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Hongkong, Friday, February 5, 1926.

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S

SPEECH.

Injury and ther insult

THE GREAT UNPAID.

The proposed change in the Magistrates Ordinance, it seeins

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

The shortest poem in the died, Latterly he devoted him- BREVITY World is said to be the salt to the saaler pathe of outpouring of one Eli popular fournalism, shedding Siegel and is called "One Ques- rays of lumination on a sup- tion." It goes thus:

posedly complex subject-femini

Why

Some poem I

ty

Bus with most writers, one book seems to stand out to us, does not go far enough A

from all the rest and on this" change is desirable in the matter

any writer may be glad to be remembered. of increasing the duties of that |

George's The by no means amall army of hon Swiss A gentleman has poured ed him as a writer of imagina

Is there a Swiss language? making of an Englishman" stamp- orary Justices of the Peace. In

scorn on the suggestion tion. How it reads now, the certain parts of England gentle that a certain book has been trans Shredz man cannot say but in man honoured by a JP-ship are fated into Swiss. He Mikens it to earlier days it proved an interest pleasantly described as the great the discovery by the late William unpaid. They do certain magis terial service and receive no pay for what they do. These gentle men. ait to consider applications

Strictly speaking the Too for licence"to sell, intoxicating CERTAINLY question should be

incident in a County Court, when the de- liquor. They assemble at Sessions

Should Bachelora befendant was cross-examining the

Jennings Bryan of the Swiss ng study of how English ways NAVY

appeared to a Frenchman.

often form part of a Grand Jury asked

and singly, guided by one skilled

Judge Parry tells of al

plainitif. It happened, as it does 'sometimes happen, that both Teaching grammar by rhyme is not un-gion.

were members of the same 're-

known. Teaching "You have sworn that what cookery in the same you say is true"

in the law, listen to aimple casas that, generally, are not com-RECIPES IN plicated and where the issue is

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you'd make

Then four parts cut-up peaches

take;

Add three parts sugar and slow-

ly cook,

To keep from burning often

look.

When thick and rich, then cook

no more,

But into glasses quickly pour, Now store away on cellar shel But don't eat every bit your-

self.

"That is so "Can you

memory of your father and awear it by the

mother?"

"Of course."

Will you swear it by the great Jehovah

"Most certainly,"

An impressive patise, "Are you prepared to bet five shillings that what you say is true?".

"I don't know," answered the other, hedging, "that I can 80 quite so far as that!"

the The tercentenary of 1926 death of Bacon in 1926 takes place this year, also the bicentenary of Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," 1728; and the cen tenary of Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans, 1826.

to be candidly accurate, that he has lived, here some time, and th his own way, stands for regularity of conduct, uprightness of char-| acter, etc., etc. Such an one may administer oaths, take part” in certain local elections, and vialt the prison. We submit there drastic" action to deal with any duties should be enlarged; that attempts to cause a new, strike, four great unpaid should know Scarcely one of the workers who what it is to sit on a berich and to left last year did so of his own listen to the things which have brought alleged law breakers to accord Nearly every man went the bar of justice. This proposal only because he was intimidated does not for a moment. suggest

No explanation for the into going. To-day, as Sir Cecil that those who at present ad WHY latest bit of conspici Clementi pointed out in

cus. literary plagiarism his minister the law do so perfunc-

torily, indifferently, or without has yet come to light that is no speech, almost the whole body of due regard to all the circumstances explanation that explains. Jacob Hongkong labourers is now again of a case. The gentlemen who sit Wassermann; a German novelist, at work. These men have non judgment merit all the good known internationally incorpor Books the surely sums up the grievance, economic or political, things that can be said of them. ated in his book a whole chapter,

Rarely, if ever, is justice harshly virtually word for word, from else can." against the British, and it would administeredi The meanest Prescott'e "Conquest of Peru.” A man may know the world be a crime to incite trouble among coolie can be certain that any Why did he do it? He is not without leaving the shelter of them. The Canton emissaries charges against him will receive scatter-brained. He could easily full consideration, and that the have revamped the material who may attempt to commit that best he has to offer will weigh in That is what even an eighth-rate crime will receive scant mercy his favour. This is so obvious novelist would have done. Per when caught. Sir Cecil Clementi that a repetition seems hardly haps this is the point. He re. made that clear, and he has the called for What we stress is that fused to stoop to these tactics. greater use should be made of the But why not give the credit to

Small foolish biter, full support of all right thinking Colony's honorary Justices that Prescott? He could not have To A DYING Thin winged hum- people in the Colony.

