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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY S. 1920.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
-A rather imaginative denk writes us as follows. You hare" constantly called attention to Hongkongnost povering need, via; more cable communica
of costly superfluïties which is being poured into our mudar Hfe CLEVER MEN ARE POOD, BET
without recogning" that we are The Labourities in the House THXY ARE NOT THE BEST-
in danger of being swamped by of Commons only received small Thomas Carlyle,
the magnitude of our possessions, On Sunday morning last stand that, as Christ-put it, we are support for their motion for the
Union Church, the Rev. G. Jmperil of losing our souls in the abolition of the Ton Duty, and m
There were two non-fatal cases Williams preached on "The Two very process of grining the whole really fall to see how they could have expected anything else. We of plague notified yesterday, both ideals of Life, namely that of world.
The Realisation of Zifs, and that all know that the price of tea Chinese.
of The Acquisition of Things.“ Even in the Aris and the Crafts, tion. I venture to state that this |has risen tremendously and that [it is an imported article which is
The following is a summary of paramount that shoddy goods are also. Ocean cables, liks sther
money making has become so is the worlda most pressing fund
subjected to vary heavy duty.
Sarryda the ground corared--
poured into the market, the point to be remembered this correspondence on the dog-
wire cables, have a care or beart Readers of the avergrowing things which ought to add to the to them, which could be convert that in the taxing of what has shooting question is degenerating literature dealing with the pro comfort and enjoyment of life ed into a pipa ar tube and all
into senseless personalities, wa blems of Social Reconstruction to be considered as a necessity the very healthy prio-have decided to close it. Hence are aware that there is a deepen make it actually a little less liquid freight like oil and whisky
worth living.
transported by it at a minimum ciple obtains of making all glasses the non-appearance of your letter. ing conviction that we are not
In education too we see the cost. Why the large cable com- getting out of life what wa ția the community bear the bur- den. Tea was a luxury at one
panies don't see this passes all ought to
same fatal tendency. The true We tra get. For being in posession of thir- being dupet and defrauded. aim of education is to produce a To such cablas from the understanding. Fortunes sure? time but fow would dare to call teen sticks of dynamite and lo spise of ever accumulating motive has been largely obscured there you
better type of character. That United fit that now, and as the whole of safety fuse, which were secrated commodities,
States to Scotland the people are affected it is in a tea basket, and for, which he of people are bored and dissatis- and if the actual acquisition of news and the whisky reaching have all the happy medium by which to bad coleance, a Chinese traveller fed Jesus Christ's Scheme of money has not been agressively Uncle
Sam evenly distributed to Foochow was arrested by the Life is remarkably relevant to put forward, at least grades line. The news and the petrol rosegue. So long as the vital Police and this morning brought this particular problem of oar ours, degrees have been set would also reach Scotland in necessaries of life are tax-free up before Mr. N. L. Smith, who day, the problem, that is, of mak. forth as the motivating force record time, ágait, China to the idea of getting revenue from fined him $100, or six weeks hard ing a new contract with life, so being a co-operative adventure, and would eagerly accept samabu
Thus, instead of education all is good. In Hongkong matters labour.
that we shall no longer be batain the discovery of character it with the
D. S, which is getting parched are not quite so well arranged,
ed as at present. Jesus Christ has become largely a method for fine." Alcoholic drink and tobacco àre
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taxed and so it is that the A few weeks ago a West River anxions concern for mere things, developing the already ruinous drinker and smoker pays more correspondent wrote of signs of he taught that food, clothes, acquisitive instincts." It is not towards the Colony's revenue coming floods in that locality, houses are, of course, all essential too mach to say that our devotion Sir J. C. Bose during his lecture Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires than does the teatotaller and the He now says that on June 30 and but the are only means to an end to the acquisitive, rather than to af University College recently this to forward their names and addresses with communications non-smoker. We don't suppose July 1 the inhabitants of many. What Jesus said, in effect, was the creative, instinels has been referred to the phenomenon of leased to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and that the drinkers and smokers up-river towns would have had You must, of course, eat and one long rehearsal for many of the opposite effects of the sun's willgrumble very much at that but to use bydroplanes to reach their drink and have clothes. Take the social_troubles, from which upon plants. “A sood All communications intended for publication should be address-(those who don't drink or smoke back kitcheos! The Kongmoon all that for granted. What you do we now suffer.
