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PRESENTATION TO RETIRING

DOCTOR

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others.

A Mosaic Of Books

and in the market-place, she will have the blood of the Cockneys in her veini. She will still be de-

conquer.

"

The Cockneys are still bere.

MALAYAN

New Society

REVIEW

"It seems to me that all of us who live here have a duty to our city as well as to ourselves. I hope and believe that this meeting to-day will prove to be the opening of a new chapter in the history of Bingapore. I can see nothing in the printed aims of the society that is not good and as such I heartily commend it to the support of the public."

This was the comment of H.E. "the Governor, Bir. Shenton standing beside their stalls in the Thomas, introducing The Friends of Singapore at the inaugural meet- street marketa, pushing their bar-ing of the Society last week at the Singapore Exchange Room, Tows beside the kerb, presiding "I feel that a society of this sort cannot but appeal to those of over mountains of junk along the us who are here only for a time." he said. "We regard Singapore Caledonian Road, roaring inviting as our home away from home. It is aplace in which we have made ly down' Petticoat Lane on a Sun- many good friends whom we shall remember with pleasure and day morning. holding you with affection when. In the end, we leave it”.

Bir Shenton presided at the meeting and with him at the head plausible eloquence in the narrow stretch of Leather Lane. offering table were Sir Ong Slang Song and Dato Roland Braddell. you dogs of high degree in Club "It is proposed to form a society which shall be known as The How-they are the immortal Lan- Friends of Singapore," said His Excellency, Introducing the society. doners, uncrushed and uncrush-That name means exactly what it says, nothing less and nothing

AN EMPRESS BOWS To prepare for the arrival of the Emperor and Empress Mother in

fantly impudent, quick of mind. Peking a new station had been set impulsively generous, th little up near the aid terminal of Ma-sentimental. She will still be the A large number of guests were chia-put, to the south of the city city which the machines couldn't present, including Mrs. Soares, the A gorgeous pavilion was construct- Consul-General for Portugal, Mr. ed and furnished with thrones of A B. Laborinho, Dr. G. De Brito gold lacquer, jars of cloisonné and Chaves, Director of Medical Ser-vases of fine porcelain. The road vices, Macao, members and com- from the station to the imperial mittee of Club Lusitano, and many palace was lined with troops, who knelt reverently as the cortexe the gathering the swept by-Most of the foreigners Addressing

who were then in Peking went up President said, in Portuguese:—

We meet in this hall to-day to onto the wall, above the Chien tender our just and well-deserved Men gate in order to watch the homage to our distinguished friend, procession from the curved lunette protected the. gateway. Dr. Soares, who in company with that his family is leaving to-morrow for Among them was a young Italian the homeland after 25 years of midshipman, Don Rodaidho Bor- arduous mèdical work in the neighghese, who described the scene as

follows: "There Was B

strous bouring Colony of Macao.

As President of this Club, I wind and much dust. But beseech you to tender sincere Peking "had collected on the top manifestation of our deep respect of the wall, to enjoy the spectacle, which was really very fine and and gratitude to our friend, Dr.

imposing. First to Arrive were Soares.

the Manchu Bannermen on their nery little horses. Next came a group of Chinese officials in gala robes, and finally, the Imperial palanquins which advanced at an almost Incredible speed between the two lines of kneeling soldiers. The higher the rank of the per- son carried in a palanquin, the raster he should go. The court chairs, in that memorable occa ston, seemed to move as fast as the Tartar cavalry.

Dr. Soares does not need any formal introduction on my part; he is so well-known and respected by compatriots both here and in Macao, so in brief words I can express the true and sincere feel Ings of our community, when I extend to him our deep gratitude for the many favours and kind- nesses he has shown to the many whom he has helped my medical

ald.

I can well recollect what Dr. Soares has done for us when he sacrificed some of his previous time by coming once a week to Hong Kong to

attend to some of the needy cases in spite of his many occupations in Macao.

Dr. Soares suitably replied, and in his advice to the young Portu- guese doctors, he said; in Portu-

The Daily Pressure

HONG KONG, JULY 24, 1937.

1)

PRECEDENT

་ ་

In plain and unequivocal lan- guage the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has made articulate the rind of China, namely, that no

You must go through a life of acrifice where very seldom your work is understood... or Com- pensated.

It is only with the true sentiment of duty and good understanding of doctors' work that you should attend people.,

It is only with the inside feel- ing and self-consciousness before you should attend a patient who is at a critical moment, and above all you should try your best to at- tain the high level of the pro critical cases.

all

able.....

