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The

the Colony."

TUESDAY JANUARY 15 1924.

HONGKONG EDUCATION.

MR. IRVING DEFINITELY RETIRING.

STATEMENT TO THE CHINA MAIL."

"Me Irving hea been permitted to take his pension on the completion of the leave due to him and will not be returning to

This statement was made to a China Mail reporter yesterday by the Hon. Mr, E. A. Irving, Director of Education.

Interviewed last Thursday by a Mr. Irving's Career. Mackenzie appears China Mail reporter regarding thei Mr. Irving, who will be 54 next to us to be amongst reported impending retirement of July, began his civil service coreer the most interesting

in the Federated Malay States,

discussed.

as

over, thanks to his unfailing

A woman weeps for

The example set by the palience and tact, he is now

three reasons: delight, PRIZES. Diocesan Boys School disappointment, and

in not awarding prizes, planning the still greater triumph of

but making the fact of winning, the getting the leaders otgether. Once

main thing, is being followed, If| this is done and done it will ho

The occurrence of you we are to judge by the remarks STOCKS. another armed robbery made by the Headmaster of the in the next two years, he svers,

leads us

to wonder Central British School at its Sports even if it shortens his life five years why the imposition of Stocks as meeting. Who that knows the —then half the battle is won. With part punishment was abolished. acquistive spirit that is about but that wo can all agree. Assembled Not so very long ago these were a will applaud this move. in conference, China's leaders fairly common sight, but whether ordinary prize is but a transient stuld be more amenable to a little they served any usful purpose or cheap thing of scarcely any value- gire and take than they are now. not, the Police are probably best material or spiritual. A walk up able to tell us. They certainly Wellington St. and day will show ruling supreme in their own parti- meant a little trouble and supervision where the book prizes go. cular fastnesses. Should any prove by a constable who might perhaps unlish, however, they must give bave been more profitably employ. છે. But there is one side of the their reasons for all to hear; and question which seems worthy of a according to the tale they tell shall little attention. How often cases of the many writers whose books Mr. Irving, and the rumours cop-taking up his first appointment, as they stand damned or acquitted in tried in the Courts are reported in are worth reading. We mentioned cerning supposed successors, Sir Junior officer, Perak, in 1891. Ten that public opinion now quatly but the Chinese papers we know not. his latest to probably Hongkong's Claud Severn, the Colonial Secret-years later, on April 30th 1901, he

How many Chinese read their own "best read "man but were rebuffed

ary, stated that Mr. Irving was not arrived in Hongkong to take up steadily

in

remark that he China vernacular pupors we know not. withi growing

the post of Inspector of Schools, be time for

Com resigning. He was merely going coming acting Registrar General Although this momentous con-Stocks in the public streets would had no ferance is still largely a dream-but be seen by thousands of Chinese and pton. "The Parson's Progress" Home on leave in February. The and a member of the Legislative the lesson that law-breaking brings will have its appeal mainly to those question of his substitute was being Council four years later. In 1909 a practical dreani, let us hope it with it its own punishment brought

who know something of clerical

resumed duty Whether or not Mr. Mr. Irving life in the Establised Church-the

Inspector of Schools, the title being home very vividly.'

many cults and phases of Church Irving would retire will be cou changed the same year to Director life which find a place under the sidered by the Government, but of Education. you call a man who hid big umbrella of the Church of Eng for official information at present,

For two or three months of 1910 behind *

leave. he again became acting Registrar woman's finely done and his characteris- Mr. Irving is going on

with a He: "A magician."

regarding ations true to life. For one thing, Questions

the Legislative possible Mackenzie has not stuck to one idea changes in the status of the Educa- Council and later on he acted as An Irish view of in his writing of books. We are action Board vis-a-vis the Director of appointment was rased to first- first Police Magestrate. In 1913 his DAYLIGHT Daylight Saving customed to Hardy and his Wessex, Education did not therefore arise. class. During the war Mr. Irving "We discussed the Conrad and his Malaya, and Since Sir Claud Severn made acted as cable censor and for two Daylight Saving Philipots and his Dartmoor but this statement, the Government has or three months in 1918 he was Bill-which then either impeded we find that when they depart evidently come to a decision re attached to the military commiss or had been imposed, I forget from their favourite scenes garding Mr. Irving's retirement, ion at Vladivostock.., For his work which with Mag Darragh, he and exploit other avenues, they and the public will now await with in organising the censorship there gentle ruler of the kitchen, an old, somehow lose something of their much interest the Government's he received the thanks of Major old woman, with a profile fine and original grandeur, Not so further decision regarding Mr. delicate as that of an Empress on Mackenzie. Some swear by his Irving's successor, as Mr. Irving General Knox, C.M.G. the head of a Roman coin, and a hood of waved"Camival" and others by his mentioned to our represent appointed a grey hair, and deep eyes, in which Passionate Elopement," whilst ative yesterday humour and melancholy contended we ourselves consider "Sinister as he knew, his successor had not now one, now the other, having the Street" a brilliant study. These yet been appointed,

are obviously diversified books. But Compton has in addition, given us "Rich Relations" and Poor Relations," and we feel that when he gets out of that very agreeable habit of packing his books with a veritable wealth of matter, he will write a book that will stamp him as at the very top of the ladder of literature.

