1932-02-27 — Page 7

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1932,

By Rupert Cruft-Conke.

A GREAT MAN

WHOSE IGNORANCE WAS

GREATEST BLISS.

And Vulgarity Sublime.

I have only known tone "great ta boy running, and would con- tinue through a splendid process man." Greal, that is, not in achieve ment but in preselice, conscious of associated ideas ever the whole ly, in gesture, and in personality. world and Bullen's own youth. His Perhaps he was the last of that words rolled out rhythmically in a

of Tennyson and trumpet-blown rhetorie, but fre age the age Gladstone-when great men were quently his mind worked too quick. great figures too.

ly for his sentences and these would His name was Bullen, and he was never be closed, “Y'de like animals, the founder and principal of a some of you. You've no respect private school which has long since for yourselves. I can see a boy passed into lesser hands. I call with grease-stains down his coat... him Bullen, for before it the "Mr." why, when I was a lad I should Boundy fussy and bourgeois. To have been ashamed to have such a as he was Bulien, not familiarly, thing.... I should have hidden me but with the stark dignity of any head in shame at the thought of single name. One calls him Bullen aving the manners of some of you as one speaks of Einstein, Musso- young hooligans, with no more Ini, or annibal.

sense of how to behave and how He was, when 1 remember him, to conduct yourselves properly, or well into his seventies, not tall, but even how to eat .... why" (you stautish and immaculately dress- note the promised figure of com- ed. He had strong white hair, parison forgotten in the excitement enrefully brushed with a high whisk of a new iden) "why I was watching in front, a white moustache twisted some of you at table to-day-and it arrogantly high at the ends, a heal was barbarous ......

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tate in a morning-coat, white waist- cent, and button-hole, his white hair in place, more vigorous than patriarchal. He would advance to the lectern and commence to read, but if in the New Testament he came to dialogue he would, as it were, take the parts of the his. trionic in him which could not re- Hist this. "And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, 'Stand forth'!" A small motion of Bullen's band would indicate the cumand, which would be deliver ed in a voice different from the nar- rative one. "And then he had look- ed round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, "Stretch forth thy hand'!" obvious gesture from Bullen, “and! he stretched it out.” And so on. It was pantomimle to a degree. Did we laugh? Did the graduates of Oxford sitting at the ends of our pews laugh? If they did so in the common-room afterwards, I am con- vinced that their laughter sounded sneaking, petty, and intensey stupid.

The

Hut he went farther. As be read a boy might repeatedly cough, Bal- len would look up from his Bible. "Me boy, will you please suppress that coughing? Y'sec, some of you ya...." There would follow a long harangue which might last twenty minutes while masters, boys, distinguished visiting prencher, sat and listened.

His staff was as afraid of him as his pupils. He would go into their class-rooms and tell them to stand. down while he explained how it should be done. And therein, perhaps, lay the weakness of his "College." But even that he over- bore by his own titanically strong personality.

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He was lonely, I think, as all great men are lonely, but not be caure he was not loved. He was to conscious of his own greatness to indulge in familiarity. I do not mean that he was conceited, for that is utterly irrelevant. It does, not matter what he thought of him- self-I doubt indeed if he ever for five minutes in his life became in trospective. He was above think ing about himself. He stood erect and autocratic over the world he had shaped about him.

thy, uniformly red complexion. You can have no conception of that brick-coloured flesh of a ne Bullen's oratory unless you can ly preserved old man-and small hear that word as it rings in my eyes, fiercely yet humorously blue. ears now- "BARbarous," with a There was nothing school-masterly terrific thrust of the jaw and a dis- about him; he had never worn a gusted sweep of the hand as it gown and would have been ing came out. And that force anim- patient of its folds.

ated at his long tirades. Depart- He had a deep and yet valable ment was, as I suppose, the most disdain for academic culture, and recurring topic. He wanted his a fine quality of in the truest boys to carry themseves as he did. sense of the word-vulgarity. If His own manner was superb. His he was, as sume asserted-and I shoulders were always square and will not myself admit it-both ign- solid, his bulk so erect that his orant and vulgar, then his ignor- stoutness was unnoticeable. His ance was the greatest bliss and his hands were resolutely chasped be

