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"THE HISTORICAL NOVEL.”

Mr. France's Lateresting Lecture:

"The Historical Novel" was the subject of an interesting lec- ture given to the English Asso- ciation, at the Helena May Insti- tute, last evening, by 'Mr. N. H France, Reader in History at the University.

He said that, before the 18th Century, there was no interest in history proper, and not many histories. Of these, the fow serious ones were contemporary! accounts of events, and the others simply picturesque chronicles of no historical sense and not the result of any careful investigation of the past.

In the early 18th Century, the only period of the Past consider-. ed to be worthy of serious study was that of Greece and Rome;" the rest was regarded as a mere interlude of barbarism. The in- terest in romance, which rose during that century, was one of the sources of the historical novel. But the forerunners of these novels were just pictures- que, full of horror and elegantį romantic sentiment, without any` attempt at giving serious his-j tory.

Scott's works, the lecturer said, were the first examples of the historical novel. In them a serious attempt was made to re-, cord with some truth historical events. History text books had been often compared unfavour-{ ably with historical novels.

They have been styled "dry stuff" and not telling how people really lived but the speaker's own opinion of the value of the! many viewpoints. Such as, for historical novel in teaching was that actually it could give a true example, its history. Let us picture of the life and thought ROCHA-Andreza Lisola Rocha, think awhile of its beginnings of the past. It tended to ignore

wife of R. L. Rocha. Deeply mourned.

Funeral at 6 p.m. and aims, of how it functions, unpleasant facts and led to un- what it has done, so on and soure to see the past in true pers intelligent idealising and a fail- to-day.

forth. Having done that, maybe pective. An historical novel is

The China Mail.

The League of Nations

A Failure?

1.

Frankly, we are not convinced,

S. P. C. A.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.

HONG KONG TRAM. WAYS LIMITED

(Continued from Page 1.

Prospects For 1932.

I am glad to say that prospects for 1932 nre a little brighter due to a reduction in the price of petrol by as much as 20 per cent. This is

ter of a million pounds has a chnee one or more now chassis

Probably no which will be fitted doop significance.

with engines of the de- organisation in the world has a Diesel deeper knowledge, born of experi- sign which is considered best ence, of the utility value of the suited to the traffic conditions various forms of passenger tran- peculiar to the Kai-Tack routes. sport than the London Under- ground Group of Companies, of which the Metropolitan Electric Tramways Company is a unit. Owning, as that group does, the London Underground Railways, the London General Omnious comparing the price to-day, with Company, and certain tramways the price last December, companies, the traffic department

Dealing now, with the Statement must know to a decimal point the of Accounts before the meeting, I operating costs of the various have already referred to the de- forms of transport; and how far tails of the Working Account. The ties: forms of transport should profit for the year, $910.613.93, be employed in coping with vari- shows the substantial increase of s forms and densities of traffic. $169.318.25 over the previous year, The fact that the directors of the a result which I think you will Metropolitan Electric Tramways agree is very satisfactory. Company have spent this huge The item "Unclaimed Dividends, sum of money in providing new $11,596.26" credited in Profit & tramears and in modernising Loss Account representa ac- depots purely as a commercial cumulation of old balances which proposition must, make tramways have been formally forfeited, these operators elsewhere pause before having been outstanding on the pundering to the misinformed books in respect of dividend de- clamour of certain people and cer-clarations prior to 1926.

tain newspapers for the abolition Together with $262,848.43 of tramways. The decision to brought forward from last recount, spend this money rather supports the total balance available amount- the view of many serious-mindeded to $1,173,462.36. As in past transport operators who were of years the sum of $68,000.00 has opinion that the recent Royal been written-off the "Goodwill & Commission on Transport brought | Construction Expenses" item. Two a certain amount of ridicule on further appropriations-$100,000.00 itself by expressing the view that to Investment Reserve Account and tramways were obsolescent.. The $200,000.00 to General Reserve- truth is-and it cannot too often have also been made:

The Balance Sheet is in the customary form and the only items calling for explanation are the ap- propriations to Reserve.

The transfer of $100,000 to In- vestment Reserve Account repres- ents a necessary proviston on ac- After providing for count of our cash advances to the

net loss on this Kai Tack Motor Bus Company.

