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The Future Of The Union.

Like?

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

will be hald in the compound of the CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL and

the Playground of the OLD ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

When General Simata appealed Investigation have been made to the South African electorate by the Government authorities

It seems strange to us now, in at the general electing in March into the propriety of maintaining this age of exceeding frankness. of this wear it was in the hope, the exemption of cotton yarn and that only a few years ago it was though perhaps steels in the textiles, soya beans, eggs, and considered bad form to talk a expentation, that his own party-live animals from duty, which great deal about money. To-day: the “ South African” would be expires at the end of the current such reticence has been relegated SUNDAY, 5th December,

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returned in sufficient arrangth to month. As matters stand now, to the limbo of false shame, and give him a clear majority in the the prices of eggs and cows are no one need hesitate to lead the Hous". Rtatea

writer inatrancing rather than falling off, conversation to the price of his the Manchester Guardian. The while miso, tofu, and soy, all hostess's butter, the diminution of result was disapointing, since made of soys beans, have not his income, or the cost of his he command only 42 szata, as shown a fall yet, this being also socks. against 44 Nationalists, 25 Un-the case with cotton yarn and

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ON

From 8.30 to 11.30 p.m.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of

1920

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY STUBBS.

Admission

$1

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform admitted free. Each ticket of admission entitles the holder to a souvenir.

The old-fashioned modesty. ionist, Labourites, and textiles. The Government, hav-secretiveness, shame whatever Independents though the sating come to the opinion that it is you may call it-in regard to may be relied upon to support not advisable to undertake the money matters had its origin, no

In the afternoon from 2.30 to 6.30 p.m. several Stalls will ba him in any critical disision. The reimposition of the duties only doubt, in prudence. The aspirant political situation is thus one of force up prices, has decided to to wealth or social honour wished open, and amusements specially suitable for Children will be extreme interest sie General maintain the exemption for the to convey the impression that his free The Band of the Wiltshire Regunent will play during the provided. Tea and Refreshments will be obtainable, Admission Smuts is faced with the necessity | Present. An early publicaționį income was bigger than it really afternoon. either of amalgamation with some of an Imperial ordinance regard-was, for this deception enhanced other party or else of conducting ing the period is expected.

the work of Parliament on the **group

System. This system,

titled to.

The Grounds will be brilliantly illuminated in the Evening.

the The Bands of the WILTSHIRE REGIMENT and "SOCIEDADA PHILARMONICA “ will play between 8.30 and 11.30 p..

SOME FEATURES OF THE FETE :

Tea Room, Refreshment Room, Chute, Fishing Pond, Lucky Wheel, Grand Concert by Well-known Hongkong Amateurs,

Aunt Sally. Electric Shooting Gallery, Lucky Dip. Straffing the Bolshevik, Quaits, &c., &c.

FARM YARD AND STORE:

Come and Win Your Turkeys and Gresa for Christmas SEVERAL RAFFLES WITH VALUABLE PRIZES Including s New Oakland Five-sester Motor Car VALUE $3,000.

This credit in business, and seemed for his wife and family a social consideration somewhat higher though quite familiar in Contin- the belief that Britain was decad-than they were financially en- ental rolitics, is entirely alien talent, did nothing to reconcile the British political institutions and defeated and disappointed rebel«, POUNDS AND PATRITISM. those of the Dominions, which are and their sympathisers, to willing But now, on the contrary, i modelled on the British system, membership of the British Com-has become almost indecen: to be with its presupposed basis of monwealth of Nations.

rich, says Mr. H. A. Scott-James. two great pazzies."

