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lessness not quite understandable und the wish has been expressed that they have not forgotten any- success, or, if they have, they have thing still more essential to thoir

by now discovered it. Stunt flying across oceans It is argued should not be encouraged until the element of mishop has been reduced to a minimum. This is arm-chair advice antagonistic to the spirit which animintes pioneers. Having embarked on their adventurous course and practically taken their lives in their hands, the daring aviators are assured of the fervent: best wishes of all interested in pro- greus,

Honably a strong one. It is a ginnt in stature with all the strength of a giant.a strength often used blindly and without ahy due regard to the fitness of things. We are familiar with the lead that certain bands of stu- dents take" both in the north and south of China, in the matter of boycotting the goods of certain foreign nations"; we are also familiar with the "strikes" of students in connection with some grievance, fancied or real, in con- nection with the School, they attend The latest outbreak from a section of these young people is drawn to our notice by our Peking [Correspondent who tells us of the

In view of efforts of the 'student body there

OUR EARTH'S AGB striking lechipe on to discount the teachings of the

Prof delivered by geology gentie Rabindranath Tagore, and Schofield it is interesting. to to call on all students to have recall Cowper's sentiments İB- nothing to do with his teachings,garding the science.

Some drill and bore

which, if adopted, leading to a calm of the spirit will result in China's downfall. These out- bursts may be regarded as assinine on the one hand, or childlike on

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plapting of old heads on young shoulders out of season, and in contrast to the old Chinese custom of strict obedience to those in authority, and deference to teachers. It is a phase, a passing one perhaps, but one that requires careful, considerate and sym-| pathetic handling. This will be forthcoming if we, who may be elder, will recollect our own youth ful enthusiasms and how serious certain aspects of life loomed. before us. These student Galahads are certainly honest and their position is defined and for all to see. It denotes dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction can be likened to a step to progress. It just needs one directing force-and that is common sense.

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BRIDGE SPRING

Visitors to Scotland at this time of the year will notice gangs CLEANING. of men clinging like flies to the Forth Bridge, painting, overhauling and testing the girders. There are 20 acres of steel to be painted. For one coat only about 9,600 pounds of paint are necessary. The men employed on this dangerous work have special safety belts, for the wind that whistles down the Forth is apt to make things shake a trifle.

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By a majority

WORK V. PLAY. of three-55

WEDNESDAY MAY 7 934.

Also, the duties of an M.P, are June 11-Lammert Bros. at now more onerous, than twenty the premises of the H.K. Trunway years ago, and only a man with Co., Ltd., Bowrington Canal Rd. great capacity for hard work and East, steam driven electric gonerat prolonged hours can fittingly re-ing plant, 3 pam. present his constituents and at

COMPANY MEETINGS, the same time, entr'a living in May 9-Stanttory meeting of the business or a profession. These Simplex Plaster Co., Ltd., at Com things being true it must paay's Office. Bad floor China Bldg... further be recognised that rail 8 pm.

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PIRACY, GRANTS,

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT'S",

REGULATION.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

way, travel, excepting in the May 16. Fifty-first annual meet home counties, represents a ing of Union Insurance Society of financial strain Conton Ltd., at Head Office, Union upon Members who do not Building, noon, ** Rossess private means, They May 16.-Fifty-eighth ordinary are compelled to visit their con- meeting of British Traders' Insur- which everyone must hope never stituencies frequently, and, in-ance Company, at Head Office, deed, they ought to do so; it Union Building, 12.15 p.m. seems to me captious to object. May 16.-Fifty-fifth annual meet to the provision out of the public ing of the China Fire Insurance Co., purse of the £47,000 yearly Eid., at Head Office, Union Build which third-class seasons would ing. 12.20 p.m.

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cost the nation. Those who do May 29. Forty-third meeting of object, I think, are acting in a the Canton Insurance Office, Ind., spirit of false economy: more at Tardino Matheson's offices, at travelling facilities, and perhaps noon. even higher pay, for Members of the House of Commons, would attract many men who simply cannot afford to go to. West minister. And any levelling up.of the character of the House Last week there were gotified of Commons, in terms of in-three deaths from small-pox, two telligence and ability, is worth, from cerebrospinal fever and one obviously, many times £47,000.to from enteric fever (all Chinese). the nation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commenting on the Hongkong Government's decision to make grants where ships officers are killed or disabled thought pirate attacks, the N. 'G. D. News says: This is one of those regulations

