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Gymkhanas.--}

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

STRENGTH.

MORE FAILURES ARE DUE TO Readers who have been wonder- LACK OF WILL THAN LACK OF ing whether the winding up of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club will) mean the passing of the enjoyable gymkhana meetings held during the summer months must have

There was a olean bill of health

in the Colony yesterday.

monthly summer · faces, That the Magistracy this morning. haw beon

has

THE BOOKSHELF.

(By “Librarian.")

seller,

an indication of

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

CARVALHO.-On March 10, at the Peak Hospital, to Dr. and the Jockey Club handle the whole moved to the Government Civil Asquith's, but without the ex; to form the site of a hotel, as

Mrs. Arthur A. Carvalho, a son.

FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.

Arrangements for Shanghai Sports.

FIELD EVENTS.

four, 220 yards-breast stroke.

Pentathlon-(5 events).-Run-

A notable achievement is the |recent successful flight of four THE LEADING HALF-DOZEN,

American army aeroplanes from What wore the half-dozen best Long Island to Alaska and back, The programme for the Far books of the past year?-or, a distance of 9,000 miles. Though Eastern Athletic Games to be rather, the most popular and most an average spood of 80 miles an held in Shanghai next May is had their minds set at rest yestor- Paymastor E. 8. Apps has been discussed, which, admittedly is hour was maintained, the only fast, rounding into shape. The day by the contribution of our appointed to the Alacrity, special not always the same thing. I mishap worth mentioning was Committee is doing everything correspondent who hides his iden-service ship on the China Station. suppose the most-talked-of volume the breaking of an axle in landing in its power to have a fine tity under the nom-de-plume of

been Mrs. Asquith's on a rough field. For groat Athletic Carnival, and up to tho "Wireless." We have made Tho local office of the T. K. KAutobiography, which would distances the flight was over present time the following games independent enquiries, and the confirm the announcement that undoubtedly have been widely uncharted regions, and on several have been decided upon:- position of the Gymkhana Club the Korea Maru is definitely discussed without ite prior occasions there were no safe FAR EASTERN TRACK AND

publication in serial and the reason for its paesing may sailing on March 15th.

form. landing-places for 200 or 300 Another best be told in the following brief

also miles at a stratch. The machines Track and field.-100 yard run, history. In 1902 the Stewards We learn that the Katori published serially in the first pursued their journey at an 200 yard run, 480 yard run, 880 of the Hongkong Jockey Club felt Maru is to remain on the Seattle instance, bas been Mr. Welle average height of 6,000 feet, yard run, one mile run, five that they could no longor look run and will not, as has been re- Outline of History". It is not varying from 12,000 foot as low mile run, 220 yard low hurdles, after the monthly neotings and ported, be transforred to the often such a work competes with, as 50 foot in places where the 120 yard high hurdles, runaing in consequence a small body of European service.

and beats, fiction in the matter of course of the Yukon River was high jump, running broad jump, the Club's moinbers formed a

sales. Of course, Mr. Wells' in- followed just above its surface pole vault, discus throw-free Gymkhana Club (membership of For being in possession of 2,500 dividuality has been an important Among the experiences of theso, style, 12 lb. shot put-bost hand, which was confined to members cigarettes without the payment factor. The work has been ques-courageous and skilful adven-half mile relay team of 4, mile of the Jockey Club) for the of duty, two Chinese ware re-tioned upon important points, turera wore sudden gales rolay team of 4. special purpose of running spectively fined $16 and $17 at and the author probably never amid unknown mountain peaks. Swimming-50 yards free

expected, or intended, to produce long storms of rain

and stelo, 100 yards-free style, 440 a standard treatise. the arrangement.

Its title snow, and valleys filled with yards-free style, one mile-free existing until now, but it has: The annual smoking concert gives

ite fog. Much valuable material is style, 100 yards-back stroke, 100 beon felt for a long time past and distribution of shooting prizes popular character, and at least reported to have been obtained, yards-back stroke, 200 yards-back that the need for two Clubs has in connection with the Voluntoorit

has introduced history to both meteorological and stroke, 200 yards relay team of passed. There was the matter Defence Corps will take place at thousands who would not have geographical.

troubled about it in a more solid of double subscription for one Headquarters on Monday next. thing, and one' or two others;

or solemn form.

