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'DAY BY DAY.

POVERTY BY COMMON CONSENT AN ADMIRABLE TRAINING FOR MENTAL) AND

MORAL "PERFECTION-IN OTHERS.-J. F. Finley.

The Gazette gives details of revised parcel post rates.,

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And, with appropriato reservations, tells, the Government that it must behave itself, else it will not be per mitied to remain in office. It is algnificant, however, that the Liberals appear to be at one with Labour on most of the big issues, restoration of diplomatic relations with Russin. It must be perfectly obvious to Mr. Mr. R. Sutherland returned to the Lloyd George that there is no Colony from Shanghai on the danger of the new Government go-Atauta Maru festerday morning. ing in for out-and-out Socialism;

It is notified that the name of that, in fact, its polletes will in the

the Loyseco China Company. main be such as to accord with Limited, has been struck off the Liberal principles. That must be Register. 80 from the fact that Labour to- day is a thoroughly constitutional Party, and the differences between Liberalism and Labour are dif- ferences in degree of progressive thought rather than in principle. Even from the standpoint of self- preservation, to put it no higher the new Government is not likely to embark on foolish or, ill-con- aldered ventures.

The Gazette contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend further the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908.

AN OLD AND FAMOUS ESSAY. On the Reading of New Books,

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"Wo can no moro read all the please. Mr. Hazlitt to observe the now books that apponr, wrote consumption of old books; nay Hazlitt in his essay "On Rending moro, the vigorous advertising of Now B-oks," "than we can road old books. Ancient, medieval, and all the old books that have disop later "classics" are purchaseable, noared from time to time... ..and purchased, in modern book- Books have so multiplied in our shops to a way that seems not to There is a tono have been the cass in his time. days. of smartness and piquancy in mo- His severent chargo against tho.

We may ob- reading habits of his contempor dern writing... serve of late a strong craving for arles is summarized in a, brisk Memoirs.

What is the pre-phrase: "the cockneyiem (with vailing spirit of modern literaturo? ionve bo it spoken) of the nine- Ta defame men of letters. What teenth century." "I am not for are the publications that succeed? devoting the whole of our time," Those that pretend to teach the he wrote, "to the study of tho public that the persons they have classics, or of any other set of boon accustomed unwittingly, to

turn our thoughts enough that look up to as the lights of the earth writers...; but I think we should way to convince us of the exint- are no better than themselves."

enco of genius and learning be-. So Hazlitt in the your 1827 com fore our time, and to cure us of an menting upon books and readers over-weening conceit of ourselves, as he then observed them. These and of a contemptuous opinion of were conditions in England at a time when the United States was, the world at large. Every civilized in Hazlitt's judgment, a new age and country (and of these country with an old language; and there is not one, but a hundred) while everything about them is of has its literature, its arts, its a day's growth, they are constantly comforts, large and ample, though applying to us to know what to we may know nothing of them," Admiral Sir William Lowther think of it, and taking their In our own timo Hazlitt, I think, Grant, of West Malling, Kent, whoopinions from our books and news would have an approving para- held active commands during the papers with a strange mixture of graph for what he might perhaps. War in the Grand Floot in China servility and of the spirit of con call "Archeologism" as a force find in North American waters, loft tradiction." So one may find it counteracting conceit in modern odd and interesting that this old civilization by rediscovery of calato value £12,474.

English casay seems in places. Bo the

and circumstance civilizations long modern and of the United States. Here, too, the critic may be dis-vanished. It is not uncommon turbed by the multiplication of

It is notified that Mr. W.-J. Carrie resumed duty as Head of Registrar of Births and Deaths on the Sanitary Department and 8th June.

The proceeds of the concert given evoning at St. Last Saturday Stephen's Girls' College in aid of the Chinese Mission to Lepera, amounted to $440.

Another point on which Mr. Lloyd George Inys stress is a Bug gestion that Torles and Socialists are conspiring to suppress Libera- lism. We know of no compact, or anything approaching it; having this object in view. The Liberal leader may scoff at what he do scribes as the solitary defection of Mr. Jowitt, but he appears to for- Observatory returns for May get that the present Labour Minis-show the average mean tempera- ture to have been 78.1. The Owing to the late arrival of the try includes more than half a highest wns 89.9 and the lowest Books, discover a flippant tone in/for the morning newspaper to ro- »

Empress of Russia, the mur dozen prominent ex-Liberals. This 67.1 There were 153.8 hours of iterature, note a craving for auto mind its miscellaneous public, by ringe of Miss Emily Nichol- son to Dr. Douglas James Valentine will take place on

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The

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Liberal drift towards the Labour Party, is quite understandable, and

none

politicul thought. It means

alowly, but

the that less surely, Britain is reverting to the two-party system. And it will be all to the good when that post- Lion is finally reached.