bursts." he said; "the stem should bear in mind the fact that Customs Wharf was submerged. not take for granted is that these Why do we tolerate this systemt shoots upwards to the light; a those who do are helping to raise but the rivar has subsided some things are not your life, they are One reason at least is the modern to strikes down into the earth." revenue. Bath drinking and smok-ten feet since then.
are means to an end, nor an and dread of poverty. Of this spectro English seeds, no: his own nativo
He must have been thinking of - in are possibly bad habits (the
in themselves. Therefore ra-
which haunts our minds Prof. writer is laden with both) but in
organise your desires: revise Wm. James has said. "We are ones. A correspondent who last The rate per quarter and per miensem, proportional. Subscrip- the indulgence the Colony standa The owners of four cargo boats your sense of values: subordinate scared to-day as men were nover year returned from war service tions for say period less than one month will be charged as for to benefit. The Labour men attande trading junts were things to life.
scared in all history, at material in India brought bact full month.
Home might well be in opposition charged this morning at the
Now, unquestionably, we are hardship. And when we put off
certain Dative The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addresses if there were any suggestion to Marine Cours before Commander living in an age which attaches marriage until our house can be cus from the Himalyas. is sccessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies re-impose the Corn taxes, and C. W. Beckwith. E. Marine paramount value to possessions, artistic, and quake at the thought With the idea, apparently, of delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies leaders of public thought here Magistrate, for being inshore acquisitions. It is this deceptive of having a child without a bank arranging a ministare Indian sant by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. would be equally justined in within a hundred yards of the ideal which is batraying us, and account, it is time for thinking jungle in his back garden, be
Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
opposing any tax of rice, but low water mark. Assistant Junk really robbing us of life. Late men to protest against such an planted them a short time ago. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for when the commodity affected is Inspector Delgado prosecuted. sad soon we spend our time in unmanly state of opinion. Then The seeds have come up all right ixed period will be continued until countermanded.
not a dire necessity and when The defendants were boed, the The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will the imposition, of a tax does not owners of the cargo boats $5 each setting a living rather than in he goes on to add that theOr perhaps one bad better say belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company Ltd., protect
getting life. It is becoming in-prevalent fear of poverty amongst they have come up all wrong. the producers from and the trading junks 13 each.
creasingly apparent that our the educated classes is the worst above the ground and a long There is a slender green stem Shaheen, Canton, who are our agents.there.
[healthy competition, then we fail:
moral disease from which our to see where any strong objection)
that, like an apple tree that has civilisation suffers. At the Marine Court this morn-made too much wood, they need
into the earth. Bot the seed Society today is satering from itself is ing before Commander C. W. Beckwith, R. N., Marine Magist- Bertrand Russell in his "Prin has come to value things more top of the stem, and preventing
cotting back. Therefore ra confused sense of value. It ground, lodged firmly on
right out of the It will have been noticed in our rate, the owner of a Eshing boat ciples of Social Reconstruction" than life, the means to an end the leaves from opening out to Tuesday's jasne that the Govern-was charged at the instance of makes a strong point of the fact more than the end itself. ment of the Straits Settlements Mr. E. H. Neave, the wharfinger that we need to give a great deal Encken says "The Soul, with all Thas introduced a Bill for the con-¡of the Kowloon Godown...with. itrol and restriction
more attention to the develop its greatness has been ordered of rents. Using drags, grapplings and other)
The matter of next year's People in Hongkong have been means, within the harbour limits, meat of character than to the out of the centre of life, to its
periphery" and it is this mere census bas already appeared in asking why the Government bere for the purpose of lifting articles quistion of wealth. does not lake some such similar from the bed of the harbour, is appalling, and the social condi- abandoned. We must become we shall all be finding an interest The cost of our present system amateurish liring which must be Parliament, and in a law months step, but the question is not now without the Harbour Master'stions prevailing in our great experts in the art, not of getting in our decennial numbering of the and we have often raised it our-permission. The defendant plead-industrial and commercial centres a living, but of finding life. We people. Had we not been plunged selves. We have previously stateded guilty and was fined $2. His are largely the result of what has must build our life like Amiens into
were ordered to be con- been called that there is no real principle of meta
might have "The Sickaess of Cathedral, buil: to
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Census 10 1916. govemment agains: it; in fact we fiscated.
