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WHILE SELFISHNESS MAY BE THE

ous increase in the incidence of venereal disease, and it was add- ed that the objects of the Bill would be more effectively attain- ed, and the public health safe- guarded, by strict police and medi-LAW OF NATURE, IT IS NOT, FOR ALL cal supervision of all registered THAT THE LAW OF HUMANITY.—

Ferdinand Brunctiere. brothels, and the rigorous suppres-! sion of the "aly" prostitute. It was asserted by another speaker that the experiment of closing

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CLEMENCE DANE on

THE NEW DECENCY.

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THE twentieth century, in the instead, we have actually installed first thirty years of its life, the poor old lady, who hates French, has perfected many good and in all our dame-schools to set the bad ideas inherited from the nine-young idea its copy-book heading His Excellency the Governor has teenth, such Idens as poison gas.Evil be to him that evil think!"

It is the motto of the New De- WORTH HURRYING FOR! || down known brothels had already

appointed Mr. B. C. K. Hawkinsving-machines, the New Prayer been partially tried in Singapore, to be Assistant Head of Sanitary nook, wireless, the cinema, make-eency. We have gone about ask ng ourselves for sixteen years now; hut had proved a failure. The re-Department.

up, and Summer Time

But its most interesting inven- "Why did the war happen? What salt had been an enormous

Among the passengers arriving tion is not a new thing, but a new was the good of it?" for it shook. erease in "sly" houses, whilst soli-by the ss Karmala was Mr. W. B. thought. For do we not, to-day, our private and personal belief in ellation had become so common in Sharpe, who is joining the Ander-conscientiously leave undone all the Over-ruling. Good.

But what if its horrors taught those things which yesterday we some of the streets that respect-son Music Company, Ltd.

knew we ought to do, and do all us at last the true meaning of de able women would not dare ven-

Amongst the passengers arriving those things which we ought not ency? Would not that be a last-

ing. good? ture there at nights. Many other, here by the s.s. President Fillmore, to du?

It seems to que that the new cen- At any rate, we came out of the arguments were put forward. to in addition to Captain and Mrs.

Robert Dollar, were Brigadier Gen-tury has invented a new standard war passionately convinced that there was no virtue to compare with demonstrate the unwisdom of at-eral Borrétt and Mr. J. A. Plum- of decency,

At which point somebody says, the plain common human virtue tempting to deal with the question mer.

yuwring: "Oh, I suppose you mean of kindness: that there was no vice on the lines laid down in the Or-

A Chinese was fined $50 by Mr. sunbathing and short skirts," and so awful as the vice of cruelty, par- dipance, but eventually Sir Cecil Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy adds that the colder months and sunal or national. We were sick, 1 gambling longer skirts are already with us outraged, revolted at the hideous Clementi agreed to the matter be-to-day for keeping

house at 6, Canton Road. Fourteen again, and that, anyway, everyone indecencies of war. We were con- vinced that, apart from right or No Longer "Fast." dicated that it would be useless and were fined $3 each.

Agreed! But agree then with other's bodies and souls to pieces for him to write, as had been sug-

It is notified that, until further me in turn that sun-bathing and for the sake of any gain whatever. gested, to the Secretary of State notice, permits for dumping bulld-short skirts are such very dull sub- No religion, no patriotism, no am- freedom, for, force calling his attention to Unofficial ing debris on the reclamation area jects because they have long since bitior could justify such indecency:

in front of the Fire Station, Jubilee ceased to be "news." It is as ber-ne, not even opposition, as the legislation had Street, may be obtained at the Office ing to be told that everybody is your iden of freedom upon your the imprimatur of the Colonial of the Director of Public Works, bathing together as it is baring to neighbour, and you become a ty-

be told that everybody is breathing rant.

What We know it!

And so, through the indecency of Office and the Home Government

It is notified that at the expira- together.

war, there grew up this new idea had been influenced in the matter tion of three months the Sui Sang about it?