And that was how. vulgarity nothing less than sub- hind his back. lime. Indeed, no one could apply he wanted us to move, or as nearly To this day I feel those adjectives to him without as possible. tarring himself with the same sometimes guilty if I slope down 3 brush. I feel that as I write now, street with my hands in my pockets. I feel that it is an outrage to call "Stand up, me boy"I can hear it- him either. Yet my cold reason tells me that he was not an intel lectual or even a cultured man.

Compare him with a man of let ters, a scholar, an aristocrat, und

At any time of our school lives each in his way, and on paper, these specches might be opened on would seem superior to our Bullen. ... Wo were never quite secure But put them beside him, let each from them. For instance, Bullen try to convince you of something, used to read the lessons in Chapel. measure the force and the depth of He would step out from his pew their convictions, and it is he who on a Sunday, straight and immacu- rises vociferousy above them. Dia- tinguished visitors came in plenty

"don't walk like a farm labour er...." Such was often the bur- den of his speeches, or at least their opening.

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That is what we, his pupils, of a¦ later generation must envy him. From boyhood he knew what he wanted; he set out for it and achieved it. He had absolute and secure faith in God, In himself, and in the worth-whiteness of his nims. In us that quality is dead and tolerance has taken its place tolerance and 'what we call a sense of humour. He transcended pro-, portion.-Manchester Guardian.

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policing of Kowloon Tong, and the provision......öf fire protection--for rural districts. There was doubt, he also said, that the catab- lishment of a public dispensary in the Tsim Sha Tsui district similar to those in other important centres of the Peninsula, was highly de- sirable.

Critician of. Government's tardiness in carrying out necessary public work in Kowloon,' and the

In seconding the report, Mr. E. inadequacy of the Post Office were Cock, M.B.E., referred to the smoke stressed at the annual general and dust nuisance, and suggested meeting of the Kowloon Residents that the experiment of sprinkling Association, held in the St. An drew's Church Hall last evening.

The Rev. W. Walton Rogers was elected President in succession to Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, and Sir Henry Pollock, K.C. and Mr. B. Wylie were elected' Life Members of the Asso- ciation.

the streets and washing the gut- ters with sea water, might well bel tried during the dry months.

Officers Elected.. The following were elected: President, Rev. W. Walton Rogers.

in the course of his review, the Vice-President, Mr. J. M. Alves. Chairman said that three important Treasurer, Mr. R. Pestonji. problems-the control of traffic at Secretary, Mr. Charles E. Terry. the Star Ferry approach,

the General Committee:Mesara. E. Children's playground and the bus Cock, T. T. Laurenson, W. Golden- service had been satisfactorily rec burg, F. H. Crapnel, G. C. Tregil- tifled, but disappointment would be lus B. W, Tabe, C. M.' Männers, felt that there was not a more de- H. F. Un, D. W. Munton, Led finite and substantial response to d'Almada e Castro, jun., F. C. Mow representations regarding the in-Fung, G. V. T. Marshall, R. T adequacy of the Kowloon Hospital, Barrett, Li Chor-chi, H. F. Bunje, the growing need of "à new Post C. M. Hall and Dr. R. A. de Castro Office building, the more effective Baato.

to that college professors, politi VOLUNTEER CORPS. Range Officer-2nd Lieut: D: Lproach of the Annual Efficiency the best shooting Company.

cians, a bishop or so, and once a jeading actor. And never saw any man who was not insignificant beside him. That is why using words like uncultured about him msay possibly be true, but seems alick and smirking and cheap.

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Orders for the Coming Week.

Strellett.

Board. (repeated),

Arms Drill-0's C. Units are

Crossed rifles.—Marksmen. Rifle. Scottish Company.

L.G. in Wreath.-L.. A. Marksman. There will be no parade on reminded of the importance of (Portuguese Company only). Thursday, March 3.

the pratiée of armis drill (b) Machine Gun. as much" as possible in view

Portuguese Company.