The future of this movement is have heard it suggested that In South Africa the war has uncertain, and there 12 not the true patriot ought to have bad the quite unfores en effect wanting signs that the

less lost his money in the, war, and of producing a fresh outburst of extreme section of it may try to that the man who remains, or bitter racial feeling which at the effect a reunion with General becomes, rich is a profiteer. Is time of the Union in 1910 seemed Smuts on same compromise by there not a danger, moreover, really to have been buried once which Republican propagandis that he who seems too well-off and for all. The causes are difi- waived, though not abandoned, may be over-assessed for income cult to find: the palier adopted and there is a tacit understand tax? In these days there is towards South Africs by surces-ing that all senior posts in the much to be said for establishing sive British Governments, since Civil Service, Police, and Defence | the belief that you are poor. the Liberal grant of self-govom-} Force are to be kep: as

a close This much, at least, is certain- mant to the conquered Republics preserve for Dutch South Africans, money is a topic which you may,"NO in 1906, is admitted by all to lea The essential immorality of and often must, talk and think liberal and regerous one such 11 scheme call- for about most of the day. the Union of 1910 has fully no demonstration, and its pro-

To be interested in public justified the hopes of itemplers are certainly reckoning affairs or politics is to be inter- founders: the immensa demand without General Smuts whose ested in france. What are by no impoverished world for philosophical idealism is not modern Parliaments and Cabinets South African

materije likely to allow him to sanction got to do ba: to devise ways of. after the war and the existence such an unholy alliance. Since paping interest on the Nationali of large supplies of relatively the Nationalist rezanis the Debt. eadeavour to reduce Civil cheap native labour hate com Luion as not yet quite ripe "Service expenditure, find money) bined to produce a state of great for secession, he hopes by this for building houses, increase Paris Opera House Shut Down. economic prosperity, in which the scheme to secure the next best railway fares, and contear Nationalist farmer bacbenefited thing that is, to "Afrikanderise achitrate wage issues with trade month owing to a general strike The Paris opera was closed last more than

other class the whole Union and destroy all unions? What serious questions of chorus girls, dancers musi- Indeed, when we think of the trace of English sentiment and can the Press discuss that are analogous cases of Ireland, Ezype.! English tradition.

not related to the cost of living,cians, &c.

any

faw

or

Tickets for which may be obtained from Mr. L. A. Baribo. Messrs. W. G. Humphreys & Co.

WORK OF CHARITY IS FOREIGN TO THE SOCIETY

COME AND HELP HONGKONG'S POOR

CHORUS GIRLS ON

STRIKE.

and Indis. we are struck in THE COSMOPOLITAN FINANCIERS. Rancial collapse of Central for

the foreign exchanges. .:be A conflict bad baan.going on every instance by the extiBus

weeks between the mhetsamezna of volitivat usk Nevating the whole situation Luope, the wages of ex-Service|Bilist unions and the manage following and going along with ais complicated by a deep and men, rent restriction, or rates ment. M. Rouche. the manage? wase of great material prosperity, probably premanent break in the land taxes the public parse in after several interviews. agreed in which the "oppressed' class ranks of the English Soutbone form or another? had the biggest share.

TO

THE VIRTUE OF PRETENC“, Education also has now be come mainly a question of fitting boys and girls to earn their living the older Universities are accept when they are grown up. Even

There are advantages in this

to all demands exceps two-the organisation of the chorus and. | the engagement of foreign artists.

According to recent arrange

ments only 3 per cent of foreign staff. Apart from this way foreign artists may be, included in the

artists specially encaged could not obtain more than six days' engagement.

CAUSE OF THE DISPUTE. The union now wishes to in- all-the artists of the apore like elude among the foreign arists M. Note and Mlle. Breval, who

Africans. The ionist party! has too long been associated with THE NATIONALIST DEMAND. the big francial interests of The extreme sertion of the Kimberley and Johannesburg, and National sta Under

General the result was seen at the last Herize a sincere but extremely election, when the Labour part Mected politician, are now Ludly | increased its membership in the demanding complete political in House from half a dozen ing the view that they must dependence. The political theory twento-one members--entirely at "fall into line," and must open on which this demand is based in the Unionist expense. Indeed, their doors to all studies which not easy to discover. since would be difficult to exaggerate practical men believe to be of Incisive of thought and clearness the evil effec's to the cause of Practical use." of expression are not character-England in South Africa produced

tip of Nationalist apolonists by the Beits. Wernhers, Albus, frank facing of the more brutal Mr. Langenhoven, who in a re. Joels, Phillip Baileys Robin-end coarser facts of life of. markabla book, “Republicans and sons, and the whole herd of rather, in refusing to regard the

are not French but who have been "cash value" estimate as inferior for many years at the Paris opera. Sinners," has tried to interpret toit cosmopolitan financiers, English-speaking people the ideals The position of the Labour 19 degrading in itself. We have and they want also to reduce the of Nationalism, appears to de- party in a country where all the wept away, 21 one blow, a lot of mand that the question should be unskilled work is done by natives hypocrisy.

