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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1929.

LEARNING LIFE AT SCHOOL

Mr. Kipling's Advice To Boys

"BURNING ONE'S OWN SMOKE

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Mr. Kudyard Kipling made an inspiring speech to boys when he opened Filmer Court, Sturry, as a school un October 8.

The Junior King's School, Canterbury, has been transferred to this building, which, on Lord Milner's death, was presented by Lady Milner to the Governors of the King's School.

Addressing the boys, Mr. Kipling

suit;

"I shall not be telling you much that you do not know. Indeed, my only advantage over you is that you have not yet the words In which to express your knowledge, and-you are not allowed to contradict me.

"I am sure you have been told many times that your school gives you in advance and in miniature almost every problein and situation that you may be called upon to meet later. Strange as it may seem, it is true, because (perhaps you have not been told this), very dew men are more than sixteen years old when it comes to a pinch.

"Boy-Products"

came

the

THE CHINA MAIL,

HEROINE IN BIG

FILM

HOW ELEANOR GRIFFITH OBTAINED ROLE

YEAR'S GREATEST FIND

SHADOWS BEFORE,

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN "CHINA MAIE” ›

Social Functions To-day-Toa Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 pm,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

LATE CARS will run after

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong N 12.05 TO-NIGHT, Friday.

8.50 p.m.

Star.

Coming direct from stardom on the New York stage to play her Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, first part on the screen, Eleanor Grifith, the principal feminine

Entertainmenta To-day- Queen's Theatre; character in "Albi," is regarded as

"Alibi." the year's greatest find in the talkies.

To-day

Theatre; Roland West, United Artists pro-

“Midnight Taxi"

To-day World war,ducer-director, had purchased the

Theatre; rights interest you as screen

"Nightstick," "The Woman from Hell." to

(Con- much as it did us at the time, and funderworld stage thriller which he tinuous performance from 1.15 to Lord Milner, who was then on the was to make as an all-talking film 11.15 p.m.).

To-day Majestic Theatre; Imperial War Council, used all his under the title, of "Alib", he had gifts and powers to help to bring engaged a cast of stage and screen "The Love Thrill." it to a certain end. We do

Included not favourites,

Chester yet realise, and you will not for Morris, Pat O'Malley, Mac Busch, many years, how vitally important Harry Stubbs, Purnell B. Pratt, this work was, and what it saved Regis Toomey, Irma Harrison, and ports ("Patroclus").

"Years later which does not

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"He saw that there was just one thing that ought to be done, and done quickly, and he gave every thing that was in him to get the matter accomplished. And all

had done him

Kernan Cripps,

1.

15th November.

Hong Kong, 15th Nov., 1929.

HONG KONG GENERAL· CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL

NEW CLASS for BEGIN. VERS in the Study of Col- loquial CANTONESE will shortly be formed.

Full particulars may be obtain- Londoned from the undersigned.

M. F. KEY,

Secretary.

Home Malls To-day-Inward from

Elmer Ballard, To-morrow-Outward for Europe dames Bradbury, jun.. De Witt via Marseilles ("Atauta Maru"), Jennings and Al Hill, but he had 0.30 am.

To-morrow-Outward for Europe not yet found the leading lady he

vin Siberia ("Empress of Canada"),! Scores of Hollywood actresses-5 pm. some of the best known in the

Meeting

wanted.

Hong Kong, 14th Nov., 1929.

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

world-took tests for the feminine November 18-Hong Kong Jockey Ball, members and guests are

of them photographed excellently i voices were fine, none;

Lammerts' Auction To-day-At Sales Room, Duddell

collection of

Postage

Street, Stamps, 5.15 p.m.

Sport

TN View of the Forthcoming

reminded of the two PRACTICE DANCES which will be held in the Peninsula Hotel, on TUES- DAYS, 19th and 26th instant at

5.30 p.m.

To-morrow - Extra Race Meet-to present the perforated section Those attending are requested

of the Invitation Cards.

MiscellaneouR

To-day-Interport Dinner, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 8 p.m.