Company will parade at Headquarters on Friday, March 4, at 5.30 p.m. under Platoon arrange-

The Orders by Lieut.-Colonel L. G. His oratory was most characteris- Bird. D.S.O., O.B.E., commanding tic of the man. It flowed like a Hong Kong Volunteer Defence large and werful river, carrying Corps, are kued as under:- everything with it. There was no

It!

PARADES. Corps Band.

dam that it could not break.

The Band will parade at full might start innuspiciously enough with a mild correction to a small strength on Monday, February 29 boy running across the quadrangle. and Friday, March 4 at Headquar-

Lers at 5.30 p.m., sharp. "Me boy"—he always addressed one

Battery. There will be a lecture for the not gentlemanly to go tearing about Staff at 5.30 p.m. on March 1 it

as "me boy,"-"you shouldn't run about in that wild fashion. It's

Headquarters,

There will be no parade on Thursday, March 3, owing to the

Flower Show.

ments.

The parades on March 4, 11 and 18 are very important and every endeavour must be made to attend. The Penk Range is allotted to the Company on Sunday, February 28

Firing to commence at 9 a.m.

Range Ofcer-2nd Lieut. J. V dos Remedios

Dress. Optional but it must be either complete uniform or civilian. Medical Section. Parade at Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. On Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 10 for Stretcher A full attend- Bearing Classes. ance at these parades is requested. A.A.L.A. Company. The A.P.C. Section will parade at day March 3:

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Star and Machine Gun in Wreath. of the Hpproach of the G.0.0.-Beat Machine Gunner in Part II| Inspection. (repeated).

of Annual Machine Gun Course amdig Lance Corporals and pri-| vates of each 'Machine Gua Unit

· Machine Gun' and Wreath,-First- Class Machine Gunner.*

MarkstonThe following have qualified as marksmen and are en- titled to wear the badges for one year:

Annual Rifle Meeting. This will be held on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26. Entry Fees:- (a) For team competitions, 50

cents per man.

(b) For individual competitions,

$1 per man."

The order of events will be as follows:-

the place as though it were a bear garden. And there's another boy, y'see, with his ha-ands in his poc- kets. Mo boy! Take your hands

Camp.-Bus will leave Kowloon out o yofur pockets Y'see some of you boys seem to imagine .... Ferry at 5.45 p.m., sharp, on Friday, By now a few more youths would March 4, to take members to Tai Lam Comp. Bus will return on have been drawn into the circle, for no one would dare pass by when Sunday night at 5 p.m. Bullen was speaking. When he had Bresa----Uniform, breeches, put-5.30 p.m. at North Point on Thurs-tors will be informed beforehand of perhaps ten boys round him and the tees, bandoliers, haversacks, black tide of his oratory was flowing high, boots and great coats. Helmets he would send boys out for the rest will be worn and blue forage capa

carried,

of the school. "Send all the boys here. I want them to listen to what I'm saying to you...

Engineer Company, Monday, February 29 Miniature Within ten rainutes two hundred Range, 5.30 p.m.

boys would be gathered round him

Corps Signals.

In the quadrangle. No matter what Parade at Corps Headquarters at was going on the school raust 5.30 pth, on Tuesday, March 1 for gather. Football would be atop Buzzer Practice.

-Machine Gun Troop. ped, choir-practice cease, a music- lesson end, as it were, in the middle Parade at Volunteer Headquar of a note, a class be broken up, and ters at 5.80 p.m. on Thursday, the boys hurry to cluster round Murch 3 Miniature Range. Bullen while he spoke. The time ranks will fire Part II Rifle Course for a meal might come or the time at the Peak Range on Sunday, for school, bells would ring in vain, March 18:

and the curriculum take its chance

of continuation. So long a8 It' pleased Bullen - to

Machine Gun Company.