will need to be brought into opent tion, providing, as it does, for an eventuality which inevitably must spell bloodshed and suffering if it materializes. None the less, it con- stitutes a just provision and one that is absolutely necessary. The offi- cers have been clamouring, and understandably, so, for some such scheme for months, and its in- auguration should dispel the dis satisfaction on this matter af has been so prevalent. A point worthy of notice is that while the Hongkong Government shoulders all of the financial re- sponsibility of this particular scheme, it is made clear that the shipowner is by no means ab solved from the inception, of`· Four cases of small pox, one something

similar lines. The class was imported, two of cerebo spinal Opinion among shipowners an -composed co-fever, and one of puerperal fever, this point is stated to be some tirely of dull al Chinese, were notified yester what divergent, for while somę children, the school teacher had thy

"are said to be definitely opposed · probed the utterinort depths of

to the payment of any insurance their minds, and she found them

Small-pox is no longer an į premia on behalf of their officers, hopeless in every subject She epidontic in the district of Pakhoi on the ground that in paying taxes" was tired of them in the mass and according to information received they pay for adequate protection, individually--but a burst of spring at the Harbour Office from the others are inclined to insure sunshine had illumined the dull Commissioner of Customs, Pakhoi. their officers. We know of day, and in a spirit of abandon

fim which alreridy she set them as a subject for com-

According to a Daily Bulletin each of its officers insured position. How to be Happy." cable from Peking the Cabinet against the effects of piracy to meeting has nominated Fu Tung large, extent, the premiuer as Chancellor of the North-Western being $360-a-year for each officer University, which is being and the insurance being effected established at Lanchowfu.

with one of the biggest insurance concerns in the Far East. The Berlin, May 6-The German clause in the Government scheme reply to M. Kretinske's note does to the effect that in no case will a not accept the reproach-in respect grant be made unless the Gov- 10 disregard of existing treaties. ernment is satisfied that or illegality of arrest of employees Piracy Regulations of the Soviet Traile Delegation.perly been observed leaves a Rexter.

loophole for the Government, though it perhaps is uncharit-

SPRING SONG,

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And a boy of ten, the dullest of the lot, wrote, "If you want to be happy you must keep your body clean and think of fairies,"

votes to 52-To-day's Poem, the boys of Ewell (Surrey) Ele- mentary School have expressed "a preference for work rather than play:

The vicar had asked them to vote on the following questions:

1. Whether you would prefer to be at the head of your class, and later become distinguished in art, literature, politics or business.

2. Whether you would prefer to be in the School XL, and when you leave school become a famous-athlete..

lead to a saving of the precious And the unnatural and disturb fluid. We should also like the ing result was to put work at the principle of saving enforced to top of the poll..

the attention of, others than One hopes, that the nice little Chinese, and thus do away with boys of Ewell were not pulling the

feeling-uf. preferential treat-leg of their good kind vicar. ment. If we thought that Euro- pean house-holders and their ser- vants where a whit above others

BUYING THEM OUT.

(There are words that must be written.)

"What do I care for sorrow.

What if my heart is wrung! There are words that must be

written,

Songs that must be sung

"Defoe lay down in Newgate,

Raleigh went to gaol,. Shakespeare, Dante, many yielded

Under sorrow's fail.

"How could a little tinker

Ever hope to sing Without prison or, at least,

Grief and suffering

"Travail is a bitter thing.

Let my heart be wrung- There are "words that must be

written, Songs that must be sung.”

-Harold Vinal.

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A more powerful projector table of us to say so. In the event made a wonderful difference to of a piratical attack, it is con- the moving pictures of Hongkong ceivable that, owing to force at the Helena May Institute yester of circumstances, the Regula day evening. The shipping scenes tions will be either disregarded drew forth applause from the or wrongly construed by some one andlence..

on board, perhaps without serious consequences; such things have happened before and are likely to happen-again. Let us hope that the Regulation means that if à master or an officer gets killed or wounded in repelling a piratica! attack and it is afterwards proved that he personally complied with the Regulations to the best of his ability and opportunity, the grant will not be withheld, even though others concerned may have been guilty of some defection.

The Benevolent Society is in urgent-need-of-funds-as-so many repatriations have come before the Committee. $1000 are needed to meet the cases at present on the books. Donations received by the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. Murray, 287 Peak.-Advt.

