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"HATS OFF TO THE LADIES."
WAITRESSES AT THE YM.C.A. CANTEENS.
SOLDIERS HIGHLY APPRECIATIVE.
THRUSTING FOR SCEPTICAL'S" BLOOD.
1927.
He makes a great mistake in thinking the troops will "be shy and on their best behaviour in front of ladies" for they have been accus- tomed to Tadies serving them throughout their service; conse quently there is no "novelty" in it as he states.
Farther, I fail to see how the ladies of the Colony, by their gener- ous voluntary service, can be said to be performing an act of charity. We, of the S.D.F. take of our hata to them" and are proud to think they take so much interest in our welfare.
I hardly think it fair on Scep
very
A correspondent, signing himself Sooptical, wrote to the Daily Preis on Tuesday, questioning the policy of ladies of the Colony serving in the YMCA Canteens and auggesting that if the question was put to the vote the soldiers and sailors would much prefer Chinese boys. Now the soldiers are thrusting for his blood Yesterday a Daily Pream reporter | In the first place we quite agree saw a number of them in the big that the object in establishing tical's part to bring the perman Peninsula Hotel which at present branches of the Y.M.CA. in different China Fleet and Hong Kong contains approximately 2,000 men of ent parts of Kowloon and Hong Garrison into the argument, for in two regiments.
Kong, is to provide men on Defence normal times the Y.M.C.A. Several of the men were talking Service with Home comforts, which little used by them, as I have it on about it last night," said a soldier, they may enjoy with a perfect feel good authority such places as the "They were
oribbing' about it, and wanted to find the man who ing of ease. In our opinion they Soldiers' and Sailors Home and wrote that letter. I am sick of the have succeeded beyond expecta- the Seamen's Institute are used right of Chinese boys myself," he tione:
much added, "and I think it is fins to
extensively the see British ladies in the canteen.
In the second place we don't think | Y.M.C.A. being used to greater Lapent three years out here with Sceptical" în fair in comparing advantage by" civilians. the colours, and I had hardly got other Clubs with the Y.M.C.A. as back into civvies again before I was called up in the Reserves for gards the presence of ladies. If service in China. We shall be jolly" Sceptical" does not feel at ease glad to go back to Old England; in the presence of ladies I can and the ladies seem to bring st
assure you that men of the Defence nearer."*
Force do. That was a pretty good reflection of the opinion of the Middlesex Regiment
We like to see ladies behind the counter," said a barly Cameronjan of the cookhouse, who is enjoying himself in Hong Kong **Even at home we used to become rather sured of men. I and my pals are absolutely down on the chap who wrote that latter."
At the Pelting Road Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday night a large crowd of Tommics were really very angry, "Fetch him, fetch him, Padre," they roared."Fetch the man who said the ladies were not wanted.**
"They would have half-killed him if he had turned up," said one man quite seriously. A vote was taken, and the result was for, with out a single Nay"
more
Certain parts of "Sceptical's “ letter have not interested me, but I had to refute his statement that being served by ladies was a novelty to the troops, yet I agree with him that the subject is of interest as far as Hong Kong is concerned and should like to see the views of others given in your esteemed piper.
In Great Britain where all Clubs and Conteens are rim by ladies, the satior and soldier feels at ease so why not in Kowloon and Hong-Yours faithfully, Kong i
W. G. RAWLINGS. Kowloon, April 8th, 1997.
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Charity is a very poor argument to use to try to get the ladies out, of the Clubs. We don't suppose the thought of charity ever entered the heads of anyone else but Scep tical" If he had called it loyalty on the part of the ladies of the Colony, he would have been nearer [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG scheduled time. She is due to leave the mark.