NAMED.

at fox SOON even recognise the unselfish labours of Sir Robert Ho Tung and to trusĖ that when the meeting does take place it will be held in Hongkong, skirts?" rot merely because the Tolony is t neutral spot, but more because it is the home of the man who will have made the conference possible-a fitting compliment which could only be capped by making that same man Chairmu, tos at once putting a seal on his un-ellish laboars and paying hun a lasting tribale for a ask as great as any in the world

16-day

Pluck.

SAVING

mastery.

She-"What would

"The Lord save us, would they have people to rise in the dark? said Mag Darraghi. It's a pity they wouldn't leave the time as God made it.'

"To which the voice of an un derling responded, plaintively, We'll have to get new clocks so!"

Mr. Bol Drinkwater who is poet says that few people have the ck to sit in a third-class carriage and real the Bible. We quite believe it. No golfer, whatever his handicap, would have the pinck to sit in a first-class carriage in a.train bound for Fanling and read the Biblo, although we believe the first reference to golf is to be found within its pages. A golfer has the pluck to wear what are called "plus furiously. fours, but at that his supply of! pluck costsen, as well it might. This inutter of plek can be variously Jepplied. i would be pleck for it Jordinary - Scotsman—we admit there

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Golf is not men- tioned in the Bible, though we learn of Jehu that he drove

There is some- CANTON ART. thing good to be said for these Canton generals after all. We read of one who is a favourite of arts adhuit that Haggis or porridge are and paintings" and who is holding ghastly things for an American to an exhibition of fine writing, paint- admit that his country did not win ing, and other fine arts." We wish the war for writers of letters to the General Chan Tin-tal," Comman- paper to sign their mes to them; der of the Third Division under the for those who make speeches to direct Command of the General speak the truth as they know it; Headquarters" every success--that for ladies to be truthful regarding is in his artistic efforts. When we their age; and married men to give know what he is fighting for we The reasons that retard

their shall be willing to express our home-coming. It would be sheer sentiments accordingly. plock for our Compradores to adinit that their profits are enormous; and for our landlords to admit that they ♦♦ inereuse rents for, the sheer delight Our volunteers it gives thom.

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would also display a measure of plack in admitting that they find

In his artistic pursuits we are on sure ground in saying what we feel.

Lord Morley's death

MERIT. has created a vacancy

in the membership of

no enjoyment in drills, and for the the Order of Merit. Someone has

generality of us to agree that what

suggested that the honour should be given to the member of the lover we eam is more than we P.W.D. staff in charge of the

deserve. It would be pluck for

professional Christians to preach Queens Roud alterations.

A kiss anda drink ALL SCOTCH. o'water is but a

wersh disjane.

tand practice) the pure andulterut- ed tenets of Christianity. But there is no carthy reason why these alleged manifestations of pluck should be exhibited, Life is dull A man is of little use when his

wife's a widow. enough without adding one more to

A toom pooch gaes quickly You nay drive the deil into a wife, but ye'll neʼer dag him oot o' her.

case but brk either the energy or its round of senseless inanities, through the market.

The courage. These man, be their) homes in the North or the south, can alone save Chin

But they

Calot

reducing us all to the level of uninteresting Robots.

Ae salat maks twenty sinners. There's baith at up' music here, quo' the dog, when he ate the piper's bag.

Better play for naething than work

for naething...

The Scot will not fight till he sees

his ain bluid. nust be led. Only one real lender

The President of A dog's life-muckle euc an' has yet ansen to guide thero, to

CHARIVARIA. the British Ass-! muckle hunger. weld their views into that potent

、ociation was re- The banes of a great estate are

worth picking. weapon which even the greatdit ported to have said that "the heat warlord

ignore-public of the sun will still last a hundred million years." It turns out now Dreams often come true, how

This leader, as all the that he really said a thousand ever far away they sometimes seem, opinion.

Thank God! We okus lacked we to-day many wonders world now know, is Sir Robert million years

Ho Tuy

Hongkong may be breathe again! But fancy frighten deemed utterly impossible. One dream that every.ightly proud that cae of its citizen ing people like that! body hopes will come true, and that should have been found to accept Planists in flats generally have! right speedily, is Sir Robert Ho this onerous role; fer suerous role the latest malady Tung's dream of a united China.it is indeed. Sir Robert is sparing! Many others share this same dream, either the health nor money. but they are idle dreamers. Either Although we uny deplore that the Burden shoød fell thus heavily on they are powerless to intervene or they are pursuing selfish ends. unua, we yet cannot ignore the

that were

auce

fact that the task must be under-

Many marriages that start hap-

pily, end, happlly for both parties.

geance.