All

· Struck off the Strength-Permit-

No. 1675 C. Q. 3L S. Grenham, Friday (Morning): Blake Shield J.C.M., Machine Gun Company Competition (including Musketry Headquarters, No. 1548 Cpi L. B. Cup); Francis Cap Competition. Holmes, No. 4 Platoon. No. 1620 (Afternoon): Tile Competition; At- L/Cpl. R. H. Woodman, No. 4 Pla- tack Competition,

toon. No. 1779 Pte. H. F. Westlake, Saturday '(Morning): Corps Armoured Car Company, Car Sec- Championship; Tyre Competition. tion.

Revolver Competition all morning and afternoon on Friday and until ted to Resign.No. 1142 Pte. V. T. noon on Saturday, pean Low, Armoured Car Company, Car

In all team competitions competi. Section, hs from 20.2.82,

Lerve.—No: 1686 Gnr. G. I. Réad; the order and approximate timeˆof Battery, returned from leave on fiting. Any team not present 19.2.32 No. 1524 Spr. J. M. Par when called wil fire last, nied uw vie, Engineer' Company, granted 10 In the Attack Competition teams montha leave from 27.2.32 _th will consist of four men each. Two 26.12.32. No. 1785 Pier A., P.j teams will fire at same time. Posi-Paul, A.A.LA: Company, granted 8 tions will be drawn for.

months' leave from. 27.2.82⋅ to Competitors will make their own 26.10.32. arrangements for tiffin on Friday.. (Sgd.) W. H. G. GOATER, Capt.

The Canteen will be in attend-

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. ance on both days (repeated);

Comfaanid Captain F. Syme- Thomson, D. L. Gadre, assumes Command of the Engineer Com- Flower Show. No parades, on pany, with effect from March 1, Thursday, March 8at-Headquarters vice Captain. M. A. Johnson, M. M. owing to Flower Show (repeated).. (on leave).

The Portuguese Section will par ade at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Friday, March 4.

The Officer Commanding, the un- dermentioned Units will issue his Orders separately to his Com- mand:-

Armoured Car Company-Car Section, Motor: Cycle Bection.

Annual Inspection. The General, Officer Commanding will inspect The Corps at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22. (repeated).

K

NOTICE.

Sergeants Mess Meeting.

A meeting of the Committee of the Sergeant Mens will be held at Checking of Rolls-O's C. Units Annual Musketry Vickars Gun 6 p.m., on Wdnesday, March 2.......... are again reminded of the Import and Lewis Gun Courses 1981-82:-

Regimental Sporta. On Tuesday, March 1 there will ance of checking their Rolls with Badges The following badged will 1st Bn. The South Wales 'Border address! his be a lecture by Lieut. D. M. Richards the Corps Muster Roll in the Ad-; bo'swarded on completion of these | erg-An open mile relay will be run

In the Lecture Room

Jutant's Office. Copies of the courses:

at Sookumpoo on March 8 during Musketry-The Company will Monthly Strength are forwarded to "^(a) Ring and L. G.

the Regimental Sports of The What about? In the three years fro Part II at Stonecutters Bange all concerned to enable any discrep Star and crossed rifice. Best South Wales Borderera. I spent under him. I must have etoad on Sunday, ,_February_23_launch_pancy to be discovered. (repeated).- combined tile and G. shot among-Distances:—200 yards 220, yazda, - for at least forty, solid hours Hate leaving, Queen's Fler at 9 am, and Chacklag of Attendance Register. N.C.'s. and men In Rifle Company 440 yards, 880 yards. ing. And I cannot say that one of Kowloon Police Pier at 9.10 am. -O's. Cr Units will cause their At- (Portuguesa Cropany, only), nadjetel. Entries must be sent in-by noon those amazing speeches had a parti- Dress-Uniform or mufti op- tendance Register to be checked Crown and crossed rifles March 3 to 0.1/e Athletics, lat Ba. cular theme. They would start, aa tional, but equipment must be worn with the Corps Attendance Regis U.S.M., CQM. Sort/Platoon der Borth Wales Borderers, Murray the one described, with the incident and rides and bayonets Laken lor forthwith in view of the ap-geants and Section Commanders of Barracks.

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