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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 26th, 1928.

FEMINA AND THE PEAK TRAM.

A FEW OF THE MORE RESTRAINED REPLIES TO HER CRITIČÍSM.

THE OUTSPOKEN CRITICISM OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO WEAR"! SHORTS WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE PEAK TRAM, CONTAINED IN THE LETTER BY "FEMINA" PUBLISHED IN THE "DAILY PRESS " YESTERDAY, APPEARS TO HAVE AROUSED THE ATTENTION OF THE WHOLE COLONY, MANY HAYK RUSHED IN TO DO BATTLE ON A SUBIECT UPON WHICH THEY OBVIOUSLY FEEL VERY DEEPLY., WÉ PUBLISH BELOW A NUMBER OF THE LETTERS RE "CEIVED. WE COULD NOT TUBLISH THEM ALL WITHOUT RUNNING THE RISK OF LOSING. OCE CHL:SHED REPUTATION OF BEING A RESPECTABLE

FAMILY NEWSPAPER.

HAVING HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY OF LETTING OFF STEAM WE WOULD NÓW ADVISE OUR REÅÐÈRS TO TURN THEIÈ ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN TO THE:" SOLUTION OF THE CHIŠA PROBLEM, THAT IN A PROBLEM WHICH ÍS ALWAYS

WITH CH, AND WE AGREE THAT IT MAY GROW WEARISOME AT TIMES.

NEVERTHELESS' WE GRAVELY SUBMIT THAT IT 18 A MUCH MORE SUITABLE

・ TOPIC, OF DISCUSSION IN A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG (AND`ENTHUSIASTIC EXPIRE BUILDERS THAN "HURY KNEES” EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE ALSO BONY AND UGLY."

THE PEAK TRAM-SMOKING, Į BACK TO THE NINETIES.

SHORTS, DOGS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG RỒNG DAILY PRESS.}

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hoxɑ kong DAILY PRESS."]

SIR-I thoroughly agree with "Femina's " your correspondent Femina" in hez derastating criticism of the aborts" worn by men on the Peak tram cars, but I do not see how the Tramway Company can be held ren- ponsible.

Military offcers and golfers are the worst offenders. The politeness of military officers towards the fair sex is well known, and now they realise that their "hairy, bony, ugly knees offend the feminine gaze I am sure they will do what they can

to rectify matters. May 1 suggest that small rugs might be served out to the officers travelling on the car. These could be used as a kind of apron to cover their knees. When golfers saw this very delicate regard paid to female susceptibilities I am confident" they would follow suit. The right feeling in the matter being thus created I am sure it would not be long before the filthy and vulgar pipe was discarded. Travelling would then become a pleasure.Yours, etc.,

SEASON TICKET.

"FERTILE IMAGINATION OF

tiende

I also wonder if the men of this MURDER brigade really and truly think they look well in their shorts. Look at them sitting in the lobby of local! hotels sipping their beer. What an unlovely picture.

FOR $10.

, NATIONALIST OFFICIAL

KILLED IN SHANGHAI.

ASSASSINS FIGHT WITH THE. POLICE..

And now who are the members of this brigade. This is a British Colony but the community is a cos- mopolitan one. Therefore one would expect to finil. this brigade an Inter-

SHANGHAI, May 22nd. national one. Well, from my two A desperate battle between the years observation of these men French police and a hired assassin masquerading, as schoolboys, I fad took place yesterday morning short- there are about 5 per cent. Chinese, ly before 9 o'clock ip the Avenuo 5 per cent. Portuguese, 3 per cent. Edward VII., near the Bund,, when Eurasians and probably one-tenth of that busy thoroughfare was filled "one per cent, Americans. Italians, with pedestrian and hurrying French and Germans, combined, vehicles. A dozen or so, shots in leaving about 84 per cent. of quick sucession announced the be- British members. A fine example ginning of the fracas, which 'eye- to foreigners-Yours, etc.,

A FOREIGNER.

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witnesses say, was over almost be- fore it was possible to know what, it was all about. A few minutes later the desperado, was captured by the palice, but not, however, be- [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG fore he had fired several shots, one

DAILY PRESS."]

of which penetrated and slightly wounded the foot of St. Gonerec of the police squad which was în hot paruit.

nese entered the room of a Chi- have been

nese guest, believed

Dear Mr. Ennon-I know it is very indelicate of me to "write to SIR-I am greatly intrigued with the Papers "my dear Mother, if

