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REFUND OF RATES ON VACANT FLOORS

Comments On The "Official"

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Form

[To The Editor, The Sir,-"If you are desirous of ob- taining a refund of rates for vacant floors you are requested to state it below. This will necessl- tate your making a true statement or the ful! rentals obtained for each four-no deduction teing made by you for water charges or water closeta

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If you elect to obtain a refund on 'vacant Boors you will forego the allowance given on tenements where refunds are only paid on the whole of such tenement being vacant.

vacant

I however you do not elect to obtain a

refund on floors.

you will be granted the customary allowance, but refund of rates will any be made when the whole tenement is vacant,"

The abov was extracted from the Government form of "Refund of Rates on Vacant Floors." and it has started a" train of ideas in the mind of the writer.

With a lot of "beading around the bush" we-the writer and his pen-hope to get down to the point,

The weather has been practical- ty in concurrence with everything lse in the world to-day, namely. "upside-down.” All the miseries

we suffer from unemployment to all sorts of bad business, and no business, and the everyday goid and silver philosophies arising out nt exchange controversies we en- dure without sympathy from our neighbours

Ste transit gloria mundit!

Nature has been mighty bountiful with her heavenly fuld this season and, like a weight-driver falling heavily on a plie, the thought struck me that the Government might have practiced some Uttle economy if the Sanitary Depart- ment had taken advantage of the rains, the gods free gift to นฐ 13x-weary mortals,

set thelr cooles to cleaning the streets and flushing the city. drains. With a amall army of "dirt-prospectors" and an ample. supply of bamboo prooms, the city could have been given a "wash at little cost to the. public and thus also avoid drawing

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1937.

NECESSITY OF POETRY

[Continued from Page 1)

Those of us who have seen the alm version of Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It will probably be reminded of Audrey's question to her sweetheart, the fool, Touch- stone "Do you wish then that the Gods had made me poetical?" To

upon the Coony's water supply in, which the tool replied. “I do the reservoirs.

If I were to become less extra- vagantly tasted I might even sug gest that tristead of "hiring" coolles to do this job, perhaps the regular "lags" now enjoying à cer- tain amount of comfort and leisure In our very respectable gaol a Stanley could be employed. This I will not do, but shall leave for some one else to pin his own brainy schemes on

You ask what all this has to do with Government form "Refund of Rates on Vacant Floors" It's just this..

The thought that any tax-payer in, this Colony should feel generous enough to allow the Government to "cumshaw" his, tax excess makes us feel that we are rather living in an age of philantrophy and that all this "tosh" about the de- pression was only meant to make us reduce our living comforts and "shell out" every time a hand. stretched out before us. Somehow. I think that the Americans knew what they were talking about around the corner" although they when they said that "Prosperity is forgot to give us her address and telephone number.

The whole thing sums up that our Colony fathers are giving us an opportunity to gamble selves away at the "shell and pea

game.

our-

They have submitted to us three propositions, but no matter which shell we should elect ta choose, our money is as good as gone

Perhaps if our Administrative powers-that-be should allow them selves to ponder deeply over these stray pleces of Governmental jig- saw, they might find a way where- by. by giving us a refund on our rates, reducing the living expenses of our charming guests at Stanley by making them earn their own keep, and use Mother Nature's tears which she sheds miseries, they will cause us to Hve to a riper age and enable us to continue to pay taxes for a few more years.

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QUI BONO?

FORGED NOTES CASE

Shopkeeper

ki

Victimised

He was represented by Mr. C. Y. Kwan while Det.-Bgt. J. Bentley prosecuted.

At the previous hearing Lap was convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment.

An attempt to find the views of men and women who go "back to school" at adult education classesK. Keen at the Central Magistracy Lau Tze-kee appeared before Mr. was described by Mr. W. E Wyesterday for a re-hearing on the Hams, secretary of the British In charge of the possession of two stitute of Adult Education, at forged $5 bank notes. University College, when he ad- dressed a meeting of tutora, tea- chers, and students arranged by the National Union of Teachers.

He gave details of a recent ques- tionnaire issued to 800 students to And out the "consumer's view" of the purpose and value of adult man, said that defendant came Leung Min-sun, a married wo- education. These included rall into her shop on January 29, and waymen, street workers, shop as bought some sweets, tendering a $5 alstants, housewives and engineers, in payment. He was given $4.85 in The enthusiasm of the students change. A little later he returned -many of them mothers and and asked for 10 cents worth of fathers of large families-was, Mr. medicine, and again produced a $5 Williams said. appareat, and he note. This time, she looked closely quoted examples of the "will to at the bill, and as she was a little learn" shown by men and women suspicious, she asked her brother who answered the questionnaire. his opinion about it and was told One student wrote:

that it was a forgery.

tank"

In reply to Mr. Kwan (cross- examination), witness said that she could not tell a good note from a

tendant come in ten minutes later He added that he saw the de- and hand his sister another note which was also a forgery. defendant was aned $150.

