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SATURDAY, JULÝ 14, 1923.

CHINA'S

DISORDERS.

HONGKONG CHAMBER'S ATTITUDE.

PROTECTING FOREIGNERS.

STRONGER WEST RIVER PATROLS URGED. Approached by the China Mall for its views regarding the various suggestions that have been made for coping with China's growing disorders, especially where foreign interests are concerned, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce has issued the following state-

ment:-

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Chamber's Support.

THE CHINA MAIL.

OUR LITERARY LOBBY on the question of auto-and blo-The Jane Webster. Here are some graphies. Margot was there of his ironical definitions.. *** and smiled. **We like quote BOOKYtioners and some from "Misogynist: A man who hates

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Nails described" na ""A book about Womon as much as women hate one women by women for men?!” * * * another..* * ***Prohibitionist: "Hato men ever considered how The sort of man one wouldn't drink difficult it must be for decent girls with even if he drink." once when they see themselves into babice, and then makes a chart to pursue any steady line of resist Psychologist: One who stick pins neglected and every painted check showing the ebb and flow of their and spider's-leg eyelash surround-yella,'' . *** Vers Liliro: anyone possibly assert with any write and harder to read." od by an admiring cirole? Con device for making poetry casier to truth that men flatter and admire Well, we think we've reached our Do they encourage these word are we part. women for their better qualities? allotted spaa. *** But one fond

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Several in love, as in everything eles, make list of books we ought to read. And It may well be that brains have sent us book catalogues and a a better lover, but this would not Very: many thanks indeed. appear to be the male thinking," As they say in North Chins: Pleasures of Life bears copious interpreted means "Peace be with *** Our copy of Avebury's The Ping-ahu, Ping-it, which being written notes in the margine by the you. previous owner. * ́* * It seems to raise the question of the maltrest- ment of books.

Hag.anyous

The Order of Bookfellows boasts the happy distinction of being the anly organisation on earth that bas na constitution and by-laws, no annual meeting, no officers or Donk Club almost equals that. directors. *** The Hongkong | * * *

It has no constitution, no by-laws, and no list of mem- bers. The Hongkong General Cham- ways between Canton, Hongkong, book and so far has been con- It keeps no minute ber of Commerce received-with whmshui, Wuchow, Kongmoon and; other Chambers in the Far East-a Saenever possible, Nanning. Intent with one meeting a year to circular letter from the Shanghat letter to the Hongkong Chamber, enable, Inembers to say who shall, British Chamber expressing the Canton asks for support in a request control their book destinies. opinion that in order to secure due for commissioning H.M.S. "Moth," Unique for Hongkong. protection of the Railways their how held in reserve and for police must be reorganized and as tationing a sloop there to release Abou Noussy his tribe in the right, to fo this kind of thing a necessary step to this end, must the gunboats for patrol wurk.

crease, reads this column and brings and to express an opinion of the be placed under foreign officers. In

us to task for a loosely-worded pars book in the book? We hear the opinion of British merchants in

graph concerning Chesterton's of a cage where an unintelligent ass The Hongkong Chamber has re-election of the six most important marked one or two books, with Shanghai, as represented by their Chamber highly desirable that the Chinese the Canon Catablishment of an Walpole's selection of the six best offence is aggravated by the fact

of Commerce, it is plied that it is in agreement with unvels of 1929.

Hugh rubbish, rotten." The Government should be warned position to the establishment of an American novels includes: Sinclair that the holkd did not belong ta` that it certainly supports proposals sheimer's Cytherto. This been sentenced to twelve months international garrison there but Lewis

Herge him. A man in London bou Canton Delta and in neighbouring is a person who can find a toeaning Fourteen times has he done this for increasing Naval Patrols in the seems very true: "A literary critic imprisonment for stealing hooks. waters generally. The definite pro possals in the Canton Chamber's in literature that the author didn't thing. Dviously he should be addressed to H.B.M. Consul should please Abou Nouags: creator of "Bindle" is dead. letter, it is suggested, should first know was there." • This also turn over a new lead. The General at Canton. The letter. What have we done, and where We wish Bundle" also, would die. concludes:

"The

Hongkong have we wandered, we that have The China Association and the this Chamber more than once re-spoken with Socrates, and poets is not a business proposition, or a Government has been addressed by produced sages who could have aber of The Adelphi.. ・ ・ ・ "It We await cagerly the first Shanghai Chamber have united in a message to the China Associa./cently, in a similar sense, in con- who could walk with Dante: that literary enterprise, or a nice little 1 tion, London, suggesting inter aliaДection with recent piracies, and it we should talk as if we had never book in foreign supervision of disband brought to bear both here and at is to be hoped that if pressure is ment of Chinese soldiers and Canton, better surveillance of these strong international garrisons at Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow and waters may be secured." Canton. The Canton Chamber, discussing the first of these pro- posals, comments that there will be very considerable practical difficul- ties. It would be useless to em- ploy foreigners not used to dealing with Chinese, and the number of experienced meu available is very small. It is doubtful, remarks the Canton Chamber, whether the Consular Service, the Hongkong Govern-

that the putting into effect of the decisions of the Washington: Conference, as they affect China, will be deferred until such time as an effective disbandment scheme

under foreign supervision has been taken to give adequate protection to foreign life and property."

