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SATURDAY DEO. 14, 1929.

THE COAL PROBLEM,

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14,

1929.

DAY BY DAY.

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terday, another effect would be to subsidise, coal supplied to compet- ing manufacturera abroad, while

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EVERYTHING HAS ITS PRICE, AND increasing the price to industrica THE PRICE BUYS THAT AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE, AND THOSE WHÒ MARRY FOR LOVE WILL ̋ PROBABLY

at Home.

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HAVE MUCH TO SACRIFICE IN THE WAY OF AMBITION.-Lady Ava Cam- pell.

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Mrs. E. C. Burton, mother of Mr. R. C. Tredwell (Consul-General in Hongkong for the U.S.A.), ar- rived on the Empress of Asia,

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Mr. Les Levante, world famed illusionist, and Mrs. Levante have arrived from Australia and staying at the Peninsula Hotel.

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To turn from the Bill itself to the political consequences, which may arise from its introduction, there can be little doubt that a defeat for the Government would

It is notified that the name of precipitato a real crisis. We can Kong Ah Co., Ltd., has beeen strack not, however, visualise a combina-off the Register. tion by the Opposition to throw the Government out, however much some of the provisions may be re- of the sented. The strength Government lies in the fact that the Liberals and the Conservatives oppose the Bill from different rejection angles. 'Even motion, it seem unlikely that the two would combine, so if the Government,can succeed in getting the second reading approved, it ought not to be difficult to secure 'reasonable adjustments during the Committee Stage. In any event, neither the Liberals nor the Con- servatives would at present wel- come the prospect of another General Election. By the exercise of tact, therefore, the Government may be expected to come through, but there will be a real danger to if existence continued. its obstinacy dominates its attitude.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes to be a member of, the Licensing Board for a period of

three years.

WE SEE WHAT WE SEE. Some Thoughts on Perception,

The Professor was lecturing his tion what was taken to be, fire' is now class for the first time on the merely an appearance" due to the weighty subject of Logic. After position in which one stood pro- an opening which displayed much duced by the light of the sunset." heavy acadamle artillery, he sur-A neighbour seems objectionable, denly said: "We have many or- but largely because you do not gans but none so expressive as know him, therefore you cannot the eye; many languages, but none appreciate his character.

Move your point of view, look so eloquent as looks. But, gentle- men, our powers of observation at him with neighbourly eyes, and are vary poor. Tell me has tho you may come to believe in him,

this of

university to like him. This in relativity in president whiskers or not?" Every student one sense. In another densa rela sat up stient to the interrogation, tivity imports that direct know- but it was plain that it had thrown ledge is not of things as they are into their in themselves; but only as they peechless confusion ranks. A gay silence ensued till appear in relation to our thought. one young man ventured a reply The deeps here, are tempting, but in the negative. "Are you guess I shall not dive! Rather let me ing?" asked the Padagogue, the arse a good illustration once given while a smile played around his by Dr. Garrett. He tells of four The actions to the same circumstances! mouth. Then several voices cama different persons and their re-

and Unimaginative Peter Bell- Professor laughed audibly to the young man's rescue. said: "Gentlemen, I have conduct- ed classes hero, for well-nigh forty years. Very few students in all] those years have been able to ans-

A printrose by a river's brim

A yellow prinirose was to him, And it was nothing moro.

It is notified that ab the expira- tion of three months, Yee Cheong Co., Ltd., and the. Tai Wah Restaur-wer that question, or a similar one. Along comes a teacher who deals ant. Ltd, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the companies will be dissolved.

with absoluto certainty. Keep in your eyes sky-open and radio- words active and you will soon be well- educated men. Most of you guess. ed wrong!"

The eye is always at work ex- cept when we sleep, and may con-

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phrases and

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A primrose by a river's brim

A dicotyledon was to hùa,

And it was nothing more.

