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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST. 1998.
YOUTH AND BEER
LADY ASTOR'S BILL.
appearance Vissantess
NOTABLE SAYINGS
Both donkey, and goose have braws of a high order. Professor A. 1. Thomson, It is coldoin that the House of Commons Igucble work produced ignoble forms of
recivation-Mr. L. Paton „preseints such an animate as it did recently when:
Woman is naturally a lesa trustdial Astor moved the second reading of a banimal than man.r. Baldvin,
· Is there institution in the world to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquer
GLY to young persone under the age of 19 that does harm on a more enormous sente years for consumption on licensed premises than the Press. G. K Chesterton. The debate was conducted throughout on
Education is one of those picay of very high plage, without refer to machinery which you cannot patch up.
Mr. Siduen Tebb.
party.
Frequently Lady Astor is inclined to bo aggressive in her manner, and, though at times she showed a tinderpy to fall into such an attitude, her speech whole was restrained, though charged with feeling as she pleaded for protection for "youth, glorious, venturesome youth She seemed to feel that her moderatioa required explanation, and she made it
by saying I really want to be an angel of pouco t.lay," an, ingeritous admission, which provoked laughter. She did not claim to be the authour of the bill, but only its Fairy godmother, and as for the accusation levelled against it that it was a subtle plan to achieve a greater object, she enid it The the most uasabtle measure in the world. It does not touch clubs, nor
does it prevent young persons fetching beer for parents or their fullow workers, Defending the age-limit of 18
years, Lady Astor insisted that bays and girls of that age were merely children. Then, with a ecmprehensive wave of her arms, as if to embrace all the mature legislators around ber, she exclaimed: "You are children still wo women love you because you
arc.
The sonder of the bill, Mr G. W Crook, with an unkind cut at Me Serymgeour, the Dundee Prohibitionist member, expressed a proforones for the joyous fatalism of Omar Khayyam.to the bed in the bonnet of Bonnie Thunder
I had a feeling when I sat on the Opposi. ich bench that the minority is more likely to be right than the majority-Mř Bar Law.
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People must be made to understand that if they do not work they will have a bad tina of it.-Sir E. Buxbury, M.P.
I shall not be ashamed to weet my dog and
on Judgment Day.--Bishop When I think of the mechanistic theory of life. it is only my personal respect for those who hold it that prevents to from regarding it with corn. —Dr. £. Haldane.
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The greatest of my predecessors in the last century, Dean Church, left instruc tious that he wished to lin in a country MANILA churchyard and to have no monument in Dron Inge. St. Paul's. I have followed his example. | HAIPHONG
There can be to security till we stand BORNEO side by side with France and say that we are both transgressors and take Ger- way in with us to make up the trinity of transgressors, close the old becks and pen the new to write in more decent higher aspirations.r. Ranisty MacDonald. ·
Actions
and
There is more scopo in marriage for the affectionate, brainless woman than for the self-confident, brainy one-Dr. Josiah Oldfield.
May be
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Dealing with the bill frera a legal point of view," Mr. Greaves-Lord', ziliculed a proposal that would prevent a young man of 17 years and 11 months, from having a glass of beer in a place where excessivel drinking was discouraged, but permitted
The Steamship "DACRE CASTLE” · a young girl of 14 years and one day to
FROM NEW YORK buy a pot of spirits which she could consume in-n Janis, He a pointed out that nothing in the bill would prevents last all Goods are being landed st
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform anyone under 18 years of age from drink- their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & ing beer in a public house if an older Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Ltd., at Kow- person paid for it. The whole thing seemloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery ed to him to be a half-hearted attempt at prohibition, while the aim should be so to
be obtained. improve public houses that they might be
Options Cargo will be forwarded unleas patronised by a man in company with his
astice to the contrary be given before 20th inst
No claims will be admitted after the Goods wife and family. There were several out-
aave left the Godown, and all Goods and-cut defenders of her for young permaining undelivered after the 26th inst, will sond. Sir George Hamilton related how be subject to rent. ho was three night, and two days down a coal mine at the age of 17 repairing machitery, and at dinner he was served with a pint of beer. Rear-Admiral Sir Gay Gaunt told how beer enabled him to carry on in the hot sun at San Francisco when he also was 17. The gallant Admiral in briery fashim described the bill as ratton but the object, as magnificent. Ho bewailed the introduction of prohibition in the Garden of Eden, We should all be happier, he thought, had Eve been allow- ed a bite, and ho was afraid that prohibi tion to the Evos and Adams cf. to-day would only result in a desire for forbidden fruit. And then Sir Frederick Bunbury pointed to himself with pardonale pride as the product of beer upbringing. When at school at Winchester he hail it for dinner and supper. "Yes," interrupted Mr. Hemmerde, a follow-sufferer, but it was go innocuous that it was like water." "It was not any worse than the beer of
today" was the retort.
