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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1925.

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THE ARTS, UNIVERSITY SOCIETY'S

DINNER.

DISTINGUISHED GATHERING..

What would life be without the Arts? asked the Director of Education on the orcasian if the anual dinner on Saturday of the Arts Assuriation of Hongkong. The evening's Lonviviality cer- tainly demonstrated that what ever it would be without the Arts The company of those who espoused the cause is certainly most enjoyable,

The Great Hall of the Univer- sity was filled with, students,

friends and other guess, repre- sentative of educational Work in the Colony, among them being the Vice-Chancellor of the University, i

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WELSH NOTES.

BATHING FICNICS AND

OTHER MATTERS.

[BY "AK RHYS."]

Arts within the fields of Com-Commercial Society. (Applause.) I cannot close these few re- merce, and he was sure that those among those present who entered marks without placing on record those fields would hold to their my feelings of heartfelt gratitude hope of being able to spread in to the offelula and members of the

The present. 1 lust the" wen- these fields the true aims of the Association for the support they ther for that bathing plenic the Arts Association. (Applause.) have given me during this year: In the Arts Association of the This evening's function has been Committee of St. David's Society University that health was to be organised, and allt details Have are arranging. These are the observed that produced long life been carried out by the under- sort of functions at which we can get to know one another and the and prosperity and which was graduates, with no essential if the ideals sought for

last one a couple of years ago was· were to be accomplished, they

pronounced a great success. It is had three youthful but promising youngsters sprung from the par ent society, the Education Society, the Law Society and the Com- merchil Society.

assistance

pity that Mr. B. T. Lewis, who was always enquiring when the next, was going to ie held is not now in the Colony to seo his wishes fulfilled.

from their President other than an occasional hint. And it is in this, I think, that the educational value of such Associations and functions consists. It teaches us to assume responsibility, and to endeavour to carry out success-

Judge R. O. Roberts is deter- In coupling with the toast the fully the duties that much re- nume of the President of the sponsibility entails. (Applause.) mined that the Welsh language. Association. Dr. J. Fenton, Mr. Dr. Fenton closed by referring should get its proper place in the Orme said that he was sure he to the regretted absence of one of courts. In Pwllheli and Colwyn was voicing the sentiments of their Honorary Life Vice-Presi-Bay be complained that too much them all many of those present dents. Mr. Justice Gempertz, and time was wasted owing to the being perhaps even more better Mr. B. Tanner, Inte Headmaster, need of translating the evidence. Requainted than he himself was Queen's College, also thanking the for the benefit of the lawyers. with Dr. Fenton, in expressing following for services. In connec-Some members of the legal their appreciation of his ver- tion with the provision of com-fraternity were greatly perturbed satility and untiring genius so fort. material and mental, in con- when the Judge said that the unsparingly used in the service nection with the dinner-Mr. lawyers who wish to practise in of the Arts Association and ether Botelhn, of Messrs. Botelho Bros. the Welsh courts must learn the good emuses, They all-wished him Ms. Rosario, Mr. Ruttonjec, and language of the country. Elphin, the Stipendiary of Merthyr, holds and the Association long Me and Mr. N. V. Botelho.

similar opinions. prosperity, (Loud applause),

President Replies.

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Greek Play. The following took part in an excellent play entitled "A Night A novel idea. suggested at the of the Trojan War" which follow-Cymmrodorion meeting at Cardiff led the dinner.-Messrs. C. Z. M. by Dr. Morgan Watkin. is the Mas D. Zimmern, I N. Balhat-establishment of a museum of chet., K. A. Toft, W. Hong Sling voices (creirfa y Heisia) in and D. Commissariat.

Two members of the staff re-

In reply, Dr. J. Fenton said quire special mention to-night.. These are Professor Brown who is with much pleasure that was ur President last year, and rise to respond to the very kind Mr. Romanis Lee,, whom we re-toast proposed so cordially and gard as ม future President. such an appreciative manner by These two gentlemen leave us at our old and valued friend, the the end of the term, to go home Director of Education. I do not on furlough. We shall miss propose to entertain you at any them Badly, but we wish them a length, as there is a play follow-The armour was kindly loaned by pleasant and healthful holiday.ing: and feel sure that, after and last but not least-a safe patiently enduring me some 20 early return.

This gathering naturally con- sits ainly of meh but we are delighted to have with us the fair sex in suflicient numbers to lend grace and charm to the occasion, (Applmise).

hours per week, you know my feelings towards you all, and my ideals and dreams of what the University should be for you all, and what it should stand for in your undergraduate life.

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The scenery for the play was by Dr. Ernest To und Mr. Ooi Khay-bian was the stage manager. the Hongkong A.D.C.

"Grandpop, what kind of time did the stage coaches make in the old days

"It all depended, son," "Oh how dry the rouls were. suppose?....

"And how dry the driger was."

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Wales on the same lines as that recently inaugurated in France. The iden is to preserve the voices of our chief Welsh singers,

the medium of the gramophone," orators, and preachers through

The dialects of various parts of the country could also be kept, for the benefit of future genera- tions. 1 is the intention of the Cardiff Cymmrodarion to send Iout an appeal to all Weish societies throughout the world to make special effort in this direc tion when St. David's Day will be celebrated next year. One great effort and the thing is done!

