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OBITUARY.

PRESIDENT OF LATVIA.

Riga, March 14 The death is announced of the President of Latvia, M. J. Tachakste-Reuter-

OPTIMISM-v. PESSIMISM.

INTERESTING DEBATE.

1927.

LING NAM SOLD.

TO BE PLACED IN COMMMIS- SION SHORTLY.

r

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTED:

Per s., President Grant for San Francisco via ports, March 15. Mas Vicente Barger, Mr. F. F. Glass, Mrs. Catherin Harehner, Mrs, W. N. Hannigan, Joseph P. Hell- Mund, Mrs. Lucilo 1. Mario La Mr. Mundy, Mrs.

Seth, Mr.

Does experianco justify pos- simism? By an overwhelming It is announced that the twin majority a meeting of members acrow passenger steamor Ling. and others at St. Peter's Young Nam which has been in port for Men's Club, Bonham Road, de some time has been purchased by bronn, Mrs. cided, after a most interesting Mossrs. Williamson and Company debate, that it did not. Mr. E. R. local shipowners. This vessel was Price, supported by Mr. F. Sanda Inst engaged on the South Amer- wore the affirmative leaders, ican run, being originally the Field whilst the Rev. J. Kirk Macona Marshal, one of the first class Ger- chie and the Rev. W. R. Connell man mail steamers running to opposed, The Rev. NV Halward South Africa. Had charge of the proceedings.

The Pessimist.

The Ling Nam was held for a considerable time by the Crown, In an action by the master and Mr. E. R. Price opened in truly crew for wages due, and for the possimistic vein. Brahma, he past 18 months has been lying off sold, was supposed to have creat-Shumshuipe, the subject of much ed the world by a kind of fall or litigation, having been put up for

and Mrs. Anthony

Kokuku, Mr. H. R. Robbins, Mr chi and Mrs. R. Foltman, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Flood, Mrs. Alamana Billings, Mr. M. E Cleland, Miss Peggy Dreial, Mrs. J. W. Husted. Mr. and Mrs. Marcon L Roces, Mr. F. Carcir

Ит Vargaro, Miss. Kathleen Davis, Rogers Cort, Mr. and Mrs. Qalan, Mr. P. H Buckling, Mr. E. Ainbastor, Mrs. B. A. Proulx, Ho Fal-ha, Mr. P. W.

Miss Towno Miss A. J. Edmunis

ME, C.

Mr. T. G. Weal, Mr.

mistake and in order to atone for auction no less than three times, Mr. AG1

A. Yates. Mr. Mo

this fall, he was bound to remain withdrawn twice, and supposedly in it until he had worked out his sold once to a Philippines firm. redemption. Unfortunately, it The dimensions of the vessel are A. G. Hills, Rev. J. H. Evons.

Mr. Bead,

Hr. E.

James, Miss Loung, Miss

was not only Brahma who had suf—116' x 60' 0" x 28' 0", Gross Ton-is ALTRI M Anderson, Miss

Mr.

Mr. F. Gregory, Mrs. Anderson, The engines are twin triple ox M. F Mackintoy,

inloy, Misal SPC Ting,

fered for the slip. We had all nage 8748. had to share in the spectacle of

a cruel world growing worse and pansion of 3,000 1h.p. with three Mr. Tom Sing-chong, Mr. Tom Yee-

Mr. J. Endicott, Mr. Chek

worse until it had assumed the double-ended boilers, oil

fred on Mr. and Mrs. Jupp, Mias

dismal aspect it wore to-day. the Wallsend Howden system, giv- Liko lamba in a field, we disported ing a speed of 14 kruts and the of the ship's classification is 100 A.1. ourselves, under the eye

Lloyds, butcher who singled out first one and then another for his prey out, the walls of the saloons, smok- This vessel is handsomely fitted

(Laughter)..

Mr. Lady Ady, Mr. Pau D.

Lo Kan, Mr. M. K. H. Fang,

Mr..

