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ROTARIANS HEAR HOW

CORINTHIANS' TOUR ORIGINATED

But Members Are Now Tired Of Football!

POSSIBILITY THAT

TOUR

MAY END HERE

Some of the troubles which beset the path of one who under- takes the task of taking a football team around the world were mentioned by Mr. Toin Smith, manager of the Islington Corinthians who are now visiting Hong Kong, at yesterday's weekly tiffin meet- ing of the Hong Kong Rotary Club at which the President, Major R. D. Walker, preslided.

Before introducing the speaker, Major Walker announced that would be the last meeting at which he would preside as he was He also introduced Mr. A. S. shortly proceeding on long leave. Carter who would net for him during his absence.

occasion when he was

laid

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Major Walker read à letter from Mr. E. P. Matthewson, of Arizona, with malarla. In India, the whole who is returning to the United team, celebrated the · event States after a holiday in Hong enthusiasm! Kong, in which Mr. Matthewson The stay of the Corinthians congratulated the Hong Kong Hong Kỏng. Mr. Smith sad, wai Rotary Club or its fine work add-one of the most delightful ex- ing "I place your Club without periences, of their life, and it was hesitation in the front rank." here they had enjoyed themselves

Mr. Smith after referring. to most of all. how the tour of the Islington Corinthians originated

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1938.

HUMOUR IN

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Interesting Talk By Mr. Yeap

WORD HARD TO

DEFINE

URBAN COUNCIL MEETING

Licences Refused

The fortnightly meeting of the Urban Council was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. R. Todd, Chatz- man, presiding.

The following applications were refused:-

AN

un-

Applications for an eating house licence for No. 101, Wuhu Street, "It is a truism that you cannot ground floor; for No. 279. Des insult an Englishman more than Voeux Road Central, ground floor;

of of for the ground floor no sense by saying he has humour. He may bravely admit numbered house situated ᄋᄆ in Oxford that he won't fight for N.KILL: No. 401, at the side of King, and Country; he may cheer- No. 353. Castle Peak Road; for No. fully confess with Charles Lamb 102. Queen's Road West, ground that he has no ear for music; but floor; food factory Bcence for the he will never say he can't enjoy Tin Wan Wooden Hut. Aberdeen; a joke, It would be a monstrous for No. 2. Min Fat Street, ground reflection on his intelligence and floor; for a food preserving licence prestige." remarked Mr. Yeap for No. 339, Queen's Road Central, Cheong-yaw when he delivered an second floor. interesting lecture on "Humour in

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The following list of licences English Literature" before a meet-granted by the Urban Council be- ing of the Hong Kong Branch of tween February 15 and 28. WILS the English Association, held at tabled:-

Food factories 2: Food pre- in the Helena May Institute yester-

day evening.

serving establishments 2: Food The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo presided. | shops 2; bake houses 1: Offensive Mr. Yeap said, in part:-

trades 2; Laundries 1: Swine 9; An Englishman prides himself Eating houses 1. on his ability to laugh heartily at The following were present at

to the meeting:- They had been provided with a the joke that is obvious, cr

Mr. R Todd (Chairman), (a direct new experience almost every day.smile inwardly at the joke nobody

If anything goes Hon. Dr. D. J. Valentine (Vice- result of the visit of the South They had "been round the island.clse can sec. China Athletic Association's foot-visited the New Territories and he wrong, he depends on a sense of Chairman), Hon. Mr. R. M. Hen- ball team to the Olympic Games) nad even accompanied officers of wrecked sailors sing or crack jokes Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Mr. F. C. humour to help him out. Ship derson. Hon. Mr. R. A.. C. North, went on to give some impressions the law during a raid on a dope to prevent themselves from going Hall, Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto. of the tour in Egypt. India, den. All these experiences. he

mad with thirst or hunger. The Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Malaya and Hong Kong.

thought. would make teresting reading in the book he manager discovers that it is the Arculli. Dr. S. N. Chau. Mr. W. N. He mentioned that during the was planning to write when he fourth time the office boy is going T. Tam, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. to his grandmother's funeral, and Tang 6hlu-kin, Mr. J. Watson his sense of humour prevails upon (Secretary). Mr. Im Ping-tseung him to sympathize with the boy (Assistant Secretary). and seriously ask him how much

TOUR MAY END

got back to London,

in- very

MALAYA IMPRESSES

NOT DEFINED

Mr. A. el

CORINTHIANS TO

four, months of the tour the men- bers of the team had played 66 matches and they were so tired of Speaking of football. Mr. Smith football now that there Was a said he had been very impressed he has put on the Bolton Wan- distinct possibility that the tour by the displays of the teams in derers or Aston Villa. would end In Hong Kong. al- Malaya. There they played foot- though their original intention ball for the sake of the game and was to proceed on to the United nothing else. There was an ab- States via the Philippines and sence of rough play

and hack to Europe across the Atlan- really tried to play good football this by no means defines the word.