rant, much pretence, much social percentage of special engage-

ments of other foreigners. settled by a referendum of the is a curious one. The lack of South African

On the other hand, this very

These demands electorate.

M. Ronche in sympathy with white labour and which English South Africans on the greed of the big mining houses pretence did at least presuppose refused to accede. He decisres a conservative estimate two-fifths has brought its own Nemesis in worthier standards of life than have many much needed repairs the existence of other and that while the strike lasts he will of the population) are not to the form of a crude trade unionism. enjoy the franchise! The extreme imported from Australia, and em

one cash standard.

If mang carried out bitterness of the anti-English feel-bodying all the ugliest features of: people pretended to despise ing to-day has probably a pareho the movement, including restrict it more ardently than anything the dignity of man, might lead us

money when actually they sought logical basis not, trconnectedjed individual output and il with the fortune- theevage tranny within its own mere fact that they were obliged

else that was hypocrisy: but the straight to another world war. British army in * first ranks. The future of the Labour to pretend implied that some peo

NEED OF POPULAR ART. weeks of the war. In 1919 party depends largely on the ple at least cared for other things

Mr. Galsworthy alluded to the English and Dutch were genuine attitude it takes up in regard to for religion, for example, or for readiness of the working classes ly anxious to Fortive are forget the native. the past, and at the in much

learning, or for art, or for farming to submit themselves, to the in- language was wed on both sides the impressinia that in country farmers, or doctoring for the sakt

To sum up, one is left with for its own sake, if they were fluences of beauty if caly they

were give opportunity. in which enthusiast outron where there are so many political of curing, if they were doctors.

CrossCurrents and where the ideals of all factions are so ill

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common seray, and which finds

ita parallel to-day in the state ments of some too-zealous friends defined, the powerful individual,

ECONOMIC IDEALS But now.

to owing

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on Wednesday, the 1st Dec, 1920 at 1 a.m.

at the Pacife Mail Steamship Co's Godown, Kennedy Town.

50 cases Bamboo Steet 78′′ x 3 Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Auction on

instructions to sell by Public)

Friday, the 3rd. Dec. 1030.

commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street

A Large Selection of Fine Cut

Glass Ware

Comprising:- BOWLS & VASES in various designs and sizes, DISHES.

HONGKONG.

Commencing Monday, 6th December, at 9.15 pan. THE WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY.

In a repertoire of recent London successes. Presented by a distinguished cast.

MONDAY, Dec. 6th.--- Docglas Murray's Recent

Success.

**UNCLE NED.”

TUESDAY. Dec. 7th.- H. V. Eamona's Delightful Comedy, "THE LAW DIVINE.” From Wyndham's Theatre.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. St.-

Horace Annersley Vacbell's powerful play.

** THE CASE OF LADY

CAMBER." From the Strand Theatre.

THURSDAY, Dec. 9th.-- Huber Henry Davies' Witty Satire,

- DOORMATS." From the Globe Theatre.

FRIDAY, Dec. 10:h.-- H. V. Esmond's Charming Comedy of Youth. -WHEN WE WERE TWENTY-ONE.” From the Criterion Theatre.

SATURDAY, Dec. 11th. The Roaring Farcial Comedy, ** ELIZA COMES TO STAY." From the Criterion Theatre.

Hubert Henry Davies Successful

MONDAY, Dec. "13th.

Comedy,

--CAPTAIN DRE.." From the Savoy Theatre.

TUESDAY, Dez. 14th.--. Oscar Wilde Satirical Masterpiece. **A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE."