25en,

Mr. S. Katamura,

Mr. Shang Mr.

Cavilller, Mr. Bo Yee-sang,

Mr. Wah Shing-huen, Mr. and Mrs.

Floris

Mr.

Peter

If children were brought into ing room etc., being lined with Frank W. Leo, Mrs. A. Petroff, the world by an act of pure reason marble, and the first class cabine Mastor Geo Petrol, Miss Sonia, Mizs Re- Pavlena, Mr. Spero Floris, Mr. and alone he wondered whether the roomy and well appointed. human race would continue to frigerating machinery and ator- Mrs. John Floris, Miss Lizzie Fieris, exist or whether man would not age is fitted, also wireless and Mian Ellan have so much sympathy with the submarine signalling equipment.

It is understood that the vessel coming generation as to apare it the burden of existence or, at any will be placed in commission carly rate, not to impose that burden on it in cold blood...

next month.

It

When older people got together,

are cynics," and he passed it on what was the tacit understanding to those present that night, which underlay their. conversa- was not a good, sign when optim- tlon? Was it not disappointment lam was left to the grey heads, at the life, which had acemed

They had to face hardships and fair as it lay spread out before difficulties which sometimes made them in the rosy light of it hurd for them to be optimistic, dawn-which had promised but in spite of that they had hope,

and 30 much

which grew and grew. performed sQ little. As an old philosopher had put it, life was like those who had aat for some time at a conjuror's hopth.. The tricks were only meant to be seen once and when they lost their novelty and ceased to deceive, their effect was gone (Laughter).

Getting Nowhere.

I

We were in the midst of things and had only seen them half through.

Mr. Creighton, Mr.,

Mr. H. 8. Arundo),

Cohen Mr. Mr. W. Moore, Mr. H.

H. A E. Smith,

Geiana

STOLEN MACHINES.

CHARGES AGAINST RECEIVERS WITHDRAWN.

Mr. H. Geisman, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Stordale, Mrs. L. Heymanson, Mrs. Suckling, Rev. E. S. Hildreth, Mrs. L. W. Weathebee, E. S. Hildreth, Mins Miss Alice

Master Hildreth,

John and Mrs. R.

R. E. L Hildreth, Ms.

Gow Yin-hon, Mr. Choy Ruffner, Mr. Yer, Mr. p Pul Cho, Mr. Toy

Tal Mr. Yer Booy, Mr. Lam Share-vick, Mr. L. Johnson, Mrs. F. F. G. Donaldson, Miss Suean Donaldson, Miss Jocelyn Donaldson, Mr. F. F. G. Donaldson, Mastor Fred Donaldson, Master James Donaldson, Dr., and The Personal Equation.

Mastor Mrs. Ivan C. Wahrlay, Experience, which had that

Melville Wohrley, Mr. Georg Fritz might been stated to justify pes-Sauer, Mrs. Elli Sauer, Master H. simism, was said by the Apostle Sauer, Mrs. J. A. Van Leer, Mrs. Paul to result in hope. If there B. Van Leer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter was no.hope then he thought they J. Hawker, Miss Daphne Hawker, could be pessimists pretty much Mrs. H. Henderson, Mr. P. B. as they liked, but he had hope and Findlay, he looked to that as a solution of If optimism was to be justified, the problems of suffering which were before the world today. He then it must be proved that the

admitted that the personal equa- human race was "getting some-

tion came in and had to be rec-. where As an intellectual ma-koned with, but looking at things chine, as a human being, man way as a whole, his own belief, with- getting nowhere. Outwardly el out any hesitation or doubt what- vilised, he had all the primitive ever, was that pessimism was by instincts of man inside him 'as in no means justified by the facts

That the complainant was 9a- the first man and these instincts and by the expectations.

