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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, ‹ 1924.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised fa The Mail.

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

January 29.-Coronet Theatre; One Exciting Night" January 29.Star Theatre; Don't Get Personal."

January 29-World Theatre; 'Morals."

number., 'Each School for itself,,

am. scoms to have been the motto

trying to find a hitherto, and nias for those who lady whose name I have forgotten,

but I know she lives in this neighTM| give up certain land to the public come last in the race/

bourhood. She is a woman easily in return for the right to enclose a There is no ambiguity about these described, and perhaps you know portion of Hampstead Heath, the Council beautiful Hampstead Borough singularly words. They follow holly upon the creature, with pink and white showed great wisdom in 'deciding words of the Rev. W. T. Feather complexion, lovely eyes, and hair to require, as a condition of the such as a goddess might envy." exchange, a covenant whereby at Servant: Really, sir, I don't no time in the future shall a flat or Bats be erected on the ground thus stone, Head of the Diocesan Boys'

know Bchool who has already suggested i

turned over to him. So many open Conference of techere, and

spaces have been exploited in the past by the building of ugly apart- ment houses that any pledge of enlarged upon its usefulness to the

We wrote the other day security in this regard is always Recital at City Hall, 5.30 p.m. cause of education locally, and

this particular .GLEB. commending the artistic reassuring, farther aheld. Those two quito! activities of a Cantonese locality, however, so well known February 4.-Concert in St.

cockney phraseology as Andrew's Hall, Kowloon, 9 p.m. distinct utterances on an important general who is interested in most-in

February 4 Grand Chinese topic by experienced counsellors, of the fine arts and was promoting appy "Ampstead, it is especially

an exhibition in Canton. Now, fitting that such a safeguard should Carnival in the Hongkong Hotel

.Grill Rooms, 8-12 p.m. We can well cannot be ignored.

thanks to the Cunton Gazelle we have been exacted. believe that they have not escapex learn there is a Canton Glee Club

Congratulations Re-union Dinner. the notice of those who are promoted by a Dr. Chiang Ho, the úrges and that paper

"LORD STUBBS." will be shower- in the. responsible for the Colony's eduen Club

paths of

ed on 'HE. the Dinner. the drama The Governor, if, as a Manila paper tional policy. Mr. Irving's depar- music and

it of

Da

down in a minute.”-

In

February 18.Pianoforte

SOCIAL.

February 23-Royal Air Force

March 1-St. David's Society

PUBLIU ''ADOTIONS.

Sales Rooms, a quantity of sundry goods, II a.m.

ordinary

February 1-One-hundred and fourth ordinary meeting of share holders of the Hongkong-Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd, at Lord Stubbs, governor general the Offices of the Company, Noon. of Hongkong, accompanied by February 2-Fifth Lady Stubbs and aides will visit yearly meeting of shareholders of Manila on February 3, next, ac- the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., at the cording to cable advices just registered office of the Company, received from the British colony. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, It is not stated how long the 3pm. visitors will stay in the Phil- ippines before returning to the neighbouring colony. But it is said that the visit will be brief A trip to some of the nearby provinces may be made before leaving the. Islands.

ITHER MERTING.

PIRACY EVIL

LATEST KONGMOON,

OUTRAGE.

TASSENDERS KIDNAPPED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Konaмook, January 26. The tow-boat "Hop On," trading between Canton and Kangmoon was pirated at East Ma Lang (not far from where the "Tai Lee" slowed down to allow the pirates to gab nehore.) Fifty passengers were taken away for ransom, twenty of whom were ultimately released when their financial condition was investigated. River traffic between Canton and Kongmoon has been suspended. The consequent incon- venience to merchants is critical at this time of the year.

It is rumoured that Adiriral Chan Chak will return to Pak-kai at the request of bis successor Fung Shin- former colleague, The report goos that Chan will take command of the land troops whereas Fung will lend the naval forces. Fung is in Canton now and he is exepected to retu with Chan. All the naval boats at. this port now fly a rod fing with the character "Fang" instead of "Chan."

