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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931.

WHAT IS PUBLIC TOLL OF THE TYPHOON.

OPINION?

QUERY THAT HAS NEVER

'BEEN ANSWERED.""

INTERESTING ADDRESS AT

ROTARY CLUB,'

Professor Russell M. Story, Ph.

TRADING JUNK SUNK,

The master of a trading junk, trading between Santong (in the East River) and Hong Kong, report- ed at the Harbour Office on Monday that his junk with 50,000 red bricks on board sank at 10 a.m. on Satur day morning at the Tai Shan Cus-

recent gale..

D., professor of political sciencetoms Station, at the height of the and member of the editorial staff of the American Political Scienct. Revue, gave an interesting address at the Rotary Club lunch yester day at Lane Crawford's Restaur. ant. Professor Story's address was entitled "What is public opinion ?" The meeting was presided over by Sir William Hornell.

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The vessel arrived at the Tai Shan Customs Station at 5 p.m. on Friday, and stayed there over night. On Saturday morning the master applied at the Customs Offico for a clearance and special permission to leave at once ou ac- count of the approaching typhoon, His request was refused, he being told that the junk would not leave

until after it had been boarded and searched. The search was carried out at 10a.m. and then he was told that he could go in the face of an increasing gale.

There was no lives lost, but the master's leg was crushed as the vessel sank with its crumpling load of bricke,

Professor Story," said What is public opinion! Why nak the ques. tion? It is evidently very hard to answer it. Men have been aware of it for generations and discreet aspirants to power have taken hote of it under all political systems, But not until modern' popular gov. ernments dealing with "vast popu- lations and large areas came into existence and stimulated afresh the current of political enquiry ri scientific fashion, has the question

My efforts to meet my own dilem become so important, for the rea--

ma led me into an investigation of son that many regard it ne the the origin and nature of political divinity to which people should en-ontrol and in modern states of trust the shaping of their destinies, and as with all divinities, it is we to search out the nature and char- acter of them in order to formu lato adequate relationships

THE MID LEVELS.

BUSINESS AT RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION MEETING.

MOTOR-ROAD BUS SERVICE: CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND,

KAIPING COAL

FOR HOME, DA TOBY & POWER HOUSE

HOME, FACTORY AND BUNKERS

Mr. A. L. Shields presided over the annual meeting of the Mid- Levels Residents' Association, hold in the Board Room of Mesir Shewan, Topes & Co., yesterday.

In the course of his speech, the Chairman commented on the ab 'bus service, the close sence of proximity of the police revolver range, the need for a children's : playground and the necessity for improving, the motor road where there are sharp benda on the road. Ir Mr. H. J. Armstrong complained

motor trafic Range. As the report disclosos; of the danger to caused by taxis stopping on the we wrote to the Colonial Becre wrong side of the read. The tary about the nuisance caused by Chairman promised that the matter revolver practice carried on in the would be dealt with by, the in-building adjacent to the .R.C. A coming committee.

CHAIRMAN'S "SPEECH,

POWER

TUGS &

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

DODWELL & 00., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.

lack of consideration was shown ja choosing the present spot in such close proximity to a residential area, and although the banging has been restricted to certain hours The Chairman said :-Ladies and following our representations, even Gentlemen,Our first business is to now much irritation is caused when adopt the report and accounts for firing takes place between the the past year. These have been hours of 5.30 p.m. nad 7.30 p.m.- public opinion. I would not pre-printed and circulated, as usual, to at a time when most of us are en tend to have the answer to my en- all members and residents of the titled to a little peace and quiet. quiries-the truth is, the quest is mid-levels so far as we know, there but begun and only tentativo sug-fore everyone interested has been

that reservation

Declined With Thanks!

I must now touch on a problem

ALLEGED BIG THEFT OF FLOUR.

TALLYMAN AND FOKI

CHARGED

Three Chinese were charged with the theft of 500 bags of flour from the Po On godown before Mr. Wil- liama at the Central Police Court yesterday afterncon.

The third defendant was: dis. charged as there was not sufficient evidence against him.

Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the complainants, Mr. F. F. Nesh con dusted the defence for the first de-

In the case of public opinion thestions, are possible now. With informed of the activities of the that has affected all of us one way fondant while Mr. F. X. d'Almado

offer an Association for the betterment of

or the other, sad that is the appeared for the second average individual is rather bazy hypothesis about public opinion the district in which we have our phenomenal drop in the relative Further charges, of conspiracy to regarding both its nature and

that promises interesting. and homes. Following, our usual cus-value of silver. Although the redefraud the Ro On gcdown com- character. He accepts this political fruitful Jabour for me as far ahead too, I will touch on some of the gulations of this Association permit Pany of the four were also prefer. divinity as he accepts the ethers

as I can now see. It is this: the matters which have engaged the us to take an active interest in red against the two deferunts.