The General Reserve Account

be dinned into the ears of those An Interim Dividend of 40 cents who are responsible for spendinger share amounting to $260,000.60 the money of ratepayers that was paid in August last, and your tramways in their proper sphere Directors recommend a Final Divi- are even now unsurpassed as an dend of G0 cents per share, making efficient form of street transport. a total distribution for

the year Motor Busc3.

1931 of $1.00 per share. Our Motor-Buses on this side of we shall be in a position to pass only as good as an adventure the Harbour did better than last judgment. Maybe, we say, be story, because it relied on action year-in fact the receipts per bus

rather than character. Why mile increased by as much as 6.83 cause, even then, we shall be un-should anyone read or write his cents. This, however, was largely Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 17. 1932. acquainted with much that is torical fiction when there are due to considerable pruning of the done by the members of this in-grooks and adventures to delight mileage which was less by 106,822

in modern life, and English than in 1930. stitution behind closed doors. literature to reflect naturally and depreciation the But, we shall then be in a better unself-consciously the point of unit works out at $16,435. position, a more informed posi-view and life of the past?

I now come to the affairs of our has remained at the figure of tion, to condemn or appraise,

subsidiary, the Kai Tack Motor $100,000.00 for some years past. Bus Co. (1926) Ltd. and regret to Your Directors consider that this The League of Nations to-day

report an adverse balance on work account should be strengthened is suspect. It has had, so far as in spite of the march of events

Mr. J. Russell, Honorary ing. excluding depreciation, of and this has been done by appro- priating 3200,000.00 mainly from can be gathered, a poor Presa. in the Far East, that the League President writes to the Editor $43,791.85.

In spite of operating 92,000 less balances which have previously And by "poor" is meant, not of Nations has failed. But that of the China Muil as follows:-

May I, through the medium of miles than in 1930 the increased been carried forward in Profit & Let us poor in publicity, but poor in is by the way to-day.

your columns, thank all those who costs of operation including main-Loss Account from year to year. Poster tenance and repairs of bodies and After making the above appropria-

to $63,950. THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE criticism. That is, criticism has also defer judgment.

Because of the several view Competition in connection with our chassis amounted

It tions, the balance to be carried severe and unfavourable. CO., LTD.

Indeed, it has received such points, which it is proposed to Annual Carnival Dance to be held was found necessary to completely forward in Profit & Loss Account chastisement, that it is a won-consider, and because space al in the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, rebuild the bodies of one third of amounts to $155,462.36. I have no

the March 4, 1932. Our thanks are our fleet

Petrol, however, was doubt the policy of consolidating der it is able at all to continue!

lotted daily to this column, will also due to E. Wylle, Esq., and the greatest individual item of in- and strengthening the position of not permit, we propose to publish J. H. Hunt, Esq., for their valuable, creased expense and during the the Company when times are good sittings at Geneva.

a series of articles in this column assistance ir judging and their ad- month of December we were paying will have your hearty approval. If, to-day, you asked "Man-in-

vice. To select the most suitable (including tax) 150 per cent, more, I now beg to proposes:- the-Street"

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from time to time, as circum-mitted was no easy task for these first six months of 1930. The Publico" or "Fairminded," or}

was $50,832 stances permit. To-morrow, gentlemen. The winning Fosters petrol bill for 1981 any one of those many others who, by their articulation make then, we shall start by dealing will be exhibited in the hotel on more than for 1930 and works out the evening of the Dance when the at an increased cost per bus-mile with the beginnings and aims of prizes will be distributed to the suc-over the whole year of 114 per cent. of the League of Nations.

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...

"That the Report of the Direc- tors and the Statement of Ac- counts of the Company, as pre- sented, for the year ended Da- cember 31, 1981, be adopted, and that a Final Dividend of 60 cents up for the inarticulateness of the

cossful competitors.

The Government-in June last-

per share for the year 1991 bo' general body public which, again,)

a further increase in and is hereby sanctioned. darnestly solicit the patronage of sanctioned in the main, repeats parrot-like

all lovers of animals to help our So-j fares' which was put into force on When this has been seconded, I what others say, what he or she

ciety by their attendance at this July 1 and, although our receipts shall be pleased to reply to any thought of the League

of

air temperature function. A high class menu will improved, the number of passengers questions which shareholders may

Humidity at 10 be provided by the Peninsula Hotel, suffered a considerable decline. It wish to ask. Nations, it will not be surprising yesterday was 58.

a.m. was 66, and at 4 p.m. 71.

Special dance programme including is clear that the economic limit to if you are told that the League.

