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CHINA & JAPAN.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1928.

standpoint of the due and proper protection of the lives and proper-

ty of hor nationals, and seemingly

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DAY BY DAY.

EVERY UNPUNISHED" MURDER

is not disposed to leave this to the TAKES AWAY SOMETHING FROM THE Chinese, for fenr of further un-BECURITY DE EVERY MAN'S LIFE.-

"Daniel Webster. fortunate Incidents should any circumstanco." arise to inflame Chinese feeling. Apart from Shantung, there is also the Man churlan question to be settled, and here again Japan is naturally an- xious regarding the safeguarding of her large interests in this territory,

It is difficult at the moment to foretell what will happon, but some compromise will have to be made by one side or the other if}} the present deadlock is to be over- come. The reports that the Japanese Minister may go to Nan- king to make a final effort to straighten matters out inspires the hope that a really serious at- temp will be made to prevent relations between the two tries from becoming really strain- ed. If the troop question can bo settled, the way should be opened the larger for negotiation 'on questions. But unless the situa- tion is carefully handled, it may easily get worse rather than bet- ter:

The De-Rating Bill.

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Information has been received from the Colonial Secretary at Singapore and the British Consulis at Amoy that Hongkong has boon declared suspected on account of small-pox.

CONFLICTS IN PRONUNCIATION. Authorities Differ on English,

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The languago that nobody knows to submit debatable words for its not the puzzling Basque of the consideration, and to adont the and yes, or a forgotten tongue angs of the majority of its mem- But the committee had no official, It 18 one which we eso every day of on us ancient Cretan or Etruscan, bers. our lives. · Strange as it may seem, standing; it could not say to the there is no one who can claim with-man-in-the-street, that such and At the P.W.D. offices on Decem-out fear of contradiction that he such a pronunciation was definitely ber 10th there will be offered foranowe English

right and such and such a pro- Though the term "Standard Eng-nunciation definitely wrong. All aale New Kowloon Inland Lot 1190, situato at Shamshulpo. The lot lish is often used nowadays, there that it could do was to state that has an area of about 4,000 squares actually no such thing, since those in the opinion of the majority of its regarded as authorities members (not necessarily of all of feet, and the upset price is $7,440, who are

upon the subject diller widely them) certain pronunciations wero amongst themselves on points of preferable to others. pronunciation and of grammar. There can be no doubt that we do

About Hong Kong

Do you know that---

Mount Austen is named after Rear-Admiral Charles J. Austen, C.B., who was Com- mander-in-Chief of the China Station In 18507 He did mach to put down piracy in the China Seas, and went to Rangoon in 1852 where he died that year from cholera.

Mount Davis WAB Bamed after Sir John Davis, who was Governor from 1844 to 18487 Ho later became Deputy Lieu- tenant of Gloucestershire and amongst his honours was Doctor of Civil Law'at Ox- ford. He died in 1890 at the age of 95 years.

'Shepherd Street is named after Mr. Bruce Shepherd, who from 1883 onwards oc- cupled successively the posta of Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, Land Officer, Ofeinl Receiver and Secret- ary to the Squatters' Board?

if you doubt it, make out a list not know our own langungo. Wo of ten simple words such as "in-use, for example, the expression comparablo," "laboratory," "ate," "Implicit faith" as if implicit meant. "olton," "despicable," "finance, complete; really it meang, implied, "digest," "suit," "desultory" and but not expressed, "Practically" "towards." Submit this to a num-becomes a synonym for almost, ber of people whoso English you re-though it means nothing of the gard is beyond criticism and ask kind. - · each of them to pronounce the "Literally" incorporated fi'w zen- worda.

Lence should guarantee that the

Every word in that list has at statement made le exactly in accor least two pronunciations in common dance with the facts; yet how often use amongst educated people; you do we read that a team literally will probably be astonished to and fell to pieces or hear from his own how greatly your chosen authori-still living Hips that a friend, is ties differ from one another in their literally dend with fatigue. preferences.

