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THOSE WHO HAVE USED TO CRAMP LIBERTY HAVE GONE BO FAR AS TO RESENT EVEN THE LIBERTY OF COM- PLAINING-Swift.

Chaplain the Rov. J. C. Watera, M.A., has been appointed H.M.S. Kent.

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A boiler-mikor, living at No. 14, Tai Wong Street, committed auf- elde yesterday by taking poison.

In commemoration of Empire Day all the foreign banks in Shameen were closed and all the gunboats in port dressed slip.

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ON THE SHAPING OF ENDS. Examples From Great Writers.

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To most great writers has been¡ putation of an unsuccessful nove“ - attributed, by a classifying ob-list, sciston, a consistent body of As late as 1870, when he was doctrine, or a theory of art, delil thirty years old, he wrote his crately planned from the first as his fiancee declaring that he had de contribution to the world. Men like finitely abandoned novel-writing, Thackeray, Dickens, Hardy and and was to bet an architect, Sho Conrad are credited with a con-protested vigorously, with scious plan of dealing with the hu- faith in him than he had in himself, man drama, so that when one of The scales were finally turned by them turns about in mid-career, his meeting with a fellow architect as did Dickens or Thackeray, the who had great respect for Hardy's critics lament his failure to givoliterary potentialities. This friend. all that was in him. They are suggested that literature would at stamped, moreover, with labels. least be a resource in the event of Thus, we commonly think of the fine architectural drawing upon. Hardy as obsessed throughout his which he was continually engaged career by the dark ironic stress of proving too trying. With this coin- circumstance"; of Dickens as the cided a meeting with a publisher master-showman of London; of of his acquaintance who asked when.. George Eliot as mapping out for a novel could be get ready. The herself a deliberate treatment of result was "Under the Greenwood It is advertised that the seventh what someone has called the "high-Tree," After this Hardy turned ordinary yearly meeting of shareer provincialism" of the English finally to literature. holders of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, countryside. These and other such

Thackeray did not deliberately Ltd., will be held at Exchange writers had a message for the world, Building, on Saturday, June 8 we are told which it was the avowed choose the field where he became int 12 noon.

purpose of their being to deliver a master of his day and his.class. to their day and generation.

Charterhouse, Oxford, the Continent his tastes, so far as any were

Mr. E. D. Shank has been. ap- pointed Managing Director of the Kowloon Tong and New Terri- tories Development Co., Ltd.. as

from May 22, 1929,

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that last year thero was hardly any interruption explains why the revenue so greatly improved. It' is to be hoped that the full ser- vice to and from Canton will again very shortly be restored, to the manifest advantage of both- the. British and Chinese sections, and that, whatevor may happen In South China, the present year will, witness freedom from sori- ous or prolonged interference.

Taking the Colony's financial situation as a whole, there is every cause for satisfaction that the storm of your years ago has been so woll weathered, and that our recovery has been so com- plete. It is true, of course, that we never know what may happen. in South China, but it is hardly to be expected that, whatever oc- curs, there will again be any repetition of the disastrous events of 1926. It is obviously to the common interests both of Hong- keng and Canton that concord and co-operation should mark the re- Intionship between the two places, and we have sufficient faith in the common-sense of our Chinese friends to believe that they fully realise the futility of discordant atlitudes. We are not concerned in this Colony with the political oq or military disputes between vari- ous factions, nor with the quest tion as to who should rule Can Lon. It is our business, just as

A good example is found in the have been this or that; actually, be SATURDAY MAY 25, 1929. it should be Canton's, to préserve The twenty-eighth ordinary gen-ense of Dickens: There was no de-became a writer.

