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Correspondence about the Circle

· signed, care of the Editor,

Yours Inventively,

MUSIC.

ARSENE.

[To the Editor of the "China Mail."]. P. S. The entrance fee for new members is a dinner for the Circle Sir, I have followed this corres at West Point: The Commitee pondence with much interest and arrange the dinner and the new

member pays. A. Icannot help but feel that Hong Hongkong. November 15, kong is indeed ungodly.. Think of the number of snakes which; have been observed-I mean sir,} actual snakes, not those of the liquid imagination. I say think of them and realise that snakes are a prototype of the evil one. Think of the Garden of Eden, Sir, and then pause. Ialso notice that these snakes are found on the Peak What does this indicate? Only one thing, that the ungodly people

live on the Peak.

Yours, etc.,

(To the Editor of the Chine Mail.)

in

COLLISION-- CLAIM,

CAPT. WHEELER'S

EVIDENCE

Capt F. T Wheeler, Marine superintendent of the Indo-China

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW TORPEDO SCHOOL

TRANSFER FROM OLD HULKS TO THE SHORE.

The transfer of the Vernon Tor

CONSERVATIVE UNION.

INTERESTING COR- RESPONDENCE

LONDON, November 15." -

Mr.

S.N. Coy. was called to give pedo School from the old hulks in The fallure of Mr. Baldwin's evidence yesterday aftemoon lamont Harbour to the new and Mn Austen Chamberlain, is ex negotiations with Lord Birkenhead, the Supreme Court action arisingre establishment at the port, on plained in the text of subsequent out of the collision which occurred which the Admiralty have spent correspondence, hir. Chamberlain at Manila in fg21, during a typhoon,600 during the last three to writing to Mr. Baldwin infers between the ss. Yuan Sang and Yosts, an event of more than pass from the time that has elapsed that the s.s. "Montrose."

sing interest to the Senior Ser-hi and Lord Birkenhead's inclu He said he had been master of vice, Ol

For upwards of half a century, come to some of Mr. Baldwin's

sion in the Government is not wel the "Yuen Sang" in question and had experiente of Her in Manila this important branch of naval supporters. He concludes by Harbour. If No.1 typhoon signalwork has been housed, on various intimating that their assist- was up when he arrived there he old warships at Portsmouth, but

with the growth of the Navy and confined to platform support is anco must therefore be should keep steam up.

Mr. Potter: It has been sug modern developments, the accom originally contemplated. gested in this case that the No.modation has of late years been baldwin replied regretting that No. 2, "put a match to it." Do you Ofice, the Admiralty were able, in Election, would have been open to signal means “lay your fires," and seriously tared..

By arrangement with the War ments of the eve of à General supernumerary Cabinet appoint agree?

Witness: That is not my inter-October, 1920, to take over the obvious objections; the only alter- pretation. No. I means raise steam. Gunwharf at Portsmouth, which native would have been to replace signal went up he should take it been the principal storehouse of unthinkable. In Mr. Baldwin's Continuing he said when No. 4 for upwards of two centuries had two existing colleagues, which was that the typhoon was in the China the Southern Command for mual letter to Lork Birkenhead, he Seas and he should stay there. He tions of war. Built on land te expresses confiflence that be will should not leave his berth till it claimed from the sea towards the still give the party his full support became precarious. Had the bow latterend of the eighteenth century, in the election, particularly in lines given way he should have let with a fine frontage to the harbour, helping Lord Derby to keep the his stern lines go and ridden to the the Gunwhart makes an ideal site flag flying in Lancashire. What for the experimental and research Ho had read the qvidence given work, which has to be carried out easily accomplished later when he is not possible now may be the in London and in his opinion, in connection with the mining and hopes to achieve complete union of having regard to the fact that the torpedo departments of the Navy. the party. Lork Birkenhead re- "Montrose had no steam, he con-

Obsolete stores, including the plied profoundly regretting that sidered the "Montrose" was very old Armoury, were demolished the common desire to wipe out the improperly moored.

and atne range of modern buildings has been erected. Theory of past differences has been defeated by forces which new establishment is not yet com neither can control. plate, but sufficient progress has been made to enable the Ad- miralty to give up two of the three bulks known as the Vernon, now in such a state of decay that a large sum of money would have to be

moorings during the winter.

anchor.