MOSQUITO ming best,

Novelists have

they should, in rota, do some of hoped to get away with his stunt Sir Cecil Clementi's confidence the work now being done by Gov-without being found out. Per- ernment. Cadeta Economy might haps this is the point. Discovery that the community can be relied be effected in this way-certainly would bring exposure; exposure upon to rise to the occasion again economy of effort, setting apart would bring the usual discussion should the workmen be so in the services of Government ser over plagiarism, with the familiar. "and" conscitations; "of credibly foolish as to strike, is not vants in channels that will lead pros.

the greatest to perfect administration. The Shakespeare as misplaced. Added to the know-question arises of the appointment plagiarist of them all, quotations ledge that our cause is just would of women as Justices of the Peace. from Goethe. Publicity is the be the exasperation of being made But, aa Mr. Kipling would say, greatest factor among those that

this is another story.

sffect a novelist's ropalties. P. S. the victims of stupid, and wholly.

He got the publicity. futile, attacks two years running. Thus, so far from being driven to any feelings of despair, as our enemies, might hope, we should simply be the more determined to win through again. Those who may be meditating any fresh mis chief against the Colony would do well to remember that the British are never so dogged as when they appear to be losing, most There is a saying that we win only one battle and that is the last!

OBITUARY.

MISS ROSE CHAUN

W. L. GEORGE this to themselves, that they make numberless friends unknown to them. Whatever they write, they can always depend upon

A former popular student at St. numbers of faithful ones who Stephen a Collage, Girl's Mine Ross flock to read what they have Chaun, whose death took place at written, This was probably true? the French Hospital yesterday of W. L. George who has just afternoon, will be missed by many friends there and in other circles.

Miss Chaun, who was the second daughter of Dr. M. H. Chaun, was nineteen years of age. The cause- of her death was infiuenza followed by pulmonary complications

The following from Lao

work of books as nothing

his roof, The Sage Knows things without travelling, names things without having seen them and performs every- thing without action; ::

Could you have felt that zooming flight and rest On breeze bent grasses Were your life's real zast, You might be zooming still, The end unguessed

But no, greed stayed your wing I did the rest

Was one meal, worth the cost! Did one large bite,

That stretched your body To a red globe bright, Contain satiety of mad delight So that you deam well lost That singing flight?

It's late to ask. This clot of legs and wings Holds Hittle Kinship with

light that singa; But if your shade regi My bite still stings.

THE KING'S ENGLISH.

The British are a patient race, but their patience has a limit. The speech His Excellency the Governor made in the Legislative Council" yesterday morning re garding the boycott shows that the limit has nearly been reached 80 far as the Canton strike pickets Fare concerned. Sir Cecil Clement spoke with the quiet emphasis of a man who means what he says, And what he said yesterday morn ing represents the feelings of every Briton in this part of the world, and we have, no doubt, the But with Sir Cecil Clementi, we

Mr. John Galsworthy has been Dryden Shelley and Swinburne, feelings of the Home Govern think the prospects of further She is survived by her father and discoursing on the art of saying Carlyle and Ruskin, to take names ment as well. Hongkong sought trouble are remote. The Chinese mother, Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Chiun,

what you mean." He pronounces as they come to the pen, did not WHERE four sisters, and four brothers, bo quarrel with the Chinese and in Hongkong have good reason to among whom is Dr. K. W. Chaun, that English is the best language attain to harmonies, and wants none. The great mass of know the value of British justice, who only recently returned from in the world "when well spoken or ideas which Shakespeare

But Mr. Gala the Chinese know that, and would and painful memories to rernind America upon the completion of well written, which is very attempted. be friends with us to-morrow if them of the brutal selfishness of funeral will take place this gratifying. In spite of all tempta crystallised everything

hfa education: hey could. The sole bar to peace the strike leaders. None the less afternoon at 2 o clock, starting from tions to belong to other nations,modern slang, or much

ha remains an Englishman). The have taken from him is the terrorism of the strike we are glad His Excellency the French Hospital

familiar opinions: that Latin' is the of course, serge pickets.

spoke yesterday as he did. The

best language for tombstones, is true, but only, wa The Canton Government per-workers have done foolish things

Italian to sing in, and Spanish, to fallacious sense. Nearly mits this terrorism to continue before and they might be betrar-

swear in dò not trouble him. But writers, excepting pretending that It is only aed into doing

them again. It is mediator in the dispute That well that, they should know we claim, as Sir Cecil Clementi show do not regard the latter prospect ed yesterday, is absurd. The

anxiety but Canton Government is responsible | firm, reapl nothing

and orde

LIGHT OPERA.

RETURNS:

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mayer

great who

he does Believe that the great tre nuaterely intolerant of neolog- Russians, notably Tolstoy and is in, RUSSIAN IMPERIAL CO.-Tchekoff, have attained to a slang,

subtlety of expression unknown to approval many of those whose, languas Imperial Light blundering English Company returned from Franch..

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