There is a fine old phrase which. the existing friendship. That eral meeting of shareholders of liberate Intention in the early train the earlier school of crities used Mesars. Wm. Powell, Ltd., will being of the man; in fact, he was not to employ "cacoathes scribendi”. established, progress should be held at the offices of Messrs. Lane, trained for anything. His tastes the urge to write." This urge, 1 mutual and prosperity grow as the Crawford, Ltd., Exchange Build-were equally divided between books

Ing, on Saturday, June 8, at 12.30 and acting. As far as he planned suppose, while not, so insistent in the earlier mental equippment of yenra go by.

anything, he planned to be an certain great writers as the critics actor. After having written plays as would have us believe, nevertheless a boy, which, as he tells us, "were is, in other cases, quite unmistak performed with unbounded applauseable. Browning, for instance, was to overflowing nurseries," he turn-marked out for a literary career. ed as a young man to the stage Tennyson decided things for him- When nineteen, and a shorthand self, despite the unbelief of his reporter in the law courts, he ap-grandfather; that fino old gentle. plled to Charles Kemble for an apman, who having read a youthful of- pointment to show his ability as an fusion, handed the boy a sovereign actor. All was arranged, but when with the remark: "There my boy; the day came it was impossible for that is the first money you have ever him "to attend. The engagement earned for poetry, and take my was put off for a time; and the word for it, it will be the last!" outcome is thus summed up by Pope reported that Dickens himself:

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THE COLONY'S PROGRESS.

Only one Chinese gunboat, the Ying Swei, now remains in port. One left harbour on Thursday and the Kwang Yunu and the Chu Tai sailed to-day for an unknown destination.

But we must guard against dog-manifest, lay in the direction of art. matism in these matters. The writ He studied in Paris-in a somewhat ings of any great novelist will desultory manner, to be sure. When present, normally, a body of thought Dickens had already gained promi- which is more or less consistent nence as a novelist, Thackeray cali-, throughout. There is, however, one ed on him with some illustrations..

"Strange to say," says Thackeray," important modifying factor which

"they were not ac- r s t "Bydər bəzi qnoqu joj Aumu should not be overlooked. This is humorously,

the peculiar fact that in many cepted." It was after this that he up to us to cases, writers were moved to be definitely took up writing. What- to be on a win their careers by circumstances ever was to be his later success, the A which may almost be termed for actual choice of a literary career. tuitious-over which they them-seems to have been determined by a. set of circumstances, He might selves exercised no control.

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The forty-eighth ordinary gen cral meeting of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., is ad- vertised to take place at the offices of the General Manager, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Wednesday, June 19, at 12 noop.

Sharp Practice.

A young Chinese leaped into the The latest returns issued by the

Mr. Winston Churchill is not to water from the Yaumati ferry Government show the Colony's he congratulated upon the manner Man Lee, in midstream yesterday. immediately financial postion to be decidedly of his attempt to make political The launch was more rosy than for a very long capital of the King's Norton con-stopped, and the would-be auicide was rescued through the efforts of time past. So well did the re-troversy. In an election can-two members of the crew. venue improve during 1928 thatpaign of such intensity, it is per- estimates were exceeded by close haps to be expected that 'sharp on five million dollars, and the practice sliould, in isolated cases, year ended with a balance in handma personal combats between some of the smaller political fry, of more than eight millions.

but a higher degree of honesty Figures have now been issued for is demanded of the leaders of the the first month of the present parties, and Mr. Churchill's year, and these show that the im-speech at 'Woodford does not 're-

The case in which Mr. II. Cooper provement will continue, with fleet creditably. It is not merely is suing the Newspaper Enter the result that we are nearing the question of imparting high prise, Ltd., for $1,000 for alleged Labour wrongful dismissal was mentioned ten million dollar mark in the party colouring to a

speech, Mr. Churchill is quoted in the Summary Court this morn matter of enr, credit balance.

as having made a plen to Con-ing, before the Pulane Judge (Mr. Revenue for January was more

Wood). His Lordship servative, Constitutionalists and unlice than $56,000 above the figure for others "to arouse themselves to fixed the case for hearing next

Tuesday week at ten o'clock. the same month last year, whilst defend the tlonnl. welfare there was a reduction of more against the Socialist threat to than two lakhs in outgoings.