After further evidence was taken

HAPPY AND HEALTHY One woman began to study when change, her tenth child was in his 'teens. She took up Esperanto, and has since studied music, economics psychology, and, above all, geo graphy, "I fancy I had always been a great traveller." she wrote. These are among other tributes: "It has made me inanitely hap pies. Strange to say, my health has improved beyond recognition. This I attribute to having no time to dwell on myself."

truly." There is good reason in which is not poetical, be it the fool's desire for the mind

Audrey's, it is only so much dead- clever $5 it may, unlike poor

suffer. Like weight for others to carry and child it has always got to be kept the unimaginative busy to keep it out of mischief, so that by occupying it, it may not become the prey to the suggestions vocations of its conditions. of its circumstances and the pro-

But you may be tempted to ask what all this has got to do with poetry, and perhaps here we had better call a brief hait and try to define what we mean by poetry. The words, poem, poet, and poetry are an derived from one Greek word which means to make," "to they called the poet a "mak- create." The Scots had a word for

kar," a "maker." Hence the strict derivative meaning of poetical ap- adopt a creative attitude towards preciation of life means that we it, and to have a living apprecia- ton of poetry means that we are inspiration and incentive able to derive from poetry the to be- come ourselves poets or makers, to become creative in our lives.

GOODNESS AND BEAUTY The next question in logicus sequence then, is what are we to make, what is it we are to be inspired to create? To these ques- tions there is but one categorical We are to be the creators ot goodness' and of beauty. They are the only things which living beings can create. "It is impossible to 'create evil.

answer.

the former is

Evil 1s never a creation but the destruction of some part of an already existing goodness: and ugliness, which is but the aesthetic equivalent of moral evil, when directly caused by a controllable agency which is human, is not a new creation but the spollation of an existing beauty. Evil whether it is moral, aesthetic or physical, is not a reality but the absence of reality.

and

Now after that digression Into the realms of "divine philosophy" let us return to poetry so often called the "handmaid of religion." Assuming for the moment that we belleve ourselves to be devoid both of a Living appreciation of poetry a poetical appreciation of life, how can we set about their cultivation and attainment? In the first place let us discard the popular notion that they have anything to do with temperament.

than the plea put forward by Nothing is more arrantly nonsense.

many people that they were born without a poetical temperament Speaking in plain honest to good- saying that they have no initiative, ness words, that is, tantamount to

and that they are dead lazy. It is only an excuse for selfishness and the wilful misuse of, or absolute failure to use, intelligence.

It is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are

underlings."

is true of more things than our Casca referred: There is no such fortunes to which Shakespeare's thing as a poetical temperament, but there are people who have de- veloped and trained their appre- ciative facult'es and abilities and there others who creative

have not. It is the parable of the talents over again! And anyone who would live his life to its fullest possible extent must talents which have been given to Tise the

him, and no matter how few our talents are, imagination, is part of them all.

Ming Yuen Amusement

Resort

WEATHER FORECAST

IS

"RAIN

BE

PREPARED

BY

the ideal Amusement Park of PURCHASING YOUR- South China.

In co pliance of the plans of, dren's playground, the Hong Kong Trade Revival round, zoo, rock gardens, Illuminat- marry-go- Committee, the Proprietors of the ed fountains, and many other at- have invested a large sum of Ming Yuen Amusement Resort tractive sights. "It is considered money in engaging famous artists and amusement experts to organ- Ize and establish a grand amuse- ment park, for the enjoyment of the general public.

Only a low admission fee will be

After charged (Children free of charge), Park, the public can fully enjoy all

entering the Amusement,

extra charge. sorts of amusements without any

The grand opening ceremony of this Amusement Park will be held on the Chinese New. Year's Day (Thursday, February 11, 1937),

List of Amusements This Amusement Park is altuat- Colony. It faces the sea and is ed in an excellent locality of the

ideally suited for all forms of en- tertainment such as Chinese opera shows, open air cinema shows, Chinese gymnastic, shows. chil-

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The Business Sile

All who are interested in the business of the Amusement Park, such as (a) restaurants and re- freshment pavallons, .(b) amuse- ment stalls and (c) fancy goods diately with the Proprietors of the stalls, please communicate tame-

"Ming Yuen Amusement Resort. Telephone No, 32828. No deposits are required.

There is also a special area in- side the Part reserved" for stalls for the sale of curios, pictures, stationery, perfumes, me- dicines, silks and silk products. hold licences are cordially wel- handicrafts etc. All hawkers who

comed.

the

be opened to the publle on

The Ming Yuen Restaurant will

same date.

Sports Club Now

On Firm Footing

The repayment of dividends and the placing of the Club on a Arm footing was announced by the Chairman. Mr. Lam Ming Fan, at the eighth yearly meeting of the Sports Club held at the King's Building on Friday isst.

certainly very sorry to lose him. A very successful farewell cocktail party was given to Sir Thomas and Lady Southern on April 21, and at their special request, a donation of $100 was made to the Children's Playground Association, they pre- ferring this to accepting a present themselves. Our kindly thoughts are still with Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn and we wish them every happiness in Gambia

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There were present Mr.. Wong Sik-cheung (Honorary Secretary), Mr. W. T. Stanton, Mr. H. Bunje, Major C. M. Manners, Mr. H. Artas. Major V. E. Duclos, Mr. H. FL Priestley. Mr. T. A. Mit- chel, Mr. F. G. Maunder, Dr. S. To

OFFICERS ELECTED Wong. Dr. F. Bunje, Mr. A. Fros-

The report and accounts were sart, Mr. W. F. Edge. Mr. P. L. New-adopted and the following General man, Mr. O. A. Smith, and Mr. J. Committee was elected: Major V. E. R. Swales

Duclos, Mr. E. Artas, Mr. H. F. Bunje. Major C. M. Manners, Mr. W. T. Stanton, Mr. H. H. H. Priest Iley, Mr. U. Sze Wing, Mr. Wong SIK- To Wong. Mr. M. H. Lo, and Mi. cheung. Mr. Lam Ming-fan, Dr. §. Horace Lo.