Both defendants pleaded guilty that enter his realm of existence, sources of public opinion lie in the attention of your Committee since

many spheres, that of currency..and largely without reflection, and in folkways of a people and more im

we last met.

high finance is not one of them to the first charge but the second terms of orthodox folk-belief.mediately in the mores-those ele

Our efforts in impressing upon The K.R.A. last year invited us to

denied the second charged bot lator Even if interested in politics and ments of the folkways or groups of Government the urgent necessity attend a mass meeting to consider pleaded guilty. therefore a member of the political folkways which have been ethicised for adequate transport facilitics to the question of currency but after priesthood charged with interces or charged with the notion that the mid-levels eventually, bore fruit consideration we declined the in- sion, and votive responsibilities, they are essential to group wel last year, when the motor, rondvitation with thanks, as being out his ritual is largely a rule-cf-thumb fare; that is to say family welfare, was completed and, as we all know, side the scope of our activities. affair evolved through more or less colony welfare, imperial well-being, it is very much in use. In this shrewd integration of those ele national welfare,

we again wish to put on connection ments which have worked cut suc

record the invaluable assistance cessfully in a struggle for power

rendered by the unofficial members and control.

of Council in effectively upholding our claims to consideration when debating the Budget, and for which we are very grateful.

You

יויר

The Ten Commandments.

can always identify the mores through chserving the tabobs, We are all familiar with the Ten) Commandments. They constitute,! in the main, tha tasoos which were offective in the tribes of the Hebrew Common-race. Thou Shalt not kill" was not meant to control the action of

Now that the road is a fact, it the Hebrew but only when the Hebrew enme tc deal with has beea suggested that certain

Lord Bryce's Dictum. What is public opinion? When writing his American wealth, James Bryce, later Lord Bryce, asked this question but did not answer it. However, he con sluded that it ruled America and that its action there was mere

direct than in other countries Even earlier, Sir George Cornwall Lewis had raised the question and considered how to deal with it bút leaves us with no adequate anewer or method of enquiry?

that 10

one

Extensions Hooded,

As mentioned in the circulated

Send Your Subscription,

The first defendant said he bor rowed $100 from the second, who came to him and asked for the loan of 100 bags of flour which would be paid back when he needed them, A stock-taking in the godown took I have only one other point to place and came rather as a sup mention and that is the question prise to the defendant. The short- of membership. Although I have age amounted to 600 bags indicat sot yet met anyone who is against ing that the so-called borrowing us in our endeavours towards bet had stretched over a period of tering conditions of residence, you several months. The first defen will observe from the accounts that dant considered that he was only the founcial support is compara-allowing the second defendat to tively poor. The subscription is borrow the flour and though it was ..Philistine,

purely a nominal one to cover the not his own, he believed that the tribe would not, do injury, improvements might, with advan to another tribe. We might take tage, be carried out on some of the cost of printing, etc.; consequently flour would be returned to the go

from Bowen we cannot afford the services of a down. other examples. "Thou Shalt Not bends leading up Steal" whe to prevent thing Road. but before approaching the shroff, and I suppose it is because, It was alleged that the first do which tended to beget strife within P.W.D. we have thought it a good the dues are so triffing that many fendant, who was a tally mân în the group Cristione exam opposity to ascertain your views residents overlook the matter. I the godown, has been in the habit ples are beyond

at meeting, when it is thrown Thus, to-day, our taboos in mo- open for discussion. When the would, therefore, ask the hundred of accepting a shortage in, the de dern society cluster about certain plans for the motor road were odd residents, directly interested,livery and the second defendant groups of folkways, which have originally drawn up by Govern- to pay up promptly in future 80, Later, Doctor A Lawrence Lowell been ethicised in terms of group ment, they provided for incilities that we can cut down this side of who was a foki for one of the firms wrote a book in which the conclu- welfare, that is to any religion, from Magazine Gap and through the work which is all honorary, that stored flour..at the godown, sion, in short, ie that public opin-nationalism, private property, the Queen's Gardens, and it is hoped I wish on behalf of the Committee disposed of the gods without al- ion is opinion which is effective family or home, etc. No rational these extensions will be put in hand and members to thank Mr. Alewing them to go in the godown, in the realm of public affairs, quality enters into the development as soon as funds are available. Martin, our energetic' Hon. Secre Then," Walter Lippman, in his of folkways or mores-they emerge

The case was adjöhrned until treatise on the same subject and

tary and Treasurer, for looking from groun adaptation to environ

"Eus Service,

after our affairs and accounts so Thursday, August 13. in his Phantom "Public' pressesment but they are the source of our

efficiently, also Mr. P. E. Barker the enquiry somewhat farther, and concepts of right and wrong and finds that public oplafon is based emerge in all seeisl and on all cul-Report, the Hou. Inspector-General for auditing the accounts.

of Police turned down the Hong I now formally propose the upon stereotyped concepts and tural levels. They also centre Kong Tramway Company's applica adoption of the report and accounts STRANDED JUNK LOOTED mental pictures of man and affaire about the great emotional crises of tion for consideration of a busser. for 1930, in his world and that these stere life-birth, marriage, death eto, and

vice to May Road, the reply being Seconded by Mr. F. Lobel, the types are the common heritage of consequently afford channels for that Government did not see its reporkand accounts were adopted. must rulers as well as the ruled, securing group response on large way to permitting, such a service and that systematic and realistic scale without critical revue of the

New Committee. at the present time-this was on appraisal of affairs rarely occurs stimuli employed to evoke response the 24th November, Inst. Nothing The new Committee is as fol- either in Halls of State or in elec.)