EX-CROWN PRINCE.

GREAT BRITAIN'S DESIRE.

...

Sir, Many times have I seen your columns laments on the lack of musical enthusiasm so prominent Capt. Wheeler said it was his in Hongkeng, but since reading opinion that those in charge of your correspondence column on the "Montrose," knowing that they Wednesday evening I have felt could not leave through not having glad that Hongkong is at least not steam, should have dropped so unfortunate as her sister across their second anchor and slacked the harbour. In Hongkong we away on both chains and on the D. T's. have quite a good military band, head ropes so far as they reasonab

'Kowloon Musician has eitherly could in order to place the ves-spent to maintain them at their Hongkong, November 15.

never been near it or he is entirely sel under the shelter of the shed

PARIS, November 15. Ignorant of the difference between on the wharf. The shed was 50 "There is plenty of room at the

A French semofficial report [To the Editor of the Chiro Mail. a military band and a brass-band. feet high. At the same time this Gunwharf for extensions, for, in understands that Great Britain Has The point is trifling. What really would have given longer scope to addition to the officers and men's informed the Ambassadors Coti- quarters and the workshops, a ference that she does not desire Sir,-Im afraid this correspon a discriminating ear your corres

matters is that through not having the head ropës.

It was his opinion that with the football ground has been provided, to participate in any steps taken in dence is getting off the original pondent is unable to tell the differ-Montrose" in that position and the together with a large open space Germany in connection with the rocks. The correspondent who ence between the playing of this wind at south-east, site would have for the use of petty officers and ex-Crown Prince and ex-Kaiser. initiated the maiter drew attention band and the meanderings of the been perfectly secure. So far as men to the Sunday labour which was Instrumentalists at his favourite he could remember the wind even-

When Captain J. Derwent Allen, any sanctions la connection with Great Britain is also opposed to being used in connection with the theatre. He asserts that there is a tually fell through south, to south CB the captain of the Vernon, the Inter-Allied military control in buildings of religious organisa colour distinction shown by our west, blowing very hard. Had the transfers his pennant to the Germany-Reuter. tions-mentioning specially the audiences in their applause or lack Montrose" adopted the methods shore the Whitehead department Y. M. C. A. building at Kowloon, of it. Without prejudice to the he considered to be the proper ones will be transferred to Vemon ILL, He deplored this, and if I remem- playing of individuals of any having in view the fact that she which to avoid confusion will HONGKONG, HOUSING. ber rightly, suggested that religious colour I state that the coloured could not leave the wharf), the revert to its original game of the organisations should set an exam- musicians in this Colony as a whole would have been lying, during the Warrior, the first British armoured ple. The letter was followed by cannot compare in their playing to strongest past, of the typhoon, to ship, under the charge of Com one from another correspondent the average white musician. I two anchors with a great scope of mander Arnold Maitland Dougall. who backed up the first writer and think it may be taken for granted chain and would have been able to also deplored Christian methods in that the gentlemen, who tickle

"give" to all forward lines, which the manner indicated. "Pitiell" has stepped in and obscured the are coloured, These gentlemen "Montrose" was improperly moored Our ears at the cinema was eventually the wind direction.

He 'considered that issue with a mass of biblical texts are giving us daily of their best.

the and gush that one must assume he Five years ago it was a treat to hear and lying in an exposed position. is non Compus mentus, or as it is one of them able to play his instru- The lines were too much known in Peak Circles, Tempus ment. The improvement has been down" and should have been out fugit. I desire to bring the subject immense, but I have still to hear longitudinally instead. back to where it stood originally "Zampa" played note perfect and before Pitiell laid his Waterman on or Time perfect, and I have given it and to suggest that it is indeed a up all hope of hearing Massenet's scandal that supposedly religious Elegy interpreted correctly. A bodies should be guilty of the

long struggle once resulted in my practice referred to.