Scotsmen who served in the ning broad jump, shot put--best matters made it advisable to lot

A Chinese was yesterday re-

A publication of a somewhat yYpres salient will note with haud, 220 yard run, discus throw similar character to Mrs. satisfaction that Hill 60 is not free style, mile run. of the racing, both "recognised " Hospital suffering from a severo

Decathlon-(10 events).-100 and gymkhana. There is still a cut in the lip caused by an tremely intimate element of the was rumoured some little time yard run, running broad jump, Gymkhana

Committee and a accidental fall on the roadway at Mirrors of Downing Street, by that tenu des Trois Tours, Brielen jump, 440 yard run, 220 yard low

Memoirs of Margot, was "The

ago. In a letter from Cha-shot put-best band, running high Secretary, but membership of the Hollywood Road. Jockey Club will give owners the

excellent craftsman Mr. Harold les Yyres, Lt. Col. Causton, hurdles, discus throw free style, richt to race at gymkhanas with-

Rain interfered with the Begbie,, which also, I think, who purchased the site jointly pole vault, running hop, step and out any extra subscription fee. H.K.C.C. tennis tournament last appeared in the Press before with Mr. J. J. Calder. assures jump; mile run.

in being published Gymkhanas have grown very evening. However, in the Open Contrary to

binding.

a correspondent that there`is Tennis. Singles and doubles. largely in recent years and hampionship Doubles one match

his custom, Mr. no intention of allowing the Each nation may enter one pair owners are being more interested was completed, J. R. Wood and Begbie shows himself in some-famous hill to be used for for doubles and two entries for

what mordant vein. Dell's "The Top of the World"

the purpose named. The sum-singles. Among works of fiction Ethel mit of the hilt has been trans- Team Events.-Baseball, bas- The Manelwater Guardian handles the middle classes

forred to the Queen Victoria ket ball, volley ball-team of 16, probably heads the poll. Since Rilles in caustic style for want of solidarity. It will be noticed

(9th Londons) and soccer football, full Marathon writing "The Flight of an Eagle" monument is being erected on Run (25 miles). that our contemporary uses the plural, which is not with

Mise Dell has stabilised her the bill to the memory of the OPEN INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIO

"star" of position as out significance. It is, indeed, symptomatic of the lack of

the members of that battalion solidarity for which that journal takes the members of

publishors' lists.

who lost their lives in In addition to the above thoro it, or them, to task. There is something concrete about the a field. The now arrangement kong; a photograph of the Crown

Another volume that has had the heavy fighting for the hill will be a second meet, an open or а wide sale in singular, change it to the plural and you are hopelessly will inevitant. It is interesting to Prince of Japan taken at the Ropington's. "The First World being transferred to individuals which all bona fide amateurs will Colonel early in 1915. Other portions are International sports moet, in lost at once. True, one might plead the analogy of the improvement. is State coach; a group the recall that when gymkhanas were wedding of Mr. Carl Bunjo and

which, if not quite for similar purposes.

be permitted to enter and com- All upper classes," also the working classes used chilly first started they were very small Miss L.L. da Silva: and a picture book, is

BO candid as Mrs.

Asquith's monuments on the hill will con-pete. This will be known as the affairs, ponies racing for Cups of the famous old clipper "Cen-common frankness, dealing as blue granite,

by by those who do not belong to the respective orders.

ua form to that of the Q.V.R., in Open International. It will proletariat calls itself the Working Class-all the horny wough to win one generally made turion, on her maiden voyage in it does in personal points as much the hill is being isased to the

The remainder of include the following:-

Track and Field Events.-100 handed sons of toil knit into one compact section of society, enough to win 1869.

Belgian Battlefield Historic Sites yurd ran, 220 yard run, 440 yard (There is the point about bank directors, captains of the Club a present of another one.

