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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

"I ENJOY LIFE.

SIR W. JONSON TICKS'S LOVE OF THEATRE.

TUESDAY

FREE NIGHT SCHOOL.

OPENED BY CHINESE THEOSOPHISTS.

JUNE 19, 1928.

UGLY ARTERIAL

ROADS. E

MINISTER'S WIFE THINKS THEY NEED BEAUTIFYING.

Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the A now free Night School waS

Mrs. Ashley, wife of the Minister Home Secretary, has grown tired (opened on Monday night by mem of the accusation that he is a kill-

by-pass road at Daventry which joy, and at his country home, berg of the Chinese Lodge of the of Transport, opened recently the Newick Park, Sussex, recently, he Theosophical Society at, 122, Bol-saves an enormous stream of traffic xave an interview to a reporter on chor Street, Kennedy Town. This to and from London, Oxford, War the subject.

Holyhead from passing through the "I am not a killjoy," said Bit in the second Free Night School wick, Coventry, Northampton, and William firmly. "It has pleased run by members of the Theoso-narrow streets of Daventry. people in certain quarters to say phical Society, the first one, a

It was on this road, in June, 1646, that I am, but nothing could be school for boys and young men, more untrue, and I should like it having been in operation for eight that King Charles 1. halted with his to be known. To read some of months: All the teachers are army for six days, and at the the things written of me one Theosophists who give their ser ancient hostelry, The Wheatsheaf, would imagine that I spent my vices free and also help financial-still standing, which he made his shown where the ill-fated Monurch time at the Home Office making ly to defray the running expenses. headquarters. The room is stil rules and regulations to hinder

An interesting feature of the is reputed to have been startled by people in enjoying themselves, I not to prevent them. I have al-now. School is that it is the first the apparition of Lord Strafford The Mayor of Daventry stated ways tried to administer my duties Night School in Hongkong for girl warning him of his impending fate, in as humane and reasonable "a and woman workers, who are

Junable to attend the existing day that he was the 333rd Mayor, and the records revealed that there had way as I can.

never been an official visit of a "I still often go to the theatre," schools owing to their work. added Sir William. ", enjoy it,

Two young Theosophists, Mr. Cabinet Minister to their ancient It takes one's mind off the serious business of life, and that is a very Les Tin-sik and Mr. Fung Jackson, borough,

are defraying all the expenses in

Mrs. Ashley, who opened the road good thing."

Sir William even confessed to connexion with the upkeep of the having been to night clubs twice,new school for women and girls, with a golden pair of scissors, but whether he enjoyed the ex besides being unpaid teachera instated that although they might be the Boya Night School, and Miss disappointed at the absence of her perience he would not say...

"If I am a killjoy I manage to Chan Pui-ylu, the Headmistress of huskind the time might come when their get a remarkable amount of enthe new School, as well as Miss women would be Ministers of the Lau Tak-ching and Miss Young Crown and would send their hus-

banda to apologise for doing good joyment out of life," he went on.

"I enjoy life, I enjoy politics, An-woon, and above all enjoy my home organising work in establishing absence. Personally, she thought fe. I even enjoy my work at the school and in free teaching that women's place was not in Thanks are due to the Parliament. In opening such roads the Home Omce, although it some-service. times keeps me there from early Rev. H. R. Wells for his assistance they were only carrying out pre- She rejoiced, she stated, to see

included that the scheme morning to late at night. A four in obtaining the school certificate cedenta set by women. teen-hour day is no uncommon from the Director of Education.

The opening address was de-avenue of lime trees, for these new needed thing for me, I can assure you. The fact that I take some things livered by Mr, H. E. Lancpart, who arterial roads "aadly

stressed the urgent need of night beautifying, and especially in seriously does not prevent

schools for girl and woman work- from enjoying other things.

"Why,"

me

are

added Sir William,ers in Hongkong, and expressed the regard to petrol tanks."

laughing, "there is joy in my hope that the present School would name,"

soon be followed by others. He

KNOW?