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All lovers of beautiful pearls will be interested to hear that Mr.stantly be the vehicle of far more. Then came a third whose powera Kodaka will be opening his annual enjoyment than any other organ of observation and sense of per- exhibition at Komor & Komor on

of sense. In childhood one's chief spective were wanting December. 16th. For Nanking's Debt to Canton Leaders. Monday,

source of dollght is through the After all the alarums of the Beveral years now, Mr. Kodaka has

visited Hongkong with wonderful eyes; and through all our days past week, the National Govern examples of natural and cultured our eyes are the guide to most of our pleasurable activities. The ment of China survives with un-pearls, unmounted, or mounted in diminished strength, and a speedy various forms of jewellery. This pleasure we gain, however, de Fourthly came the man who did return to normality is to be ex-year's collection is said to be the pends largely, upon the amount of not see the true meaning of things pected. There may be a little finest ever brought to the Colony, attention we give to the pictures because of overabsorption in other

fighting Here and there; Tang Seng-chi will probably offer des-

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the Re-

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A primrose by a river's brim A rhododendron was to him, And it was nothing more.

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A primrose by a river's brim A party emblem was to him, And it was nothing more.

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Ports for the week ending Decem- Likewise our enjoyment deponds qualities. He is not farther from

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EXCHANGE RATES.

London, Dec. 13.

.123.93 How much of the delight of hu- 34.866 man life is due to direct percep 12.09% Lion! But also, how much more

depends upon that pure dis- WHO WAS..

our eyes are incessantly present- ing. Two men, walk along the H.E. the Governor (Str Cecil same road: one notices the clear K.C.M.G.) and Lady blue depths of the sky, the floating A peculiar and sqmewhat con-perate resistance in" south Honan Clementi,

gave á tiffin party at clouds that move across the sky Government House yesterday to like,silver palaces carved with, thei fusing situation has arisen over before he recognises that the cause Clementi

is lost; the Ironsides may conic which the officers of the 8.8. Hai subtle chisel of the wind, the buds It is the "nothing more" that puis the Coul Mines Bill. For a time, back with a forlorn attempt to reaching and Mr. A. H. White, senior and opening leaves that tip the sting into these four points of it looked as if the Government trieve their lost fortunes, but partner of the Douglas Company, trees with green fire, the emerald view. We see what we sen-and would not smeceed in framing ultimate defeat would appear in were invited. The full list of grass, the yellow butter cups, and nothing more!

Rev. lovely stretch of landscape. The

I have said that it all reducen proposals acceptable either to the evitable: Chiang Kai-shek's posi- guests is as follows:-Rt.

Bishop of Victoria. Canon Streeter, other has greenply the same pic- owners or the miners. It has, tion apparently unshaken.

Mr. J. E. Duxon, Mr. Johnson, Mrtures on his retina but he pays no down to the sense of beauty. But however, managed to produce a Already the tension has eased at Cheung Yan-pak, Mr. Hughes, Mr. attention to them. One sees, the the beauty one sees is mainly in measure which is endorsed by the the most important points. It re- Kewell, Mr. Mello, Captain Farrar, other does not see: one enjoys an him who sees it. The artist adds unspeakable pleasure. the other something to the fact he puts an miners and which in some of its mains only to clear up the mess, and Mr. A. H. White.

loses that pleasure which is quite iden into it. He puts perception, The deciding factor, undoubtedly,

into it. He gives us his intuition us free to him. provisions is approved both by the

was the brilliant victory obtained

of certain distinctive essential The health bulletin of Eastern Conservatives and opposed by the by the defenders of Canton over Liberals, and on other points is the fronaldes. Reports from her 7 shows the following cases supported by the Liberals and many quarters appear to verify the of infectious disease: Plague; upon our critical attention to what the ideal, but he has attempted to Alexandria -2 cases' 1 death, we age. Two great thinkers have impress upon the materials he unes that claims abjected to by the Conservatives. Canton

1 deaths, and urged that everything presented the clearer impress of a form, or Colombo 2 ctises