The nominee for the Heungshan magistracy is said to be a former secretary to Dr. Suc

Another campaign is said to bo imminent in the southern peninsula. The pro-Sun Wong Ming-tong has been given the command of an

tare inny niean the strangling of his Chinese actor is noted for his describes him, he has reached that fanuary 30-Lammert Bros., at ming, who is also his friend and

faithful impersonations. In the stage in his career when he may "pet child"the Education Board art of singing, as we westemers he described as "Your Lordship." As that Board is at present con- think we know it, the Chinese are HE. is apparently to visit Manila stituted--or rather the limitations generally deficient. But not quite. in February and this is how a 0000under which it labours, makes We have heard Chinese sing part Manila, paper refers to the Im songs in unison and harmony that pending visit. The opening account. The was

delightful and promised words will be noted with interest. Board might very well be recon- greater results if diligently pro- stituted and have on its roll the secuted. It is good to notice our Canton contemporary urging on names. of Heads of Schools-or this good work and we certainly perhaps what is better, Hends of wish it well. We have no statistics Schools might be allowed to meet in available, but we imagine very few. militarists, criminals or even wife- Conference as suggested.. Tho

beaters, are musically inclined. If matter rests purely with the Govern- they were it is safe to say they the undesirable ment, for no Conference would be would not be

things we have mentioned. Some of any use unless Heads of Govern politicians are noted for their ment Schools were allowed to attend musicianly parts-but only the and partake in its deliberations as honest ones. When Balfour was if they were ordinary members of plain A J. he always had a piano in his room at his Government the community and in a position to office, and when the strains of a give free and unfottered voice to Bach prelude or fugue was heard their own feelings. Raise this ban, it was a sign that the Minister had not to be disturbed. A lover and give this permission, and set forth player of Bach obviously is not the machinery of Conference and built for stratagems and spoiis,' much good is likely to result. and is perfectly to be trusted. We wish the Canton Glee Club all possible success. When it gives its first concen we hope to be

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Czacho-Slovakia,

there!

Never in this world INDIAM, does hatred cease by

batred:

The Hongkong governor and Lady Stubbs will be guests at some entertainments which will be held in their honour. They will be entertained by some high government officials and. the British consul general in Manila

February 4-General Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club in the Hongkong Club Annex, 5 p.m.

MIHARITIONS

January 29 Exhibition paintings at the City Hall.

LOKAL END GEWHRAL.

army and be is to join hands with Leung Hung-kai in a raid, ak. China New Year, on Ini Tsun- of wing, the anti-Sun general who now

holds sway.

Many houses and a part of the city walls at Shek-ki near the West Gate are being dismantled to make roota for a main road which may be extended to Macao. That part of· Lighting up time to-day is at the town has now a very decreph 6.10 p.m.

appearance but the resulting im- waEvict provement will make amends....

Falling down the stairs at his home at 20 Upper Albert Street, Wong Yiu, aged 82, sustained fatal Injuries.

What Prof. Graham THINKING. Kerr declared in an Communication with America address before. the vis the Commercial Pacific Cable Philosophical Society. in London has been restored, regarding the present system of school education, namely, that its greatest fault is that it actually dis courages thinking, itself provides abundant food for thought. While, however, what he said is undoubt Hatred ceases by love: this is edly true to a certain extent, it is The tenth annual planoforte only fair to consider also the fact recital of Professor Danenberg's always its nature.

that the tendency not to think, so pupils takes place in the City Hall noticeable in many individuals, on Monday, February 18.. lies entirely apart from any system

The fact that France has signed a treaty with Czech Slovakis brings that part of turbulent Europe to the notice of the reading and trading public. Facta demonstrate that this young Republic possesses great vitality, which is clearly demons-