It must

I know you will partion me if I The toast was ther drunk, the once more emphasize the essential ume of Mr. E.W. Thamilton importance of self-culture-it-is

not our duty, as teachers to spoon-" wing coupled with it. Mr. Hamilton's Reminiscences, fel you, as it were. Its ours, to

Poetry owes more to. the Celt The timer of The help you. to develop your critical Replying to EM. W. JV, W.

Hamilton faculty, lo enable you to think

The diars, der ew jak use it, victime than can ever be reckoned. From Mr. G. N. Orine, Direc

Sud that about thirker and ball for yourselves-in a word, to to weert, wether Hey fave a thing the days of Wace and Layumong eolour, a vivid feeling. for natural of Education for

sears ago he entered the barbour of E+DUCATE yourselves, Le, tot worry about or act, is to m-thenig Thongkong, and Mrs. Ormer Pro Hongkong for the first time, and drew out what is at presentations of the her a system. The beauty and strength, courtesy, Nuutsathe in is a en duire of a renditions. passionate desire for fosters W.). Hinton, Is Est the very first thing that set ponte lying dormant in such one of your res, nos contine strate, respert for women and fur wis- J. W. N. Smith, and W. Fade, to him as the ship steamed in | (Hoar, hear.) A University is cm-rate by sim with of prop e rest of dom, could all be illustrated by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, and Mrs, was the very large and posing phatically not a high school: it is h h-lidays, with tenthis dis ind Hamilton, the Rev. Roman's Lee, Janklong on the sale of far bin direct preparation for life, intly for exinfinit

so wuny me she wure beautiful examples from Gaelic or - Welsh books Perhaps it is Capt. K. E. Wats of the Army which was told was the new which we all have to play, and y perdues it, some as like because their countries are so Education Department, the Reyniversity of Hongkong. 11. Als | individual part. And the amount intuens, wil canseir: sew a nervous beautiful that the Celtic peoples C. B. Shand, the Rev. E. hvory strange lens fitile taie foresaw of our development depends in a shock, anxiety cried, or Jung residents lead the other nations in this Quick. Mr. and Mrs. G. With futures. This did not else large measure 011 our own in a tropical, providrunh ulthy el pus i Keeton, Mr. W. J., Handyside, Mr.in what joys and the sgtthi" bot

The symptoms of na rostro y fuc de quest for ideal beauty. endeavours.

be hard to look out upon a heaven- 4. W. Rreve, Me. E. G. Stewart, av sormet si pains perhaps would

oversensi iv GDC BA seven deperssio 1 The Arts Association, over which

irritality 1 +97114 1 wek oly landscape every day and not be Mr.. A. L. Baron Hay, Mr. Al m 16 lam from that hutbling. I have the signal honour to preside with absence of all e or fourbed by it to finer issues and Bower, Mr. Cheung Wal-ring, the A to the joys, some Veurs ago

a higher sense of the possibilities Chairman of the Arts Assia heered at the Ruiversity for a this year, is emblematic of the bendschs, and ften pa

Too trow pent beers is nsf of art; harder, perhaps, to attach Lion, Miss 1. Ho Tung, the Vice-m." It was a great privilege ideals of a University, and,-use- Chairman, Mr. Teoh Khey-moh, augl be ludited it led only bean ful as the other fatuities un-antiti of th nerve cille, and as th the exaggerated value we 'most of

arget their, enhet from the Hon. Treasurer, and Mr. W. Hong affered him because Here was no doubtedly are--I am old-fashioned for at hal terstatus attach to "dry silver and hard Sling, the Hon. Secretary, also the de here at the time to do enough to consider the Arts as must be diereres towards building up gold," much less to dirty paper, following geperd ́committee:- i He was glad for the sake of the the touchstone of the intellectual the blood. Dr. Williams Fink Pills have when so much loveliness lies free Mr. Wong Ching-yan and Mr. sundents that their crudite Professor progress of a University. (Hear, proved of the greatest buncht in many and open before our doors. The A. G. F. Prew (4th year); Mr. of History had taken them is and hear.) If this be true, the Universes a neurasthenis and other noise modern Celt may have changed

trouble, because they cute new ach'! Gon Tow-chong and Mr. Ha a ward and to doubt be found sity of Hongkong need have noted, which fords, the starved noves his country; he may, like Edward

her intellectual and invigorates the wholeyst in

Burne-Jones, have grown up in a Wah-yun Bril year); Mr."Chidig part law much he the spesiker) did anxiety over Hing-chow and Mr. Tseng Chinos hem know when he came to continue development, for in these short If you want to be oulosed with a new manufacturing city. far away Alt, his 12 years of her life, she has sent vitality, atat Dr Williams Pink Pills, frem every artistic influence; he hua (2nd year); Mr. To Yui- Their cooling.

of the hing and Mr. Tan Gim-ans at asian with: de Arts Bendly forth three off-shoots, which to day. Your chemist selle may be quite unaware year): Mr. (. Z. M. Ma claw Soaring the time that I had been show every sign of vigorous free, 81.50 per bottle. 89 strong poetle instincts in his

bottles, ciety: M. N. II. F. Prew Come University had been health, and give promise of eine Ch, Kianga Road, Shang nature; but let the magic call- The pains be bad verlusty and fruitful growth in the hai. Nothing ele is just as good. come and he responds immediate- mercial Society); and Mr. C."," pleasyst,

rush 16 earlier were the page

y and hastens to the land of Law Education Sariety).

