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Hongkong, Saturday, March 21, 1925,

PROSAIC HONGKONG,

the eda: put it lanso many words himself in placing at the door of the principal tenant the cause of all the trouble. His con demnation of the tenant who charges for furniture in furnish ed flat on the basis of paying for that furniture after the receipt of a year or so's rent is praiseworthy, and he was no doubt actuated by the best of motives in so express ing himself. But here is the point which will occur to many who read the figures given to show that the increase in cost of repairs will more than eat up the increase of rent the landlords will be allow ed to charge if the Renta Com- mittee's recommendations go through will the sub-tenant be any better off than he is now if control were removed and the landlord had full power over his property? If a 15 per cent. increase is not considered suffi- cient by the landlords then would not the position.of the sub-tenant be very much that of the fish which jumped out of the frying pun into the fire

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Giant Images to Scare Away Evil Spirits.

How many Europeans can distinguish a funeral procession from a wedding procession without looking at the tail-end to wea whether a coffin or a bridal chair is following behind ? VILKA

Just as the Chancellor of the screeds they hold, are two pretty Exchequer receives a windfall Chinese damsels, dressed to when the very rich die, so does the personify female sanctities who Hongkong caterer for funeral supposedly pave the way for a paraphernalia reap his harvest smooth passage to heaven. when he organises a monster pro cession to accompany the remains of some wealthy personage to the last resting place.

In front of the coffin is a man in a long white gown, holding in his hands a pole supporting the end of a long white curtain, Hè

THE MAGNIFICENT BIER OF A CHINESE FUNERAL

Photo by Mee Fong

Sometimes as many as twenty-four bearere funeral procession.

earlier characteristics the grand manner, which made him a somewhat lofty under- graduate were maintained by Lord Curzon to the last. It was his superior, aristocratic manner which made him perhaps the most perfect Indian Viceroy that' England has ever sent to her dis- tant possession. He was indeed the King's representative to a

It is not uncommon for Chinese i atong kwoon a sort of resplendent degree. But the man-to make special provision in their master of ceremonies, at funerals, ner seems to have had its draw wills for a funeral and the cere-weddings, and other celebrations. hacks. As Foreign Secretary in a monies immediately following for services who cultivates an former Administration, it is Social position, official rank and effeminate bearing to be success- alleged this inherent sense of affluence are all denoted in the ful at his profession. Concealed superiority did more harm than funeral. In the days of the from the public eye are the prìn. good when it came to negotiating monarchy, a mandarin's funeral cipal mourners who walk along with democratic, hard-headed would always be preceded by a inside the curtains of white cloth. types of socialism in a world made number of boards setting forth different by the Great War. But his rank and titles. Even to-day, ler not this detract from any word some of these boards with only concerning his services to his courtesy titles given for payment country. He was of Irish extrac-; tion, and the temperament of those from Ireland is ever vivid and forceful He served in differ. ont posts in all of which his great: and natural gifts were brought into play. His services to litera- ture must also be taken into

permitted him to travel the world. His sketches of these travels are in existence, proving that what politics gained, literature lost. "ÁB

speaker his superior manners were again in evidence, but the writer of this short note remem- bers listening with a heid interest to his rounded periods in a speech of faultless. English to a crowded audience which doubtless held not a few opponents to his political line of thought.

they do in novel-watch the account. Early in life it was progress of the "horses towards the winning post, flinging, away our tickets with that grace and abandon which would surely have excited the late Nat Gould and prompted him to write a novel round us: "The Hongkong Sport, or the Haunted Valley". Enough. Whilst we continue as we do, the terrors of Lady Astor's tongue are far from us. No one as yet pawns his last shirt and bides in his room awaiting the result of the principal race with a,| cup of poison and a loaded revolver at hand. We take our losings, and perhaps our winnings, very sadly, Vive les race meet- ings !

Fifteen Per Cent

VISITING HONGKONG.

"GRENFELL OF LABRADOR"

HERE

Our second picture shows, the giant images which are borne along in front of a funeral to drive away evil spirits. The first is a

SCARING AWAY EVIL SPIRITS, –

Photo by Mee Fong

Giant images which" often form a part of Chinese funeral processions.

of money, are brought out in all warrior deity and the second a their glory.M

monk or eunuch. These are only Instead of floral tributes, friends seen in the biggest processions. An interesting visitor to the and relatives send scrolls with Occupying a leading position in x Colony is Dr. W. T. Grenfell, characters extolling the virtues of funeral are two large oil-paper M.D., C.M.G., Grenfell of the deceased person. Latterly, lanterns on which are painted the Labrador" as he is popularly with the advent of western. in- surname of the family and the. called.

fluence, the custom is changing dead person's age. It is a fixed

We are inclined to think this Dr. Grenfell was educated at, Flowers, wreaths and scrolls of custom to add three years to the Rents. Ordinance business has Marlborough, Oxford, and the white cloth are gradually taking real age.

Draped in sackcloth are the Leen badly handled. We question London Hospital, where he was the place of valuable pieces of silk, if it has been "good business" to house surgeon to the late Sir Some of the coffins are very principal mourners to be seen in divulge at this stage what the Frederick Treves. At Oxford he costly, as much as $1,000 or more the third photograph. Defying recommendation of the appointed played Rugby football for the Committee is to be. It pleases no

University.

LING AND LAMENTATION, At Home the question of taxing one certainly not the Landlord Dr. Grenfell fitted out the first betting has again arisen. Those class. The tenant class will only hospital ship for the North Sea who bet, it is urged, should be regard it as the "thin end," The fisheries and cruised with the Chairman of the Committee is fishermen from the Bay of Biscay made to pay for the privilege.said to have received at least a to Iceland. He went to Labrador The privilege of losing or winning thousand letters. In the space of in 1892 where he built four money merally the former in a fortnight these have been read, hospitals, a series of co-operative the case of a great number of tabulated, many of them trans- stores an orphanage and a school, and started numerous small in, luted, and the whole, presumably dustrial schemes; in 1912 he open- people.

The Government has considered by the Committee.ed in St. John's, Newfoundland, hedged. The old evangelical Such a strenuous, hercules, the King George the Fifth Sea- instinct prevails: betting is gam- supermen accomplishment, leaves man's Institute, the money for bling, and gambling le evil. In amazemwe do not say amused which he had raised during the

the matter is too serious. A previous ten years. Hongkong no one bets. We think thousand letters does not convey Dr. Grenfell is well known as of a number and $45 upes us the united feeling on this partia writer. His best known books through a series of eight races. If cular subject. The proposed are Adrift on a Pack of Ice, the we lose our money, it is "rotten fliteen per cent, it is safe to say, Autobiography" ~ of a... rador luck": if we win it is but our just does, or is likely to do: In a simple Doctor Tales of Fabr. due-all too long deferred This tner fish, flesh, fowl, or good red

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