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH The Chairman said: Before pro- ceading with the usual duties, have the honour to notify the ac ceptance of an honorary member- the Governor. Sir" Andrew Calde- ship of this Club by His Excellency

The Chairman announced that cott, whom members had the the Committee decided to recom

cheon on April 20, 1938. I am sure pleasure of entertaining to lun- end the redemption of 25 per cent of the Debenture Issue of I am voicing the feelings of all $8,000 which amounted to $2,200. members when I express regret This was approved by the meeting. that we are losing a distinguished supporter of this Club so very soon.

We wish Bir Andrew every success The Temple's Stomachi Dolor, announce that the Hon. Mr. N. L in Ceylon. I am also pleased to Smith has kindly consented to be- come an Honorary Member.

The Committee feel very much such a very satisfactory Balance gratified at being able to present

Sheet.. It shows that the Club is definitely on a firm footing again and is prospering. I must say that my immediate predecessor, Mr. T. it is mainly due to the efforts of

A. Mitchell, that the Club Anda itself in this happy position to-day..! Mr. Mitchell, at the last annual general meeting, even predicted the possibility of remmying debentures and I hope this will be an accom plished fact within the next few minutes when you will be asked to pass the decision of your Com- mittee in redeeming 25 per cent.

After an Interval of halt a century the Courts of the Inner Temple again echo to the sound of ner hour in term time to the ben a horn blown to announce the din-

chews and members.

The Middle, more faithful to an- cient ritual than the sister Inn out a break since the Templars be has adhered to this custom" with-

came the occupierk

The horn is said to have been originally used to summon young students who had crossed to the Surrey bank for sport.

of the Inner is the more venerable, Of the two now being used, that The priginal-hor of the Middle Temple succumbed to age and in- frmity.

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"As a member of a large family in a small house, I have to wall until the others have gone to bed so that I can read in the forgery. kitchen. I practically live in Leung Shia-pak, a broker and the attic, where in winter it was the younger brother of complain- so cold that I used to read with ant, said that on the night of

All healthy children use their my arms round the hot water January 29, he was sitting at the imagination vividly. Out of a few end of the counter when defendant stones and a few pieces of old rag came in and tendered a note for a little girl can make a home and which he was given $4.85 in a baby. An old wooden box, a few nails and pieces of string, is

The Flying Scotsman" or "The of the issue. enough for a little boy to make Empress of Britain."

Games of

It became so cracked that a wet The pronts are up by more than handkerchief had to be placed on make-belleve are of far more 50 per cent, as compared with the it to produce even a weird note ultimate value to the child than previous year which is indeed a calculated, it was said, to give the are the most expensive and educa-good sign that members are benchers "stomachi dolor" on the tive toys. They develop the patronising the Chib more. Demand For Edward VIII, stimulating the creative sense, and

poetical appreciation of life by SIR THOMAS SOUTHORN❘ It still has a place of honour

eve of their dinner. Stamps

During the year, Incidentally they train the child sustained a very, severe loss by the on the benchers table on Grand the Club amongst the gold and silver plate to be materially creative by couraging him to use his hands.

en- departure of one of its Honorary Nights. Continued on Paze 8.)'

Members I refer to Sir Thomas Bouthern, who had always taken a very keen interest in the welfare

premises in 1928 as Omcer Ado of the Club. He opened the Club ministering the Government and, ever since, he has taken a very gress. He was a very staunch sup- Hugh Patrick Henry, Royal Ulster Hively Interest in the Olab's pronounced between Lance-Corporal.

The forthcoming wedding is an

porter and a regular attender of Rines, and Estellita, Harris, of No. the "Fritid parties and we wereChi Wo Street, Kowloon.

Briak business is being done in

"I am happier but less satisfied." King Edward VIII. stampe, al- "Adult education is its own re- though several million are still in ward and its own revenge."

current use. Prices for a set of

"My wife says I'm all damned fd; id. lid, and the scarce aid of the country to Holland, Ger- economies and British working vary from 6d. to ed., used. The inany and Switzerland, and fall class. I have refused offers of usual price of the 2id. is 44. into the hands or collectors. They higher paid job which would have unised, 6d used. made evening classes impossible. The difference, an expert states, stampa) on demand at the Post pare still available by the sheet (240 She would prefer the flesh-ports to is due to the fact that most of Office, and arrive about an hour va place in heaven."

these stamps, when used, go out after application.

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