Liberality, courtesy, kindliness, trated by an unprecedented progres and unselfishness-these are to made in both political and economi- the world what the; linchpin is to cal respects. The unexpected rise the rolling chariot, and consequent stabilization of the Czechoslovak crown, which is said to have a firm: tooting in the sound economical conditions of the country show the favourable effects which must necessarily follow as a result

Do naught to others which, if of a right financial policy of the Government. Facts in connection done to thee, would cause thee with the country are still very little pain; this is the sum of duty.

known to the average foreigner to whom Czecho-Slovakia

Even Buddha was once a cart horse, and carried the loads of others.···

went

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Dr. in

BIT NIPPY, EH?

NOTHING ABNORMAL IN THIS COLD WEATHER.

"B-T, Bit nippy this morning, George?""

George shivers and tacks up his collar toward off the cold hiasts of education whatever. It is more young Chinese girl-wasweeping down the harbour George than a century ago since Jane picked up unconscious on the thinks it is about the coldest morn- Taylor wrote:

Praya East yesterday after she had

Though man a thinking being

is defined, Few use the grand prerogative

of mind.

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alighted from a moving tram-caring he has bad this year and says so "Yes, this kind o' weather gets She was taken to the Government in no unnistakable terms. Civil Hospital.

in one's bone.**

George may shiver and complain.

Very beautiful is the Chinese How few think justly of the calendar the Standard Oil Com. But it is no colder than usual. If

thinking few l

pany of New York has issued for George had been here in January, How many never think, who this year, copies of which have 1893, when the minimum tempera-

think they do!

been courteously sent to the Chinature was 32, George would have stayed at home by the fireside and Mail.

lost his job.

To-day's Poem.

(The Fate of Mignon.)

Mignon, Mignon, Quaint little elf!

Childishly prattling, Formless the self

Laquesoont as moonsbine

This last two days has brought

A Chinese Syndicate paid $40,000 for the 38,500 square feet out the overcoats from the old, cam- You can see and of crown land auctioned yesterday phor-wood box.

by Mr. Parker Rees at Volunteer smell them on the ferry at all hours. Headquarters. The upset price People ware becoming a little too was $29,875 and bids came fairly optimistic about the winter and readily.

thought they were having an abnor- mal period of warm weather. And From Messrs. W. G. when the natural cold comes on they Humphreys and Co, the China feel it more. received charming

Mr. Claxton, Director of the Chinese calendars issued by Observatory, kindly informed the Cadbury Bros., Ltd., and G. S. China Mail this morning that there Fry and Sons for whom they are was nothing abnormal about this the general agents.

Through the dark mountain pine Mail has Tenderly stealing- Cerulean polf

Aping her elders' Professional lovos, Unwitting, she murmurs The language of doves—.

The drowsy, soft coding of doves.

Mignon, Mignon, From heaven now riven Passing to earth

remains Speak truth, not untruth; look more than a naine vaguely connect- far, not near; look up towards the ed with Central Europe.

Highest, not towards anthing low. As re- gurds both natural resources and industrial development Czecbo-

Engiand Slovakia is one of the richest coun- | FOOTBALL FACTS. and Scot- tries in Europe. Its mineral, agri-i