Grail and Avalon, and the Elfin After the trusts had been nodesty and dinidence which

Mere, murmuring to himself such honoured of the King" and "the guled him as to his own unworthi-

words as Tennyson put into the President of China." Mr. Cheung pess of ojking for guests which

mouth of his Sir Galahad. Wadi-fung said-The toast which included not only the Vice-Chai-

"Sometimes on lonely mountain it is my privilege to submit to you or of the University but dons of now is one that will be received the faculties of the Fuiverity and with enthusiasm by the entire the Director of Education for Hong- Association The annual dinner kong Why a por magistrate of fer Society is always eagerly hd have been called upon to anticipated by our members! We speak on their behalf he ould not always approach it with keenay but it could not be beause he appetites-appetites not merely or catur into contact with them

in his official capacity. for such gross material things as

To was a pleasure for him to ex-. food and drink, but for the higher

pesa il some inensure the interest pleasures of social unity and rs as guste took in the Univer- friendly intercourse. And in and in the Arts Association, this matter our appetites de not which would provide them with depend on imagination only, but the meus to the obtaining of the are whetled by the lively recollege salt of life in the future, and in the tion of many happy functions in other more valgar forts" which years gone by.. The gederal d so predit and the practical atmosphere which we all feel to rview of one's fellow-men. On night is due to a variety of milf of the guests he thanked the causes. Doubtless, the decora- members of the Assuriation for tinhs, the coloured lanterns, the their, cordial hospitahty and he victuals, drinks and smokes, all assured them of their cordial inter- contribute something, but, I am est in, their present life and their sure, the members of the Associa hopes for glorions future. tion will agree with me that their Appinse), pleasure is stimulated by one Commerce and the Arts.

hear).

The Guests.

some

from the

Dr. Wiliams

CHARLIE CHAPIAN 8 LITA GREY, WIL,

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I see a magic bark.

I leap on board: no helmsman

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I float it all is dark......

I leave the plains, I climb the

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No branchy thicket shelter

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But blessed forms in whistling

storms

Fly o'er waste fens and windy

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"G.T." in the "Christian

Science Monitor."

The All Night Habit.

'Night Clubs, now receiving so much attention from the police, bad their counterpart half a century or so ago in the "Night' Houses' of the Hay-market (points out the Star.)

In those day's all hostelries could, if they chose, close at 12 30° and re-open at one in the morning; and with some of the Night Houses even the half-hour closing was merely nominal, and did not disturb favoured guests.

Provision shops and eating. houses also acquired the all-night habit, and "Mother Dowling's," in St. Giles's, before it was swept New away in the making of Oxford. Street, could boast of not having put up its shutters for over forty years.

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thing above all others and that Proposing the toast of the Arts is the privilege of being able to Association, Mr. G. N. Orme said

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extent restrain himself in speak- ing of the high aims and objects. In the name of the Arts' Asso- which inspired their Association ciation I-extend, a cordial welcome in order that he might not fall to all who have come here to foul of those other branches who! night, either as the guests of the had equally high aims, though in Society, or on the invitation of the opinion of some of them pre- individual members. I am un sent that evening, they might noti equal to the task of mentioning be so successfully directed as all by name.. But we are glad to those of the arts. Life without have with us the Vice-Chancellor, the arts was likely to become the Dean of our Faculty, and the rather monotonous and all such Registrar. We are particularly Associations as theirs served to

Charlie Chaplin's millions have not availed to keep his mother, gratified by the presence of Mr. ennoble and beautify, a task even Mrs.. Hannah Chaplin, in the United States, and she must leave the

"This fellow Skinner tried to' and Mrs. Orme and Mr. and Mrs.. more hard in these difficult and country voluntarily or be deported. Mrs. Chaplin went there three Hamilton. Both Mr. Orme and. speedy days. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hamilton are well known as

Mr. Orme referred to a little years ago as a visitor seeking medical treatment for an ailment which tell me that he has had the same excluded her entry from the United States as an immigrant.automobile for five years, and has old friends of the Faculty of Arts, difference of opinion between Through the offorts of lawyers engaged by the comedian, the never paid a cent for repairs_on and we welcome them also as re- Professor Hinton and himself immigration authorities, granted several extensións co her day in to saith the fat-many- THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., (1918)LTD. presenting at this dinner the with regard to the identification the hope that Mrs. Chaplin would be cured sufficiently to come within "I do, replied the thin man, official life of this Colony. Then, of Commerce with the direction the law. Mrs. Chaplin will probably make her home in Vancouver,

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