Acquisitive Society". Enervated largest ares, consistent with the for there 健 have seen that at Home of late the
A trong by living day after day in the vaulting height, and a minimum conviction in many quarters that, Government has stepped in and
the Viscount Greg, whose deep interest in the cause of world peace)
vitiated atmosphere of greatcom-amount of material. Spacious as This morning an innocent-look- limited profits in a large number
factors which cause is known throughout the world, has just been engaged in denouncing of cases. It is interesting in thising young Chinese was arrested mecial and industrial centres, life: high saluting life: bot with fluctuations in population have in no uncertain terms, the conclusion of secret Treaties in time of connection to tell that there has by the Police in the act of selling home at night too bored or too one bas tersly put it:
maltitudes of men and women go the minimum bulk of things. As greatly increased, a census every Not five years bas become necessary. peace. He was speaking at the inaugural meeting of the British been a State Rent Commission in some
brand new plates to deadly tired for anything like the maximum prodaction. Institute of International Affairs, which has been formed for the Wisconsin recently and in its re- photgrapher, and was arrested
but The chief objection that was fatigue of suspicion 11
self-development optimium carebration tudy of national policies, and he had the presence and support of port the Commission recommends 04
must be urged was the cost, but that does eventually Their one desire is to escape our ideal for the future: Mr. Balfour and of the well-known Labourite. Mr. Clynes. With that the Legislature be called in transpired that the fellow
Not not look very heavy in face of ennui in some diversion which maximum possessions, but high-present standards. The expense the general tenor of Viscount Greg's remarks there wil be wide ession at once to enact a law used to be employed by is camouflaged as life, but which est brain and soul activity. The af spread sympathy, for however necessary it may be that nations limiting to 25 per cent. the gross Mee Cheong, the photographers. brings them no nearer the realisa secret of well-poised
census in these islands should eater into secret understandings daring wartime, the day has profi: and 10 per cent. the net and yesterday succeeded in re- tion of life itself. One student of properly
and usually works out at about 1d. passed when such procedure is either desirable or needful in times od: that any landlord shall moving these plates from the our generation has not hesitated to
isper head. To be exact, the 1911 show case. charge a of peace. Indeed, secret Treaties are in direct conflict with the
At four o'clock this tenant in Wisconsin.
cost £196,000, oz £5. Food census League of Nations ideal, as well as a negation of democratic The commission cites the usury morning, after basing slept on society is hectic with the wast-place, that is to regard them as population. We appear to do tosay that a large part of civilised and clothes the proper 8s. 8d. per 1,000 of the a precedent for this the premises of Mee Cheong, be principles, but those are points with which we will deal more legislation, and, after scathingly got up and went to the shop of Bg fever of trade and money-means to an end, and not an end this more cheaply than some of in a moment or two. Viscount Grey wants it acknowledged as a fair rule of foreign policy that there should be no secret understand denouncing the rent robbers, who another photographer, and was making and pleasure seeking in themselves. Your life, Jesus our Continental neighbours. In its income said, is more than meat. And it the Netherlands the census cost ings between nations in normal times, and we cannot see how any rentals 100 per cent, and mere goods. He was given twelve days" have, in some instances, increased arrested in the art of selling the
expending half free and enlightened country rag possitly object to such a guiding
heaping up the materials is amateurish living to subordinate 27. 28. id. per 1,000 in Norway. of disease. 10 which principle. The world has had too much of secret intriguing.