Disbandment Problems.

mentor the Chinese Customs could

spare many, while the sacrifice involved on the part of merchant firms would be very con- siderable, even were they able to release any appreciable number of men. As far as Canton is concern- ed, the Canton Chamber has come. to the conclusion that an interna-

able. It would be very difficult to provide suitable accommodation, and the proximity of the Hong- kong forces must not be overlook. ect.

West River Patrol.

Government Approached.

the Chamber wrote:

To the Hongkong Government

Serious Condition.

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found colonies and kick niggers?". done anything more intelligent than Author? Chesterton, ... "A Poet is a dia. coverer who happens to possess the Gift of memorable expression."

of course.

** Coxman Cafe could do better than that. Edmund Blunden! This Chamber desires special- ly to draw the attention of the the poet, would choose somewhere among Sterne, Dickens, Mark Government to the unanimous Twain, Hardy and Wells the five expression of opinion by the novels which have moat convinced Canton Chamber that an in- crease in the West River patrol hin. *** Convinced him as to should be made without delay.

what?

Anatole France's In connection with the "Sui An" works are now being published by and "Sai Chow" piracies, this the Boulley Head at 2/0 and 67-. Chamber has urged the Govern-

• Her is a quotation from ment to take up this question Frauce on the cause of intolerance: with the Naval Authorities, ••• We are all prone to unreason- and the continual outrages bying admiration. Everything seems pirates and bandits, in the excellent to us in whai tee love, und the present disordered state,of it angers us when we are shown the China, renders urgently neces- | clay feet of our idol. Men find it sary the provision of increased nery hard to apply a little criticism tional garrison would be desir-measures of protection for to the sources of their beliefs and foreign nationals and foreign the origin of their faith. It is just trade." · 1

as well; if we looked ton close into first principles, or should never The general aspects of the situ-believe at all, Sir Sidney ation arising from the Lincheng says that Shakespears did not Outrage have beordealt with fully write for boys and girls. The Canton Chamber is unanim-in cables sent by the Shanghai Probably it was Bacori. ous that an increase in the West Chamber and the China Associ- Masefield's new play bas just been River patrol should be made with-ation to the London and Manches- performed at Oxford. ••• Mose. out delay and suggests that theter Chambers and the Caina | field's gift is of the rarer, fresher. gunboat of the "Insect" class held Association, London. The Hong finer sort, that can only create' in reserve should be put into com-kong Chamber has intimated that among felicities. *** mission. It would also be well if ait "cordially Supports the action has been described as one of Kipling sloop could be stationed off taken to impress on the authorities those blessed born innocents who Shameen so that the whole force of at Home the serious condition of never grow up, who are never quite the West River flotilla could be lawlessness that now prevails, in at home in the world but whe used for patrolling the main water- | China."

wander through it, ke Hawthorne or Poe, a little alien and elf-like, al little envious of the happy folk in honson" and this quality of envy of the practical grown-ups and germine worldings is, indeed, the essential key to and core of his work.................... characteristic of the man and the Bennett has some wise words in his How to make the best of life. Theatre, Kowloon, to-night,

opens at the Star Here are some of them will also performs on Sunday and men do not like.

"Beware of any man whom "It is throughout the weak. The Intest $600.00 novelties in magic will be given and be that in the average happy mar Ba certain as anything human can 200.00 in addition there will be a variety ringe the husband would have beer sbow of supreme merit. An enjoy equally happy with any one of ten 150.00 able time is therefore in store for thousand other women and the wife. patrons of the Star and Nicola with any one of ten thousand other 50.00

abould repeat his Singapore experi- £25.00

onces as far as audiences are con- difficult: if it wasn't it would only "Life is admittedly. 20.00

Nicola is not quite be a sort of death. • • . Wo like 10.00

stiger to-Hongkong as he was the idea of lectures and counter- 10.00 5.00

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THE GREAT NICOLA.

FAMOUS MAGICIAN,

Nicola, who has just arrived from Singapore where he has been per forming to crowded and enthusiastic audiences.

cerned.

He

men.'

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lectures being given at the London School of Economics in all of the hospitals of London... Phillip Gusdalla, J. C. Squire, Sheila Kay- Smith, Rebecca West, J. "Sty Ervine, and many others, have all been holding forth. Even H. H. Asquith bas had something to say

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