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YOUR VIEWS AND MINE I

A Weekly Column of Local Gossip

By

SIR WILLIAM HORNELL

The Scout

keep mul tals are required to re- gistered such girls that a great deal of cruelty still goes on, little of which comes to the ears of the authorities. Perhaps the mental ity of many Chinese women who keep mul taat runs on the lines

Sir William Hornell who paid a flying visit to England during the University's summer vacation, re- turned to the Colony this week, looking as hale as ever. Speaking that cruelty to a slave girl is not at the Rotary Club on Tuesday, Sir William told the members that things were "bucking up" at Home

and what was more interesting,

distinction

really cruelty. Some of the things which mistresses are alleged to a to their charges are inmention- able. But such reports seldom filter he added that class were gradually wearing down. Sie through to the ears of those who William is very keen on the work might be able to help the unfor

tunate victims The Anti-Muf of promoting friendship and an- Teal Society has done much to al- derstanding among the several

leviate the condition of girls sold communities in Hongkong. His in- into domestic slavery, and are still terest in the Rotary Club 15

exerting themselves untiringly on second only to his work at the behalf of such girls. That their University, and at both places work is appreciated, not only by he has sown the seed of inter foreigners, but also by the Chinese national goodwill Sir Williamcommunity, is shown by the fact was the Rotary Club's first President ↑ that an unending trail of com- and it was thanks to his untiringplaints reach the society from. energy that the club holds, the week to week.

position it now occupies in the life

of the Colony. Professor Gerrard was another member of the Uni- versity's staff who was at Home during the vacation, and it is in- teresting to add that he “attended Sir Robert Ho Tung during the lat fer's recent niness Ti London,"

HONG KONG'S KNIGHTS

When Sir Thomas Southorn, Bir William Shenton and Sir Robert Ho Tung arrive back from abroad, Hongkong will have a total of seven knights. Sir William Hornell's return to the Colony brings the number now in the Colony to four the others being, His Excellency Sir William Peel,. Sir Henry Pollock and Bir Shouson Chow. The departure on retire- ment of Sir Joseph Kemp deduced the number of Knights by one and it will be interesting to see which of Hongkong's residents will be the next to receive this honour.

BISHOP HALL

There was a very large gather- ing at St. John's Cathedral last Sunday to welcome Bishop Hall and to listen to the first of his series of sermons on "How to read the Bible." Bishop Hall's popular- ity in the Colony is not difficult to understand and he commands the respect and affection alike of the European and the Chinese com- munities. A Chinese admirer of Bishop Hall told me the other day that he found in the Bishop an "earnest and devoted worker who radiates the practical idealism of his religion. Bishop Hall recently made a tour of China to get ac- quainted, with the people to whose spiritual welfare he has dedicated his life.

IN HONG KONG KONG TO-DAY

FINE

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Boyal Observatory at 5.13 p., stated:-

Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the east of Japan. and relatively low over the China Sea and the Philippines. Local forecast:-E, winds, moderate; fine.

CALENDAR MIX-UP

HEATH FIRES IN ENGLAND

Many Beauty Sports Defaced

London, Sept. 7.

stretches of MANY beautiful *country have been defaced by the disastrous heath fires which broke but in Surrey and Hamp- shire two days ago, and are still spreading..

Strenuous exorts are being made to keep the outbreaks under, by the digging of trenches and the employment of all available men in beating out the fames, but as fast as one blaze is subdued an- other breaks out elsewhere.

Only a heavy downpour of rain will relleva the authorities of Sur- rey Hampshire and Kent from strict vigilance.

Further fires broke out to-day in various parts of the. Downs, and caused considerable damage.

The troops have given invaluable services in fighting the flames and both aeroplanes and wireless are being employed in keeping track of the outbreaks-British Wireless

POLITICAL CRISIS

IN SPAIN

Cabinet May Resign At Any Moment

Madrid, Sept. 7. THs fall of the present-Bywnian Government is believed to be imminent. No official statement has been issued, but there are persistent rumours that Benor Azana is preparing to place his resignation in the hands of the President.Reuter.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TO-DAY.

September 9

(VII Moon, 20th Day) Auctions.-Race Pony "Valley Hall", China Auction Rooms 11.30 am

King's: Queen's: dal?

Theatres. Dangerously Yours."

"Billion Dollar Scan-

Owing to the intercalary (leap) 5th moon falling on the present

the sea- Lectures.-Mr. G. Hodson on "the Chinese Calendar year,

Records 17, Queen's sons, so far as the present Chinese Akashic

beens Road Central, 9.20 p.m. year is concerned, have

Miscellaneous, - Young People's thrown out and fallen behind. Buch is the vagary of the lunar Society Bathing Picnic (under H.K. calendar. The Dragon Festival, Unton Church), Queen's Pler 2.45 falls on the fifth moon and as p.m. Diocesan Boys' School Tests there were two fifth moons this for new students, 9 a.m; whist observed Drive, China Light and Power year, the festival was only once. Had there been no Recreation Club, King's Park: 9 leap month, the Moon Cake festi- p.m. val would have come and "gone by. now, but this year it does not fall due until October 4. For those not familiar with the lunar, year; It is interesting to note that in or der to make up the difference be tween the lunar and solar year, two intercalary moons" occur in five years; or more correctly, there are seven Intercalary "mocha" in every nineteen years Setting this The bellef that a dry August wil method of intercalation against be followed by a wet. September our system of having one addi has so far been disproved; for tional day in every four years, it September, this year has, had as 15 easy to see that there is less to much sunshine as August, al, be adjusted in solar than lunar Dinner Dances at King's Restau- though more than once it looked chronology. The National Govern Repulse Bay Hotels; and Glouces- rant Peninsula, Hong Kong and

as if rain would come. These were enort to adopt the Gregorian

ment of Ching is straining everyter Building. however, no more than several in calendar, but so far, tradition and Outward air mail for Europe by

Principal Mails. significant showers. From to-day. the Taland population will be go-legend have been discult to over- Carthage 9 am: steamer 10,30 come and the Chinese still think ing or shorter water rations and

WHERE IS THE RAIN?

until the rain comes there is no in terms of lunar months." hope of any relaxation of the re-

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THE MUI TSAL PROBLEM

but there is about the assembling teacher instile into his charges, of school after breaking up, Just and one can understand why the as much excitement here as any schools In Hongkong are such where else in the world Amone žvahkáble, training grounds for the I understand from a reliable Chinese boys the traditions of Chinese, In fact the difficulty is source that although, the buying their country are remembered and to keep our Hong Kong schools for and selling of mul tasis in forbid - | the Chinese code of morāli, ober

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