In 'attempting to save a skiff which was lashed to the side of a heavily laden junk when the cargo boat was carried by the side against the "Banka" a feki was crushed in between the sides.. He succumbed in the Kwong Wah Hospital on Monday.

the was redeemed in 1799 for 1668. We abroad to Marrowbone and he alleges that a foki of the and there walked in the Tung Lee fruit stall, Western garden and a pretty place Market, inflicted the wounds. The it is, and here we eat and wounded man is in the Govern drank and stayed till nine ment Civil Hospital," at night, and so home by moonshine,-Pepys.

In addition to the perpetual pensons: granted by Act of in their desire to use as little

Parliament, the coun water as possible during a famine,

try has had to pay we would hold our pen; but our large amounts in the past in order experience and observation does to commute revenues heedlessly not lead us to that view. If there created by the last of the Stuart has to be a stringency in supply Kings. The duty of a shilling on is it not possible to lead to that every ton of coal exported from stringency rather than fling it the Tyne, granted to the Duke of upon residents almost at a Richmond and his heirs in 1676, moment's notice? Сап Chinese be accused of water wast- annuity.of £19,000, and this ing to any extent? We have seen was subsequently commuted for more water wasted as a result of £633,333 A sinecure office held defective fittings on street mains by the Duke of Grafton was bought Hor tapa, than any Chinese duke of Royal descent, St. Albans. out in 1883 for £22,714. The third responsible for. This question of held the office of Master of the testing fittings seeras to be Hawks until 1891, when the then honoured in the breach. The taps holder of the title received £18,335 are of the most elementary in compensation for a post which pattern and lend themselves to had long been obsolete. In a waste. The harrassing nature of different category was the doling out the water has often Sovereignty of the Isle of Man, ken ower muckle about women's It's an ill thing, for men folk to been commented on.

It is an attached to the Dukedom of opportunity for the bully to assert Atholi. The third duke disposed work, himself, and very often the dis-of this right to the British Gover- tance between life and death is ment for £70,000 in the 18th made very slender. Could not century, but the family still same system be devised stating in the island, and another sum of retained privileges and property the amount of water allowed a

£409,000 WALS paid for their district, daily, and how many redemption to the fourth duke gallons per floor, and making about 100 years ago,

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insistence that this amount be not excceded under penalty of fine? All that seems needed at the moment is system.

Flying Stunts.

We are told is is a form of sin not to be an-

CONSISTENCY. couraged. We gave the Outlook's opinion the other day on the question of granting members of Parliament free railway passages. The opinion was very much to the point. Here is an opposite opinion from the same paper and

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Position Explained.

INDIVILUAL CLAIMS TO BE CONSIDERED. An unemployed Chinese,.20 years of age, was stabbed at

AChina Mail representative was ning regarding the "N. C. D. N." Connaught Road, West yesterday authoritively informed this mor- comment on Government piracy grants that in case of a piratical attack and killing or wounding of ship's officers, every claim would receive, full investigation by the A verdict of "accidental Govemment and each case con- death" was returned yesterday by sidered on its merits. It hardly the jury which sat at the Coroner's meant that in case the event of Inquest last Wednesday to inquire one man not complying with the into the death of a coolie who was Piracy Regulations, the whole knocked down on Praya East by crew would be penalised, but that of the Hongkong Electric Co. a car driven by Mr. C. R. Wilson, every individual claim would re-

celve the fullest consideration.

THAT PIRACY REPORT,

RECORD. RUN.

NOTRE DAME."

Local cinema-goers have their last chance this evening of seeing Pola Negri in her great historical film," Passion," which is the story

Referring to Mr. J. H. Thomas's of Madame du Barry, the French statement in the House of Com- milliner who became favourite of mons that he was still awaiting Louis XV and ruled a kingdom in the Governor's report on priacy, lu. his name, only to die at the reply to questions. brought up by guillotine during the Revolution, various members, the China Mait The picture is at the Star Theatre. representative was also informed that this report by, the Governor Mr. William Heughan, the had already been, despatched but May 7-Coronet Theatre; Lon famous Scottish singer, will give would not reach London for Chaney in "The Hunchback of a concert in the Star Theatre several weeks. Notre Dame."

to-morrow evening. Owing to May 7-Star Theatre, Kowloon; other pressing engagements his Pola Negri in "Passion."