• forces Hai probably the most surprising | organisatiomist

under Macusser 1 case. Cholera; Cul to our attention should be regard idea, and in so doing he gives u feature of all in that although the Chang Fat-kwei were decisively cutta 40 deaths, Madras 1'death, ed as a problem, and we should a bit of the world. It is the If we did not reckon some ques- The glorious days of Autumn are- owners have not given the Bill defeated after Canton had drawn Tuticorin 7 cases 1 death, Bangkok find our personal solution. Well, "World Beautiful."

ease. Small-pox; tions as closed and repard other here. Nature is everywhere busy and Salgot 1 their blessing, it contains certain them into a chosen battle ground. 3 cases 1 death, Pnom Penh 1 case

as settled we should scarcely get with her paint pot touching in provisions which the Liberals The tremendous casualties reported Berbera 6 cases, I death, Aden 2

to have been inflicted on the rebels cases, Bombay 12 cases 4 deaths, on with the business of living at here and there her most vivid assert will give, statutory, rights to į are possibly exaggerated, but re- Calcutta 7 cases 6 deaths, Cochin all Nevertheless it is obvious colours, transforming the green vested interests! This, as we reliable information suggeals that 245 cases 51 deaths, Karachi 1 that the giving of our critical world into a great leopard-colour case, Madras 14 cases 5 deaths, faculty to what is presented to used tapestry. Nowhere shall we marked yesterday, is the" last. The Ironsides could not afford to Moulmein 1 case 1 death. Pondi- will open a new realm of striving, find a more magnificent display of thing one would expect from 4 lose even half the number reported chery 1 case, I death, Batavia 1 to us, and a new domain of plea-varied colours than New England Socialist. Administration. Yet the slain. It is to be anticipated, case 1 death, Batavia 1 case, surable enjoyment. Mr. Average woods have to offer in early Octo- man pleka up a bone indurated in ber, interspersed as they so often Liberals appear so convinced that therefore, that the military lenders death, Belawan Deli 1 case and

Bangkok 1 case.

the crumbling limestone, but are with the stanch emerald of the this will be the consequence that

in Canton will receive warm com-

Professor Owen ean sketch from pines and evergreens. The prime- mendation for their handling of ui they are reported to be tabling" a

that bone the plan of a primevalval fire in the maples is flaming difficult situation. They bided motion for the rejection of the Bill. their time and dealt a devastating

world. What I see is a worm spoil out in barbaric splendour and gor ing my garden, Darwin saw a silgeousness. All the glow and We presume that the fear of blow just at the moment when the

ent worker making the soil of con-

"(Continued on Page 9:) tinents. giving statutory rights to vested fortunes of the Central Govern- interests is based on the provisions ment were at their lowest cbb. So Paris

Brugsels of Part One of the Bill, which great is Canton's influence upon Amsterdam deals with the marketing scheme the general scheme of things in Berlin by endeavouring to regulate the the politics of China that the news Copenhagen

Vienna production, supply and sale of coal of victory changed the whole Helsingfors

situation in a flash. The crisis Lisbon by means of a central co-ordinat- ing scheme for the various dis- was at its height; faced by the Bucharest

Shanghai Rio tricts, such scheme to be operated most formidable attempt to oust Sha

them since they took control of Hongkong New York by the colliery owners themselves.{{

affairs, the Nanking leaders were

Geneva Opponents of this part of the Bili seriously considering the accep- would no doubt argue that it lance of a compromise with the Stockholm

Qulo leaves too, much power and discre- | Reorganisationists, of whom Mr. tion in the hands of the owners, Wang Ching-wei is the acknow-

Athens and is likely to benefit the indus-fledged lender. But with the dan- try at the expense of the com.ger of a separatist government in Seemingly, the Govern-South China removed, the Central ment itself had some auch fears, Government took their courage in as special provisions are laid down both hands and resolved upon the explusion of MF. Wang Ching-wei for the protection of the public from the Kuomintang Party, and interest. It is conceivable, there- prepared for the campaign against fore, that by, further safeguards General Tang Seng-chl, whose

The seeing eye depends upon and amendments, the Government threat alone is regarded as serious,

CLARA BOW ON VALUE

the inquisitive thought. In order that one's thought may be inquisi- may be able to satisfy Liberal | Upon the fate of Canton, it is pro-

OF LAUGHTER.

tive it is necessary for it to bel opinion on this point. There is, bable, the future of China entirely

alert and intelligent. At bottom however, another aspect of the depended.