Nationalist Official Küled. in to-day's she were alive, would never have issue of your paper. The bare as allowed it--but I feel I must range in the Hotel Kwangta-la, 31 Rue The storm was first given at 8,30 sertion that numerous daily users myself-on-the-side-of-dear au Consunt, opposite the French of the Peak Tram object to modern Femina" who wrote so bravely Consulate General. Here two Chi- hygienic modes of dress fills me with and pertinently to you yesterday. concern. If such complainanti as My Aner feelings too have often "Fetnina" are in the majority it been outraged while travelling in would appear that the Peak Tram- the Peak Funicular Car; in fact way Company, will have to provide it has required the skilled minis special accommodation for the intrations of my dear and faithful modestly attired section who dress Nurse on more than one occasion to for comfort in a hot climate, and bring me round from a "vapour" also enjoy their tobacco.

and once from a severe "megrim." Does "Femina" long to return I think the men in truncated to the fashions of the gay nineties? We all knew you possessed legs in nether garments are horrid, and I those delightful days "Femina" am ashamed to think that some of and the inadvertent display of our Own

tex (and the Military shapely ankle or even salf (e) Authorities) even encourage them to caused more sex attraction than put coolness before decency. The hundreds of your charming sex can claim with their sensible modern modern females I fear are still garb to-day:

urse in their lack of covering. Why in my young days I remember broadcloth frock-coat in Hong Kong dear Father used to wear the same both Winter and Summer,

Presumably Femina " disap proves of the kilt. Are the wearers of this historic and picturesque costume guilty of a sickly desire to expose naked parts of the body? What is wrong with the body any way I have known ladice, years ago, who wore black stockings and

a Nationalist official, named Lioy Yun Sz. and fired several shots from a Maimer pistal, killing the attacked man in cold blood. Shouts of "Robbers then began to re- sound throughout the hotel and in the street below, and a police whistle brought the French police in the vicinity to the spot. By that time, although Chinese in the hotel. declared that there had been two assassins, only one could be seen. He was trying to get away down the French Bund, into the Settle- ment, and when it became evident that the police were close on hia tracks, he began firing backwards na bo ran."

The French police officers, four constable joined the pursuit, and Chinese policemen and à Russian

were successful in caiting off his Now-a-days even persons of both escape as he turned down Avenue sex, in spite of inadequate cloth- Edward VII. According to eye- to become witnesses, the man ran in a crouch- ing, allow themselves over-heated, in fact I once saw ning position which prevented his

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an ample bathing costume, and mence perspiring in the long germ collecting skirts ashore. shocking lack of control, I do think, Thank God, those days are over!

"As regards smoking, when I was Human nature remains the same allowed except in the "den" or a girl this would not have been and fashions will not change it. People are no more immoral to-day

garden. that they were fifty years ago, but they are less hypocritical, and, one [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG hopes, broader minded. Yours, etc.,

DAILY PRESS,”]

YOUTH,"

I too think the Company's staff are very lacking in manners; they ever take off their hats and how to me as they should. HIRSUTE.

BIR-Surely, it is a pity for-yourIN-SUCH-A-CLIMATE-AS- correspondent Femina "te squash

so heavily the efforts of the male

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Sin-To say that I was astonish.

On account of these indecencies I have been minded to revert to -the-old-custom of mounting the Peak in & dan-chair, but have been deterred, by the thought of enforced views of the coolies' limbs

I am very sorry to have taken up so much of your valuable space, but I feel very strongly about this, and would suggest that, dear Femina" and I inaugurate Society for the Prevention of Indaliency when I am sure many would join.

Enclosing my card. I am, dear Mr. Editor.-Yours sincerely,

sex towards a more reasonable and [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG how shocking. decorrtive form of dress. Per- sonally, I am much in favour of a Brighter Husbands Campaign"' to induce men to abandon the died on seeing the letter by Femina" in the Daily Pre to-day is to put tressing habit of clothing their legs it mildly; I did not think that in stove pipes; any thing more anybody in Hong Kong-even a ugly than the usual lounge suit Peak resident could be so fastid would be difficult to imagine. The shorts, smoking and. dogs in the ious over such petty trifles as to

sooner men follow the sensible | Peak tram. example set them by women, of loose necks and short sleeves, expe cially in a hot climate, the better:

Smoking is a very different matter. There is no doubt the habit is offcasive to some people, and if the Company has seen fit to issue

Other "half-naked men" will agree with me when I say that in such a climate as ours the wearing of shorts adds to the pleasure of playing tennis, golf and other forms of exercise necessary for the health

VERY EARLY VICTORIAN. Hong Kong, May 26th, 1928.

Jam.c

"I DO WANT TO MEET FEMINA,"

DAILY PRZBA."

of the barbarians who, when all is [TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONG KONG, said and done, are the backbone of | the Colony,

Up to the present one hasn't a bye-law forbidding smoking on noticed any undue objection on the to meet your correspondent Femina. Dear Mr.. EDITOR,-I do.so want the tram it should be enforced.. part of the Peak Tramway Company but meanwhile would you be kind or the more reasonable members of

He in turn, however, fred and wounded M. Gouerec, who fell to the pavement.

