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SATURDAY AUGUST 11, 1928

OUR LITERARY LOBBY.

LOCAL GOSSIP FOR BOOKY PEOPLE.

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CORRESPONDENCE:

* WORK THE SUM:"

To the Editor of the China Mall."]

Sir-On August 3, Erwin Nel- son, an American, was sentenced to. six months' R. I. for being in un- awful possession of two revolvers. Yesterday, another American, for

THE

TAKE THE RISK.

"HONGKONG ENTERPRISE

AWAKE I

SOUTH CHINA SCOPE.

LOCAL MERCHANT'S SOUND ADVICE.

CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

MESSRS, HOLYOAK, MASSEY

to finance and build a railroad with, motor truck equipment. The pro- Jected line was from the Heung- shan district to Canton. The scheme was approved when Chan Chik-yue, now living here in retire- ment, was Governor. I feel sure there are plenty of Chinese will-

CO., LTD. have This Day been ng to co-operate with the British in similar enterprises. My main appointed Sole Distributors in Hong- idea is to paint out the fallacy o kong and South, China for the the British merchant standing aloof Products of the WESTINGHOUSE

ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL COM the time for him to get busy and PANY. Our Representative, Mr. at a time like the present. Now is

the risk; get in the thin edge W. M. VERNOR, will make bla head- the wetge now so that when the quarter in the offices of the

It has remained for the four-year okl. son of E. F. Benson to write the most perfect short story,

It has no title. Here it is "Once there was a merderer with yellow eyes. And his wife said to him, "If you nerder me you will be Iranged.' And he was hanged on Tuonday next,

A July books list just to hand contains the name may well ask how many revolvers ( views in an interview granted to boom comes he will derive the Distributor, Queen's Buildings: -

A prominent Chinese Merchant being in unlawful possession of free of Hongkong, who is deeply in revolvers and one automatic, was terested in constructional and de- given the option of a fine Ovelopment enterprises in Kwang- three months R. L in default. One tung, expressed sonie interesting

of no lower than thirty-eight books it is necessary to smuggle into the the China Mail, with regard to the devoted to Lawn tennis... Colony for the Magistrate to recome suggestion made by the Canton There is one which sets out to teach mend the accused for acontribution Daily News on Thursday for the strokes of the game by cine-from the Poor Box if such things cooperation between Canion and matography... We have always exist here.

Hongkong Merchants. felt that brilliance in tennis, like billiards, is evidence of a mis-spent | life. It is good news that the Cambridge University Press is to;

Yours etc.

THE SNARK. Hongkong, August 10..

issue "The Art of Writing" and CHARGES AGAINST KICSHA similar books by Quiller-Conch, at

COOLIES.

the reasonable price of 5/-per→→ volume... A. G. Strong hasTo the Editor of the China Mail.) been heralded us a poet 'not off

Sir,-Anent the recent case infinite promise, but of solid achievement, His "Dublin Days" when Mr. D. Burlingham prosecut has appeared from which we give ed an Indian sergeant, for accept- Quotation. We leave it an opening bribes from ricsha coolies who question:

The Brewer's Man.

Have I a wife? Bedoni I have! 'But we was buddly mated;

I hit her a great clout one night,

And now we're separated." And mornin's going to my work

I meets her in the quay : "Good morning" to ye, ma'am,'

Pays :

profit. ;:|

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO., E, L. MCCLOSKEY,

Manager for China. Hongkong, August 6, 1923,

"There are two phases to the question viz. (1). The obtaining of government contracts and (2) con- tracts with individual merchants I am strongly in favour of Sino-in Canton. To mention one oppor

tunity-the Canton Cement, Co's. British enterprise in Kwangtung,works are now lying idle for lack of but when I approach my British capital and capable management. THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, friends in the matter ahey always fine chance for Sino-British call attention to the lack of a stable enterprise is here offered."

MEMBERS wishing to subscribe Government in Kwangtung. The In conclusion, the Chinese for. Subscription Griffins for trouble in Kwangtung, point merchant pointed out that the the Annual Race Meeting 1924 will out,

last indefinitely annual revenue of Kwangtung find lets posted at the Hongkong and when petice is once Province alone was $50,000,000 Club, Jockey Club Stables and Race restored, the opportunities for

which under the present chaos was Course.stat development will be numerous getting into the wrong hands. Unless British merchants are will-

"Once, however, Dr. Sun Yate ing to take a little risk now, they set restores peace and order cold when peace comes."

cannot

were told to infringe the traffic may find themselves left out in the land. the revenue is no longer | regulations and thus set a trap for the officer, 1 would like to bring something to the notice of the public.