land have cultural and forest wealth is enor-played 47 International matches mque. Remarkable is the progress proper. Of these Scotland has which has been made since the con-won 20 times, scoring altogether 95 clusion of the war by Czecho-Slovak gouls against the Sassenachs' 14 Industry representing 80 per cent. victories and 82 goals. "However," of the turn out of the Austrian as a prosperous Scot Empire Textile industry which is London remarked, "it takes a lot one of the principal sources of the to make up for Flodden." In four wealth of the country comprising of these struggles 9 goals were &he Chinx Mail, ntainerid, publicly, convincingly almost the whole of the textile scored: 1878 Scotland won 1-2; and sincerely to voice a need with industry of the Austro-Hungarian 1879 England won 5-4; 1880 Scot- Monarchy is represented by 1,630 land won 5-4; and 1920 England regard to the holding of Conferences factories, with 5,270,000 spindles won 5-4. In each of these cases the home team proved successful of teachers for comparing notes; and 225,000 looms. Glass Industry, so that the bulk of the spectators Of the home satisfied. exchanging ideas, and considering the product.of which is ronowned the multifarious matters arising out throughout the world as Bohemia original entrants for the F. A. Cup Glass occupies over 100,000 workers (1871-72) only two clubs are now of the steady` prosecution of educa- and three-fourths of the output is engaged in first-class football. tion-for education, fike all pro- already exported. The Metallurgy. These are Crystal Palace and. nn. Road Construction in the Farressive matters needs the brains of und Metal Jadustry has experienced | Queen's Park (Glasgow). Prior to a boom surpassing almost that of the historic meeting of Bolton all those who know something 1019 and 1920 owing chiefly to the Wanderers and West Ham at Past, we did not fail to observe the about it, or to add to, their French occupation of the Ruhr dis- Wembley last year, the record thought expressed of the need of a

own store of knowledge with a view trick and consequent incapacity of F. A. Cup attendance was in 1913

A. ALBEN PARKER. Conferones, from time to time of

to making rough edges smooth and German competition in these lines. when Aston Villa beat Sunderland Czecho-Slovakia is the only Euro- by one clear goal at the Palace.

highest amount, of gate in the NO. Daily News. Engineers engaged in Public Works in the Far East. Mr. Goldsmith to make the machine rap more pean sugar exporting country, and The

the Spurs" defeated expressed the hope that the forma- easily. Miss Davies, the head the second largest boot sugur pro-money ever taken was in 1921 at Stamford tion of such Conferences would not mistress of the Ying Wah School is ducer in the world. The exports in when

October last attained record figures Wolverhampton amounting to 75.599 tons, Of the Bridge. The receipts bong be delayed, and referred, the second educationist within a briefly but with conviction to the few days to say something that calls Central European countries only £13414- Aston Villa bave won absolute need of them and the vast for emphasis, and for immediate Czecho-Slovakia has succeeded in the Cup six times. Next in marit Rovers with five victories each. Riot of good they were capable of consideration. Miss Davies' name equilibrating her state budget and are the Wanderers and Blackbura

general attention was drawȧ to the may not be a household word in the fact that the Czecho Slovak foreign Tottenham Hotspur is the only doing.

Thoughts, these last few days, Colony, but those who profess to trade shows a balance in favour of southern professional club that has 1798. Ish-centered on the Colony's know something of those who for so exporto amounting to some mil. won the Cup twice (1901 and 1921).

With the progressive long have exercised a beneficial liards,

The Chinese eduentin system, by the almost influence in the Colony's life and stabilization of the economic con- ditions, Czecho-Slovak's position as broken, succession of school prize who have spent themselves in quiet, lending factor in the reconstruc-

CASH BASIS. YM.C.A. Debat- ing Club is tributions, the last meeting of the

steady and exceedingly useful wer- tion problem becomes still more dis- aration Board, and the Govern vice, pay just tribute to the few of tinet. She has already advanced nothing if not up to date. The latest topic it discussed was: ent a wavering policy regarding Misa Davice stamp.

We slate this considerable us to help Austria in "Resolved. That it would be best Mincio generally, and principally in order to make Miss Davies her financial difficulties and to have all business conducted on scheme is being planned to give a cash basis, How the debate

yant by Mr. Irving's impending

irement. The generality of these

were

scems most favourable to establish and probably confined itself to

Art earthwards still driven? The child of Night's Heaven- Remorselessly driven Through the pitiles night-- Ah, whither?

WEATHER CALENDAR.

JANUARY 28.