Which book shall be awarded Society, and that Socioty will run, 860 yard run, one mile run, industry and the like being "workers," but that is another The Club made practically no

The command of the river gun- the remaining place? There is a preserve the hill so far as possible 220 yard low hurdles, 120 yard money at all and had it not been boat Toal, China Station, has been choice between the biography of in its present condition. Cal. high hurdles, running high jump, story). To define the middle class, even in the singular, is for the fact that nothing for to given to Lieutenant-Commander R.L.S., hy his, widow, the Life Canston adds that he would be running broad jump, pole vault perplexing enough, like trying to define a gentleman." be paid to the fand unfostre Julian Harrison, D.9.0., from of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, of Labra- grateful if ex-service men in discus throw free style, 16 lb. Its variegated and extensive character is declared in its use of the Couran and enclosure, command .of the destroyer dor, which has run to several possession of trench maps or other abot put heat hand, 16 lb. sub-divisions of upper middle and-lower middle in addition the whole thing would have fallen Vortigern in home waters. Com-editions, Mr. Mallock's Memoire, documents dealing with the fight. hammer throw, half mile relay to the middle class simply. The middle order nowadays and our summer gymkhanas have Navy in 1903, reached bis present Innocence," Mr. Hugh Walpole's on to him on behalf of the Society four, modified Maration10 Times have changed ander Harrison joined the Rayal Mies Wharton's "The Age of ing on the hill would send them teamt of four, aile relay team of is a heterogeneous collection comprising everybody from undoubtedly come to stay rank in 1913, and was a lieuten The Captives, also Lucinda, Lady Astor (who is quite sure that she belongs to the first this season is being nonant-commander of the battleship with which Mr. Anthony Hope named. order, though in the same breath her ladyship with April dapes to be auto to Monarch when the late war open- made a welcome reappearance, delightful who compose it) to the mechanic's son or daughter publish training times, and notes the Grand Fleet, and won the Green Apple Harvest, a novel Premier's view. He is gonerally stroke),200 yards relay (team of 4).

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1921.

THE MIDDLE CLASSES."

The

in them. The stake money will G. R. Sayer defeating G. M. be increased this year, forming Dodwell and J. M. W. Mears by an added inducoment. Last year | 12/14, 6/1, 6/0, 6/4. the number of ponies kept by local owners for gymkhana racing

To-morrow's page of pictures a group of the especially towards the end of will contain the season) fell to a point where Bishops of the Missions Etran it was sometimes difficult to get gores now on a visit to Hong-

through.

three months.

D.S.O. at Jutland.

marked

as with the war per se.

...

miles.

MEET.

Swimming--50, 100 (from style),

220 (broast stroke), 440, 880, ite

an office instead of

by that rising lady writer Miss regarded as one of the last sur- or her bread in earning his

Tennis-Singles and doubles. Sheila Kaye-Smith. In the springvivals of the old school of Con- Team Events-Baseball, water following in the parental wake.

Gap Rock.

At the Church of England Mr. Conrad's "Restyn" evoked servatism, not to say Toryism, polo, soccer football. Other team This seems to be the position in regard to the body

Wo have been asked to pen a Diocesan Conference the follow-high praise from the critics. Mr. as might be expected from ovente will be added if the Com- which we have often been told is the sheet-anchor of the few words regarding telegraphic ing were appointed Members of Conrad is a good seller, but scarcely a kinaman of the Cecils.mittee are guaranteed a good nation. though a Labour leader said during the war-with communication with Gup Rock, the Diocesan Standing Com-a best soller, much as he deserves To be sure his cousin, Lord entry.