In an announcement by an educa- Should the "h" in why and when tional cat.blishment there appear be sounded, or is it correct to mako ed recently the statement that ta it suent? One group of authori-staff was comprised of highly. ties maintains that to say "wy" and qualified tutors f "wen" 18 as bad as saying "low"

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and "igh"; their opponenta aro If we who have spoken English all equally emphatic' that to pronounce our lives find it so difficult to dis the "h" in such words is to be either cover what is right and what is It is quite clear that all the con-

pedantic or provincial.

wrong in pronunciation, in sidered explanations of Mr. Neville

Should there be any difference be-grammar, and even in spelling, it Chamberlain have failed to remove

tween the final sounds of words such is much harder for the lureigner the doubts and misgivings raised

as porter, doctor and honour? 10 who is endeavouring to learn our. vitinte "vishynte" or "viltlate"; language. in England by the Government's

vaccilate, "Vassilato" or "vak-

When he is puzzled over samo vast scheme of local government de

sllate" One may promote fierce point in English he may consult rating and reform, and tl.e passage

conflicts by putting such innocent friend after friend, and recolve of the Bills creating the machinery is likely to be a stormy one. The

questions to a company of learned different answers in each instance, Now it is of the utmost importanco that this wonderful languaga of present system of rating has de-

We learn that the Chinese Banks

No language probably is so badly ours should have definite rules, and veloped from the casual respon are hold a meeting to-day in regard written by its great men na ia Eng-that there should be a bad poss08- siblities of the Poor Law ad- to the proposed new Stamp Duties.lish. It is rare, for instance, to ing authority to say without Japan and China have so far ministration, and undoubtedly has which, it is considered, affects them find a French or German author equivocation just what is good failed to adjust their differences led to many flagrant inequalities just as much as the brokers. Com making grammatical slips or using English and what is not. in regard to the settlement of out and possibly abuses. It is a moot pradores of foreign banks will be words wrongly, but there are few The value of the existence of such

pont, however, whether the Bub present.

English writers who do not make a body is well-nigh inestimable. standing questions between the creating the machinery for reliev-

"howlers" at times.

"For the foreigner it would mean an two nations. The deadlock is ing Industry of a large proportion

A naval wireless mesange re- Carlyle mixed up "cuphuism" and end to the many seemingly insur obviously serious, sinco a Nankinggressive step, and this question will

of locul rutes, is in effect a pro-ceived in Hongkong this morning "euphemism," Charlotte Bronto per-mountable difficulties of acquiring Foreign Office spokesman asserts be foremost in the debate opening states that there has been in repetrated "contumacity, Kipling a knowledge of the language which that the negotiations between Dr. on Monday. The proposals have grouping of military leaders in wrote "underlald" for "underlay year by year is becoming necessary

Szechunn und that General and even Dr. Johnson was guilty of to him in the world of commerce. been severely criticised by local

Such a body exists in France In Wang and Mr. Yada have reached bodice, though in a series of con: Yang Son has been appointed one "the most pompous monument of

Egyptian greatness.... are the the Academy, which lays down hard a point at which further discus-ferences, the Minister of Health of the Nationalist nominees.

pyramids."

and fast rules for. the French sion is unlikely to yield any satin-eems to have disposed of many

Thursday's naval movements Unfortunately there is no uz language, rules that are accepted as misunderstandings, or alternatively, factory results. It would appear. made concessions in an attempt to included the arrival of H.M.S. challenged authority upon English, final and beyond question. however, that the conversations meel the wishes of local authorities, sucbell at Welhaiwel from Che-nor is there any standard work to The only concession of importance, foo; HLM.S, Kent, flying the flag which we may turn with complete may be resumed if China can get however, is that the scheme of the of the Commander-in-Chief, galled confidence for help when we are in about the pronunciation of any aaniisfactory reply regarding the Bill may be reconsidered at the end from Mitsugi and arrived at difficulties with this language of French word. In grammar tho Academy states definitely which Japanese intentions in regard to of three years instead of five. Kuskabe; H.M.S. Foxglove is sail-ours.