Things are very different in Far- ringdon Street. There, by the pavement, you will find salesmen who have subdued their methods to suit the more polished world of the City. They are the aristocrati of London's 8,000 stalls. Their friendliness is less boisterous, less hearty, than the friendliness, of other street markets. It is more

1eserved.

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more.

北

"It means that there will be from to-day, as we hope, an as- sociation of persons united together by the common interest of try- ing to make Singapore, more and more attractive more and more worthy of her reputation as one of the great cities of the East.

"The society will be bon-governmental, non-municipal, non- racial and non-local. Indeed 1, connotes Malayanisation in its purest form (Laughter).

"Its activities will not be restricted by too narrow definitiors

not just those of the few, and in its work it will have regard to the interests of the many and

"And so I feet that a society of this sort cannot but appeal to The men at the Dower stalls are

those of us who are here only for a time. We regard Singapore as the unomcial gardening advisers

our home away from home. It is a place in which we have made to the suburbs. City men consult many good friends whom we shall remember with pleasure and affec- them before carrying away plantation when in the end we leave it. for their gardens.

"You wouldn't recommend those, then?" says the City man.

"Not for "your"! garden, sir,” says the man at the stall. "I would

advise these. They're hardier, sir." "Very well," says the City man obediently.

At lunch-time, in Leather Lane, the clothesman stood behind his stall and let himself go, Leather Lane is a long, andistinguished street which links Holborn and cherkenwell, and in the morning the market is a quiet place, doing business in a placid way; but it bursts into sudden life when the offices around. disgorge their workers at the lunch hour.

The clothes-man, brown-faced

Amoy University

Malayan Chinese must have read with gratification the news that the Amoy University is being nationalised. The institution was established with the aid of funds collected largely in Malaya.

It was reported that Dr. Lim Boon Kong, who will be remember- ed for his yediman service, as a Legislative Councillor of the Straits Settlements, would sit on the Permanent Advisory Council of the univeralty as a life member. In that capacity, he would have the right to nominate a successor to his present office as principal of the university.

This seat of leairing owes its present form, in a large measure,

to the unremitting effects of Dr. Lim, who has been the principal for many years.

The university was founded by Mr. Tan Kah Kee. the former Chinese planting planting pioneer in Malaya, in remembrance of whom a number of scholarships will be provided.

The nationalisation of the Amoy University marks another mile- and leather-lunged, slipped a new stone in the cultural advancement of China. There can be no doubt jacket on and drew uproarious that out of the gates of that institution will come forth young men attention to Its manifold merits. Land women, who, under the tutelage of Dr. Lim, himself a scholar of He pleaded with the ring of peo-outstanding merit. will serve their country to the degree expected of ple in front of him, striving to them. guide them along the path towards

the True, the Perfect Sult. He ex- Show Industry Saved.

norted them. He .commanded them. He despaired. of them

You won't listen," he mourned,

The Commissioner of Customs, F. M. S., anticipates that this year more Lancashire goods will be purchased by the Chinese.com/ you won't be told. You think munity in the P. M. 8. The statistics for last year showed that the

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI | matter what the consequences fession before trying to deal with because such is the custom in you' know everything. You think Chinese community was buying more high-class cottons than in pre-

BANKING CORPORATION,

"When they reached the en closure between the wall and the outer lunette, the chairs halted and the Emperor and Empress' stepped down to carry out the ceremony prescribed by the Rites for a homecoming; that is to say to burn incense and recite sore prayera in the tiny temple built up against the side of the wall. In that temple was a shrine to the tutelary gods of the Marichus. As she got out of her chair the Em- press glanced lip at the smoke blackened walls and saw us; a row, of foreigners, watching her arrival from the ramparts. The eunuchs seemed to be trying to get her to move on, as it was not seemly that she should remain there in full view of everybody. But the press was not to be hurried, and continued, to stand between two of her ladles who held her up under the arms on either side, not be- cause she needed any support, but

China when' a great personage, ap-. pears in pubile on a ceremonial IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED

truth, might lead colour to the occasion. The Emperor stood and that an

Interim Dividend of

belief that the Japanese influence waited a little distance off. £2.10/ per share, subject to

"At last she condescended to deduction of Income Tax, has for China there has been no at Chinese internal political develop ple where the "bonzes" were ready was being exerted to shape move, but before entering the tem- been declared for the HALF tempt at a direct and straight-ment. Anything to create this be to begin the ceremony, she stop- YEAR ending 30th June, 1937 forward reply by Japan." That lief, be continued, could onlys, lifted her closed hands under ped once more and looking up at at rate of 1/2.5/8 per Dollar.