Scoring.-Points for the Far what justification is not clear-that the aristocracy and the which, our informant stutos, has mites The Bishop (ex officio), to be. Fiction sold well, as usual, Robert, is being acclained as a working class were pulling their weight, but he was dubious been interrupted The forbid us Senior Chetan ax officio), the but during the past twelve month champion of the new order. For Eastern Athletic Championship cable is Chaplain, the Rev. C. Lit was outdone by one or two the matter of that, in one of his shall be counted only when made about the middle class. To refer briefly to the Manchester evidently broken, with the result Blanchett, the Rev. 6. R. Lindsay, other works-which some people novels published some teri yoars in the Oriental meet. Pointe in Guardian's criticisin, the reader may have seen that a few that the lighthouse keepers there the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, Mr. say are largely fiction!

ago ("The New Machiavelli," the Open International meet was it?) H. G. Wells depicts Mr. shalt not count for the Far weeks ago some highly-trained electrical engineers to the are more or less isolated. It is T. Arnott, Commodore W. Bow-

Balfour, under a thin guise, as Eastern Athletic Championship. number nine in the service of the municipality at Ilford stated that last week one of the den-Smith, C.B.E.. Mr. R. Han-

In reference to a statement in not unfriendly to Socialism. The Open International Meet.- "struck

over their contract of service, but received nokeopers had the misfortune to cock, Mr. G. A. Hastings, the

prizos will be support from the residents, mostly of their own class.injure himself rather seriously Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Brig- a London journal that Tolstoy's politician-philosopher reveals a Special

to broad outlook upon humanity at offered to interport teams repre- through the accidental explosion General E.B. MacNaghten, Mr. will appointed some one fearing, says the critic, that a few pence might be added of a detonating bomb and that he R. Packham, Mr. W. L. Patten-authorise future editions," Mr.times, but is a little fearful of senting

different districts in to the rates. The Guardian writer contrasts this with the suffered for many hours before den, the Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock, Aylmer Maude, the English ex-democracy swamping his own China as well as prizes to the self-sacrifice of manual workers in sympathetic strikes, a passing ship was hailed and he K.C., the Hon Mr. Claud Sovern, positor of the Russian reformer, order,

Tolstoy's will was from which he argues in effect that the middle class do was taken aboard and brought Lady Stubbe, Lady Kirkpatrick, writes:

have a number of his fingers Edkins.

Vol. 11. Third not deserve to have their lot improved until they have nongkong, where he had to Mrs. Cland Severn, Mrs. G. T. published verbatim in my "Life attained loyalty to each other.

amputatod. This incident is cited

follows:

winning team of foreigners repre- sonting Japan, Philippine Islands, of Tolstoy,"

In its Anniversary coltime the China or other countries.

Points. In individual events, Edition, p. 655, Constable, 1911, London Observer publishes ex- It will not be long now before and contains no appointment of tracts from its issues of a century including tonnis, singles and There is a measure of logic in this, but the verdict is us showing the awkwardness of

count; first place-3; second a little sweeping, to say the least. For one thing, middle the constant interruption in com- the II. B. Waring Company are the kind. On the contrary, by ago. A recent reproduction is as doubles and all relays points will In a few days will be publish-place-2; third place-1. In the class organisation is a very recent development, viewed as munication, it being argued that in due to open here. According to an Explanatory Note (published the ovent of anything even more reports from India, the Company in Leo Tolstoy, Methuen, 1918)

ed in, 4to.

Pantathlog and Marathon, points a comprehensive movement, if it has taken place yet, untoward occurring those on the are now in their last week's which was left by Tolstoy, when

The Vision of Judgment: A place-3; third place-1. Where will count; first place--5; second Among the manual workers. elaborate organisation is only island have ne nieans of getting season, after which they play he died, all his works are publish-

poem. By Robert Southey, there are four contestants, first, a thing of the present century--one might say only of the into rapid touch with Hongkong. Hangoon for a fortnight, the able and republishable by all who

Esq. Printed for Longman, second and third places will decade just ended. But. further, does the middle class But what is of equal importF.M.S. for three weeks and then may desire to use them. This

Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, count; with three contestants desire such all-embracing organisation? Hitherto therence is that Hongkong is out come direct to Hongkong and refers to the Russian originals, for off from valuable source Shanghai. New has just been Tolstoy, while ready to abandon

London, of whom may be had only first and second place will Mr. Southey's Poetical Works count; with two contestants, in has been something antipathetic between such action and of information with regard to received that Mr. H. B. Waring, his own literary and other

It has typhoons-a serious matter in who for many years toured with property, neve, desired to appro- completed in 14 vols., 12mo. the middle-class mind, vague as the latter term be.