Those ladies work wluntary for the benefit of sailors and soldiers who came out on Defence Service, and, we are very pleased to say, their work is appreciated by all of
TAL,
We can talk to these ladies,"
Probably Sceptical" does not said Tommy. "And we cannot know, as the ladies do, that most of talk to Chinese boys. Tell 'em the Defence Force is composed of about home, ye know, and ask 'em Reserve men, who in most cases, things. Now why didn't that man have left young wives and babies come along and say his say openly 1" at Home, besides losing a good job If the ladies did not come here, with little hope of getting it back the men would not come either," he again on their return. continued. They would sooner stop at the Peninsula canteen. But
Would not these young wives pit
it isn't like this” He eyed the fer that their husbands spent their cosy room, with its wicker easy spare time in a club that is run by loyal ladies of the Colony, than the chairs, newspapers, and jelly-foed Elaewhere" soldiers. Something-perhaps it
that Sceptical" was a vase or two of flowers seem- mentions We think ad.
We should like to know what be ed to bespeak the influence of feminize hands. That is what baviour the Service men would Tommy wants; he becomes weary enjoy in the presence of Chinese of the Spartan bareness of the bar-boys which they cannot enjoy in the rack-room. It was, as a soldier had presence of ladies of the Colony t said,
More homely, and clean, and We should also like to know why everything.
the ladies should not provide Home "Oh, the
that man would have got comforts, if they wish to, to the men soldier's talking to in here last who have had to give up so much night," remarked yet another to come here, irrespective of the patron of the Peking Road canteen normal garrison.
We should all walk over to Hoog! In conclusion, we take our bats Kong if the ladies were not" bere off to the ladies who have done ad I wish they would open the canteen mach for us since we have been the morning. We would rather here. Chinese service will never come than stay in the Peninsula. reach the same level that of the
Yes," chimed in a second man. ladies.-Tours, etc., "We Regulera may be a hard lot- in the barrack-room. But we know how to behave ourselves like gentle- men in front of ladies. And take it trom me, every“ man-jack in the Cameronians or any other regi ment would say the same."
L
The soldier, like the priest, must relieve his feelings at times. Kip- ling once wrote some lines that seem just to suit the case:
we aren't no thin red 'eroes, and we aren't black-guards too
10
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"But single men in barricks most
remarkable like you "And if sometimes our conduck
and
RESERVIST.
Hong Kong, April 4th, 1927. -
“VERY MUCH ADRIFT.".
| [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRÈSS.”1
--
here for Manila early this mora-
DAILY PRESS."]
ciate ladies serving in the Y.M.C.A.
S12,Whether the troops appre-ing.
Canteens depends upon the ladies. The following types are not appre- ciated:
-The firtatious minx. 2-The stiff and haughty. 3-The motherly and interfering. Whoever it may be, a lady or a "boy," who serves behind the
The liner brought quite a fair number of passengers for this port, and has on board 29 frst class passengers for Manila. She also brought 2,300 tons of general cargo for this port and 3,000 for Manlid.
Prominent Passengers, The following were some of the prominent passengers disembarked here and bound for Manila
Mr. P. E. Bousfeld, wife of a
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counter is there primarily a vendor; once the articles have been further interest in the purchasers. passed over they should have no The men go to the Y.M.C.A. it well-known tea, exporter of Tokyo, might be remembered, for food, to
now en route" to London, and read or to write letters, and not to Birt or to be mothered," or "im-Mastera E. C. Bousfeld and R. D. more pleasant for the men to be Provd
The question is, is it Bousfeld.
Mr. R. M. Johnson, representing feel that it is nó expression of the U.S. Shipping Board at Toko-, served by a charming lady, and to thanks and appreciation for the hama. On one of his frequent busi- protection they aro affording ua, or to pay a little more and be served
nesa trips to Hong Kong. by boys! No lady would want to spoil their free, time by being cen serious, and it seems to me a little ungracious to presume that censure would be called for.