Many would refer without ques-constructions are correct, though Neither Mr. Chamberlain nor Mr. ing from Hongkong at 3.30 to-day tion to the Oxford English Diction- they may tolerate slight deviations the withdrawal of troons from Churchill see their way clear to re for Weihaiwel.

ary for guidance, and there enn from them. No new word can be- be no doubt that this is the come a recognised part of the A wireless message picked up in Tokyo Government realises that tica by direct payment of the in-

come they will actually lose by the Hongkong yesterday stated that nest work that we possess upon French language until the Academy the language. But it must not be has sanctioned ita admission to the Rome definite pronouncement on dorating proposals, and it is widely the Japanese steamer Saka Maru forgotten that the Dictionary took dictionary. Until it is so admitted illa inane is regarded by the feared that they will suffer heavily was in distress in the vicinity of a very long time to compile or that it is slang, and therefore not good Chinese as a pre-requisite to under the scheme. The formidable 128.69 E. Longitude and 12.05 N. its first part was published forty French.

list of alleged defects outlined by Latitude. The cause of the mes- years ago.

English is already the langungo further discussion, some effort the Labour Party in their amend-sage is presumed to be the typhoon A language grows rapidly spoken by approximately one person will be made to place the questionment of rejection, while represent in that area, but no further nows changes are continually occurring in ten of all the inhabitants of the was available this morning, in it. If you look under the A's world. Everything points to its on a more satisfactory basin. Ating the extreme, contain views held by an appreciable bady of Con-

In the dictionary vou will not find becoming in course of time, if not the moment, the next move lies servative opinion. capable of

It is notified that the Government appendicitis; only the last publish-the world language, at any rate with Japan.

development into a very strong case, proposes to erect a public latrine teed voltimes contain any of the word the lingua franca of the world. The chief merit of the Bill is that, the east of Lot No. 1549, Shek O. that made their way into the That wonderful prospect could be Although this question of tropp by the relief of productive industry, If any owner or occupier in the lantunge during the war. withdrawal is being made the it will give depressed areas mmediate vicinity of such site ob- principal point in dispute at the mitted, it seems likely that the ich must be sent in writing to the chance for recovery, and this adiects to such erection, such obice moment, there are, of course. majority of the House will over- Colonial Secretary so as to reach many much larger issues which took the obvious drawbacks. It is his office not later than Friday, have to be adjusted. The tart certain, however, that when the problem is the chief of these, the discussion of an extremely in-

principal protagonists have done, 14th December. and it remains to be seen how tricate problem will be technical, this will finally be solved. It has tedious and prolonged.

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see altogether eye to eyo on this. big issue, as between the Powers Paris and China, and in this connexion Bruss! It is interesting to note that Mr. Amsterdam

Berlin Yada, although failing in his mis- Copenhagen alon to Nanking, is now to talk Vienna

Helsingfors over tariff autonomy with Mr. Lisbon Soong in Shanghai. The likely Bucharest

Buenos Aires upshot of these conversations is Shanghai & matter of much importance. We Yokohama have no doubt that the Chinese New York

Genova... leaders really desira a final settle-Milan ... ment of all outstanding questions

Stockholm Oslo with Japan, but due account has Prague to be taken of popular feeling on Madrid the various points involved. This lo circumstance probably accounts Bombay

Hongkong for the keen insistence on the Silver (spot) withdrawal of Japanese forces Bilver (forward) from Shantung, as these are days.

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sirable to have a standard pro-with full authority might rapidly nunication for wireless announcers, change English from a languago | the only possible course was to Bet that nobody knows into a language

up a committee consisting of re-overybody knows. -- cognised exponents of good English,

LOCAL WEDDING.

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An interesting wedding is taking!