BRITISH HELP NEEDED. Asked why British help was deemed necessary, the Chinese "I am not concerned with the Merchant replied; "Though I am British subject of Chinese merits of the case in which it was

I am mentioned that the unfortunate parentage myself,

the firm belief that coulies were usually mulcted in fines of about $3 for violating a purely Chinese enterprise cannot "traffic regulations. What I would be made a financial success where like to have you know is that every technical knowledge is required. If week about 150 summonses are the British Government would taken out against ricsha coolies. sanction Sino-British enterprise in There surely cannot be many more Kwangtung and do its best to pro- than two thousand coolies in the tect it, there can be no doubt such would tend towards Colony and this ratio is exceeding-ventures ly high. Moreover, in these cases, cementing the relations of Canter there is generally one witness for and Hongkang.", the prosecution and one for the defence-the police officer and the coolie.. The latter does not know com-that it would be to his interests to

have other witnesses.

To hell with ye,' says she, Compare that 10 "The Sorcreign Poet one of William Watson's Hundred poetas:

He sits above this clang and dust

of Time.

With the world's secret trembling

vy his lip.

Ir neks not converse or

panionship

In the cold starlight where thou

canst not dimib.*

burden.

Quite recently you advocated a mission for these human beasts of I would suggest that The madelivered_tidings in his some education both practical and

breast

theoretical, in the way of traffic Suffer kim not to rest

regulations, would benefit these He sees for the immemorblemea a great deal more.

throng

I make no hint whatever that And binds the uttered ages with these prosecutions are persecutions nor do I say that they are not

The glorious riddle of his rythmic

breath.

His might, his spell, we know not

what they be

We only feel; whate'er be:

uttereti.

deserved..

Enclosing my card,

The China Mail man pointed out the peculiar difficulties in the way until China was united.

MEN

Hongkong, August 11, 1923.

OF BALE of the

STEAMSHIP. "CHEKIANG" now lying at Sham Shui Po to be sold by

Order of the Mortgages by

misappropriated, a boom. is PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS bound to follow-for instance to connect the main cities in the long distance telephone scheme Kwangtung and the roads planned will offer immense scope for Sino- British co-operation. The Chinese are keen to get in on the ground floor and quite prepared to run the risk of financial failure in co-opera- tion with Hongkong Britons. If, however, the British Government, promise their support the risk will be practically negligible."

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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VIEW.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S

STATEMENT.

For the sake of argument," said the merchant, "wề will sup-

Seen this morning by a Chinn pose an owner of a coal-mining Mail representative, the Hon. Mr. concession in Kwantung, granted A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., C.B.E.; by the Provincial Governor appoin- | (Colonial Secretary) while cm- ted by Peking, forms a Sino-British phasizing the Hongkong's Govern- syndicate (the Chinese not neces-ment desire to do every thing in sarily British subjects), will the its power to develop trade pos sibilities between the Colony and British Government intervene in

Canton, stated that in the event the case of necessity?"

The Mail man returned the op-

of a British subject requiring the inion that the British Minister at assistance of the British Govern- Peking would take the usual dipment in any supposed grievance lomatic steps should necessity

arise, HUMANITARIAN.

Hongkong, August 10,

WATER SUPPLY.

To the Editor of the " China Mall."

The following is a translation of a letter in Chinese which has been addressed to the Editor of the China Mail:-

The merchant then suggested that some arrangement should be come to between the Canton and Hongkong Governments to govern such eventualities and asked that the opinion of the Colonial Secretary

should be obtained as to the feasibility of such an

arrangement.

WATCH THE GERMANS,

This savas not of death, This hath a relish of eternity. The New Leader, the weekly organ of the Independent Labour Party, devoted exactly four lines to a review of Lord Northcliffe's book: My Journey round the world. . . . As follows: "This is a worthless suffered much hardship through recently as last December a Ger- book. Lard Northcliffe's dury of there being no rain and the result man firm in Canton was prepared Jus latest tour round the world ant curtailment of the water supply. appeared in his own papers at the the Chinese papers have

time, and was poor copy." We hope the route Lord in # place where such opinions afect big

nol....