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The Home Secretary is a defen-pointed out the great value of HOW MUCH DO YOU der of modern youth. "What education for the emancipation of faults the youth of to-day has tre China's women, and said that it is due to the chaotic times and to through the education of the wo- upbringing. Perhaps men of China that the whole stand- errors 571 the value of work is not insisted ard of life in the nation will rise, as

it will enable the women to become TO-DAY'S. QUESTIONS. on to-day as it should be.

"When I look back on my youth co-workers and pioneers in its I see that we had a harder time cultural and national life. He con- than the youth of to-day. We cluded by wishing the school every were all very strictly brought up success and asked the Blessings of and made to work hard at what the Masters upon them and upon ever task could be found. But to the good work done by them in day there is an all-round lessen- Their Name.-Contributed. ing of this airletness" and the old discipline, though I would not any the change is necessarily bad."

"GRAFT" IN CANADA.

ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST EX-MINISTER.

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migration permits for aliens had been going on prior to Mr. Forke's assumption of office, and that the uame of Mr. McMurray; the former Solicitor-General, had been mentioned as the recipient of 100 dollars (£20) for obtaining cach permit.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from Answers, for those who need the Daily Express. them, will be found on Page 14 of

this issue.

Alderman Coldwell went on to say that Mr. Forke also mentioned Ottawa, May 15.

the former member of the House of Giving evidenca before Dominion House of Commons In-Commons for the Maritime Pro Amount, and that the Minister had migration Committed to-day, Alder-vinces as having received a similar man Coldwell, of Regina, quoted declared: "If I wished I could be- slatements which he alleged Mr.come a millionaire-in this Depart Forke, the Minister for Immigra- ment." Witness said his converato

tlon with Mr. Forke was private.

tlon, had made in with him last year.

-conversation

Mr. Forke, said the Alderman, told him that trafficking in im-

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These allegations are described as utterly false" by Mr. McMurray. 12

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MAGISTRATE AND "THE FLOW OF MONEY.” "When a case of real distress a leading article in the Athens dally occury, the difficulty is not to get April 30, shows the deep apprecia train the flow of money and sym- newspaper Fleutheran Bema, of help from the public, but to res tion felt by Greeks for the help pathy thút pours in,” said Mr. Hay given by the British Navy in the Halkett, the Marylebone magis- Itrate, acknowledging the receipt

What animals have been describ. Corinth earthquakes: ed as having "the head of a

buffalo, the fall of a hores, and

the hooves of an antelope";

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Whut and whore is "The Boca"

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seven years?

sacro" occur?

"The Corinthians will never for- of £316 4s, for the 80-year-old get the opportune help given them woman, Eliza Baisden,

by the English. Before the Nalion

She had occupied a room In

had recovered from the consterna-Circus-street, Marylebone, for 19

6 Which famous trial lasted for tion produced by the blow which years, and was threatened with had fallen, and when the State hatt ejectment because of arrears of assistance for the unfortunate vic-8d. a week, out of which she had When did the "Peterloo Mas-begun to draw up a programme of rent. Her only income, was .188.

to the extent of £8 16s. Ed. described as "the finest example ships of Old Albion were already ness she had fallen into arrears of half-timbered work in the in the port of the ruined city,

Mr. Peter, clerk to the land- Which English mansion has been tims of the earthquake, the warto pay be, id. rent. Owing to ill-

Country"

"Those ships had not come sim- Why is Ascension Day always on

ply to express compassion with the lord's agent, said he had received. a Thursday? Thick is the oldest "monumental unfortunate victims by an exchange $15 138, 18., which paid off the brass" now existing in Englands of visits of ceremony with the arrears and the rent for six Where is there a colony of black Greek authorities, but they brought months, Another man had be- Jewe? What is meant by "lebbing"},

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Mr. Hay Halkett, in assenting populace.

to the withdrawal, said that ope "The English were the first to anonymons contributor had sent a help--the first among the civilised £50 note, while two others had nations to be touched by the disas-each sent, £15. People had also ter at Corinth. From the moment telephoned to his house offering that the English sailors disembark-him money for her.

ed the Blluation quickly improved,

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He had visited the woman in

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He added that more than sam- "All this was done with system clent had been received to make qnd organised experience, without her comfortable for the rest of hor noise and with no demonstration" days.

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