The
of
Labour party, baving unanimously passed a resolution in favour of the bill, were solid in its support. The Home Secretary, while allowing the House a free vote, could not promise that the Govern- ment would afford facilities for the passage of the bill, and individually he was doubt. ful whether it would be possiblo success- fully to administer the bill. He also put in a caveat against the amortion that beer be unwholesome, The division ghowed an cverwhelming majority in favour of the bill. Lady Aator, who had the privilege announcing the figures, had an emphatic and a triumphant rote in her voice is she declared the mutority against her to be only 66, as against. 338 in her favour.
Viscounters Astor was warmly congratulat ed in the Lobby on the overwhelming majori ty for the second reading of the bill. The Home Secretary voted against the bill, but nearly all the Ministers attending the House either abstained or supported the second reading. Mr. Asquith woat into the lobby for the bill. A few members of the, Labour party did not vote, but Mr.
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from COGNAC, &e, in connection with above are hereby notified that the Carge will be Steamer are hereby informed that their goods discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where with the exception of Opium, Treasure and it will be at Consigneo's, risk and subject Vainables are being landed and stored at their to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong. Wharf The Cargo will be ready for delivery Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at From Gedown on and after 18th April.
may be obtained Optional Cargo
Kowloon, whenco
son, and the bulk of the party voted, for the second reading,
CROCODILE FOOD.
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WHAT A MAN-EATER SWALLOWED.
The normal calm of the Zoological Society's scientific meeting, recently, was dramatienily changed when a bronzed man emptied a sack on, the central table. Fellows rose from their seats and crowded. round the exhibits, which were the contents of the stomach of a maneating crocodile.
Mr C. F. M. Swynnerton, Game Warden to the Tanganyika Territory, who shot the brute, had brought the following extraordinary assortment from East Africa to Regent's Park:
11 Heavy brass arm rings..
3 coiled wire armets,;">
1 Glass bend necklace.
14 Arm and leg bonea (various animals).
3 Spinal columns
1 Length of cord made from bark fibre.
18 Stones of assorted sizes.
Several porcupine quills.
unless notice immediately after aided on unless to tie up a bundle borne by a nativo.
will
be had been given prior t
Steemar's arrival. to chafed, and damaged goods to be left in the Godowns, where they will are l be examined on any Tuesdays sad Friday between the hours of 10:45 am, and Noon
he free storage period within the
No clame will be admitted after the goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods
Optional Cargo vill ba
The length of fibre cord had been used carrier. The man had vanished, the bundle had disappeared, but the indi- gest bp cord remained to tell the story. The porcupine was evidently the crocodile's last meal.
Another F.Z. contributed a crocodile All claims must be sent in to me on or story. A native killed a big brate in
intimation is received from the Consignees before Today, requesting it to be landed here,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, doods remaining unclaimed after the 21st instant, at Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
will be
remaining andelivered after the 24th April, before the 25th instant, or they will not which ho, found a purse with 10 or 60
will be subject to rent.
All Claius against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th May, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente Hongkong, 17th April, 1998.
(737
be recognized.
All damaged prokages will be examined on Saturday, the 21st inst. at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
RBODENTUSER,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, 16th April, 1822 1725
golden sovereigns, apparently the pay of Rand black, who was retiring with the Fortuno he had_carnod. Fato" and the crocodile stopped in....
The local chief sent for the crocodile. slayer and explained (with a knob-kerrie) the "Crown rights" to treasure trove i
All Claims against the Steamer mast he presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th prox, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are be be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inat, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messen. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
"DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
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