Among those who would take action taken singly if sneeess is not to be gladly if they could are China's many waria foreign friends. The delayed or even denied altogether. must remain largely inactive, how Few then there are whose motives Germany will be peace with a ven- ever, because their efforts would would not be suspect in the populor almost certainly wreck the round mind, however upright these mon table conference plan, being wis-ight be, and never did a project construed for selfish motives, such are readily invite the warning that is the distrust. abroad in China too many cooks can spoil the broth.

cember.

He blushes like a beggar at a

bawbee.

land. Mackenzie's etchings are

Her eyes were red. POOR GIRL! Bloody almost.

But they were bold -fearless. She had not been weeping. Her mouth was a pitful sight. One time-enticing, pretty. Now-horribly discloured. Poor giri Courageous as she was

one could but sympathisc. You see, she was just an absent-

mined flapper Who had eye-pencilled Her mouth and Lip-sticked her eyes.

To-day's Poems. "II were king,"

Art should aspire, yet ugliness be

dear;

Beuty, the shaft. should speed

with wit for feather: And love, sweet love, should never

fall to sere,

If I were king.

-W. E. HESLET.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

JANUARY 15.

SOCIAL..

that so far

Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.

January 24-Fancy Dress Ballat

PUBLIC AUCTION.

January 16-Lammert Bros., at the China Navigation S. S. Coy's Godown, West Potat, 428 bags Australian flour, I am.

January 17-Lammert Bros., at Sales Rooms, household furniture, and miscellaneous articles,, 230

p.m.

seat un

the Mission. Mr. Irving was member of the, and served Legislative Conacil in April, 1920, on the University Commission.

A WOMAN SCORNED.

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE WINDOW.

We are not particularly blessed with peace and quiet during the throes of our literary labours, hut adapting ourselves to the turmoil of Wyndham Street we get along COMPANY MEETINGS.

somehow. After years of applica January 28-Twenty-third ortion we become oblivious to the dinary general meeting of share raucous cries of the hawkers and holders of the Hongkong Land the vituperations of the perspiring Reclamation Co., Ltd., at the chair coolies. Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson This morning, however, and Co, Ltd., II a.m.

VAL

paused for a moment to attempt to January 28-Thirty-sixth ordinelucidate the meaning of a real ary general meeting of sharehold-row-only that little word "row" ers of the Hongkong Land Invest can aptly describe what it was. ment and Agency Co, Ltd., at Just outside the office window Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Offices | eight women coolies were ventide ||1.159.m.

their wrath in unmistakable lange-- February 1. One-hundred and age upon a solitary benighted malt. fourth ordinary meeting of share- Each one in turn jabbed at the up- holders of the Hongkong-Canton fortunate with a bamboo pole and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., at accompanying her gesture with a the Offices of the Company, Noon. fresh flow of well, we were surt

OTHER MEETINGS.

they were swear words, they came January 22-Diocesan Boys' so easily. School Annual Speech Day from 3.30 to 5 p.m.

FLOWER SHOW. March 6-Hongkong Horticul- tural Society's annual flower and vegetable show.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mere male took the matter philosophically and did not attempt to retaliate. After fifteen minutes bombardment, the women had spent themselves and allowed. the coolie to depart, eight ́nasty' words from eight enraged woMEN. reminding him of whatever was wrong. The gaping crowd chuck-- led now and again. There must have been some rare, wit during

Lighting-up time to-day is at the argument.

1506. Through great tempest of 6 p.m.

winds being at the south- west, which began the 15. of January, and continued till on Shanghai 7136. the 26. of the same, Philip King of Castile and his wife

were

Whether the male victim of the women's frenzy was a husband of Exchange on London is 2/4,] of one of the aggressors we cannot say, but once again the episode served to point the truth in that oft-repeated line-Hell hath no fury like a woman scomed!

Sugar, rice and flour quotations weather driven, and will be found under Commercial landed at Falmouth in Eng-Notes. land; as they were passing on the 11. of January qul of

Lady Stubbs will present the Flanders toward Spaine prizes to the pupils of Bellitos Public School on Saturday next, The function will take place at Queen's College.