While yet a child, and yet unknown "I began to write; didn't want

to fame, money; had never thought of the lisped in numbers--for the num- stage but as a means of getting it;;

bers came. gradually left off turning my Keata "could not live without po- thoughts that way and never reetry." Longfellow gave up his pro samed the idea." His dramatic fessorship to gain time for writing. tastes lay dormant, though they Wordsworth, after a young man- were partially satisfied many years hood Inter when he gave his series of wardness, finally became dedicated dramatic readings. It is a pleasing to poetry. But. Scott was other- to imagine what he wise; we all remember the story speculation would have made of himself as an of the manuscript novel found in actor.

the search for fishing tackle,

of some considerable way.

Thomas Hardy-like Trollope The apparent lack of a conscious career impelling motivo, in the case of so A large audience gathered at and Thackeray-began his commandeer works." Presuming the Theatre Royal last night to with no intention of literature. many who have won high literary Thackeray was an urlist from fame, forms an interesting topic for In looking through the detall-always that the Chancellor has witness the farewell performance choice and Trollope a postmaster discussion. One would not wish to ed statistics, two facts are note-been correctly reported, the al-of the Banvard English Comedy from necessity. Hardy studied to be be dogmatic, still less to upset the The piece chosen for an arcitect. All three broke away logic of those who find a long-medi- worthy, namely, the considerably legalion is a serious misrepresen- Company.

tation of the Labour declaration. the occasion was "The Cuckoo in from what had every indication of tated philosophy in the writings of increased income from land sales The issue raised at King's Norton the Nest," which was the play becoming a career, for reasons the great. Philosophy, of course, and a marked decline in P.W.D. is perfectly clear. Sir Herbert staged when the Company first which do not seem to have involved there is; but is there not often reached the Colony. As before, much conscious thought. Hardy, something almost haphazard in the expenditure. Particularly grati- Austin, the Conservative can-It was accorded an enthusiastic like his Stephn Smith in "A Pair first approach? fying is the rise in receipts from didate, chairman of the Austin reception, there being prolonged of Blue Eyes," went into Cornwall land, as this shows that the de- Motor Works, told his worker con- applause at the final curtain. velopment of the Colony in once stituents that if the McKenna more proceeding apace. The in- Duties were removed by the new Parliament the works might have come from this source last year

to clase down. The Labour can- was some million and a half dol-

didate immediately replied that if lara above that for 1927, whilst the Austin Works

were closed for the first month of the present down in consequence of the re- year anles brought in nearly $69,- turn to power of the Labour 000, compared with a mere $7,200 Party, the Government would take in January of 1928. There has control. There is nothing here works, been a steady progressive rise un-about

commandeering

or implied. All

der this heading for months past, either express and there appears every likeli the speeches of the Labour Party

BRIDGE MADE EASY

Joy..

W.W.Wentworth

(Abbreviation: A-ace; K-

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The great novelists do not con- in the fifties to report on the re-sider themselves the divinely ap- construction of some of the ancient pointed ministers of a world ready- churches which were to be remodel-made for their interpretation. Not de during the wave of Pseudo-so; they are in and of their own Gothiciam then sweeping England. world; they must live and watch (One sympathize with the die- and wait. They are not stationed tribes of Ruskin.) Looking back on the mountain top, critically ex- now, with our knowledge of his amining the conflict below, thought- mastery of the novel, it is difficult fully waiting the fullness of time.. to realize that there should have On the contrary, they must turn been any hesitation as to the field "home to the instant noed of of his choice, But hesitation there things." The moment come, was, extending over years, and cidentally, one might say. The colouring his youth with, uncer-novelist may have planned quite tainty.

otherwise, but he is summoned now..