BODIAL AND PERSONAL.

cold spell. The average minimum temperature for January was if. Yesterday morning between five and six o'clock recorded the lowest point A Reuter cable from Lond this month. It was 48:4. But

of Mr. George was not up then! announces the death Marcus Hartog, Professor of Natural History, who was formerly Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An announcement appears in According to a Reuter cable the Tsun Wan Yat Po to the effect from London, the death is an-that the Canton Cement Works nounced of Sir Frank Hollies, J.P., have been leased to a syndicate Chairman of Horrockes Crewdson for operation at $15,000 (Canton Co., Ltd., Cotton-spinners.

currency) per month, for ten years frara February 1, 1924, The lease Lieut.-Colonel E. E. Moyague-Includes the stone-quarry at Fay Batee has been posted for the Shu Ngan (Bat Pass) and is. first

East Surreys, Hongkong, published on the instructions of cables Reuter from London.

the Yunnanese general, Fan Shek- sang, on the authority of the Senator Reed has announced, Generalissimo (Dr. Sun) and the says a Reuter cable, that he will Civil Governor.. stand as a candidate for the Presi- dency.

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A Reuter cable from London walked to the top of the bill announces the death of M. Rod A very stormy day. William to see the sea. Nothing dis-zlanko, ex-President of the Duma tinguisbabio but a heavy and one of the chief organisers of blackness.

immense the Russian revolution. bough riven from one of the fir-trees. Dorothy Words- worth.

DISCORDANCE.

Wo live in an age of the white

Charged with stowing away on the President McKinley": from Manila, a young Filipino was found not guilty by Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday morning. As the agents were willing to take him back, His Worship -made the necessary order. Defendant's statement was The forthcoming wedding is that he was one of many applicants announced of Mr. John Bartholo for work on the ship On being mew. chartered accountant, of passed by the doctor, he thought Messrs. Holyoak. Massey & Co., that he was accepted and there Ltd, residing at No. 192, the Peak, fore, did not sign on at the office to Miss Dorothy Mary Logan, of the Shipping Commissioner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. He also claimed that he had been given 2"crow's liberty pass," Logan, No. 250, the Peak.

which he had returned to the chief

it unknown but imagined position words carry the weight that is their support to Hungaria to help her to went we do not know. It could making an appointment to the one, and no apology is tendered for fide over the crisis in which, she has not, we imagine, have had refer- Jarretorahip of Education now quoting them, Says Miss Davies: been plunged. The present moment ence to the business done overseas,

There is, also, hero, no agy trade rolitions with the country and local business deals. If It collar of over-fooding and under Reuter cables from London that officer. The chief officer admitted of any kind through which valu- in this respect the eighth Inter resurrects again the old old question work Jazz would be music, rant, Mr. W. Kirkpatrick has retired that what defendant sald was able teachers may be discovered; national Fur to be held at Prague of sigalog Chits. We think the poetry, and cubism, art. Purpose from his partnership of Messrs correct, but his action might have. and no Conference in Hongkong during the week of March 16-23, best plan regarding chits is to has given place to pleasure and life Bird & Co., and E. W. Hallgers been a bluff to stow away. His of heads or, stalls of sohools, nor 1024, will offer the foreign business make them legal tender-just as a is a discordant note of the senses & Co., Calcutta, and proceeds to worship, however held the view any meane whereby the knowmen a splendid opportunity for cheque la Tha Government could reeling on to thics, wad so will con Japan In March to take up the that defendant's story was bons fide every industry of the Czecho-Slovak alsoadd to its revenue by imposing tinue until sanity and industry shall managing directorship of M. and asked Acting Inspector ledge and experience of some may Republic and its neighbouring coun- achit stamp duty of a very nominal again associate themselves with Samuel & Co., Ltd., in the Far Spear to take temporary charge of be put as the service of a larger tries will be represented at the Fair value,

annual reports has been

tell, but it has remained for the Heide of two of the schools, free

To Government influence, and which are only associated with the

uvernment in that they receive

human endeavour.

East.

him.