In the modern world where has happened since, and I think lows.Messrs. A. L. Shields, J. teral activities. Tardy writes his tional groups are so largo and the Association might approach the Backhouse, J. T. Bagram, Chan "L'Opinion de la foule," but powerful and means of conflict sc throws no great light on the query, destructive, this creates a highly authorities and as them to recon-Lim Pat, L. Dunbar, Henry Hum

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phreys, H. H. H. Priestley, A. and recently several books have dangerous situation except as two appeared on some phase of the so-other tendencies appear: -(1) Chlidren's Playground.

Stokkink, J. Stuart, Mrs. G. Har- man, Miss Russell and Mr. T.. called 'public mind" as though the rational and critical examination The cext matter I would like to A. Martin: -) mind in any activo sense were essen of appeals to public opinion on the say a few words about is the need

The articles were taken off a junk tial to opinion or could be digni basis of existing mores- this is

stranded on Ching Yee Island, but fied by associating it with the sc-

hard for anyone to achieve; (2) for a Children's Playground. This called public.

and over Mr. Armstrong, addressing the the evidence was not strong enough, to warrant a conviction on a charge enlargement of "groups" to permit has been stressed" over development of mores adequate to again for the past five years but meeting after the election of off- support a world community in re still we do not appear to get any cera, said that he had noticed, on of larceny.

The two defendants, it was stated, lative peace and concord and to further. We have had great hopes more than one occasion, that taxis Students of social psychology precipitate legal minimums as in on each occasion that the vote was had been in the habit of stopping have queried whether public opin present national societies. On such included in the drait Estimates, on the wrong side of the road at ion is not a device wherchy, the a basis, world public opinica, notat ultimately we have always been the entrance of No. 1 NYX weak and incompetent lop off all necessarily rationn), but emotion- told that, owing to more pressing House. As you will appreciate," superiorities and transfer their fe, stable, may be formed to ap wants, this very necessary adjunct said Mr Armstrong, it is own dilemmas, moral and social, peal to

to the amenities of the neighbours dangerous position and it is on te the community, but all these

hood has had to, be shelved until blind corner coming down a hili; students' fail to answer our ques

the next year. If the need were, and if there is a car coming from tion and perhaps it is presump..

apparent fvo years ago, it is doubly the opposite direction, there is no tious for me to raise it again. Still there is no guarantee that so today with motor traffic on the room to avoid a crash. I suggest

LAND SALES. However, as a student of political successful appeal towards dienstrous road consequently I suggest that that the Association make repre science, I became interested some ends might not still be available the incoming committee give this sentations to the 1.G.P. with s [ponra '* ago 'in. the life pro in the hands of able and powerful matter their particular attention as view to prohibiting taxis or other There was a large number of CCBS in polities rather thlanders, Thus, I leave you with the we feel that something must be cars stopping along the road he prospective land-owners at the informal aspects alone. This query.. still unanswered, and in a done and that quickly to mini tween Bowen Road and where the Crown Land Office yesterday when was partly the result of scue hypothetical stage but, convinced I mise the risk of accidents to child road joins Magazine Gap Road. two lots of Crown land were offer- years experience in public office and am that we must know this poliren playing on the road by enden The Chairman, in promising that ed for sale by public auction. partly the result of dissatisfaction tical divinity if no ore effectively. vouring to keep them off it. It is the matter would be gone into by

Kowloon Inland Lots. Nos, >255 with the stereotyped academic moto relate ourselves to it and to make hoped that Government will reserve the in-coming committee, said that and 2550, situated in Ta Yuc thods of teaching political sciengo terms with it which solve, the pro- site before all likely places are he agreed with Mr. Armstrong Street Kowloon, each with an arca to the frising tide of youth who hlems not only of modern national

taken for garages, etc..

In my speech. I smoke of the of 10,040 sq. feet, were sold for the wore coming to our colloges and universities with the idea that they

bends in the road. There are three same amount, 828,400. The first lot which are very sham and I think' was sold to Mr. Wong Tung of 55, wore going to be the future leaders

My next remarks poncern anthey might be attended to as soon Bute Street, and the second to Mr. necessary "noises in the neighbours the P.W.D. has any money avail Ldu Yuk Sang of 159, Tainan

Street. hood-I refer to the Police Revolverable."

of men.

Device of the Weak?

“¿Continued on nézt Column.)

Still Unanswered,

life-but our international commun-

applau

Thanks to the speaker ware: ex- pressed by Professor S, Robert

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Revolver Range

9.

Those Taxis.

TWO MEN CONVICTED. ON CHARGE OF RECEIVING..

Sentence of two months hard Labour (with the option of a fine of $75) was imposed on two Chi- nese, who were convicted in the District Office (South) of receiving stolen property

were among a crowd of villagers who had ransacked the boat after it had stranded, side arenas

When questioned about the goods found in their possession, the no- cused-claimed that they washed-up on the foreshore.