the the end to the means. And in all £8. 4s. 10., and in Austria £5. 143. lin Milwaukee. it says that rest cure in the Gaol. Millions of lives and endless treasure have been spent in conflicts
other half of its income is this we have to remember the 10d. In America the census is Bame justification -of directly traceable to secret parts between nation and nation, and public policy
laboriously applied by way of a choice teaching of Pani Candel much more costly-about 10d.per which existe there now has arisen a very healthy demand that the foreign!
In these hard times the tempta remedy". It is not in our quest who shows us what the Realisa-bead. Our first cousas was taken the CAJE of usury tion to gamble in order for Life that we have gone tion of Life really means. He has in 1801, and it may be noted that policies of the leading countries of the world shall be conducted as exists for enacting this to
for provide above-board and in the full glare of public criticism.
bare astray. We are all, quite pro-said that God is the xxis law. It rent profiteering
on at that time the total population Whilst we are wholly with Viscount Grey in his plea for free) evident that
necessities of life is apt to perly, bent on living a full life.which the true life of mac of Great Britain was found to be the public is seize many a and open conduct of foreign affairs, we cannot see the point of thoroughly aroused against the When nine Chinese were charged adopted "The brown bread and revolves on that axis one side or
poor Chinese. This is true whether we have revolves. Unless bomso
life 10,942,646. his urging that the British Government should give it clearly to be class of landlords-comparatively this morning at the Magistracy day morning" understood by the world that it will not in time of peace have mallin numbers who have been for gambling on the third floor
ideal, or the the other of him will swing The report that Mr. Lloyd secret Treaties. The British Government, as, in fact. the Govern-engaged in mulcting the public off
theatre and champagne supper" natruly. That is, he will be out George is being urged by bis * building in Chinatown, Scheme of Life.
of balance, ovi ments of the whole of the signatories of the Versailles Peace Treary, exorbitant routs because of a Mr.
of moral doctors to take a N. is bound in this matter by the Covenant of the League of Nations, shortage in houses. It is a move Magistrate, frogot to enquire. of melancholiac who grudged men ed. Car, present condition
Smith, the Jesus Christ was no dreary equilibrium, eccentric, disorganis-during the autumn recess suggests with is part and parcel of that Treaty. According to the preamble of self-defence. Mankind must the gamblers why they gambled. the enjoyment of life. He ex-abnormal, ill-balanced, eccentric. be brought together of remarks is that a pleasant anthology might of that Covenant, the signatory Powers agree to the specified terms bare three things to live-food but instead evidence was adduced pressly declared that he came so In this eccentricity there can be inspired by similar distinguished of it, in order, a noogst other things. "to promote international co-clothing, shelter. No people will to show that the first defendant that men might have life, and for us no true life, no genuine journeyings. It was Lord Ross- operation and to achiere international peace and security by the consent long to live in a society was paying out the winnings, for have it more abundantly, Bat self-realisation. If we are to find, bery who suggested that it might acceptance of obligations not to resort to war," and "by the which fails to provide these which be received a commission he knew quite well that men can what we do, all of us desire to be a good thing to freight prescription of open, just and honourable relations between necessities. The right way to of two #zations. But the point is taken much further by Article XVIII of restrict routs is the legal way, the sergeant was at pains to impress multiplication or acquisition of C. Major of Life, the plain the civil servants at home to cents. A European never find life in the zere fad, the Summum Bonum, the ship with Ministers, leaving the Covenant which lays it down that every Treaty or international of New York and now Wisconsin gamblers were not aware of the
constitutional way. The action upon the Magistrate that the things
truth must be engagement entered into after the signing of the Covenant by will serve as an example and a presence of the Police, who were our modern system strikes
told that we run the country efficiently. A member of the League "shall forthwith be registered with the
It is interesting to note how can only find it when pivoted place would certainly have to be Becretarial and shall
aon God. Jesus Christ quite ex-reserved for Granville's sally a3 soon s possible by published warning. There must be an end actually on the same floor. The trained and observant by it It is, Moreover, provided that no such Treaty or
mind plicitly taught that fact, and when a number of members of to rent pronteering. and Hong first defendant was fined $50, or nutured under a totally different made it quite clear that man's one of the Gladstone Cabinets International engagement shall be binding until it has been so kong must end it too,
six months hard labour and the system. In this connection Sir life is found not in the abundance were making a rough Channel rest 62 each.
