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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1931:

LONDON AS IT IS. TO BE.

A CITY OF WHITE PALACES.

| TYPICAL MODERN BIULDINGS.

The "White City" not so many years ago sprung up in the midst of London as a fairy. City of amusement. It was a pleasant thought, this iden of an all- white town. But it was only made of lath and pluster, and has long sinco ceased to be either a city or white.

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The idea has lived on until now London itself is rapidly becoming white city in very fact, Al- most every day hoardings and steel scaffolding are removed to ravonl yet another puro white palace taking its place in the scheme of "development, which, casual as it may seem, is ye directed towards the realise tion of that white city which in- spired a handful of amusement taterers when London was a great deal younger.

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One of the best views of thin new white London can be obtained from

train approaching Waterloo Station--tho American's. first glimpse of London proper." From this viewpoint, always wa suming that the sun is shining for a few minutes, the-capital is dead white: In the foreground is the County Ball, its new East Wing. of adrprising whiteness; across the river are the three great buildings of Imperial Chemical Industries; behind these is the glaring white- ness of St. James' Park Station- the headquarters of the Under- ground group of companies.

All these aro in the modern tradition, some more so than others, but all conforming to the lofty commanding architecture of to-day in which the massive ideas of the ancients aro blended".wish modern developments in window space.

BABIES OF THE ARMY

HAPPY, THOUGH

MODERN.

YESTERDAY'S SHOW AT THE CITY HALL.

YOUTH AND OLD AGE.

BY H BAILEY]

Modern Churchmou's Conference-

Hold under the auspices of the 1st Bt. South Wales Borderers, a In a week devoted to the string- show for babies of the military gurent need of economy comes oppor rison in Hong Kong took place at tanoly Dean Inge's discourse to the the City Hall yesterday afternoon, on how to be happy, though and attracted thirty-eight entries, modera, 16 usod to be simpler.

The contestants were divided into The world has become more diffi three classes-1st under one cult. Men are not so easy to year; sad, between one and two

please.

years of age 3rd, between two and four years of age. The winner in each class received a silver cup, the second and third in order of merit being presented with a certi

·cate,

Colonel Russel RAMC Dr. Smalley were the judg Mrs. W. L. Plew officiat weighing machine.

The Winners.

and while at the

The prizes were distributed by Coonel Gress, D.S.O., and the winners of the various classes

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CLASH 1.

1st. Francis Pratt, R.A.

2nd, Edgar James Dean, S.WB. ard, Mary Anderson, R.AS.C.V.

CLASS 2.

1st. Patricia Haelcm, "R.A.. 2nd, Brian Smith, S.W.B. 3rd, John Mallory, BRA.

A CLABB 3.

1st. Jathleen Denton, S.W.B. 2nd, Sheila Fieldhouse, R.A. ard, Bernard Reeve, S.W.B. Tea was served during the after, room, and musical numbers, were rendered by a Service band.

ENGINEERING MODELS. MARVELS OF PATIENCE AND

SKILL.

Dr. Ingo went back to the Greeks and their short prescription for happiness, first health, second good looks, third wealth, fourth, to be not myself call that a very joyful young with one's friends, I should theory of life. The number of years during which a man can bo young is not mnay: When grizzling hair the brain ̈öqth clensa man may naturally desire that the men who wore boys when I was s boy shall sit and drink with me “ and sharo regretful momories, but it is surely uncommon so to honour"

your vanished youth as to feel that you are never again to be quite happy. 1

In fact, the Greeks themselves were by no means unanimous about the felicity of being young. One cles enying he thanked heaven he of their pet stories was of Sopho

bad left youth behind and escaped from a mad and furious master.". The ordinary man, I suppose," Icels that both age and youth have their advantages roughly summed up-in the French tag, Si la jeunCRED savait, la vieillesse pouvait-- had youth the wisdom, had age the vigour are we

A set of modern young men Dean Inge tolls us, were asked to specify the elements in happiness, and the result was considerably different from the Greek nation. The modern waats a great deal more and does not set the same valud on things. Eleven blessings are necessary to his felicity instend of four, and they include such en- dowments as spiritual or moral General Colour Scheme,

excellence and intellectual excel- Beside them,also strangely

lence," which the simple-hearted white after the centuries, but well

Greek did not bother about at all. in the picture and the general

But I cannot think these modern. colour scheme, are the two

A model steam barge that has youths are, as reported, quite nor West towers of Westminster Abbey and taken five years to build and con- mal. The ordinary young man the Victoria Tower above the tains 18,000 rivets, and the smal may naturally desire to be a decent above the House of Lords. With lest practicable model of a racing fellow and to possess a fair share thear time has darkened and mel-yacht, with 200 parts, are among of brains, and he may reasonably lowed the mouldings and decora the exhibits at the Model Engine believe these qualities are required tive work, but still left, the whole ering Exhibitions at the Royal for happiness. But if you heard of an almost pure white.

Horticultural Hall, Westminstern youth aspiring to spiritual and. This massed whiteness seems to which was opened, recently by Sir intellectual excellence would you be an indication of what the Lon-Felix Polo, President of the So think that he was in the way to don of the future in to be. In alciety of. Model, and Experimental reach vither! most every section of the City and Central London white splashes ar merging together-to-day bright islands in a sombre sea, to-morrow the sua itself.