Nov. 19-Helena May Institute

the while he was doing this be worked sympathetically and serene- ly with some of the very men who in "Alibi," and although most Club Meeting, 5.15 p.m.

the public injustice and their "So, if you can remember the style of a man's work, or, better of years ago. That seems to me possessed just the right combina still, of his play, you can make a aglarious close to

a devoted andtion of personality, beauty and clase gurs hiler on as to what he spotless career. (lear, hear.) voice that West was searching for. will do, and how and why, and pre-

"But whatever a man's naturalUnited Artists scouts in New York, sently you will realise that men gifts may be, he cannot slip on the told him about a blonde beauty seldom do anything for the first virtues that built up such a charac-who was a sensation on the Broading. Happy Valley. time-except at school. It isn't as ter as Lord Milner's a few minutes way stage. But this celebrity was if men were original ereatures. } before they are required. One not interested in pictures, West They are boy-products. Laughter.) must practise somewhere before one came east. Finally he piqued her "Here is another thing that you plays anywhere. And here is your pride. "Make a tost," he said to XHOW. You may have noticed that practice-ground. Lord Milner the player, Miss Eleanor Griffith. there is not much justice in your had to learn the game in a harder "Perhaps, after all, you wouldn't pro ent world. There is rather and lonelier school. less outside. This will save you

This was a challenge that Miss all the time and trouble of looking

of many Griffith couldn't ignore. She took for it. Moz injustice is not difficulties and bitter disappoint-the test and pocketed a contract to inflicted deliberately, but becausements, but in all the time that I had play the feminine lead in the people do not take the Trouble to the honour of knowing him. he mystery thriller "Alibi". think things out. Thinking gives never revealed that he was thrown Her screen personality is said to them headaches. und, if persisted out of his stride by accidents, in-be a revelation. Production officials in, may cause them to change their opinions. So it simply isn't donc, you know. Laughter.)

"But let me work out a simple equation for you. The next time that a personal injustice is

done

to you, on account of your manners,

that you were-1

habity or appearance, try to recall

thest time

to

won't way unjust-but unfair someone else.

If you have forgot- ten ask a friend. He'll remember. Bracketing these two factors you will see that they cancel out.

"In the case of impersonal in- justice that is to say when you have not had credit for something really decent which you have done -consider that you have had, or may hape to have, credit for all sorts of things you didn't do; or stumbled into by accident. more, bracketing

Once

these factors, they also cancel each other.

Men With Grievances "Too much fussing over, abstract justice leads one.

to stand up for one's rights, and to dwell on what owes to oneself. That is a templation of the Devil.

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"Any debt that a man thinks he owes himself can stand over till all the others are paid, and standing up for one's rights and not being put upon often endla in becoming a man with

a grievance, which is the same as being a leper. There fore, when you are told off to shoot some sort of tiger (as you certain- ly will be) try not to choose a man with a grievance for your partner. "If his disease attacks him he will sulk or hang behind the scrum and delay or wreck the work you are trying to do with him. Some of you may have learnt this already in making up elevens and fifteens. Some of you may have been told that you put him where he could not do much harm to his own side.

Suffered Fools "His career was one

click,"

Lecture on "Impressions of Java," by Dr. G. A. Herklots, 5.80 p.m.

Nov. 20-Victoria Diocesan and] Missionary Association "At Home," Helena May Institute, 4.30 p.m.

IN OTHER PLACES

To Java

E. M. BRYDEN, J. S. DRUMMOND, Joint Hon. Secretaries. Hong Kong, Nov. 15, 1929.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR be-

Trina on TUESDAY, December

2. The hostel will be occupied before that date and this will for boarders. The health of the provide additional accommodation

students has been very good in- deed. New boys, boarders or day- boys, ahould send in their names ng soon

rangements will be made to bring as possible, when ar- to them

to Stanley on Saturday, November 30, for an Entrance Examination at 9.30 am.

trigues, and delays, which theoreti-predict for the now film-wise stage Chronicles From Japan {cally should have defeated him al-star a brilliant success in the together. I do not know whether movies whether silent or talkie. he suffered

fools gladly, but he York stage successes

Some of her best known. New suffered them in silence.

were "The Dr. Chu Shih-min, a well-known "At the close

"The Spider," "Women," of eight years' Waltz." "Mercenary Mary," "The to

Last medical practitioner, has returned splendid and far-secing work in

Shanghai from 2 trip settling and reconstructing a half- Crenking Chair," and "Meet the Shaohsing.

Wife." ruined Dominion, and after he had put aside honour and great pre- ferment in order that he might finish that work, he was treated un- justly by what the history books call 'this ungrateful country."