Mr. Raymond Lanctot, en route
American Vice-Consul in that City. to Saigon, to assume the post of
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pelton, a
of
for several years during the war,matic Telephone Company
I served behind a canteen counter prominent official with the Auto- and I can assure your readers that Chicago. On a business trip to neither I, nor any other waitress, China and the Philippine Islands. had time either to flirt or be i
restraining infance." Though Mr. George Pollard, representing occasionally the men helped us be the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company hind the scenes which was perhaps another matter Yours, etc.,
of Seattle, Washington, making one WAR WORKER. `- of his annual trips to the Orient.
Mr. M. Yamawaki (with his wife and two daughters), a well-known merchant of Kobe, on one of hia
TO PUT THE LID ON,"
DAILY PRESS."]
Sta,-Having read “Sceptical's!!. letter, I beg to ask him exactly what he means by
China.
S.P.C.A.
WORK OF THE INSPECTORS. REPORT FOR MARCH.
The combined report of the work of the Inspector of the S.P.Q.A. for March is as follows:
Transport.
Poultry, crates Poultry on trucks and
lorries, loads
2,139
187
Poultry in junks and
- ferries, crates.
1681
Poultry by rail, crates...... 30
2,158
Piga on trucks and in
baskets
1,918
15
376
930
Pigs in junks
Pigs by rail
Cattle in junks Cattle ashore Horses in junks Sheep and goats Cages of birds
Imports.
Poultry, crates Pigs
4,021
18,199
Cottle
2,567
Sheep and goats....
1,019.
Cages of birds
06
Baskets of frogs
46
Rabbits
· Cat
Owis
Ponies
Dogs, Taipo market
Cats
Exports.
Poultry, erates Pixs Cartle
138
15
403
14 208
Ponies. Sheep and goatā. Cages of birds Monkeys Dogs
Boa Constrictor
Markets
Birdshops Dogs home Dealera shops
Visits.
Pix, pens, Yaumati Railway stations Landing placer
Poultry depots .......... Cattle depot
cases
Miscellansons/ Ignorant cruelty
corrected ass Markets watched, times Ferries watched times Case investigated, Hawk-
ing Siamese cat Dogs received in home
during month ... Dogs claimed in home
during month Dogs sold in home during
month
. Dogs died in home during
month Doge destroyed in home "during month run
114 25
SIR Being a member of the [roO THE EDITOR OF TAD HONG KONG frequent business trips to South Shanghai Defence Force, recently strived from England, I was rather
Mr. and Mra A. C. Aubrey. Mr. interested to read Sceptical'a". latter in the current issue of your
Aubrey is a representative, to the paper.
Willy's Overland Corporation in the I am afraid Sceptical" is very (1) That an uncomfortable feel- much adrift in stating that the ing of restraint falls upon Service Orient, on a business trip to South isn't all your fancy paints troops will be ill at ease on finding men, a feeling that they must be on China. "Why, single men in barricks they are served in the various their best behaviour instead of Mrs. L. Basset, Master L.. Basset, don't grow into plaster Y.M.C.A's by the ladies of the being natural when served by Eng Miss Basset and Miss Darrah. saints."
Colony.
lish ladies.". Does he mean to im- Doubtless he has never heard of ply that the Service man is ill man-Residents of Shanghai, making a
THE WILBUR PLAYERS. "Five years with the Colours married-home job at 18s a day; the Navy, Army and Air Force In-pered when served by native boys, short pleasure trip to Hong Kong. The Wilbar Players, coming to
now the King's Shilling stitates, affectionately called by all or does he class him as an ignorant
Mr. T. J. Evana, a business man the. Star Theatre on April 12t2," again," said
Life would be dull indeed with initial-N.A.AF.L The Corpora (2) "The Service man will feel of Shanghai, making one of his re themselves fï American theatres.
another Tommy, serving men the "Naffy after its person
have made a great reputation for only a Chinese boy to talk to ortion, which is registered in England, I beg to inform him that I gular trips to Hong Kong.