Plans at MOUTRIE'S. Book well in advance.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC MEETING AT CITY HALL

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WANTED-Englishman 100kr. position of trust, any capacity: Twenty-frs yours' experience Shipping and Commercial work, Temperance men. First clues credentials. Open to accept offer after December 10th Apply Box 473 c/o "Hongkong Tele- graph."

WANTED.-Ship's Docto apply P.O. Box 411.

WANTED.-Typist and Steno- grapher for general office work. Apply to Post Office Bar 60B.

WANTED-Immediately, "for a local Shipping Office. Competant Lady Typist and Stenographer with some experience of General Office work. Apply Box 471 co "Hongkong Telegraph."

ST. ANDREW'S BALL.

In order to assist in avoiding congestion, the Stawards have arranged the Gentlemen's Cloak Room on the left and the Ladies' Cloak Room on the right facing the Hall.

Guests are particularly request-

ed to assist the Stewards by depositing their cloaks, entering the lower ball by the side doors, meeting their parties and proceed. ing upstairs to the Ante-room and Ball Rooms with as little delay as possible.

The attention of Guests is also drawn to the notices which bare already appeared in the Press advising the suspension of the time limit for motor cars by courtesy of the Captain Super- intendent of Police.

NOTICE

THE BONGKONG TUTORIAL & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

43. Boaham Road. Opposite the University Tel. No. 732 P.O. Box. 593. Principat JOHN P. JONES, BSc., M.E. Min. + institute funds Gractal TTE paration (Class 40 Private, Day and Evening. Oral and Correspondence> for University Matriculation and) Degree Examinations.

New Session has now commenced. Tutorial Classes are being conducte) in English. Mathematics, Trigonome- try, Mechanica, Physics. Chemistry. Hutory, Geography, Latin and French, for Hongkong University July Examinations,

Private Tuition can also be bad fo these subjects.

Prospectus on application.

A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the City Hall on Thursday, December 2nd, at 5.15 p.m.. for the purpose of approving, if

hought fit, of the erection of a THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD. building for the joint use and benefit of the Navy, Army, and Civilian Community: the appoint- ent of Patrons of such building. and of a Sub-Committee for the

funds.

| CENTRE - PIECES. DECAN- Prpose of raising the necessary

TERS, SCENT BOTTLES, JUOS,

His Excellency the Governor TANKARDS, CREAM Juas. SUGAR BOWLS DISHES kindly consented to take the

Chair. (coloured).

1st December.

Also A Few Fancy Electric Table Lamps On view from Wednesday, the

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

FOR SALE.

MILNER'S SAFES

APPLY TO

LAMMERT BROS Daddell Street.

This is by no means to say that beauty or art, must simply ac- commodate itself to the tastes of of the League of Nations. When who knows what he wants and economic collapse of half Europe it may well be that art. if it'

the the people... On the other hand, however, the cabled reports of the means to get it will inevitably and the threatened collapse of ignores the people, is doomed, as first weeks' fighting reached the South Africa in August. 1914, a And this, of course, is just what kind is exhorted to focus its atten ignore art, cannot successfully THE LATE ADMIRAL SIR

affairs, the remainder, the whole of man-most certainly the people, if they reaction bad already set in. and has happened. General Smuts tion upon the supreme need of rele. TABOS Dutch South Africans to-day is the personal factor in recreating wealth.

South Africa."

control of

MICHAEL CULME- SEYMOUR.

A Crimea Veteran.

The late Admiral Sir Michael

HEAD OFFICE:

St. George's Building. Hongkong- Chairman of Board of Directors Mr. Wong Shiu Ham

Chief Manager... Mr. L. S. Holum Asst Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong

Foreign exchange and general - backing business transacted.

Current, Savings, and Fixed HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL deposits bear interests at rates

2% 47% and 5% respectively.

L. S. HOLUM.

Chief Manager.

The Hongkong War Memorial Committee, invite Architects and Designers to submit designs in Competition for a Memorial to be erected on the site adjoining Royal Square, opposite the Hong- kong Club.