nation is presumably engrossed in harm Japanese" interests and her chin, and made a series of lit- THE "DIVIDEND will be the task of marshalling as many hamper all desires for the friend- tle bows. payable on and after 9th August, troops and reinforcements in and lést mutual relations between The effect of this gesture was 1937 at the offices of the Cor around the infected area as possiJapan and China and their neigh-astonishing. We had all gone up poration, where Shareholders are ble. Maybe she will take time bours and friends.

onto the wall in the hope of catch- ing a glimpse, as she passed of requested to apply for Warrants. to think after she has taken ac-

To the same purpose was the the terrible Empress. whom the THE REGISTER OF tion. We suggest that even now. statement at that time by the West considered almost an enemy SHARES of the Corporation will after partial action is

been American Secretary of State, Mr. of the human race. But we had be closed from 26th JULY to taken, Japan should make time Cordell Hall, whose statement in-been impressed by the magat-

pageant and by the beauty of the clusive) during which period no the present state of affairs in the

"Unusual developments in any picturesque group, in palanquins light of precedent. transfer of Shares can be regis

December, 1935, can reasonably necessarily the concern not only Something told us that the return/bubbling humour and the eynicalled 7,899 tons compared with a monthly quota of 6,595 tons 21 tons part of China are rightfully and of yellow satin flashing with gold In them you will always and the exports from the F. M.-B. of tin and tin ore during June which total tered,

of the Court to Peking marked a London-James A. Jones, in "Lon of 11,925 tons on stocks at May 31.

may be, she will not tolerate the infringement of sovereign powers and territorial rights by any nation, even including Japan.

To that statement of the case

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everybody's a rogue. There "are"vious years, some rogues, but "everybody" isn't

The main reason is that foreign foreign piece-goods have in- a rogue." He surveyed the crowd creased in price as much as 25 per cent. The foreign quota allotted pityingly. Then, with electrical to these States is four per cent, and when these became exhausted" : loudness, he spoke once more of the Straits Settlements became the chief source of supply, which is

BEEN ANYTHING AS GOOD?" be the jacket "HAVE YOU EVER the reason for the higher price for foreign goods.

Another factor that has helped British trade is the exemption

MISS THE CHANCE?" demanded. "ARE YOU GOING TO from payment of duty on British cloth imported by canvas shoe manufacturers. This action on the part of the Government has Just along the road a man saved the Malayan stice industry. at a fruit stall was chanting Many importers of British piece-goods are confident that this Ingubriously," in a montonous year Lancashire will derive real benefit from the quota policy if and absent-minded sing-song: made-up textiles are included and the quota put on a square yard Luvverly pears melt in yer baxis to prevent the increase in importation of wider cloths which mouth-try'em, they're lurverly are now coming from foreign sources. they're luvverly, try'em-melt. In your mouth-luvverly pears.

"Penny a glawas!" shouted a lemonade man.".

The streets will never be dull

the strongholds of the "Cockneys,

Malayan Tin And Rubber Exports

Malaya made good her deficiency in the export of tin ore at

Statistics lasued give the domestic production as represented by

7th AUGUST (both days in. for a little clear contemplation of cluded this significant paragraph:cence, of the swiftly moving while the markets last. They are May 31 with an increase of 1,298 tons in her, June exports.

By Order of the Board of Directors, V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chiet Manager. Hong Kong, 13th July, 1937.

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THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

Notice To Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1937,

turning-point in history, and in cur resentment against the wo man who was responsible for 50 much evil.

our breathless interest we forgot

be paralleled with this July, 1987. of the Government and people of It was in that former period that China, but of all or many Powers athen new Japanese thrust was having interests in China. For made for the purpose of promoting in the relations with China" and autonomy movements in Hopei in China, the treaty rights and and Chahar. That was when the treaty obligations of the treaty

"That little bow made to us who Central Government was fully Powers are, in general, identical, were watching her, and the grace- occupied in disciplining refractory The United States is one of those ful gesture of the closed hands bodies of unauthorised soldiery Powers...

took us by surprise. From all Political distur along the wall came an answering, within her OWD

boundaries.bances and pressure give rise to spontaneous burst of applause Japan, it WAS thought, had uncertainty and misgivings and The Empress appeared pleased. selected a particularly opportune tend to produce economic and She remained there for a few mo- time. Eraboldened by the partial social dislocation. They make ments longer, looking up and smiling, then she disappeared inability of Chios, because of difficult the enjoyment of treaty within the temple." domestic distractions, to concen- rights and fallment of treaty trate her forces in opposition to obligations..