Pious Rebuke

"As a matter of fact, it was only the House of Commons--a paltry exhibition which took the form of

THE BIRD-FAIR

Thrushes And Robins At

Porta Romana

The wedding of Miss Pei Tee- ying to Mr. Garfield Huang, gen be obtained from the Warden, or Prospectus and entry forms can eral secretary of the National Anti-from Mr. LA HOI-TUNG, Banker Oplum Association, took place

on & Co.. Bank of China Building. November 2.

Hong Kong, Nov. 15, 1929.

Dr. James Woo, secretary-general to the Chinese delegation to the d'Affaires in Switzerland, has been League of Nations and Charge made delegate to the League of Nations Opium Conference.

Florence, October 2. The "sport" of shooting and a pious rebuke, and, though of snaring song-birds is very popular course broadcasting had not been all over

in Italy, especially invented, that rebuke went all Tuscany. Perhaps even here, it is round the world and caused a great not quite so prevalent as it was in deal of talk.

But Lord Milner did the old days when every villa had not contribute to the discussion, its "uccellatoio" or little thicket to nor did he encourage his friends which birds were fured by the call He went on with his work, of tame caged birds trained for the to. and let other people do the talking. purpose. They were either shot or "Looking back on his life, and more frequently, caught alive on

above all on his intense influence twigs smeared with bird-lime, art- over the men he worked with, one fully concealed among the trees,.

HONG KONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

INTERPORT MATCHES.

Hong Kong v. Shanghai.

the Soochow University depart-Ladies' Matches:

Dr. Yoh Sen, graduate of thei

the degree of Doctor of Jurispru-Men's Matches: ment of law, who recently obtained dence from the Leland Stanford Jr.

3 Singles & 2 Doubles,

University, has returned to Shang- hai to establish a law practice.

3 Singles & 2 Doubles. Play on H.K.C.C. Ground, commencing at 3 p.m. sharp: Wednesday, 20th November. Thursday, 21st November. Friday, 22nd November. on K.C.C. Ground, Sunday, 24th November. Morning: commencing 10 am.

Afternoon: commencing 3 p.m.

feely that no memorial to him. and despatched by having their) Miss Wang Hsiao-lan, president needed except one. And just that necks wrung.

of the Poh Wen Girls College, and fitting memorial has been made Yet so long as thrushes, larks, Miss Chao Ching-zah, a well-known possible by Lady Miner's dia- and their kind, roasted on a skewer educator, have returned ta cerning gift of tho lands upon with sage leaves, continue to be a Shanghai from Japan, where they which the younger branch of the favourite winter dieh, so long will have been making a study of oldest school in England now enters. the little victims for the banquet women's educational facilities. (Applause.)

continue to be snared, and the bird-

sharp-

Y

D. S. GREEN,

c/o Dunlop Rubber Co., (China), Ltd.

lat Floor, Pedder Building. Tickets (Transferable)

only 100 available, $5.00 each. Stand-Side Seats: 50 available dally for Matches on H.K.C.C. Ground only, $1.00 each. Remainder of Seats: No. reserva-

tlons-60 cents daily,

World Work

fair at Porta Romana, held from Mr. Haush Choh.ping has sharp. "But it is you, and you only, time immemorial on September 23, assumed his appointment as Chinese Tickets (obtainable from): gentlemen, who can make that provides the wherewithal.

nasistant to the Engineer-in-Chief memorial. It is you alone who The fair starts very early. Long of the Whangpoo Conservancy can keep it in permanence and due before daylight, country bird Board. Mr. Hsueh only returned to honour by the temper of your own trainers begin to arrive from far Shanghai a few days ago from the lives while you are here.

and near, with hosts of tiny wicker north China famine districts where Season For, on that temper will surely depend the ages each containing a song-bird. he has been assisting in carrying work you may-do-hereafter in and and thrushes fetch the highest

The variety is infinite. Chaffinches out relief work. for the world. You have no self-prices. Last Saturday an enthusi seeking or unworthy example to

The "Sinwanpao" says that thei follow.

astic sportsman parted with £5 for amount of compensation to be paid May you be fortunate

a thrush. So you see all your expericnews-lucky in little things; and secure

to Great Britain for damages in- The cruel custom of blinding birds flicted on British subjects during here are rehearsals for what you

in the possession of the few great to improve their alnging is now the Nanking outrage of 1927, fixed may expect on a large scale and on things that life has to offer. 4 stage where it is important that

punished if detected. forbidden by law, and severely by the Sino-British Commissioners you should know your part. And

appointed for this purpose, will be here comes in the great value of

made public as soon as it is 1p what is wrongly called 'eecondary

proved by the two Governments education.'