THE "ACME" NAILLESS STRAPPING,

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afternoon, when Miss Elizabeth in an advertisement appearing else Robertson Dow (younger daughter where in this lasue, drawing atten- The health bulletin of Eastern of Mr. James Dow and the late fon to the saving features mado ports for the week ended Saturday Mrs. Dow, of Glasgow) will be possible by the adoption of the fast, lasued by the Director of married to Mr. Edward Moore, of "Ace" method of nalliess strap- Medical and Sanitary Services, Taikoo (son of Mr. Willam Moora ping for cases, bales, etc. contains the following cases, the and the late Mrs. Moore, of It i generally recognised 2/7 figures in parenthesta indicating Greenock), The Rev. F. C. Young amongst shipping firms that many 171024792 deaths: Plague, Bassein (2), Bang-will oflciate and Mr. G. E. Long losses sustained whilst goods are in

4.85 1/32 kok 1 (1). Pnom Penh 1 (1); year will be at the organ,

transit, are solely due to Indifferent The bride, who is to be given packing which makes pilferage ..25.10 Cholera, Calcutta (88), Madras

02.55 (81), Pondicherry (3), Bangkok 2 away by Mr. T. Swan, will wear a

Acma" system eliminate plifering, .18.14 (2), Safgon 1. Canton 1; Small gown of white georgette and silver possible. Not only does the .18.10 pox, Aden 1, Basrah 14, Bombay 1 ince, with vell of net and silver lace, but It reduces labour costs in con- 168% (1), Madrac 20 (6), Negapatam 6 and will carry a bouquet of white nexion with packing, reduces the .80.09(2). Pondicherry (1), Belawan Deli heather and white roses,

Mine Wallace will be a brides-Cost of containere, and speeds up 3751, Prom Penh 6 (2), Shanghai (11). mald, and she will wear a dress of the actual handling of merchandise. The "Ace" method is very three-shade apricot georgette, with A number of residents of the hat to match, and carry a spray of widely employed In every country Colony returned on the P. and Ochrysanthemums,

In the world, being the most efficient. 8.8. Naldera, which arrived yester Misees Grace Swan and Jean and economical way of reinforcing Among the passengers Stewart will be the flower girls, and and packing all sorts of goods disembarking at Hongkong were they will wear dresses of apricot The sole agents for Hongkong and Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Bira. Purves, georgette, with Dutch bonnets, and South China are Messrs. J.M. da Rocha & Company, 2 Connaught familton. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs., Taylor, Mr. B. W carry baskets of pink rosea.

The matron of honour will be Road, Central, who will be pleased My, and Mrs. Brooks, Mr. and Mr attired in a dress of lace over belge to arrange demonstrations for those Green, Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Lidut. V georgette, with hat to match. Mr. Interested. Surtees, T. and Mrs. Sheffield. Stewart Hope will be the best H. Metcalf, Lt. D. Macintyre, Cdr.

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In which China is rather apt to stand on her dignity where ques- At the City Hall, last evening, tions of her sovereignty.are con- there was a large attendance at cerned. The presence of Japan the practica dance in connexion with the forthcoming St. Andrew's ose troops in Shantung, despite Ball. Pipera of the K.0.8.B. sup the fact that their number has plled the music for the national and Mrs. Baker, Mr W. Coltrell, After the ceremony, a reception A copy of "A Christmas Carol," been materially reduced, is still a dances, whilst the Hongkong Cir. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. E. Par-will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Formerly the property of John Hotel orchestra played for the ker, Mrs. Grimble, Rey, and Mrs, and the honeymoon will be spent at Dickens (father of Charles Dic- source of anuoyance to the per- other numbers. Tea and refresh Rees, Dr. Millward, Mr. E. Hill, Repulse Bay, the bride's going- kons), has been presented to "The fervid nationalists In China. ments were served, and a happy Mr. Gabhay. Mrs. H. Nissim and sway dress being of fawn georgette Dickens House" Library by Mr. C. Japan views the matter from the evening was spent.

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