Sir-During this year and the last, the Chinese residents have

read of 'your efforts to secure the removal of the restrictions after the recent rains. The Chinese people will all thank "Six months" says you and Messrs. Kotewall and well-known publisher. "may be Chau for the efforts to bring our taken as about the lie of an average hardships to the notice of the Water novel." It should also be the Authority. I am sure all of us will ruinimum sentence on some authors be grateful for the order to come! We wol of... Messrs. Ball an-in force on Monday next. nounce the reissue of Pepy's Diary

in three volume, on India paper, nt

41.15.0... This is good news

is immortal.... H. M. Tomlinson

Yours etc,

TAM FOOK CHUEN,

No. 40, Lower Lascar Row,

August 11.

If Max is inimitable, Pepys Hongkong,

the late assistunt editor of the

Nation under Massingham bas de-

parted on a seu trip to the East. tained in one of tfiem is before us. If we are to gain a new The It is very fine but of too great n Sra and the Jungle as a result, so length to quote here... Stephen, much the batter.... In the forest who could have done the opposite, of Fontainbleau en experiment is went to some obscure fishing village being tried of an interesting nature. in the south of England and made A Colony has been established his home with and amongst humble of those who believe implicitly in fisher folk who got to know him the precept "Know thyself."...and liked him just the same. By constant application of many Never resist the impulse to write difficult and varied, principles of says a well-known columnist.... study, recreation, rest, movement, It is as un-hygienic as to stifle thought, etc., the pupils are trying yawning or any other natural func to develop to a high dograo uy tion... Dip out your ideas like single centra of consciousness-like water from spring. The spring. the "dancing dervish" who can cou-refills and is clearer, and so with trol the flow of blood, or the your mind.... Thero is an un "Eastern Yogi" who controls the happy set of people who would like actual process of the mind, or the to relieve the pang of ideas unex- emo-pressed by writing, but will not tuonk, who can produce an tional ecstasy. .... Katherine because they are afraid of making Mansfield died at Fontainbleau, bad prose or bad verse. This The creator of Raffles, E. W. is snobbery, and like all shoba they Hornung, (now alas gone for ever) thwart themselves. ...The song left a number of short stories which is more important to the bird than have been published under the title to the bearer. Does the even- Old Offenders and a few old scorea, ing thrush sing for you, or even for These are said to be in bie mate? He responds to the Hornung's best vein. ・・・ "Books purple twilight with the silver notes ought not to be as readable as they which just then are himself... are" says the famous" Rebecca After this we expect to be inundated West, and adds that two days or with the prose and veras offerings two weeks should not be the time of the many who, in conversation given to good books, but two are as eloquent as a Birkenhead, months.....

Rebecca apeaks truly, and as songful as a Caruso, who yet She is by way of being one of hesitate to let a drop of ink make our finest litomry critics with a millions think. ... Go to, then, punch in her pen which is moet and tell the world" what is in oxhilarating... We remember you... Out on it ye bath-tab There's nothing like Tweeting Robecca in our Socialistic warblers,

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days when we battered on the a happy song lo cheer the way Clarion and fansted on the clear It will be seen that the vim of the proso of Robert Blatchford and the non-stop dancer in dan, but inst a quaint humour of Neil Lyons whose little too late for if we err not we word skatches are always a delight. have reached the end of a perfect The Letters of Stephen Rey column Cbario then sa Wil nolds heems to bein good book, aliam of Avon once did say, gay His brief confession of faith con-

PIGEWICK

Continuing, the merchant said: The Germans are all back in Kwangtung and going strong. As

he might have against the Chinese Goverment, he would have to seek redress through the British Consul-General in Canton, who would take the matter up with the Canton authorities.

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TUESDAY

the 21st day of August, 1923

at 3 o'clock p.m.- IN ONE LOT by

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The Ship is of 0852 tous gross and 635.4 nett tonnage. Her length is 100 feet or thereabouts, Beam 33 fost or thereabouts, draft 18 feet 9 inches or thereabouts and housepower 252.

For orders to view, apply to Mears. LAMMERT BROS., the auctioneers.

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Asked whether it would be feasible for the Colonial, Govern

Suppiled by All Chemists. ment to propose to Canton that

Pbya'cians prescria Chamberlain's questions concerning concessionsle and Diarrhoea Remedy because it granted to British subjects by the relieves cramps in the stomach and Canton Government be settled by intestinal pains quicker than any prepar. direct negotiation between Cantonation they can compound. It can be and Hongkong, Mr. Fletcher said bought from way chernlat. A bottle will that any concession duly ratified sen for years and no home is complete For sale by all Chemists and would be supported by the British wi hout it

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