I challenge them all-Anglicans, identifying a piece as part of a Beethoven Symphony. Shortly Wesleyans, Union-ists, American and Canadian Y. M. C. A. people-afterwards the music wandered all of them I say, to justify their and shut down. action.

Yours etc.,

NON-BUILDER. Hongkong, November 15.

[To the Editor of the "China Mail."

Kowloon Musi- cian" will probably be surprised to hear that being note perfect is merely the A.B.C. of playing a piece.

up and

evidence of this withess and the This was the finish of the

Chief Justice adjourned the case until Monday morning.

THE "CORONET.

"THE LOVE FLOWER"

DRUNK IN THE CAR.

IMPRISONMENT FOR A MOTOR CYCLIST.

William Watkins, an electrician, of Cardiff, was charged at Newport (Mon.) with being drunk while in charge of a motor-cycle and sidecar and with driving recklessly. The motor-cycle collided with a taxi-cab and the occupant of the sidecar lind his jaw fmctured. Watkins was sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment.

NAVAL YARD APPOINTMENTS,

LONDON, November 15... In the House of Commons, at question-time, Major Boyd-Carpen ter said that owing to the housing shortage at Hongkong, it was deemed desirable to confine appointments of chargemen, to those volunteering to go without their families, but the question whether the circumstances warrant the removal of the restriction was being considered-Reuter.

GREEK REVOLT,

MORE OFFICERS SENTENCED.

ATHENS, November 15.-. The Court. Eleusis condemned

motor driver, of Downs-road, Bel- Montague Townsend, fifty-three, mont, was fined the maximuro penalty of 40, at Croydon with 10s. to death Generals Leonardo Foulos costs for being drunk while in and Gargalides and Majors Avram-

The new film at the Coronet, featuring Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster, is, a powerful Two or three years ago I heard drama, presented in the masterful a member of a certain orchestra Griffith fashion. complaining to his boss that the orchestra had been instructed to and timid by nature, becomes so road, Mitcham. He had with him tenced many officers of high rank to A young girl, gently nurtured charge of a motor car in London-bos and Nicolareas. It also sen practise daily. He said we do desperate in her anxiety for her a friend, Harold Champion, twenty-life imprisonment or long terms of Sir-So many and so capable professors!" Padrewski is report to commit a cold-blooded murder.mont, whom the police described as the recent revolt-Reuter

not need to practise. We are all father's safety, that she endeavours five, builder's foreman, also of Bel-Imprisonment in connection, with brushes have swept the moral gar-ed to have said "if I do not practise She is only prevented by the time being "dead drunk and snoring bage from Ungodly Hongkong," for one day I know it. If I do not ly interposition of a boy who has loudly. Champion was fined 58. so many admirably vulgar taunts practise for three days my audience arrived quite casually on the island have been flung at the Pious in re knows it." turn, that I must ask your pardon Men who have changed from of the play, which forms the begin

in his yacht. This, the high light for raising a further question which wearing to playing on a G stringning, is full of swiftly moving has not been touched upon so far. I have done well, but nobody should action. refer to the motives of the various be surprised if their playing fails writers. They appear to me (I am to draw the applause that follows tropics, and the beauty of the All the scenes were made in the subject to correction by the more an accurate and interpretative per scenery, which serves to form the common, young pigs were sold at Freudian of your readers) to be formance by men who have been settings of the picture only six shillings each. One dealer

a brought up to music from the time enhances the attraction of this latest bought a lot which he subsequently ing a memorial hall at Birkenhead,

they were first big enough to beat work of David Wark Griffith, a drum.

offered for sale in the miral districts

(a) Pitiell-extension of legs:

sort of moral Sandow.