Owing to bad weather in the With proper coaching he thought humour. One of the most diff. Pacific, the departure of the Chinu The manager's task, Mr. Smith Malaya would be able to send a cult things-to quote a platitude Clipper from Honolulu has. been sald, was to keep the team to-first class team to the Olympics ints to make a definition. gether and in the best of physical two or three years time.

tic..

they

Countless instances may be quoted of the queer things a man dces on account of humour. But

conditions and that did not make Mr. E. Mitchell proposed a vote the development of the

him any too popular. On one of thanks to the speaker.

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rare thing.

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changes which have taken place about practically any subject.com word was “fluid": then it became nitt, a successful dance was held No. 18 Chatham Road. and Miss

since the last issue, the China Year Book for 1938 is just to hand.

cerning China.

in ald of the funds for the Bt. John's Cathedral Club.

Of particular interest are the "mood" or "temperament": later Ranging from the Anglo-Chinese blographies of prominent Chinese "that quality, speech, or writing, in the Cathedral Hall last night, Calendar through such matters as and the comprehensive account of which excites amusement." foreign trade and public health to the Sino-Japanese hostilities. modern Chinese industries, the Priced at Chin. $18.00, the China contents., of this book provide an Year Book will be found of great Immense fund of information use in any office,

ADMIRALTY CLERKS ACCUSE

OFFICIALS

Inquiry Into "Grave

Allegations

Inefficiency"

Demanded

LAUGHTER

It is to be noted, in passing. that laughter alone is not a test

of humour.

Mr. August Foempe, engineer, oz

address. Lise Burkart, typist, of the same

Mr. Sidney Malcolm Gomes.

of No. musician,

104 "Johnston

The Rev. H. W. Baines and Mrs. Road. first floor, and Miss Lo Lal- A J. Bennitt entertained with

yin, of No. 96 Fa Yuen, Street, songs.

ground floor.

NOT GUILTY

Mr. Horacio Gu Ching Jaubert, or No. 163 Portland Street, second floor, and Miss Fung Doo-king, re- siding at No. 785 Nathan Road,

There is 你 great variety of humour in English Literature, and it varies from the urbane observa- tions of Addison to the riotous Ghulam Ghuas, Indian constable and after impudent fun of Markstationed at Kowlcon City police second floor. Twain, and also from the humour station, was acquitted by Mr. Bar- Mr. Fung Shau-pok, clerk, care that sees sorrow in happiness, to nett at the Kowloon Magistracy on of Arnold Trading Co. Ltd, re- In Monday, on a charge of stealing a siding at No. 253 Cheung Sha Wan

the humour that sees senge

nonsense.

EVEN DISTRIBUTION

It is conceivable that there

[ fellow-constable's purse, when Road, first floor, and Miss Li Yi-

Chuas appeared on remand..

ping, of No. 8 Tin Lok Lane, first Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for floor.

Mr. So Kong, hair dresser, re-

of "grave in certain or the higher officials of would be no unhappiness, no in- the defence. efficiency" among higher officials the Admiralty are incapable of ternational bitterness, no wars, no His Worship declared that he siding at No. 26 Tak Hing Street, of the Admiralty were made re- reasonably rapid decision, and lament what man has made of believed two witnesses for the pro- second floor, Canton, and Miss Lam cently by clerks of the Service in even when decisions are taken man, if there were an even dissecution had Hed because of a Kit-sam, of No. 9 Grampian Road, reply to an accusation of "In-they frequently prove to be wrong. tribution of humour that makes grudge they had against the de-

Kowloon. efficiency of members of the Civil DECISION REPUDIATED

the whole, world. kin. 'It is con-fendant. Service Clerical Association, states "In support of this we shall in-ceivable that soldiers with 8.1 stance the maladministration at overflowing sense of humour would

the Glasgow Bulletin.