Engineers.

The steam barge is the work of barge repairer of 10, and was begun when he was at school, while the racing yacht, in spite of the

Dr. Inge is more surprised that the moderns are rather casual about wealth. They give it only the eleventh and last place among their wishes, and the Dena remarks. In the City, the Bank of Engfact that it la only six inches by that this sounds juvenile or in- land stands next to the National twelve, has been valued at more sincere. Let us be charitable and. Provincial Bank building. form than £100. ing a dead white core to the new

say that it is juvenile. A love of Midland Bank building as the op-

money is not one of the vices char posite cornera fit into the picture,

ncteristic of youth; which is apt to err rather in the other direction. broken only by the dark-hued

Modern or Greek or of any other Mansion House and the Royal Ex

period, the general majority would change, which along at this cen- tral point of the City, represent is James Hillard, a retired engine world's goods to provide for com

The oldest competitor agree that a sufficiency of this. the characterities of the City our driver. He is 74, and his work-fortable living is one of the condi fathers knew.

made from pieces of iron, tin, and ing model of a rotary engine was Lions of happiness. wood taken from a scrap heap.

Along Leadenthall-street the new Cunard Building in the latest of the great shipping palaces to help in changing the face of one of the oldest streets in London,

On the Embankment the now.

There are more than 170 models in this Exhibition, and the exhibi- tors include a taxi-driver, who made his model while waiting for farea, a policeman, and a farm labourer.

entered by schoolboys, and

Many of the models have been "Fres Lance" model of a

cabin

What is necessary to comfort is, The man who was passing rich on however, an insoluble problem. forty pound a year is proverbial.

Levor House (Unilever House they cruiser: was made by a boy only There was Johnson's clerical friend

13 years old.

happily bringing up a large family

chiefly on apple dumplings." on a small stipend by feading them

are going to call it) slowly but aurely raising its huge white or have access too, well-equipped Some of the exhibitors possess shape above the tramway lines and workshops, and in consequence the never-changing river. It will there are many examples of fine and the modern conception of hap The difference between the Greek make a notable contribution to craftsmanship, valued at: prices piness which Dean Ingo emphasised London's statuary with its fine ranging from £50 to £230, equestrian group excouted by Mr.

Trafalgar Square.

piness. Though good looks may not be as important in the populous modern world as in Crecce, where beauties, male and female, had a national honour, surely a sorts, padechditions of people think a lot of them

Reid Dick, symbolical of "oon-work which it has taken many Reccesary to be good-looking, while But there are also examples of is that the Greek felt it absolutely trolled energy" Beyond the Ten years to completo and which bas our youth of 1031 do not think it ple, the great new offices of Imbeen done in time sitatched between matters much. But this seems to perial International Communica working hours and rest, with no me a mi-judgment: The moderus. tions, Ltd. ure taking the place technical training and the barsat did specify physical excellence" of the old L.C.C. Tramways Hend-of materials and equipment. Mo- a one of the ingredients of hap quarters..

dels have been entered that were mada behind counters, in bed after Beyond Waterloo Bridge, with an illness, in a coal cellar, on a ita frontage in the Strand, the card table, or with only a pen Shell Mex building has reached | knife, the skeleton stage over the asics of the old Hotel Cecil.. Travelling westward, we find that Trafel gar-square is in process of a com plete change of face. To the west, Canada Houes has already set the fashion, and now the eastern island sito which previously no- commodated the Golden Cross Hotel, Charing Cross Post Office, The finishing touches are being and a number of slope, is radu.put on the President College "et

S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE:

FINISHING TOUCHES TO NEW DOLLAR LINER.

very far from the fable which tele The ultimate truth may not be

of an ancient Greek coming to life in the modern world and pronoune ing that the only element of hap piness known to us and unknown. to them was tobacco,

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ally becoming the home of the now Newport News shipyard, prepara NO MONEY FOR CHICAGO South Africa Housetory to the huge, all-electric Dollar Along Pall Mall one of London's Liner taking her place in the New strangest contrasts is almost com. York-California-Manila servicn. plete. In front of Marlborough The President, Coolidge "under House and the next building the command of Captain KA MAYOR CREMAK'S WARNING the ancient St. James's Palace, Ablin, will sail from Newport News No. 68 has become a tell while on the morning of October 11,

TO LEGISLATURE: block of flats Tradition-has-arriving at New York the following that the original No: 68 was built morning and departing on her by Sir Robert Walpole to apite initial voyage westward on October the time has passed for soft podal- Barab, Duchess of Marlborough. 15. Sling" and that the nation is facing Ever since then, tall buildings Shipping experte have pronounc a calamity has been uttered by Mr. have stood in front of Marled the President Coolidge fully Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, whe borough House on this site.the equal of the President succeded! Big Bill Thompson.

Regent-street, of course, has com- Hoover which has been pronoune- Mr. Cormac predicts that the pletely, abanged; Oxford-street is ed Americas most beautiful liner City Hall will be closed unless the making slow but steady progress Mr. William Duganis Chief Legislature comes to its nida Comuni In the sante direction, whils. Park Engineer with Mr. Edward Bealey. lane makosa definite contribution as Purser and Mr. Harry Laycock the new white city which will in charge of the Stewards Depart one day be, London,

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