Rabindra Nath Tagore has said of the things which he possesses crossing at the end of a summer that our whole Western System but in the Eternal God." Society session, and Were groaning strikes him as seriously lacking needs to learn, thoroughly and dismally in the cabin. How
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registered. So much for the past. As regards the future, the NO APOLOGIES. members of the League have agreed by Article XX to accept the Covenant as abrogating all obligations.or understandings which are We bave previously referred to inconsistent with the terms thereof, and have solemnly undertaken the Irish question and the that they will not in future enter into any such agreements. That, attitude of some American states- member of the United States thing he rebukes in us is our important principles of Social they could see us now," *** in its ability to realise life. The quickly, that one of the most happy the Opposition would be if our mind, makes it totally unnecessary for any member of the men and so it is that we make Senate introduced an amendment "lack of balance, our want of Reconstruction is the Realisation Granville's spice of comfort. Then League to declare a future policy of no secret Treaties in peacetime.o apologies for reprinting the to the Peace Treaty reservations, poise, our incapacity to be" of Life pivoted on God, rather there was the witticism prompted All its members have already agreed on the point.
following, which, be it noted, is favouring self-determination for We have said that secret Treaties are a negation of democratic called from an American news-Ireland and the right of Ireland
Acquire if you will" says he, than the Acquisition of those by the spectacle of overnment. That surely needs no undue emphasising, for secret paper just to hand :-"A member to have a government of its own good and dear do not..
but in the name of all you hold Things which make it so hard Chancellor Westbury going aboard Treaties commit peoples to courses of action and to policies of which of the British House of Commons choice. The Senate adopted the your eagerness to acquire, lose his life, in God. In a word what fashion- That's the shorlant in for any man to find his beaven, ship in the height of nautical hey are in entire ignorauce. And that is altogether indefensible in addressed this question to bis amendment. The House of Com-the power bese days. There is another aspect of this matter. It is, that 5ernment; Will facilities be mons went on record against one acquisitions." to realise your Society needs to-day is to escape Chancery suit I ever saw.". Coo-
cret understandings give scope to intriguing despots and open the afforded for introducing
from that confusion of values, the cerning a voyage by Mr. Cham- analion interfering with the In the same strain Mr. Lowes most ghastly example of which berlain, it was said that the or to militaristic, ambitions, whilst they have the further effect of resolation expressing sympathy domestic affaire of another Dickenson, one of our own race, in all history wasben, in passage of his ship was punctuate, eping the masess ignorant on foreign questions-and from iguor- with the demand of the nation. The United States Senate bide as look for a re-action, in moment of supreme moral insan-ed with the famous collars, worn it is often that suspicion and hatred spring. Let us think Filipines for self-determination? went on record in favour of one our Western Life, against ity and confusion, à lost soul once and then tossed to the Hernationally, by all means. We can best do that by the cultiva Boar, Law, replying for the nation interfering with
of a healthy instead of a narrow nationalism, and by a that the question was one which nation. Which is the proper way which
British government, answered domestic affairs
the four excessiva and superfluous confounded the value of Christ, waves; and there were fanomer of another activity termination to look for, encourage and emulate the best that is in did not concern Great Britain. A of conducting foreign relations?" struggled so keenly. We cannot representing Things.
in the things for a representing Life, with the sble jokes at the expenes of We have hitherto value of thirty pieces of silver as Goschen when he became ruler
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