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SATURDAY, APRÍL 19, 193

AMERICAN POLICY.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 19. - 1930.

closer What'

DAY BY DAY.

A MAN WHO GET NETTLED, OK 19 CONSTANTLY GRUMBLING, NEVER

GETS AHEAD IN A BUSINESS HOUSE,

Knowlson,

Mr. W. Jackson returned from Australia by the as. Kaga Maru.

nations to be drawn together as time goes on. is more, the trend of events is all towards the linking up of the Powers so that there can be co- operative action on many matters of world importance. This is demonstrated by the existence of so many international tribunals,

The R. M. S. Empress of Russia, such as the League of Nations from Hongkong on April 9, left and the Permanent Court. Yokohama on the 17th at 3.00 p.m. Unhappily, there is inter- and is due at Vancouver on the

26th. national Executive; no Inter national police. It is true that a majority of the Powers have bound themselves, by the League Covenant, to cut off all inter- course with an aggressor, and to declare him, in fact, an outlaw. There is also a scheme afout, under League auspices, for giving financial assistance to the victim of aggression.

In these matters, however, the United States 'stands aloof. In other words, America will not bind herself to take up arms against an aggressor, and will not necessarily accept the decision of the League. to which she is not a party, as to the merits of a dispute. Or the other hand, we can scarcely conceive America claiming the right to assist, with supplies and shipping, an outlaw of the society of nations. As we have Bald, time will probably show that the United States, however much she may wish to keep out of European affairs, will by degrees inevitably be drawn into some aspects of them, and in this connexion it surely could not be disputed that her close co-operation in the task of preserving peace would render the menace of future finitely more remote.

in- wars

Indecent Literature.

The Government has, accepted the tender of Messrs. W. S. Bailey and Co., Ltd., for the supply of a wood steam launch for the Sanitary Department. The price is $39,230.

The R. M. 5. Empress of Canada left Vancouver for Hongkong, via Japan ports and Shanghal, on April 17 and is due here on May 8. he will all for Manila at 8 pm, the same day.

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of two months, the Far Eastern Public Hall Company, Limited will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the company will be dissolved..

The Return of

Eunice.

CHAPTER X:-KUTTLE'S LITERARY EFFORT.

·By Elinor Slim.

"No dear, at Wimbledon." She laughed. "Have you ever played

"No. But my'. at Wimbledon?" This was how Eunice made her cousin, Jack lives at Raynes Park, discovery. One day in going which is quite near. He married through the drawers of her hus a milkmaid there, and they had band's desk she found a long twins, a boy and a girl. A mixed manuscript to his handwriting-double." Madeleine reared. She She was very frightened and be was a big woman and a good rear- gan to worry about her Chubby's er. "Well, well," she said, "You health. It looked as if he had never told me that before. Let's

write a been trying to

novel. have tiffin on the verandah. It's That was very serious. She had such a glorious spring day."

"Quite balmy," he said: never had any use for literary people and had no idea that her And the cuckoo sang in the husband had any aspirations in kapok tree and laid an egg in the that direction.

kingfisher's nest.

Clarence's father had sailed the Cape in A tea

She did not know any authors It is notified that, at the expira-personally but had a pretty good CHAPTER TWO-DO. SAILORS CARE? idea that they were always cranky. If they didn't actually beat their round wives, at least they neglected them clipper and usually ended up in the

Eunice did not read any more. Divorce Court, especially these modern psychological writers. There were several pages of it, She did not mind a good straight-and Chubby had evidently, spent forward story like those of her a great deal of time in this way. favourite, Charles Garvice, where She hastily replaced the manu- the here was a brave and hand script and sat down to think. Bome young man who came into It was a terrible shock to her. a lot of money and married the It just showed how necessary it heroine and lived happily ever was for him to have someone to look after him. It might, of She did not

Tenders are being invited for the erection of a block of flats for European warders at Lai Chi Kok Prison. The work consists of the erection of a block of six flats in brick with reinforced concrete floors and roof.

after.

But

If Chubby's story had been one course, be clever. His Excellency the Officer Ad- of that sort it wouldn't have been pretend to be highbrow, and ministering the Government has so bad, but it wasn't. She did not people raved about the most ridi-

read much of it. She was too culous rubbish nowadays. appointed Mr. L. R. Andrewes to

It was very unlikely. She did not be Treasury Solicitor, in addition upset. But what she did, seemed would it ever bring in uny money?

to be of the wrong kind. to his other duties, during the

want him to be clever. She want- absence on leave of Mr. T. M.

ed him to be rich, and from what she had heard, all these literary Hazlerigg, M.C.

people were hard up.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has appointed Mr. C. G. S. Mackie to.be temporarily an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, in the place of Sir Henry Pollock, K. C., who is temporarily absent from the Colony.