Steamship Company, Limited will! Even a picture of a lady shopping that decency and kindness were two by the League of Nations.

unless cause is shown to the con- in a bathing-dress in Oxford-street names for the same thing. For if We may you were a decent person, you tried The Wedding arranged between

This type of legislation, admir-trary, be struck off the register does not really excite us. the Rev. L. N. Watkins and

tume looks!" but we do not say: bour: in other words, you became Miss Hazel Somerville, willable as it is in its aims, is un- and the company will be 'issolved. say: "How unsuitable such a cos not to interfere with your neigh- tolerant. When you saw him do take place at St. John's Cathe-happily conceived by people who Observatory returns. show that "How shocking!"

And yet when I was a girl it things contrary to your own no- dral at 2.15 p.m. on Wednes- day, October 2nd, 1930. No do not take account of conditions the average mean temperature dur-!

the suburban this shock me but "Does this

me?" And being 89 and the lowest 74.4. There collarless blouse in invitations are being issued, existing in the East. It might being September was 79.4, the highest was considered fast" to wear ations, you no longer asked: "Does

of sunshine and daytime and one was taught that harm

whilst the climbing to the top of an omnibus one asks: "Where's the harm?" were 187 hours

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Fing held over, although he in-others were charged with gambling is sick to death of both subjects. wrong, it was indecent: to rip each

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soon

was "unladylike." T Why? Why! you might show things instantly cease to be either

but all friends will be wel- come at the Cathedral and at practicable in countries which the reception to be held after-have advanced far on the road of wards in the Cathedral Hall.

civilisation, but there are strong

By falsely representing himself three inches of black stocking! wrong or shocking.

For instance, the Old Decency reasons why it would prove un-

to be a servant of the Tin Kwong As for sunbathing and short skirts, workable and ineffective in the Firm, a Chinese giving the name either would have shocked us to said: "It is wrong to exceed the. speed limit, whether anyone is hurt Far East. In this matter, as in of Wong Shing, obtained from the death!

But these commonplaces of mo- by such excess or not." The New the ease of the opium evil, controlMing Wong Electric Company

of 96, Wing Luk Street, 720 dern life, so dull in themselves, are Decency says: "There is no harm is far better than attempted sup-electric batteries valued at $123.12. violently important as symbols. The in speed; but harm in driving to the The Old Decency said: "It is pression. We know that in Hong-The man has not yet been arrested, bathing-cap of 1930 is the liberty danger of the public."

leap of the French Revolution. It

4 change compared wicked to drink and play cards," kong since the registered opium

Mr. G. Bird, head watchman of symbolises divans were shut down, the Colony the Taikne Dock has reported to with which the Russian Revolution The New Decency answers: "There the Police that # workman, or the Chinese Revolution stems ais no harm in drink or cards; but and gambling hurt agitation. For "sun- trunkenness has become honeycombed with ill. Kwong Fung, of 7 Tai Foo, street, mere local eit houses. In other words, the sustained injuries to his chest, bathing and short skirts" represent other people beside the drunkard or The Old Decency said: "It is about half a ton falling on him tion in the Anglo-Saxon habit of evil has not been cured: it has caused by a water tank weighing nothing more or less than a revolu- the gambler." merely beep driven underground whilst at work on the 8.8. Paul mind; and, as the rest of the world wrong to play games on Sunday," man was taken to knows, it is much easier to draw out but the New Decency replies: "The And that is precisely what must Beau. The

the English to change their views adds hastily that the people in charge of the playing grounds must happen if a like policy is pursued hospital but his condition is not leviathan with a hook than to get Sabbath was made for man," but

of right and wrong. in the matter of houses of ill-

SATURDAY, OCT. 18. 1930.

THE SOCIAL EVIL.

Thanks to unanimous Unofficial opposition, a piece of legislation which may have its counterpart in Hongkong in the near future, has been held over by the F.M.S. Federal Council. We refer to an Ordinance to consolidate the law for the protection of women and girls and to effect the suppression

fame.