His Excellency the Governor has nominated the following as Mem- bers of the Court of the University of Hongkong for a period of three years, with effect from 12th June, Mr. John Hargraves Little and Mr. Thomas Ernest Pearce.

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matter-of-course report from this or that expedition in the field, of Hazlitt's rightness when he wrote that "in all ages there will be before with nearly equal lustro and advantage.""

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blographical writings, remark something Indifferntly respectful unshine and 6.62 inches of rain..

In the attitude of authors toward In our Pictorial Supplement to-day the figures of a preceding genera- Tuesday morning, 18th June,. is indicative of the trend of will be found a number of portraits tion, and oven deduce that the line found, still others that have gone

of successful contestants in the of least resistance toward popu cent Trinity College of Music exarity is the exhibition of the go- aminations. Further photographs called great as no better than the

may be assumed as will appear in succeeding issues of average. Obviously it does not permanent factor in the relation the Supplément.

follow, either now or in 1827, that ship of renders to books that such observations staté a complete there are always those who read. case. Things may havo been batter what interests them because they than the rasaylal saw them at that like to do it, and whose reading writing, just as now they are habit is individual and indepen-. nothing like as bad as they are dont either of literary affection Water Supplies.

sometimes reported. Mr. Hazlitt or of those mass movements that Despite the warning voleed at

begins with satirical comment on make "best-sellers" and determine a widespread practice of reading the general taste of one period as

another. Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary

paly the recent books, and ends compared with Board, Government officials deal-

with an apostrophe beseeching public for which Hazlitt was ing with the water shortage have His Excellency the Governor has Learning to resume a pontifical writing must have included many authorised the opening of a num- appointed, provisionally and sub-robe and "rule once more over the such readers, just as the public ber of wells. The step is one ject to His Majesty's pleasure, the base serving people, clowns and about which he was writing in- cluded none of them. It WAS After reading Mr. Lloyd George's with which we cannot sympathise, Hon. Mr. B. 1. F. Bolth to be annobles, with a rod of iron" speech at the National Liberal and far less endorse at the pre Unofficial Member of the Executive Hent juncture. It is not serious-Council during the absence from Club outlining the attitude of his ly challenged that the wells are the Colony of the Hon. Sir H, E. Party to the new Labour Govern-a potential source of danger to Pollock, K.C. ment, we are left with the im-the Colony's health. It is, in- deed, officially acknowledged by

SATURDAY JUNE. 15, 1929.

LIBERAL POLICY.

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But when was that period? At hardly to be expected that ho least from the time when the in- would be read with enthusiasm, vention of the printing press be his essay handed from one to an gan to multiply books, and more other, by those of whom, and more persons to acquire an Artemus Ward might have lator The Gazette gives details of the ability to read them, literatura in commented, he "rote Sarenslikul" pression that he mnda the best of the notices erected informing names of the new roads on the its widest scope had been all a bad outlook. He posed as the water-carriers that supplles ob- Praya East Reclamation. (ne of things to all men, and the newer "Oh, delightful" oxclaims Mr. leader of a Party which has powertained from these sources must be these, the Praya rond, is named the literature the more interesting Hazlitt. To cut open the leaves, enough to make the 'Labourites boiled. The mere fact that such Gloucester Rond, after the Duke to most. Hazlitt shows why this to inhale the fragrance of the notices are exhibited in not, how of Gloucester, whilst another 18 naturally the caso. "To be scarcely dry paper, to examine. shake in their shoes, and, with ever, sufficient to relieve the very named Luar Road, after Major sure," says he, "here is something the type, to see who is the printer In the taste of the times; a modern (which is some clue to the value characteristic arrogance, told Mr. grave doubts entertained by medi-eneral C. C. Luard.