Weather returns issued by the Royal Observatory for last month show that the average mean tem perature was 63.9, the highest be- ing 77 and the lowest 47 2. There were 120 hours of sunshine and 7.23 inches of rain, whilst the average humility was 76.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has made the following promotions in the Hongkong Volunter Defence Corps: Company Quartermaster Sergeant Evan George Stewart to be Second Lieutenant; Corporal David Louis Strellett to be Second

This is what she found :—

THE CUCKOO BY KUTTLE FYSSHE,

This was not a nice nom de She decided not to say anything plume, she thought. Fysshe had about it to him, and when he came been her step mother's maiden home that evening she was her name, but Eunice had never liked usual bright and cheery self. If it. The Fysshe family had tried she could keep him fully occupied to insist on Kuttle's father taking she hoped he would forget all their name too when he was mar- about his novel and become quite ried, but he had kicked against it. normal. He must certainly have He had said that rather than be been in a bad state of mind when called Kuttle-Fysshe he'd stay he took to writing that sort of single, and they had given way. stuff. Now Kuttle

Was reviving it. In this, as it happened, she was "How weak he is," thought Eunice. quite right. After she came to Chaomoy, Kuttle never wrote another word out of office hours. In office hours he had always been quite normal, and never departed Clarence Dryppe hummed cheer from the style of "We have to fully to himself as he strode along acknowledge receipt of your the Bund and as he passed by the favour of the umpteenth ult," and Commissioner of Customs' palatial the other good sound phrases of residence he was careful to tap business jargon. each of the uprights of the iron

Yet he was quietly proud of railings with his malacca cane his efforts at literature and some Occassionally he would miss one times when he was in the house and turn back to give it a sound alone he used to take out the thump, instead of à gentle tap.

CHAPTER ONE:-THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN Too LONG IN AN

OUTPORT.

The new Commissioner who had manuscript from its hiding place

and read it through. just returned from Home leave had noticed Clarence doing this He was much too shy to con discreet enquiries, but after he trying to write a novel, and the and had wondered why. He made fesa to his wife that he had been had heard all the different ver- thought that she might by chance

(Continued on Page 7.)

It is a gratifying sign of the times that President Hoover's address in favour of United States adherence to the World Court has. been

in generally applauded America, even by the Opposition The fact that a great deal of in- papers. Some confusion appears decent literature is not only im- to exist in certain quarters out-ported into the Colony but more side of America regarding the or less sold openly on bookstalls precise situation on this matter. in the streets has been revealed by Some commentators have assumed the Felice campaign commenced that the United States is already during the week to deal with the a party to the Permanent Court offenders. It has been generally of international Justice, but that known that some indecent litera-f Lieutenant is not so. All that has been done ture filtered into the Colony, prob-

Passengers departing from Hong- up to the present is that President ably from Canton which is a proli-kong for Australian ports by the Hoover has authorised the signa- fie producing centre, but it would Fearnley, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cap Changte were.-Dr. and Mrs. ture of the Protocol of Adhesion, appear that the trade has reached per, Mrs. T. E. Taylor and children, which took place at Geneva in proportions which make a deter- Miss P. Bentley, Miss J. E. Bursions of the story he decided not go through his desk and and out December, and this is as far as the mined effort to stamp it out im.leigh, Mr. G. L. Fox, Lt. Col. E. A. Cameron, Miss E. M. Dempsey, Mr. Executive Branch of the Unitedperative. The Inspector General T. E. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. States Government can goof Police is quite rightly taking Before this action can become a very serious view of the offence valid, it must receive the approval committed by importing and sell of the Legislative Branch by ing literature which, in many means of ratification in the Senate. cases, is of the most obscene type. Whilst there will be a widespread À particularly distressing fact in a hope that ratification will take case on Thursday was that a place, it is always dangerous to young mui-taci had been employed Mrs. A. Garrod, and Mr. and Mrs. indulge in prophecy, We recal! by a bookseller to hawk the that Mr. Kellogg, on the day sive literature in the streets. before he signed the Treaty for true extent of the highly objec-spent the past few months on the the Renunciation of War, told the tionable trade is probably not even Press that "it is impossible to say known to the Police and while the to-day what the Senate will do present campaign is to be warmly to-morrow." The fate of the commended we should like some as- Versailles Treaty may also be cali-surance that everything possible ed to mind. So that even now is being done to prevent the print- there may be stern opposition ined matter complained of being in- the Senate to the ratification of troduced into the Colony. There SERVANTS DEMAND A to strike a railing in the fence to the World Court Protocol.

Farrell, Miss Y McIntyre, Mrs. Tom Taylor and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Q. Stanford, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pallock, Capt. C. H. Ellis, Mr. A. C. Bena and Mr. F. J. Win- grave.

Among the passengers arriving on the Empress

of

Asiz

from Vancouver were Capt. and offen-W. A. Nyland of New York. Capt. Garrod is a Commander in the The Java-China-Japan Line and has

has been no suggestion so far that

At the Naval Conference, and it originates in Hongkong and on!

Pacific Coast of Canada and Unit- ed States. Mr. and Mrs. Nyland are en, route to Java for a four months' vacation, Mr. Nyland is a merchant in New York City They are accompanied by Miss Marian Grant also of New York.

CHARTER.