Slow

on the

BOGIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Registrar of the Hong-- kong University (Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh) is to distribute the prizes at the Wah Yan English- School on Monday, the 28th inst

1609. It is a fast day ordered by the Parliament, to pray for more

Possibly owing to dissension seasonable weather, it laring amongst Dr. Sun's troops on the hitherto been summer sea opposite bank of the river, a rile ther, that it is, both as to bullet crashed through a window warmth and every other of the Masonic Club thing, just as if it were the Shameen on Saturday evening Those wishing to join the Hong- middle of May or June, which at about five o'clock, when the kong Philharmonic Society should.. de threaten a plague (as all members of the Lodge "Star of communicate with the Hon. Secre men think) to follow. Southern China" were beginning to tary, Mr. G. H. Piercy, care of Pepys.

assemble for the annual Installa- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. tion ceremony. Happily, no one Ltd. was injured.

GREAT MEN

--CARLYLE.

"When I'm a mon VENGEANCE. "begas Robbie after a stonny in- terview with his father.

The following forthcoming wed- A scientist speaks of a vaccine i "What will you do" asked his

Notices have been posted by dings are announced: Mr. John Great men are the fire-pillars in the Hongkong Police in which a H. Brister, Manager of the Texas to enable people to go through all mother. forms of exertions without fatigue. "Til name my boy after papa- this turk pilgrimage of mankind; reward of $1,000 is offered for the Company, No. 295, the Peak, to

These scientists make one tired. and oh! how Plispank him."

Charles arrest of they stand as heavenly signs, over- Gardner of the International en route from Home by the

Augustus Miss Amelia Dureen Churchward, living witnesses of what has been, Trading Co. As announced in the "Tango Maru," Mr. Leicester G. St. France fears that peace with

has sprung too

prophetic toktons of what still may China Mail at the time, Gardner is Clair Johnson, of the South British MAH JONGG suddenly in to

vogue for anyone be, the revealed embodied possibili alleged to have absconded on Insurance Company Hongkong, to to have remarked precisely the ties of human nature.

December 1 with about $40,000 Miss Margaret Jessie Ross, of New The Month of Presents D-i direction from which it came:

obtained through purchase of some South Wales; Mr. John George whether from China castwards, and

rice and peanut oil which was paid Hooper, Sanitary Inspector, No. 29, crossed to Europe with millionaires

for by cheques since dishonoured. Pokfulam Road, to Miss Esther on the Transatlantic, as most

A warrant has been issued for his Victoria Lyden, school-mistress;.

Swansea, believe; or whether, as a more amantic story has it, it mached England direct, through an irony of certain Mandarins. An English merchant, this legend says, 'saved three Chinese clients from a bandit general in Peking. In gratitude he was offered either a thousand- are too confident that they can solve from a busy life at no lle maecifion EXAGGERATION. heard this so pounds' worth of silk or an initia the problem by conquest for their |

to his own personal interests.

well put asian in the "secret and noble game own glory; who are anyway has the prestige, among high and in the following sketch

of Mah Jongg He chose the deeply involved in ancient feuda for low alike. And he has the faith melan) "Say, is this the biggest curiosity as well. The Mandarins American (picking up a big slik; but longed to satisfy his Abear actions to be above suspicion Already he has done invaluable apple you've got?

consenting, he was taught the de- w-emitting the stormy petrols work, having got all Chian's bigger London Coster:-"Hem guvnor; lectable mystery; and on the first there remain many patriots who leaders to agree to the conference lest you put that bloomm' gripe night lost the value of the silk be

down

had been given. would openly castopion the unity in principle. This delicate' tuak

From what we read of the new Impositions we come to the conclu- Distinctly the plan for a round table sion that Canton is much overrated. to-day. Then there are leading conference is werk for ono man. Chines who might help. Omitting None better could have been found express second-hand ideas.

Ready-made phrases are used to the rival war lords, who are too than Sir Robert Ho Tung. He has busy scherning their own ends: why the time; though this he has wrested

Ha

* We have not

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

January 15-Coronet Theatre; The Birth of a Nation. "

arrest.

Serious consequences have Sailing for London by the followed a street-fight on Saturday

at Taikon, between some truck NYK. Iner "Fushial Maru" on February 13, are Sir Robert Ho coolies and a number of bag Tung, Lady Ho Tung and Miss packers. It is alleged that some of

the later brought into use such Mary Ho Tung, to attend the January 15. Stor Theatre: tools as kuives and bag-needles. British Empire Exbibition, An Douglas Fairbanks in "His Majesty. One of the truck-coolies has died asociate contmissioner for the The American."

as the result of injuries: When the Hongkong Government, Sir Robert Bebe Daoicis lo

January 15-World Theatro; police arrived on the scene, theo Tung will also organize A Game majority of the scrappers Jumped demonstrations inscriculture. For this purpose he li taking to Chicken."

into the harbour and escaped. January 15-Grand Theatre; However, at least one of those London nine women and shree." Tigane, Serbiana in songs, and tho took part in the fight, is stated man, mostly from his well-known

farm in the NewśTónlis dances; fight film),"

o have been arrested.",