work is expressly adapted to that is set upon the work), to Ramsay MacDonald that the cat men. There can be no sort of

modern readers. It appeals to launch out into regions of thought guarantee that the behests of the Liberals would stand "no monkey-authorities will be obeyed, and U.S.S. Canopus arrived in port well-known subjecta; It is part and to explore characters that The American depot ship, the our direct experience, and to and invention never trod till now, ing." All the Bamo, the attitude the action of a few thoughtless in-this morning together with sub- and parcel of the world around never met a human eye before- revealed reminds us somewhat of dividuals may precipitate a crisis marines S3B, $40 and $41. The us, and is drawn from the this is a luxury worth sacrificing a pet Pekingese barking at a well-greater than the water shortage. Captain of the Canopus Is Com- annio doureen 18 our daily a dinner party, or a few hours of

We urge upon the Government must be con- the closing of the wells, if not inander Thomas while Commander thought. There is, therefore, 80 a spare morning to. Who, indeed, coded, of course, that the Liberals Immediately, as soon as supplice Needham is in charge of the sub-far, a natural or habitual sym-when the work le critical and full marines.. The vessels, which pathy between us and the litera- of expectation, would venture to will be able to make things very from outside sources have become arrived from Manila, are due to ture of the day, though this is a dine out, or to face a coterio of

regular. The same remark sail for Shanghai and Taingtao at different consideration from the bluestockings in the evening, with iwkward for the Government, if

lies, for different reasons, to the 10 am. on Tuesday.

mere circumstance of novelty... out having gone through this they so choose, but we imagine that tanks erected on the water-front.

Nelther, however, in it true that ordeal, or at least without hastily Mr. Lloyd George is sufficiently aAs new facts come to light, wo Lady Clementi fa due to arrive that we are eager to read all the turning over a few of the frat tactician to realise that it would are being forced to the conclusion in Hongkong by the Empress of now books alike: wo turn from pages, while dressing to be able that the tanks, and perhaps even Russia on Monday next, the 17th them with a certain feeling of dis- to say that the beginning dess not not pay him or his Party to throw the fountains, should be regarded June. The hour of arrival of the taste or distrust, unless they are promise much, or to tell the name out the Labour Government for as no more than temporary ex-

probably be about 3 p.m. After liar featuro or obvious distinction, mere pique." Indeed, a heavy respedients, to operate only until the steamer is not yet known, but will recommended to us by some pecu- of the heroine 7"

work of the Emergency Commit- disembarking, Lady Clement will Only young ladies from the board- Well, well there is still much ponsibility will reat on the Oppositee has begun to produce results. cross to Statue Pier by launch, and ing school or milliners girls read tion in this regard. But a further The organisation, to be effective thence proceed direct to Mountain all the new novels that come out, talk about books. The reviewers point which the Liberals appear to in the face of continued drought, Lodge. She will be glad to meet at It must be spoken of or against are helpful at a time when, oven overlook is that the final word in must almost Ignore for practical Statue Pier any friends who wish the writer's name must be well more than in 1827, nobody can

погромен, the driblets being to welcome her,

known or a great accret; it must hope to have read all the books; controversial issues will lle more brought into the Colony" from

be a topic of discourse and a mark has taken the place of "bluestock the term "highbrow" I suspect, with the Conservatives, than with various sources round about, and Among the Hongkong passengers for criticism--that is, it must be ing; but I gravely wonder if any them, seeing that Mr. Baldwin's concentrate on the provision of on the F. and O. s.n. Khiva, due to likely to bring us into noties in where there remains a reader who Party is easily the second largest in clawhere, in substantial quan- Burt, Mr. E. Brahan, Lt.-Com, J. of it." Evidently it was possible, inken joy in cutting book pages,

or arrive next week, are Mr. A. R. G. samo way-or we take no notice tities. By this we mean quanti 8. Crawford, Professor Cheng, Mr. as the essayist viewed the pub- By what process of reasoning Mr. ties sufficiently great to justify IL. Duringor, Mr. W. H. Floyde, Mr. llcation of novels, for a reason-but I doubt the joy. Just to-day Lloyd George renches the conclu-pumping direct Into the reser J. Forbos, Miss D. K. Grant, Mr. Hably industrious young woman in there came to me in the morning. has just N. Hill, Professor Hou, Liout. C. M. boarding school or business to read mall a list of "Outstanding Books" Bion that the nation has returned voirs. Mr. Sutherland