(b) Publican and Sinner-waste ed sarcasm. The sanitation of Swift may be below the noses of all, but it is above the heads of the majority. (Modern Education, Mr. Forrest)

(c) Ellfoire-scattering irritat-} ing seed on stony ground.

(d) Outside Left-Sincerity: to

Yours etc., TRAINED EAR.

Hongkong, November 16, 1923.

BOY SCOUTS.

the Lions with him. I gather from (To the Editor of the Ching Mail.)

his tone that at some club or other

he has been left Qutside.

(e) Mr. Forrest advertisement.

Sir-I am disappointed to notice

PIGS IS: 3D. EACH.

At the recent fairs in Co. Ros-

2 MILLION UNEMPLOYED,

BRITISH PEOPLE SUFFERING. MORE THAN ANY OTHER.

General Sir Ian Hamilton, open-

As is usual with a Griffith picture, The highest offer he got was 18. 3d said that the employment position the theme is handled in a highly Thus the whole pig can be bought in the United Kingdom was deplor convincing manner, making The cheaper than one pound of bacon, Love Flower" a production that is The collapse of prices is due to the bound to be a popular success.

dockers, strike in Ireland.

THE STAR

"THE PRISONER."

able, and was becoming desperate, Glasgow was the capital of unem- ployment, but Lancashire and Cheshire were running close behind her along the road to rain. There were beyond doubt over two million unemploy ed in the country, to say nothing of tens of thousands here, and tens of thousands there on halfu time, which meant half rations" for the "kids "

HAPPY CHILDHOOD Is Eargely. A Matter of Health, Let Baby's Own Tablets Keep Your Children Well, Little children vo y quickly get out

"onuujually said General Hamilton, "that we quickly be ret are alone in our misfortunes. I Fightagain. Monttravel abroad, and excepting only of their troubles arise in the sins the Germans, there are no people. place from the in Europe today who are suferior stomach or as our people are suffering." The bowelay that is French have never been so well off; why good every class without any exce

leaning-out ition. Even the Germans are the rat thing only partially hit. precaribed by

Not so very

"The Prisoner," now at the This should have been paid for and that there has been no reply to the Star, is described as a "high-

High

· put in the proper columns.

Commissionaire's letter powered romance, and a first If any or all of these gentlemen which you published the other view fully bears out the truth of of aorts: By prompt treatment they We will do well to take note, " are interested in their subject night. I should like to know if the claim. Made from a story by (which I very much doubt) they included in the tuftion given the George Bare McCutcheon, this should join the study circle which scouts whereby they are able to film fully deserves the tributes I and a few friends have formed, track a llon to its lair, some notes given it as "not having a dull mo We aim at the intelligent dis on manners is also given. I am ment In It The romantic ion of philosophical and theo, quite sure the subject is not taught interest takes precedence through- Iqzical problems. At next Sunn our colleges and very little in out. It begins when a young day's meeting the subject is tion would pursue a useful work if find his best girl about to be mar the Homes. The scouts organiza American arrives in Vidhina to Criginal Sin and each member is taught our boys to be of good ried to an adventurer. expected to bring with him a fully behaviour, and always to give up He kidnaps her at the altar, and worked cut plao (with diagrams their seat in a tramear to a lady, or sets the other party at defiance. If possible) of some really original sin. None of your secpad-even a fat gentleman, whenever hand importations--each muat the occasion demanded. have thought it out for himself and bé prepared to demonstrate it to the other members. The simpler förms.

esdals and t

paratus may be found at our meet- Ing-house, But new members would be wise to provide as much se possible themselves, especiall the invention

Involved nature. lady members who ar

la theiringenu

24 Yours etc.,

FATHER OF NONE

Having made the ith virtual used to bring prisoner in an old castle, he Baby's pleada his.cause with her, but not work, hat until after a series of interesting developments-doos-he manage to kre win her

ROXOR

tha deater. For long ago The Germanwho. merly Outor On had held the very highest about the

was the mosne positions Inthe service of his nowdays own country came to see me? He Tablete do just the same hade saved- during his long and

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