Paul Jones," has been, arranged which Kowloon fares can be raised seconded, and the report and ac-. of Nations is Useless! A Whilst dynamiting for fish at for. Ladies and Gentlemen best has now been reached. Although counts were carried unanimously.

Confirmation of the appointment Failure! Impracticable Ideal-Baikung, yesterday, a fisherman dressed and those wearing the most receipts per bus-mile improved by per bus ism! So on and so forth. And injured his right hand and was original costume will be awarded 3.21 cents the expenses

later removed to the Kwong Wah prizes. To those who prefer carde, mile increased by 7.64 cents of

tables will be available. Every which 5.30 cents represents the in that may be perfectly right. Hospital for treatment.

thing possible will be done to make creased cost per bus-mile for petrol. But, because there is 50

Diesel v. Petrol Engines. The annual Bachelors Dance of the evening a real jolly Carnival. A much public clamour, and that of the Crafgengower Cricket Club is large crowd is expected so those In my speech last year I said Mr. N. V. A. Croucher, seconded by an unfavourable ature, over the now to be held on Saturday, who intend coming are advised to that the reign of the petrol engine Mr. W. Allen. League of Nations, it may well February 27, not February 20 as make early reservations at the appeared to be challenged by the Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat-

Hotel. Tables will be arranged for Diesel or compression Ignition en-thews were re-elected Auditörs be, on the principle that public previously announced.

parties, if ordered. Note tickets gine and although this class of en- the proposal of Mr. E. F. Aucott, opinion is seldom right, though For selling cigarettes in Lock- may be obtained from members of gine can now be had from several seconded by Mr. A. W. Hayward.

manufacturers the powerful, strong and insistent, hart Road without a retailer's the Committee, also from the Hong well-known and so able to have its own way, licence, a Chinese woman was te Kong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd., utmost caution is being exercised day fined $20 by Mr. W. Schofield Messrs. Moutrie & Co., Messrs. at Home by motor-bus operators. that there is reason, and there is in the Central Police The Anderson's Music Shop, and our Our latest information is that many also precedent, to believe, that elgarettes ForceCeret to be Honorary Secretary, o desgrs, large companies in England have Thomson & Co., York Building, in not yet bought one Diesel engine.

Municipalities response to many enquiries with re-The

of large Summoned before Mr. W. Scheference to membership, I would cities such as Liverpool and Cardiff is not useless, is not a failure, field, this morning, for falling to again point out that, according our have bought only one each. Shang- and is not impracticable ideal have a watchman on duty at rules, the membership fee is twe hat, on the other hand, has had the

Today's dollar is worth 2/5 % lam. It may seem to be all this magazine No. 87, in the Wanchal dollars per year or fifty dollars for courage to go right ahead and the district, the Chinese owner was Lifememberehip. It is our inten- omnibus company there has con- to-day, but, let it be borne in Aned $10. It was stated that in tion to include as members all those Verted nearly, the whole of Its fleet

The Hong Kong Horticultural mind, that appearances often

often are the magazine

there were 178 who have subacribed to our funds to Diesel engine operation. Most Society holde its annual show of through our circular collection, and of our Kai Tack buses are small lowers and vegetables in the Bo- deceptive.

sticks of dynamite at the time.

notice of our Annual Meeting and 20-senters and at present there tanical Gardens on March 2 from 2- report will be forwarded to them, does not appear to exist a Diesel p.m. tó 8-p.m. Về Our Annual Meeting will be held engine small enough economically 1994, "rek during March and all those fater and efficiently to replace the sted in Animal Welfare resy, attend modest petrol engine on the

the League of Nations, in the confiscated. greatest crisis of its young life,

Setting aside, for the moment, uselessness, the usefulness or

Personal Par.

Years Ago

Ten Year

[From the "China (Maii" of February: 17, 1922.1

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on

According to the "Siawanpao," showners in Hong Kong have su

the success or failure, the prac-The forthcoming marriage is an tical or impractical idealism of nounced of Robert Walter Lane, of the League of Nations, let na 18, Kelmscott Gardens, Shanghs and lend their assistance in this vehicles. It is, nevertheless, the tained!lusses tamounting to more

A and Mary Anna Storer, en route on very necessary work, even unto the present Intention of your directors lenst of these my Brethren." during the current year, ta pure thess. Patroclus.

consider this institution from

than $5,000,000 18; result of the scźmon'à strlica;