After playing two years at the is controlled by serving members of bare talked quite a lot to my One of the lady helpers remarked miralty, War Office and Air Minis-shy and c't rentender even blush man of San Francisco, returning Honelalz Up until that time Mr. W. J. Gorham, a business Casino Theatre in San Francisco, HM Forces appointed by the Admother sister without fealing
the company, almost intact went to that although she had not been long ty dies are to cater for every-education- and manners are equal
ing and I will guarantee their from a pleasure tour of the Orient.afów weeks had been the longest made the confidente of more than thing required by the three services, to the ladies who serve in the can- Mr. H. Bell, booking representa engagement of any dramatic com- one lonely, soldier, I have heard At home, and in many foreign teens, etc, and I have met a great tive for the Wilbur players of New all about their home, life and their stations (as far East as Singapore) many similar cases. sweethearts," she said. They like the N.A.A.F.I have well-appointed to tell me and I like to listen.” and beautifully furnished Institutes states a Service man will feel Mr. J. E. Henry, Oriental repre- So carry oil, Ladies: you have which are for the exclusive use of more at ease and natural if his sentative of the Rogers News Ser captured Regiments.
wants and needs are, served by vice, returning from assignment at These Institutes are really the Chinese boys." Whether I was LETTERS FROM READERS. dhubs of the serving soldier, sailor served by an English lady or a Chi- Hankow and Nanking.
or airman, and in every garrison | cese boy my manners would be the Mr. A. Rozario, a resident of towa at home, will be found one of anime and I should be polite to both, Hong Kong, returning from a short The following letters also give a these Institutes for each unit or believing that civility costs very trip to Shanghai, pretty clear reflection of popular regiment, each Institute being com- little. opinion on the subject:
curse.
..:
engaged on the work, she had been
Servicemen.
To put the lid on everything he
some
York
pacy
Players opened at the
in Honolulu. The Wilbur States Theatre, and following each week with comedy after comedy made s record that has astonished theatri- cal managers in the United States. For sixty-four weeks this com pany appeared in play after play, always before packed houses. The and the company was accepted as press notices were very flattering. "Honolulu's "own, being constant-. ly feted and entertained.
While comedies were generally
"WE DON'T THINK SCEPTICAL rooms, reading, writing and card my opinion is that the sentative of the Ford Motor Con- given the company often branched
Is FAIR"
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
plate in itself and comprises billiard By helping in the TLCA, etc., Mr. K. Sorenson, China repre reoma, a library containing every English ladies wish to show their current newspaper and magazine appreciation to the Service men, sopany, with headquarters in Shang-off for a week inte serious enter- and concert rooms.
here's
caps off to them and every bai, on a business trip to Hong plays produced at Honolulu and tainment. Among some of the In these Institutes is also to be maat to when I have spoken on the Kong found a coffee and bear bar where subject hopes that they will carry Miss B. Thompson, a resident of repertoire for the Oriental
which have been included in the SIRI reference to Bcepti- variety. These coffee and beer bars, thanking them very much and Bhanghai, en route to Hong Kong The Rosary"." Do Foolish Wives
meals are always available in great on I take this opportunity of
are "Rain," "Abie's 12th Res cal's letter which was published in are in control of a female staff em-
For Manila. your paper of the 5th of April, I played by the N.A.A.F.L. and super
Pay," "The Whole-Town's Talk- would deem it a great honour if vised by a working manageress
Mrs. Olga Strijevsky (with Missing Cappy Ricks," "The High you would kindly publish the hence my previous remark that
Tamara Btrijevaky), well known Coat of opinion of myself and several of my Sceptical'
modiste of Shanghai, making one the De Loring Spooka, "Alias had never heard of
of her frequent business trips to stairs," "Why Me Leave Home
"The Family Up- the N.A.AF.L
Hong Kong and Manila.
The Girl From Child'a'
pals."
"of
stating that if we blush when being served by them it is not through being nervous-Tours faithfully,
·B. BURGESS. Leading Telegraphit
Kai Tak
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