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So uncertain was he it first as "to paint the thing as he sees it." to the literary value of his writ- Chance, or drift, or coincidence, or ings, that in his early work he en-development, call it' what you will, tification in setting and authorship other than he planned or foresaw, lest his architectural career should-A. B. De, in the Christian. later be compromised by the re-Science Monitor,

houd that this year's estimate of consistent in that they indicate any card lower than 10.)

bearing on the issue have been king; Q-queen; J-jack; Xployed a plan of deliberate raye-hie ends are shaped to purposes a million dollars will be very

the holding of the opinion that

Overcalling Partner's Bid-4e materially exceeded. Another Sir Herbert Austin was guilty of pleasing feature is that last year a "threat" to influence the voting. When you possess the minimum

Col, & Mrs. R. B. Skinner were the receipts from the RailwayAs far as we see it, the Labour of "normal expectancy or less, it

behooves you to furnish your part bid. Game can

more readily be made in a major suit than a minor. Jamong the passengers leaving for Sizes 81/2 to 10 showed an advance of well over a "threat" to invoke the Emergency ner with information as follows:

[Shanghai and Tientsin per the lakh of dollars. This Govern- Powers Act has no application ex- When holding minimum nor-Bid one heart.

Sondes X X; hearts A X X; dia-P. and O. Miner Rajputana, which ment undertaking is now more cept in the event of the realisa-mal support as X X X or A X or than paying its way, as revealed tion of the Conservative "threat" K X in trumps, bid other major monds A Q XXX; clubs X X X. called yesterday,

which, of course, was bluff. It only if it is better than an original Hand contains suficient stra

Yesterday morning, shortly for a defensive diamond bid. It bid, by the fact that on last year's

might enally be, supposing a num- 2-When holding Q X in trumps, also containe a stop in hearts, after seven o'clock, while the working there was a proft which ber of capitalists closed their bid (a) other major if as good as Game can more readily be made at Shumchun-Kowloon train was ap- works out at more than six thou-works because a Labour Govern- original bid or (b) no trump with no trump. Bid one no trump proaching the Lowu station, it sand dollars, per month. Of ment removed the. McKenna two other sults stopped and total Spades X X X X; hearts K Q X knocked down and Injured a Chinese course, there is a very great deal Duties, that a national emergency hand worth at least two quick X; diamonds K X X; pluba Q X. youth of about 16. The timely Iland contains two suits other action of the driver in slowing of leeway to be made up yet, for would arise, and that the So-tricks.

3-When holding less than Q X than clubs stonned. It is worth down probably saved the boy's cialists would be justified in tak- the capital expenditure on this

bid (n) any suit as good as K Qmore than one quick trick. Bld life. He was admited to the

Kowloon Hospital. undertaking has been tremendousing drastic action to enforce XXX or (b) a.no trump if two one no trun

of continuation

employment..

Srindes X X X X; hearts J X X; other suits are stopped and worth ty heavy, so much so, in fact, that That is as for as the Labour more than one quick trick.

diamenda A. KX X; clubs X X.

Among the passengers it can be described as one of the spokesmen have gone, and we 800 Examples of third-hand bide Hand contains sufficient strength most expensively-constructed rail- no reason to fear either eventual- follow. In each instance the third for a defensive diamond bid. It embarking at Hongkong from the ways in the world. It has been tuality. Mr. Churchill's denun-hand is depleted, and in each in- does not contain a stop in any 8.5. Morea yesterday were Mr. and stance partner has bid one club. other ault. Your partner did not Mrs. J. Johnston, Mr. A. J. Linge, shown that for the successful ciation will have no influence on

The best bid for third hand is bid a no trump because his hand Mr. C. H. Ashworth and Capt. J. may contain a singleton in dia. Coxolter. Sir Sidney Barton, shown. operation of the railway, the those capable of thinking for themselves, but the existence of a

Spades X X; hearts A Q X X X;monds. With the information obformer Consul General at Shang maintenance of through traffic to

safety valve is no excuse for go diamonds X X X; clubs X X X tained from you, he may enthusi hai, is a through passenger, He Canton is essential, and the facting beyond the bounds,

Hand is as good as a defensive astrically return to a no trump hid, is on his way to tako up his new

post in Abyssinia. Therefore bid one diamond,

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

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