An English Mystery.

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Nevertheless, though we English not lose their day of rest. In attempting to turn sedumiy

The Old Decency said that the between the s.s, Hop Sang and the move slowly, we do move. It is shore in the southern fairway six hundred years since we adopted sight of the human body is shock- of our national mottoesing, so is love-making in public yesterday, a junk collided with the as one ship, damage being caused to one "Honi soit qui mal y pense." To- places, so is education in matters of Decency answers A most interesting booklet has of the life boats and the railings day we have at last decided that sex. The New

of the Hop Sang. It is no there really may be something in gravely: "Evil be to him that evil of brothels. The section of the just been issued by the British known what damage was caused to it!

Mrs. Grundy. And so we no longer hire Mrs.

The New Decency seems to me Ordinance dealing with the form-Broadcasting Company, represent-the junk. A report of the affair

Grundy to stalk round the English reveal the was made to the Police by Capt. world finding out what everybody is the best thing that the new century

(Continued on Page 9.) er point was not opposed by the ing an attempt to Unofficials, but they presented a pitfalls in the path of the student Cummings of the Hop Sang. united front against the proposal of the pronunciation of English

place-names. For it is a mistake

to assume that the spelling of an

for the compulsory closing down of brothels.

It is interesting to English town or village is at all note that a similar Bill had al-a

reliable guide

to its pro- Ulgham in

ready been passed by the Legista-nunciation. From tive Council of the Straits Settle- Northumberland, which to the ments, but, despite that fact, the natives is known as Uffam, to

dif- dif-

is

Belaugh in Norfolk, which F.M.S. Unofficials pressed for the

ferent villagers interpret whole issue to be left over, and, in ferently, as Beelaw, Beclaa, Beelo deference to this request. Sir Cecil and Beeloo, hundreds of place- Clementi agreed that further con- names all over the country have sideration should be withheld been painstakingly examined, on pending the visit of a League of the spot, by the advisory com- mittee on spoken English, produc- mystery.. Nations Committee which is com-

ing mystery upon ing East to investigate the subject. Particular care, for instance, has One of the main arguments of to be taken in distinguishing be- Kent and the official who introduced the tween Meopham in

for the measure was that the existence of Deopham in Norfolk, tolerated brothels had been large-former is Meppam and the latter ly responsible for the trame inis Decpam or even Deefam. And Almondbury, of course, is fore- women and girls between Malaya shortened to Aymbury, Cogenhoe is and China. It was not shown, Cookno, and Happisburgh however, that to suppress brothels Hayzboro. Of course, there are would put a stop to this infamous many places which provide new tramc. Indeed, it may be taken excitements for those interested in such details. Lest certainty the for granted that the suppression of

should become too slick.on

either. brothels would result in the com- tongue Uttoxeter can be

more ornate ing into existence of innumerable plain Uttoxeter or "sly" houses, to which girls could Yewtoxeter. abbreviated Uxeter Uxter, or even fanciful be taken and no opportunity be and provided for tracing them, as canchester; Slaithwaite in York- be done in the case of tolerated shiro, again, is either Slaythwaite, Sloit, Slowit, but not Slayit or houses. The objection to compul- Slewit. The discrepancy, between sory suppression, however, rests spelling and the pronunciation on more serious grounds than that. is to say the least, rather be- Medical opinion on the subject wildering, though the modern was put forward in the Federal tendency, with the spread of gradual, Council when there was read a re-education, is towards a

if slow, reversion to the original solution unanimously adopted by

full-spoken form of the word. the F.M.S. Division of the British Thus Daventry, which used to be Medical Association. This stated Daintry, has already recovered that the complete suppression of its full, faculties, thanks largely public brothels would cause a seri-to its use as a broadcasting centre.

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doing and telling them they mustn't.

thinks."

Laps of Memory.