tisfied the parchasos were legiti governed his life. All that

mately made, was the reason put science could teach us had been

forward by Mr. Leo d'Almada at brought into play for the purpose "Call me an optimist, if you Kowloon Marlatracy yesterday af- of killing men. The world was like," Mr. Maconachie said, "but ternoon in asking for the with- getting more crowded every day, please don't put me down as drawal of the case against the so sooner or lator we simply had kind of superficial fellow who goes two Chinese who were charged to burn and cut each other's around and tries to shut his eyes with receiving two knitting, ma- throats because there would other to what is contradictory to his chines knowing the same to have

There is a brand of been atolen wise be no

or unlawfully ob room for us. The own view. more civilised we were, the more optimism, which leaves people tained."

thinking you need not bother and Mr. d'Almada prosecuted on the necessity for cutting each that everything will come alright.behalf of the complainant, a bus- other's throats, (Laughter).

Was it a hopeful augury for That I think, you can set aside al-iness man of Bonham Strand, while Mr. C. A. S. Rusa represent- the future that the world had gone

Supporting the motion that ex-ed the first defendant and Mr. H. crazy, over tipping tables and perience justifies pessimism, Mr. S. Lo the second. hearing raps on the ceiling to Sands quoted Webster's dictionary Mr. d'Almada, in asking per- prove immortal life?

as defining pessimism as a ten-mission to withdraw the charges, The opposition would ask them dency to regard the pains of life said that the Police on receiving to dreara dreams of gloricus pos- as overbalancing the happiness.

a report of the whereabouts of sibilities. What the meeting was. The doctrine of pessimism was the articles, made investigations, concerned with was the present not a war product but was as oid but were satisfied that there was"

Pro- and the past. That was all we as the oldest philosophy.

no guilty knowledge against the

The could speak of from experience or bably Adam and Eve were defendants.

articles no personal contact. What was life, simists in the garden of Eden doubt belonged to the complain- shorn of the rosy hue with which Mr. Sands referred to the frantic ant, but they had been stolen and

pawned. the opposition would seek to search for artificial pleasures and colour It? It was a movement urged that a man who made hap- forward and backward, up and piness. his whole aim in life, was

on the wrong tack. down, with no beginning and no end; a ship on the sea, tossed by every wave and every wind, head- ed for no port and no harbour. with no rudder, no compass, and na pilot, simply floating for a while then lost in the waves.

The Optimist.

together.

A Blend Suggested.

After they had been in the for twelve pawnshop

months without being redeemed, the pawn- broker sold the machines by virtu Rev. W. R. Connell, supporting of his rights. The defendants Mr. Maconachie, congratulated the purchased them for $148, they movers of the motion on their having been pawned for three optimism. It took some courage dollars less, while the intrinsie to espouse a cause in which they value was $220.

The did not believe. He suggested to the pessimists that if they put charged. more into life they would get more

out of it.

J

defendants were' dis-

PROPERTY SALE.

At the outset of his address, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie created

Mr. T. J. Price believed in a consile able laughter by saying blend of optimism and pessimism. that he remembered many years Pessimism stood for preparedness ago defining pessimist to his - hope for success but at the own satisfaction as a person who

same time a preparation for fai Jooked on things through glasses Jure. amoked on both sides and spotted Mr. Lee referred to conditions in the middle, and nothing he had in Hongkong, and contended that China Auction Rooms yesterday, heard that night inclined him to there was nothing to justify per-

HO MUN TIN LOT AT ES,200.

There was a poor attendance at

charge that view. Mr. Macona simiam To a certain extent it when Mr. E. V. M. R. de Souss chie recommended a study of his was true that in matters like sani- put up property altuated at Ho tory as a great cure for pessimism, tallon, child labour and social pro- Mun Tin. Bidding whs fairly and strongly challenged the view blems generally Hongkong was brisk, however, and the sale con- that personal experience justified backward compared with some cluded at slightly more than three pessimism. He quite agreed there other places, but great improve times the opening figure. was a great deal in civilisation ment had taken place and he had which made the word almost a no doubt would continue in the travesty, and he had a good deal future.

un-

The balance sheet of the pan- tomime production of "Little Red Riding Hood" has been received and shows the very creditable - lance of $930.12, as a result of Mrs. Gay Cumming's effort, in [M. Tschakato has been Presi which she was ably assisted by dent since the Latvian Constitu. the "Little Mummers" and others. tion was passed by the Consti-

tuent Assembly on February 15th,.