returned front his Shanghai water Jacob, R.N., Mr. P. E. Knight. Lt them all. Evidently, too, among immediately arrived in. print, or amandate for Liberalism, we can-quest, and he has been promised Com. G. Langham, Lt-Com. F. J. readers in general thero function- about to arrive, for my perusal not hope to fathom. The plain almost unlimited supplies of A- Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. A. Morse, Mr. ed a social motive-tlie ambition during this current month of 1929, fact is that, of the three. main tered water, obtainable under the A. G. Fale, Mr. T. D. E. Pendoreti, to be "brought into notice"-and, subdivided, for my quick con easiest possible circumstances as Mr. F. . E. Rondall, Q.M.B. and moreover, a personal animus, that, ventence, Into Mystery Stories, Parties, the Liberals secured the pipes have been laid down to the Mrs. Richardson, Misses Richardson, I am glad to think, would now be, New Fiction, Travel Sport-Adven fewest votes and have the fewest steamer wharves. Shanghal of Mr. G. G. Smith, Mr. 8. 8. Wynns, dificult to discover: An author ture, Biography, Philosophy and. nowadays may "lose" his or Her Religion, Questions of the Day, number of M.P.'s. His argument clals have already indicated their Capt. W. F. Wake-Walkor.

public; but it does not happen, as On A Varlely of Subjects, and that the electors declared by five willingness to supply. Hongkong

with water up to 10,000,000 gallons The following appointments by Hazlitt suggests it then did, be- Belles-Lettres. I counted eighty. and a half million votes that it had por day, which is three times the the King are notified in the London cause that author's earlier admir. titles, each of which seemed IR- for Socialism is a very amount actually required. If the Gazette of May 17: W. P. W. Turner, era have presently felt "mortified teresting. The list axhibits # be over. Esq., O.B.E, to be one of bis at the Auperiority implied in this cosmopolitanism that I am sure dangerous one, for it is an easy transport problem can

concession, and are would pleaso Mr. Hazlitt; and I matter to show that, by the same come and we see no insurmount. Majonty's Consuls in China; and A. voluntary

able dimculty-tho off-tanker A. Tuson, Esq., to be one of his determined to be even with you think it would also assure him. method of eniculation, cleven and a scheme should not be discarded tog Majesty's Vico-Consuls (First Grade) at the very first opportunity." Few that the relationship of readers half million vétern indicated that casually-there is a ready soluin China. (Jan. 31)-A. E. Enutes, indeed, if any, are the modern and books looks nowadays very much the same whether observed they had no use for Liberalism.tion to hand. The ultimate morit Esq.. to be one of his Majesty's readers so influenced."

in England or the United States. Consula-Ceneral in China; W Mr. Idoyd George, before the elec. of the proposals, however, would Toller, Esq., to be one of his In our modern world of read-R. B. in the Christian Selence

depend upon the passing of the tion, prophesied that his Party water into the mains, and this Majesty's Consuls in Chios: and A. ers and books it would, I think, Monitor...

G. N. Ogden, Esq., 0.1.E., to be would be the second, and only half could be done via Tytam. As a one of his Majesty's Vice-Consula a million votes behind Labour; Tender pointed out in this journal First Grade) in China. (March 23). actually, the difference was over yesterday, it is possible for steam-A. P. Blunt, Esq., O.M.G, to be ers to get within half a mile of the one of his Majesty's Consuls in three millions, with Liberals well reservoir, and. it should be easy China (will offect us from Nov. 2 in the rear. Disappointed as he to lay out pipes to deep water as 1028); H. A. F. B. Ambar must be by the results, he now at Taun Wan. Let us be over-bold 0.B.E., to be one of his Majesty's turas round in & querulous mood rather than err in the other direcVico-Conmals. (First Grade) in China

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The annual reunion of the Vic D.D., Mr. P. 8. Cassidy, Mr. T. L torin, Hongkong and South Chinn Chang, B.A., B.80, and the Rev. W. Diocesan Association took place at Rogors. The Rev. E. W. Marting June 12, when the omirman was Mr. gave an address at a service of Holy Victory House, Leicester square, on of Bt. Stephen's Oollege, Hongkong, Sydney E: Mayers and the speakers Communion at 18.30 in St. Martin' # the Bi. Rev. Bishop H. J Molony, in-the-Fields, Trafalg