The Prisoner's Etatement. The criminal was captured along- ide the curb in front of the Inter- savin Building, where several blows from the batons of F.P.Cs. Grell and Tartarinoff reduced him to sub mission. At the Poste Nord in Avenue Edward VII., the man con- fessed to having been hired to carry put the murder for which he was to have been paid 810. He gave his name as Zaolin Ling. The Mäuser pistol taken from him showed several empty cartridge compart ments. He was put in gaol, and investigations regarding his accom plices began by the police who be

lievo the murder was committed for political reasons.-N.-C. Daily News.

DEATH OF SHANGHAI GEISHA GIRL.

JAPANESE REPORTER

ARRESTED.

BELIEVED HIS PISTOL TO

BE UNLOADEDI

SHANGHAI, May 2nd

Japanese geisha giri, was shot and C. Yamaguchi, aged 20 years, 4 instantly killed at 12.30 am. yester day in her room at 2/3 Haining this immoral attire" and whened to see your letter, too upright trated her forehead, death being the Community to the wearing of enough to publish this letter.

Darling Femina,-I was so pleas Road, Shanghai. The bullet pene- one docs, it will be time enough

However, da Femina" probably exists only in the fertile imagine tions of a group of subalterns or a junior mess of one of the local to escort." Bemina" up the Peak and impeccable my dear, just like instantaneous. Z. Hishiyama, a re-

in the immaculate Saville Row suit ings that one buys only for such occasions.-Yours, etc.,

business houses, I do not think that any gallant and kindly gentleman need distress himself and cover his knees on account of "her" letter.

A MODERN WOMAN.

"THE GIN AND BITTERS " BRIGADE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KỨNG

DAILY PRESS."]·

A TRANSGRESSOR. May 25th, 1928,...

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Mr. Lindsell but so pure. If men porter for the Shanghai Vichi will wear these septic shorts they Nichi, is being charged by the must be taught to be insanitary by Japanese Consular police with the themselves as my dear old cook murder. used to say "andsome is as 'and- According to information avail- some does," and I du think, bones wide, Hishiyama had been drinking and hair and naked parts, I mean, in the restaurant in which deceased just like a mortuary, you do agree was employed. He had conversed don't you, my dear? And another with her and adveral other girls thing, Darling, the Dairy Farm, I and then went to his room, which mean cows and even bulls my dear, overlooks the bedroom of deceased. quite quite naked and untidy and She and several of her com too shameless, I mean I do think ganions were in the room, when QUARTS$7.00 per bottle that now we are so sensitive about | Hishiyama appeared at the window Six, Your correspondent, Femina,, decency some little garment might of his room. Deceased care to her PONTS has certainly touched on a subject be-you do understand don't you window, the two beling about 20 BIR-Femina only forgot one which is an eye-sore to the Colony dear, I mean it could be something feet apart. He and she, conversed | BABY thing, namely that what she would I mean the weating of shorts by quite comfortable and Grecian. I for some time, no doubt call the "gin and bitters fully grown up men.

think it is indispensable because Then it is alleged that he secured brigade" should be made to travel.I have often heard members

members of we moderns feel our sex so strongly, his S.M.. pistol, pointed it at on top of the trams instead of in this "Short Pants Brigade" criticin- don't you 1 It makes one quite un- the window and pulled the tigger. side. We all endorse her spirited ing the shortness of women's skirts comfortable to think of it, and a With the discharge of the weapon protest against receiving orders or and the exposure of their arms, for being told to hurry up by she fell to the floor, dend Accord- instructions from a Chinese staff. They mercilessly dubbed these a cataleptic controller, I mean, I ing to the others present in the Better far to sex the last tram fashionable women "brazen hussies," don't agree with control do you my room, Hishiyam came to them. glide past the Helens May Institute and yet think nothing about their dear 1 except, of course, darling He mid that he regretted the affair than suffer such indignities.

own ugly and bony legs being ex- Dr. Stopes and all that sort of and that be thought that the picia! As regards shorts, perhaps the posed to the public gaze. Surely thing, but quite too refined and was unloaded. will collaborate with the Hong this is illogical. If they do not delicate. And pipes, and dogs on

Conmilar. After the Japanese C Fong Football Club to produce a | like to see their wives, mothers and the seat, fancy having to sit where police arrested him, the body was nice handsome garment, say, like Haters going about the streets with a dog I mean one must wear white removed Further investigations in American baseballers, pantaloons short skirts and sleeveless blouses, dresses in this heat, and besides, revealed that the bullet, after pass- which could be worn on the foot it should occur to them that possibly - crentures my dear, it is all too too ing through the geisht girl's bead ball field so as to eet, an example the women talk, on their part, do not stultifying and I shall use a chair. had gone through a wooden parti 6, Queen's Rd. Tel. C. 3175. to Peak Tram travellera

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