Don Rodolphu Borghese was This Govern right. The return of the court, to Peking after the Boxer troubles was indeed a turning-point in his- tory, and Tzu-hat's little bow and

the cohorts of Japan, that nation ment adheres to the provisions of promulgated a declaration which, treaties to which it is a party and stripped of its diplomatic trap continues to bespeaks respect, by

smile marked the beginning of a

payable on Thursday, 5th August, pings, laid bare the real object of all nations, for the provisions of new policy.-From "The Last Em- Japan's plan of campaign which treaties solerinly entered into for was simply this to separate the purpose of facilitating and re- North China from the rest of gulating the contacts between and China. That is on all fours with among the countries signatory." Japan's present plan.

1937, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.....

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 28th July, to Thurs day, 5th August, 1937, both days

Inclusive.

By Order of the Board" of Directors. TENAN

H CRAPNELL

Hong Kong 14th

What the reactions of the Powers were then to that policy established a precedent which can

sent issue.

There is no reason to believe that either, Britain or the United States of America have altered their policies since then. If any

press by Daniele Vare.(Copy 1938. Doubleday, Doran).

THE COCKNEYS ARE STILL WITH US You meet people at Bloomsbury parties who say that Lordeners are losing their character. In a

machine-made age, they say, the

wisdom which are the undying

don's Eight. Millions." (London: John Long)

FROM THE CHINESE

Spring Rains

The swollen river knocks against the gate

The cold" rain falls unceasingly, Afloat.

My tiny room drifts with the rain of spring,

Like a wind-driven, bobbing fish- ing boat

By Ch'en Chl-Ju. (Ming Dynasty: 1938-1840 A, D.) Seeing A Mountain Abode

Very Pleasing

Up to the threshold winds the

passing stream. On Tour sides stand the moun-

tains green and fair

As any drawing Bamboos shade the gate.

And bending plum-trees guard

the entrance there.

Inhabited by rustics stands the place

That poets might, with dreaming

rapture, share.

Mader

-By Taal Fu-Ku (Sung Dynasty.

960-1287 AD)

in excess of the quota exported.

Colony stocks of rubber at June 30 were 49319 tone, an increase

Malaya failed to export her rubber quota for the first half of this year by '8.468 tons.

The quota for the period, after deducting the carry-over from 1930, is 225,540 tons and Colony exports for the period totalled 217,072 tons, a deficiency of 8.488 tons.

met with a remarkable response, and have now been published in book form,

to novels and

CZECH MINISTER

TO CHINA

In a series of fourteen chapters,

Prague, July 22. Mr. Mais deals with nearly every

Jan Beba, who until recently type of writing from diaries and held the post of Czechoslovakian letters

school diplomatic representative magazines. films and animal car- Bucharest," has been appointed toons,"

Czech Minister, to China Each chapter is full of sound Transocean News Service. practical advice written in a light |ë. easy style with plenty of humour.

This book will make an admirable present to the editor of the Troop magazine, the log keeper or to the would-be holders of the Journalist Badge

King And Coronation

It gives an excellent picture of the man, and a graphic descrip- tion of his waining for a dimeuit on The book is beautifully pro

duced with thirty one full-page photos; in fact, it is amazing that such a beautiful book can be pro In these days book-shop windows" | duced at such a cheap price.

are filled with an extraordinary The best book we have discover number of books about His Majesty |ed about the Coronation is by our

King George VI and the ceremony old friends Euphan & Klaxon,

of the

of the Coronation

Quite: one written entitled

be cited as pertinent to the pre-thing, they have strengthened Cockney is being worn down to a those almost identical policies. dead level. His wit is being crush- Thus has the precedent beened out of him, they lament: the established, and as in Law so in mechanism of a great cityTHE FUN OF WRITING Dorothy Mar War, cases are influenced by per-smoothing all his bright in air B. Mais. (Routledge) 58, net. The story

and in- The Fun of Writing By 8. Ved by Harrap tinent precedent.

Speaking in the House of Commons in Deceraber, 1985, the then Foreign

Samuel Hoare said that

only regard ite

that events should have

429 which

Sir

to one universal pattern, slick A short time back Mr. 8 P Ba ximple, easy emcient, and duri/Don't believe Mais talks

Japan might well consider this ore trying to force her

it. While London has her co mongers, her traders ma

Save a series of broadcast overflow of

the

3.C to schools on frequently

ing" "These talks nature,

called Stories of the Coronation," best books | and published by Burna. Oates Br

Is Washbourn Ltd, price by The book has been adm publish=|| llustrated from ancie

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old in for presenting

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