Laughter is the cure for many everything roots itself in the marketing scheme, which appears have been followed by further detress, belleves. In "Red Hair,"

sides, we have no doubt, would ills, Clara Bow, famous film ne-anse of beauty, no matter what one's view may be regarding the

after many years likely to encounter stiffer Liberal clarations of antagonism to the her latest starring Paramount open eye. A good many "seeing"

leaving the monastery David opposition. This is the proposal Nanking regime, and more serious Picture, which comes to the Ma-

eyes do not direct themselves in

lived a life of meditation on of a levy on all cool produced, the problems for Chiang Kai-shek. jestic Theatre, Kowloon, to-day the right direction. The other

one, and liging on brand, proceeds of which are to be His only problems how are to quell for four days, Miss How under-day I read of a benighted business the Isle of Wight, necing, no

man who, strode excitedly into a

water and leeks. He cinerged utilised for financing coal exports. rebellion where necessary and set takes to make the world langh,

"life has taught me one thing, meeting of his colleagues and

at last from his seclusion and' When this idea was first put for his subordinates to the task of re-and that is that a laugh is the said: "This thing called Art,

travelled over the country meving the cause of the quarrels, most valuable. thing in the world. fellows, has it been going long ward, the Liberal journals severe-

́preachlug" and teaching, ly criticised it. The argument Complete reorganisation of the By that I do not mean frrespon Our point of view is often at faul

When the Archbishopric of system of government sibility. I mean that anyone who and our powers of discrimination

Caerlcon fell vacant; he was was that if subsidies could be de- present

preferred to that see, and fended, which was not admitted, offers the sole prospect of com can smile places the other fellow rather blunt.

Mr. Einstein has twisted us.

removed it to Menovia, where plete unification of the country. under a pleasing handicap," Miss

round a bit! His theory of rehe died, full of years and good. Bow says. there could hardly be a worse way it brooks of no delay. Nanking of financing the subsidy than a might not get through quite so

"I have known a great deal of lativity in its widest acnse is old, Radness but that is gone for ever and familiar, It sometimes means works, in the year 514.

only that the hills look as of on! overcome it when necessary." fire, but if one moves one's posi-

MEELES'.

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sister Dorothy that she couched .4.38

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Dorothy Wordsworth taught her 18.095 .18.205 brother William to see, and ahe) 35.30 helped him thereby to become n

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great poet. "Come along!", said .40%

the nurse to Felicite de la Men- .2/0.3/32 1/5.29/32 nais, "you have looked long .22% enough at those waves, and every- ..22.9/16. body is going away." But the -British Wireleri.

"RED HAIR.”

tax on industries in proportion to fortunately if delay brought ur simply because I have learned to the coal they use. Moreover, as ther organised protests. was pointed out in a message yes.

child pleaded to stay with a most dulicious reply: "They watch what I am watching, but they do not see what I see,"

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ST. DAVID?

Shortly before the birth of hie on David, Xantus, Prince of Cereticu, the present Car- a most diganshire, had

An angel wonderful dream. announced to him that the son In would be a great saint. confirmation thereof, said the would see, angel, Xantus upon waking, a honeycomb, a Ash, and a stag. The honey- comb algnified that the boy. would have the gift of sweet, persuasive speech; the fish, that he would live the life of an ascetic; the etag, that he would be strong to overthrow the powers of evil. As the angel had prophesied, an did it.. happen.

Xantus saw the honeycomb,,

He the fish, and the stag, bolleved that the child was destined, as the angel said, to be a great saint and sent him to be educated at the abbey school at Menevia...

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