Intending Competitors, who | must be British Subjects resident in the Colony, should apply to the undersigned at the General Pos: Office, not later than the 31st. of December 1920 for full particulars and conditions.

M. J. BREEN,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong War Memorial Committee.

THE SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.

An Interim Dividend of 2/- per Culme-Seymour, who died last ordinary share free of Income month aged 84. gained honours Tax has been declared on account for service in Burmah. the Baltic, of the year 1920. It is payable the Black Sea and Chics. He in London on the 5th January, fought in the Crimea. and was next. Coupon No. 36. present at the fall of Sebastopol,

began to think: "Here we see the problem, without a know- This need is as clear as daylight| If we despair of a popular art. what we so long suspected. This edge of which all politiral to British Empire. this idol which discussion

every thinking man, to the or of a popular religion, to take becomes. merely politician, the moralist, the en-

the place of the old aristocrat c oppresses us under the guise of academic. Of immense intel-lightened working man; and for art and aristocratic, or at least -letting us over ourselves and lectual power with a splendid this reason the social ideals which middle-class, religion, then we protecting us with her fleet, has.physique and untiring energy, are formulated are principally despair of the nation. after all, feet of clay, Her army and with a store of academic, economic ideals, the social battles For the one manifest sign of is running away and will soon be legal, political, and military ex-we fight are financial battles, and health in this age of economics A defeated rabble. This is the perience behind him, this the talk which we hear on ellis that the working classes, un- opportunity heaven offers us: a remarkable man occupies victorious Prussia meaus a free unique position in South Africa, ends meet.

aeides is talk about making both like the old middle classes, do not simply ape the manners of and, indeed, in the British But, meantime, what will the the ricber; they are far more It was some such thought as Empire. It is the best hope for human being become if his atten-likely to make their own manners The Seymours are a family of this which led clever traitors like South Africa that he may recon-tion is thus exclusively fixed, like and habits and standards pre-admirals. The baronetcy dates Beyers and Maritz into open cile all the discordent elements that of the beast of prey, apo rail everywhere, as long ago in back to 1809, when it was con- rebellion and brought genuine within it to acquiescence in his the winning of his daily food, and America and Australia. In- ferred

Admiral Michael but misguided lovers of their ideal of willing membership of even his gregarious ideals are tellectually, as well as economi. Seymour for distinguished service land, like General Delarey, into the British Commonwealth of stated in the same terms? Mr.jcally, they are beginning to in many actions; Admiral Sir line with them. In an instant Nations; and it is not unfitting John Galsworthy, speaking the emancipate themselves, and sore- Edward Seymour, O.M. is a all the wounds made by the that General Smuts, who was the other day at an art exhibition in ly it is only through them, Jameson Raid and the Boer War first to give clear axpression to Liverpool, pointed out the danger developed in whatsoever way were reopened, and the ultimate this ideal, should find a great that this pre-cocupation with the they may develop, that we can success of British arms in the part of his life's work in the task probleme of production, this hope to 100 any new leaven Great War, though it removed of realising it.

exclusion of high conceptions of introduced into English life.

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FOR THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S.C.) LTD.

(Signed) W. H. BELL.

NOTICE.

cousin of the late baronet, who is The INDUSTRIAL INSTITU. succeeded in the title by his son, TION FOR BLIND will hold Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme- their annual Sale of Work on Seymour, who commanded a Friday, 3rd. Dec. at the Helens division at the Battle of Jutland. May Institute. Open 9 a.m.

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.

1920/1921.

Cabaret Dinner Dances will be held as follows

December 24th Christmas Eve,

Repulse Bay Hotel. December 25th Christmas Night,

Hongkong Hotel. December 17th Boxing Night,

Repulse Bay Hotel.

December 31st New Year's Eve,

Repulse Bay Hotel:

Patrons are kindly requested to. make table reservations early in

view of the fact that accommode- tion is limited.

Alterations at the Repulse Bay Hotel are being carried out with a view to doubling the floor capacity for dancing; such alterations will be completed before the above.. dates.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.