SHORTER HOURS.

on many other occasions, there has the face of it this would appear] STATE MINIMUM WAGE AND been ample evidence of the unlikely. More rigorous searches desire of the United States to might be instituted at the wharves avold, as far as possible, anything in order to still further lessen the in the nature of European chances of disgusting booklets entanglements. It is natural making their way into the Colony ebough that Americans, secure in The task presents difficulties inas- their geographical aloofness and much as the books seldom give any comparative economic self-indication on the cover of their sufficiency, should have quaims on contents. We trust that every this point, although we can detect available means of prosecuting the evidence of a slowly growing campaign now started will be pur- feeling that the very force of cfr.sued and deterrenta inflicted on the cumstances may In course of time offenders which will considerably lead to a modification of view-reduce, if not eliminate, an offence said Mr. Mander. point. The fact is, of course, that which seems to be on the increase.vants who enjoy good conditions,

-

social and

a

in these days of international con- tact, financial,

Bernard Joseph Carnell, charged economic, no nation can live to with obtaining goods by means of itself. Such conclusions as have trick, and with uttering a forged been reached by the Naval Con- cheque, was brought before Mr. ference reflect that fact to some purposes of a formal remand Grantham on Thursday for the extent. So we must look for a The case has been fixed for hear. tendency the part of all ing next week,

on

to bother. There were so many stories about Clarence and his peculiar ways, and most of them were long stories, and before he WHO WAS

had heard the last of them he tired of the subject. He had lived in many outports in China.

A predecessor of the Commis- sioner's had once upon a time opened a discussion in the Club, on the question of wearing shorts after 6p.m., He was all against it. He said it was infra dig and bad form. Clarence, who happen- ed to be one of the offenders, saidį that the Commissioner had no right to have an opinion at all because he smoked a cigar with a A man who would de- band on. scend to that, Clarence said, was beyond the pale.

The discussion was continued after the session at the Club bar was over, and a small party of survivors, walked along the Bund together as far as the Commis sioner's gate. Clarence happened;

emphasise one of his points, and' the Commissioner, who had got rather heated by that time, had objected to it.

Clarence had thereupon struck) the fence again and had said that! he would go on striking it when-| Maids are asking for State re ever he felt like it. Several Com gulation of hours, wages and epn-missioners had come and gone ditions, and Mr. Geoffrey Mander, since then, but Clarence continued MP for East Wolverhampton, is to tap the fence every time he their champion.

passed it. He did not feel com- Mr. Mander has asked Miss Fortable otherwise. He knew that what the Government are prepared didn't care. He thought most of Bonfield, Minister of Labour, people thought he was silly, but he

to do about it..

them were silly in some way or Miss Bondfield's reply was non-another. And so they were. committal, but she admitted she The Commissioner who had]. was in favour of any practicable started Clarence on the road to in- steps for raising the status of sanity had long since retired and domestic labour.

written his authobiography, `in] I feel that there is much to be which he gave a full and docu-] said for action in this matter," mented account of the famous dis-

cussion, but that did not stop|

His wife, Madeline, met him at "Although there are many Ber- Clarence. He carried on. there are others who do not. the gate of their little compound. "I see no reason why they should She was his second wife and madly not ask for a legal status, which in love with him. would make domestic service more attractive, and improve its quality

"If they were given shorter and proper conditions of living hours, a minimum rate of pay bcllevd girls would be more ready to take up domestic service, as a Hivelihood."

"Are you playing tennis this afternoon ?" she asked. “Yea dear." he replied. At the Club, place where they could play, so darling?" There was no other this gave him a chance for dis- playing his wit.

HERNANI?

Victor Hugo's play, "Hey- nani," based on a story from the old Spanish chronicles, enda in unutterable tragedy.

Hernant lies dead before the marriage altar, slain by his own hand; his bride, Dona Sol, unwilling to endure the loneliness that, would have: been her portion, has shared his poisoned cup: Don Gomez, at whose bidding Hernani renounced life just at its sweetest moment, is stretched lifeless beaide them, his hand still clutching the dagger with which he ended his own un- happy existence.

It is a tragedy of Castilian." honour and revenge that has unrolled to its sad conclusion here, Dona Sol was loved by her guardián, Don Gomez, by the King of Spain, Charlos V, and by the bandit and revolu- tionary, Hernani. She chose to give her hand where her Hernani, heart lay, with thereby incurring the dis- pleasure of the other suitors, who swore to be revenged upon him.

The strict traditions of honourable conduct which

· proyalled 'In mediaeval Spain caused frequent complica- tions, and it one point in the story Gomez found himself obliged to save Hernani's life,

· according to the suured, laws have died rather than tráng- of hospitality which he would

gress. Not to be outdone In magnanimity, the outlaw vowed to surrender his life. whenever Gomez should call upon him to do so. Time his hand. The lovers, were passed, but Gomez, withheld

betrothed, but still there was no sign. The day came. when Hernani and Dona Sol stood at the Altar, and then at last, Gomez demanded his due, with

the results, set forth in the beginnity