It is one's

"All education is primary-not to say primitive. school that teaches one how, to keep one's temper, and when to let it loone. If one is too clever and shows it, one's school helps one to euffer fool. If one la a fool one- Belf, one is told preckely what sort of a fool one is. Lots of men go

through life without discovering

that great fact. If one knows

how everything ought to be done

"On these lines, then, shall we say that the school will be open." (cheers.)

ATTRACTION FAILS

Fewer Migrants To Australia

SPECTACLES AND INDUSTRY

I am delighted to note that the

concerned.

CHINA'S 'PHONES Communication Bonds To Be Floated

export of spectacles is now one of November 2 regrets to announce

The "N. C. Daily Mail of į

Britain's most flourishing indus-

tries. I also accept the statement the receipt of a telegram from

*

Nanking, Yesterday,

The Ministry of Communications

that we are the least bespectacled Mr. Max A. Lorenzen, who is is floating $10,000,000 in Com nation in Europe, and that there at present In Berlin, announcing munication Bonds for roorganising fore British eyes are the best in the the death of Mrs. Lorenzen, his China's telegraph, cable and tale-i world (according to an "Evening wife. The Bad news came as a phone systems. Part of the bonds great shock to their many friends will be used for taking over the

Sydney, The excess of arrivals Standard" writer). over departures peoples in the eight months ended this is entirely a matter for sell once go out to Mr. Lorenzen and cable interests in China in 1980.

of European am not sure, however, how far in Tientsin, and sympathy will at Great Northern and Great Eastern with August was 1,911, as compar- adulation. There are two reasons family as well as to Mr. and Mrs.

The Ministry is making arrange-

ed with 16,580 in the corresponding why Germans are, bespectacled. J. Travers Smith, deceased's mother ments with Shanghai bankers as period of 1928 and 29,010 in 1927. Their newspaper print is bad and and father, who are at present in regards the bonds--Reuter.

published figures the number of Our newspaper print is the best in It is impossible to ascertain from they read and study enormously. Tientsin. British migrants:

the world, and this is good for the

(some people seem to), one is re- commended to go and do it, in- stead of standing about talking.the All of which means that one can

pick up the rudiments of self- control, a sense of what really matters, and even the valuable gift af burning one's own smoke-keep ing one's mouth 'shut."

Lord Miner's Career "Now, as far as one man can judge another. I think that Lord Milder's character was based on these three points self-control, a sense of what really matters, and the power of possesing his soul in patience. They gave the endure ing background to his great gifts and strengthened his wide" In fluence over men.

The arrivals of assisted migrants eyes.

Owing to ill-health Miss Grace Macgregor, who has been at the

SOVIET ATTACKS

Chinese Forces

Nanking, Yesterday,

in August numbered 839, of whom But I still think the chief reason bead of the Kobe Y.W.CA. for Mr. Sun Fo To Encourage 105 were boy farm learners, 162 why we are the least bespectacled some years, has left. Japan for domestic servants, and 682 nominat of races is the fact that wo read America, and does, not expect to ed emigrants."

de and study less than the other return. Miss Macgregor has been Mr. J, Huxham, formerly Agent-European nations." " General for Queensland, who has just returned from London, states that he is appalled at the fall in migration.

The training schools for domes tics, farm workers, and other prospective migrants are of a high standard, Mr. Huxham adds, but the attraction of

grants to Australfa is falling.

follies

very successful in her work in

The Central Executive, Council Japan, and earned the affection and has appointed Sun Fo and Wu Tish- respect of all those among whom chong to Manchuria, in order to she worked, says the "Japan encourage, on behalf of the Govern Chronicle Miss Anderson at the Chinese forces, defending remains at the YMCA, but we the frontier against Soviet attacks. understand that no other foreign The Council has also appointed. Tai Secretary will be sent, as it is con-Chi-tao and Liu Chi-wen to Honan didered advisable to transfer the for the purpose of encouraging the work by degrees to Japanese hands Government forces against the entirely

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