The lot put up was two The cost of production, co 1922, declaring Latvia an indepen- tumes, hire of Theatre Royal, dent democratic Republic. The

divided fourth parts of Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No, 1737 lights, printing, band, advertise President holds office for three

of sympathy with much of what Mr. Wittenbach.urged that they together, with the erections there- ments, etc., amounted to $941.68, years, and in 1925 M. Tachakste

needed bath optimism and pes-on.held for the unexpired realdue Mr Price had, auld.. The sales of seats at the two was re-elected for a second period. performances totalled $1,898 No person can hold office for more

Remarking that he had reach-simism They wanted their ideals of 75 years from March, 1924, with while additional revenue from than six consecutive years]

of discretion, Mr. in lifa but they must carry theat the right of renewal for a for- ed yeara

The area of the admitted that ne out sanely. He was in favour of ther 75 years, Maconachie programmes," advertises, and

- whole Section. A is 80,260. square sale of mascots increased this to

passed his Gard, birthday a few being a pessimistic optimist.

Both Mr. Price and Mr. Macon- feet, at an annual Crown Rental $1,872.95. There was a loss of

months ago; he bad not had an $1.25 on bad money returned by round sum of $100. This is be-

achin replied, after which the of $205. the bank, making the net

Chairman in a short address gave. pro-ing sent to Dr. Barnardo's Homes ceeds. $930.12.

and an acknowledgement will be published in due courac, Sir Robert Ho Tung very gen- .....Mausang Thurs. 7th Apr at 3pm.erously exchanged this sum at The Hon. Trensurer was Mr. For froight or passage apply to:--

£38 and a further sum of £6 was A. J. Reovee of the Naval Yard raised by the Revd. Horace John- and the accounts were kindly JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

ston and friends, making up a audited by the Revd. Horace John Telephono 215, Central

Steamer. Sailings.

Wed, 16th Mar at [Kumsang Chipshing Thura. 17th Mar at 7a.m. STRAITS & Calcutta

Hosang Satur. 19th Mar, at 3 p.m. THINGTAU Swatow & S'hal Mingsang. Sua. 20th Mar at 7 a.m. BINGAPORE

Yuonaang Mon. 21st Mar at 3 p.m. SANDAKAN

.Hinsong Tues. 22nd May, at noon. TIENTSIN

Chipshing Tuos, 22nd Mar at noon. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Fausang Wed. 23rd Mar ut 7 a.m. STRAITS & Calcutta....Fooksang Thurs. 24th Mar at 3 p.m. OSAKA via Kol & Moll Kutsang Bun. 27th Mar at 7 a.m. TSINGTAU Swatow S'hai Hopsung Sun. 27th Mar at 7 a.m. TBINGTAU Bwatow B'hai Kwongsang Wed. 30th Mar at 7 a.. OSAKA via Moji & Kobe Buisang Sattfr. 2nd Apr at 7 a.m. SANDAKAN.

General Managers

stor

easy life, he had done, a man and n half's work for most of the time and bereavement had visited him again and again, but he was there that night to say that he had more faith and hapo in the future than ha. had ever had, before, Here membered a saying, "Woe to the generation in which the old men are optimists and the young men

Opening at $1,000 with bida of two examples of schoolboy howlers: $200 acceptable, Increases were "An optimist is a woman who rapid until the closing price of marries two husbands;" "An $3,200 was reached, when the 'lot optimist attends to your eyes, and was knocked down to Mr. Sam a pessimist attends to your feet." Pang-fel.

The vote Was then taken,

The sale was, by order of the adarge majority being in favour mortgagee, who retains a fourth of the optimistic ́ vłow.

part of the premises.

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