both team and individual events, The former Laureate's metrical only first plane will count, preferred suffering in silence to parading its ills. Some view of the early approach of the the Howitt Phillip Company as priate that of other people, not

stormy season. We are informed their leading artist, is now back even of of his translators.

compositions, much thought of in will account this a vice, calling it snobbishness; others that Gap Rock is the most im- from London and has rejoined the very serious attempt to supply their day, appoar to be in little deem it the virtue of uncomplaining patriotism. To some portant of all local reporting Company, bringing with him an-satisfactory and reliable edition demand now, but his "Nelson" extent at least the middle order has been forced to move, stations in the typhoon season, other young artist who will play of Teletoy's works was com- retains its popularity.

The addition of menced before the war by the threatened as it has been by the Scylla of Capital on one and that the probable lack of juvenils leads. side, the Charybdis of Labour on the other. After a information therefrom is viewed these two artists will materially Oxford University Press, in the with some measure of apprehen- and to the strength of the World.s Classics Series. It was somewhat chequered experience during its comparatively son by shipping companies. We organisation, which has always suspended during the war, but is short career, the Middle Classes Union has been making a don't know what the Government been a strong one. The Company now proceeding, and substanial more energetic bid for popularity-with just what success is doing to expedite a resumption will be in Hongkong during April progross may be looked for dur-particularly rich. Mr. E. Beres- Rules: Volley Ball Rules (Re- ing the next twelve months," ford Chancellor has joined thevised); Tennis Rules; Basket remains to be seen. We hear more, too, of unions or guilds of communication. We do hope, add Shanghai in May.

late Sir Walter Basant, Mr. Ball Rules; others may be among the Black Coat Brigade. The Labour Party, come however, that it is fully alive to

Walford "Bir John Gomme, published later. Complimentary From Mr. Balfour's volume of Gagonet," John London & others copies will be sent to any school to that, caters for workers by hand or brain." Its the urgency of the matter,

varied Essays I cull this note as an historiau of the British or club on application. Individual constitution has always allowed of this, but it is only lately

upon Democracy: "Democracy capital. His "The XVIIIth Cen- copies may be tained from that the party has proclained the fact-apparently,

is an excellent thing, but, though tury in London" is a storehouse National Y.M.C.A., Publishing

a wide response. The institution of a Consumers Council

without

is a move in the right direction:

Of course, all sections of!

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Rule Books. The Contest Com- mittee has prepared handbooks which are issued both to Chinese and English containing rules to govern many of the Games which

Old London must always be a will take place in May. The fascinating study, and its following are already published Eighteenth Century aspect is or on the press-Track and Field

The following have been select-quite consistent with progress, it of information concerning the Department 20 Museum Road, Upon my word," said the to represent the R.A.M.C. in a is not progressive per ac. Its metropolis that old Sam Johnson Shanghai, China. the nation are consumers, but the middle class stand most Magistrate at North London friendly match against the K.C.C., value is regulative, not dynamiclaved.

On the programme each day a magistrate is at 'Happy Valley on Saturday and if it meant (as it never does)

there will be mass demonstration in need of this protection, not having the resources of the Police-court,

of some sort as, for example, a wealthy nor the almost automatic advances of the manual asked some funny questions. next, commoncing at 2 p.m.substantial uniformity instead of

man wanted to Major Lloyd, Capts. Tomory and legal equality, we should become SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, mass play demonstration--(3,000.. workers. Whether the division of society whose praises know how to catch rats. Now a Enwright, Sgt. Major Thompson, fossilised at once. Movement The School of Oriental Studies, 4,000 boys), Boy Scouts display: Goldsmith sang so eloquently will establish n "G. II. Q." offer woman asks me how to keep a Sgts. Hollands and Wilkinson, may be controlled or checked by Finsbury-circus, B, C, nowcago ball. The final programm

running Cpls, Rhodes, Savage and Filmer, the many; it is initiated and provides justruction in more than has not been entirely worked out a study for the psychologist as well as for the economist. and sowing machine in

Pigs. Barnes and West..

made effective by the few." A 40 languages. the politician.

order."

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