MRS. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

Mrs. Chamberlain is holding her The clerks asked for an indepen-Malta, which persisted for more not kill each other as a matter Quarantine restrictions have first four receptions before Easter dent inquiry. They allege that than three years, and which was of fact, they would not have to be been imposed by the Government at No. 11. Downing-street. and tive ineficiency of many. high only put right after the late First soldiers in such a Utopian world.

of Japan against arrivals from hopes to have a further series officials in important departments Lord of the Admiralty, following a The answer to all the problems Hong Kong on account of small-during the summer, by which time Ashe will have removed into No. 10.

is a "grave reflection on Admiralty personal visit to the Mediterranean, of life, a new prophet would say, pox. administration," and offer to pro- {repudiated the decision of his is humour. duce evidence of maladministra-higher oficials 2 repudiation A hearty vote of thanks was tlon which they say persisted at which was carried further by the accorded the speaker. Malta for more than three years.

Industrial Court.

The clerks allegations are made "We shall wish to deal with the

SNATCHED FROM in a letter which the general Admiralty's administration in Gib- secretary of the Clerical Associa- [raltar, where the same officials

AGED WOMAN. tion. Mr. W..J. Brown, sent to Bir have taken two and a half years With a bad record behind him Archibald Carter, Permanent to consider representations about and still under banishment. Tam Secretary of the 'Board of Admiral-pay and conditions and have only Choi, 21, unemployed, was brought now made proposals, which sug- before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at Cen- Mr. Brown refers to the allega gest that they are unaware of the trai Magistracy yesterday, his

ty.

Strange Disappearance Of Shanghai Frenchman

IMAGINATION AFFECTED BY BOMBINGS ---SUICIDE. THEORY BELIEVED tion that a large number of the war in Spain, or at least of its latest offences being the matching

Strenuous efforts made by the local French" authorities to find a Admiralty staff were refused "an economic effects upon Gibraltar. of a pair of gold earnings, valued solution to the mysterious disappearance of M. Thoiller, a prominent increase of pay on the ground of "We shall point to the way in at $50, from an old lady, and French resident of Shanghai and general secretary to the French their "inefficiency," and says:-. which they are hindering the Gov-breach of the Deportation Ordi- Trade Commissioner there, who vanished at 3 am, on the morning of

CHARGES ARE UNFOUNDED ernment's declared policy of find-mance.

September 2 last, have thrown no further light on the matter. "We have so far refrained from ing employment in the Civil Ber- Inspector A. V. Baker, prosecut-

Madame Thollier, who is now in mind and necessitated his depar- pursuing charges of inefficiency vice for time-expirèd men by their ing, said it was a serious case, as against higher officials of the Ad- apparent inability, after months the complainant's ears got badly France, refuses to believe that her ture from Shanghai for a holiday. miralty, but now that they bave of consideration, to decide upon cut during the snatching, and bied husband 18 dead and has request-

Fellow passengers on board the presumed to throw.doubt upon the the

of pay to be given profusely. The offences occurred (ed the local authorities to further efficiency of the clerical staffs we to pensioner clerks; and we in Hennessy Road near Landale their attempts to trace her hus French liner Felix Rousset, by which ship Mr. Thalller travelled shall desire to present détailed Street.

can no longer keep silent.

rates

band.

"Given the opportunity of an evidence about the grave error in His Worship ordered a remand Two theories have been advanc-to this Colony, stated that hel Independent inquiry, we shall pro which the Admiralty persisted for of 48 hours for medical examina-ed to explain M. Thollier's dis- seemed rather excited and restless, duce evidence that the charges 15 years in connection with the tion to see if defendant were at appearance. One is that he met but his actions did not cause sus- against our members are unfound- jpay of dockyard clerical staffs-an (for a canning.

with foul play, the other that be piclon or alarm. ed, and that if this were not true error which was only put right

took his own life. The latter M Tobard of the Messageries a Maritines, who knew Mr. Thollier the presence of so many inefficient after the present Prime Minister Mr. Percy Chen, editor-in-chief. theory the authorities have officers in such imporant depart (then Chancellor of

Er-and the Advisory Committee of strong disposition to believe. Intimately, said the latter con- ments would be a grave reflection chequer) overrode, the Admiralty the China Information Service M. Tholller was said to have | stantly voiced his fear of Japanese on Admiralty administration. and allowed the general principles are holding a tea reception at the witncased the Sincere and Palace planes bombing the vessel, with

in "We shall produce evidence in this issue to be arbitrated upon Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden on Hotel bombings Shanghai, the result that he was rather des- In support of our contention that by the Industrial Court."

thoughts of which preyed on hispondent

the

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