swear on & 3, 5).
Mr. Edwards said that though Mak had smacked Fun, the latter had no justification in drawing a knife on
the complainant. In fining the de-17 Condiment (7). fendant $100 with the alternative of 19 This material is of French not
Welsh origin (7). six week's hard labour, he took into
consideration the fact that defendant 23 Where the stocks are sull used had already been in custody three weeks.
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aweel is always a distinct hit (8).
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Holler? (7).
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(0).
25 A common feature of the sea.
shore (6).
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