Kowloon season is being limited The proposed flying exhibition

May '7.-World Theatre: to one night. Accordingly there at Happy Valley probably pales

Daytime Wives."

should be a very large. house to into insignificance when compared

May 7.-Queen's Theatre; hear his fine programme of with other displays that might be apparently by the same writer Miriam Cooper in "Daughters of classical, popular and purely "THE HUNCHBACK OF

Scottish songs. mentioned, and certainly when that will strike a responsive chord the Rich."

In the breast of those who would May 7.-Theatre Royal, Wil at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. the voicing of student claims globe which are at present taking to the best even if they be the Basso-Baritone in an amazing re was charged before Mr. Ew.

compared with the circuits of the have the House of Commons open liam Hoaghan, renowned Scottish F. C. Stubbings, a daughter. which would seem to call for place. But the Happy Valley pro-poorest: JENSEN.—On April 80, 1924, at attention." It is not within our position le not to be despised Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. province to comment on this It has about it all the glamour of because of its apparent nearness, frankness and the claims reforred LE BEIS. On May 1, 1924, at

jenterprise and the surmounting of 68, Route Doumer, Shanghai, to-at any rate until the other obstacles, usually associated with to Mr. and Mrs. P. Le Bria, a side has had an opportunity to far greater exploits. If anything daughter.

reply or to state its case. There practical can be gained from the exhibition whenever it may take can be no objection to students place so much the better. ÁL making use of one of the few Home opinion is divided on the The China Milospond within their handsusation of the attempt now in make known their views and their progress by Squadron Leader Baggoro Wanersday, May 7, 1924 feelinge, and when it is done with account told how the plane missed MacLaren. The first official

the frankness and fearlessness we by a few, feat colliding with the. have referred to, they gain for cliffs at Etretat. At the expira- themselves a considerable amount tion of the second day's flight the aviators suffered from deafness

STUBBINGS.On April 30, 1924,

Manley C. Jensen, a son.

THE STUDENT. BODY. "

There is likely to be considerable of moral support from those who local comment at the delightfully, are only able to look on. The frank and outspoken editorial in student body of China la unques

owing to their having neglected to use air protectors." This latter suggests a measure of thought-

"Yesterday a Chinese "Widow

Nearing the end of its record pertoire of songs.

Hamilton at the Yaumati Maris-run in this Colony, "The Hunch- May 7-At Helena May Institute, tracy with obtaining $15 and $25, back of Notre Dame " is still draw It is probably unpopular to say moving pictures of Hongkong taken respectively, from two Chinese ing large audiences to the Coroner so, but I do not see why the for Empire Exhibition, 9.15 p.m. -country should grudge the pro- vision of season tickets to Mem-

SOCIAL

.bers of Parliament. It seems May 7.-All Scottish night,

only, yesterday that there was May 17,Dance at Peak Club, such bitter controversy about 930 p.m. payment of inmembers. And yet May 31-Dance at Peak Club. even most. Tories would now re- 9.15 p.m. cognise that within a few years

“SPORTS.

by promises to marry them. The Theatre. Hongkong has turned sums are alleged to have been out to see this wonderful film paid over for wedding expenses, version of Victor Hugo's great on receipt of which the widow Is romance as it has turned out for. accused of having absconded. few pictures ever shown here After evidence was given the case was remanded,

LOCAL GOLF.

“..., the character of the membership.

of the House of Commons has

May £4,---Third extra Race Meet- altered greatly. This may be ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club. welcomed or deplored; but the PUBLIC AUCTIONS, fact remains that most Labour May 8-Lammort Bros, at Sales Mr. A. O. Brawn with a score of, Members of Parliament have no Rooms, sundry goods, etc., 11.30 93-1875 won. the Fanling private: income, and that it fa a.mo

Captafa's Cup competition for May extremely difficult for them to | 1 May 14.—Lammert Bros, at Sales from 31 entries. The competition live, support their families, and Rooms leasehold property, was played off from May 3 to 50 properly perform their Faria Victoria Road, near Villa Miramere, Mr. H. Scott (ot-1a79) won the mentary duties, on £400 a year/13 Dame

optional pool; from 14 entries,

before. This is easily explained,

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Is a superlative picture from every standpoint, made still more enjoy-. able by the fine music of the Coronet Theatre Orchestra.

London, May 6-The King has signed the Anglo-American liquor treaty, which will go into operation Immediately upon gati fications being exchanged in Washington-Reuter,