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WHEN WIDOWS EXCLAIM LOUDLY AGAINST SECOND MARRIAGES, I WOULD promiling conditions. The point ALWAYS LAY A WAGER THAT THE we wish to stress is that this willMAN, IF NOT THE WEDDING DAY, 19

ABSOLUTELY always be the case so long as we Fielding.

FIXED ON. - Henry tolerate a system by which, as one of the Unofficials yesterday ex- His Excellency Sir Cecil and! pressed it, we suffer the finances Lady Clementi lott Singapore by the of the Colony to fluctuate with the P. and O. Malwa on leave. caprice of exchange. The dollar The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington question, 28 We remarked and Mrs. Wellington left by the yesterday, lies

31 the roots. President Grant to-day. of the whole of the Govern ment's troubles, and of the troubles of most of the Colony's business houses as well. A stabi- lised dollar would automatically Mrs. F. D. Courtney, wife of the rule out all this tinkering with GoBank of New York, was amongst Manager of the National City 1924 Model, cylinder, 26 bp.vernment salaries, which is an over the passengers who arrived here Green Body, Wire Wheels recurring feature of the financial by the s.s. President Lincoln.

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GOVERNMENT SALARY

PROBLEM.

The Empress of Japan, which left Hongkong on 2nd October, arrived at Vancouver on the 17th

October.

GILBERT FRANKAŬ on

THE LATEST LUNACY.

THE latest lunacy, which eman-artist we are trying to imagine ates from Paris in the form would have said to himself, "I am of a small yellow circular, proclaims still I." the foundation of "Anonyma"—a And it is because no artist, even society for the publication of anony- a minor one, can avoid, in the final 1930 soul," we are told, the artist whatever happens to him he must mous works. To cultivate the issue, that I am still 1"; bemuse must rid himself once and for all focus the whole world through the of vanity. And how can he ever lens of his own ego before he can rid himself of vanity so long as his work is known by his own name,

apply his technique to the interpre- tation of it, that any attempt to make art anonymous is foredoomed to fall.

re-

Even granting the thesis that vanity is the bane of some artists, the lack of that particular quality proves a man or woman to be no Every human being, whatever his artist at all.

or her work, craves, both conscious- an artist in paint or words,

The artist-and whether he oly and subconsciously, marble, or music, is immaterial to a gaol over which I went (unoff- or cognition for that work. Even in

the argument-is of necessity ancially, after several refusals from egoist. His devotion to his job those in authority) for the sole It is announced that the "Em- may appear selfless. But in its purpose of securing accuracy in a It strikes us as astounding that

press of Canada" previously essence it is a devotion to self. word-plature of prison conditions, neither when the Budget was in- scheduled to sail from Hongkong

the Governor told me that he found, troduced nor during yesterday's on October 22nd, is now posted

Every "masterless man." as after long experience, that it was debsté was there one solitary reto sail on Thursday, October 23rd Kipling calls him, is of the nature "inder" not to call men by their

of a lens--and behind that lets, numbers. ference from official sources to the

at midnight.

which is the creative perception, "They like it, he said, "when I question of currency reform. Mr. B. Sugars was fined $5 by technique (only another name for call them by their names," And Moreover, only two of our

Un. Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magis-hard work) makes clear its picture deeply as this Instinct to be called tracy this morning for driving of things seen creatively to the non- by one's name is ingrained in the average human being; it is a thous- car without a rear-light. He said creative mind. he had written to the LG.P. and

and times more deeply ingrained in the artist. And rightly so, because tendered.an.apology..

the artist's name is his trade mark

that he does good work.

the sign by which all may know

A returned banishee was een tenced to six months' imprison ment, with 20 strokes of the cane. the Kowloon by Mr. Butters at Magistracy this morning. He was banished In February 1928 for ten years,

The artist's job, therefore-un- like the scientist's, the welfare worker's, or even the skilled crafts- that lens. In other words, the man's-is primarily the shaping of shaping of his or her own mind to the main purpose for which Nature has fitted it.

one

one

so long will Hongkong be the vic-announcements will appear short-tion) would have gone on function-be so or not, the fact remains--

ing. "For all this money," the

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tim of a set of eircumstances which of necessity increases the

difficulties of Government and of business establishments alike.

ly.—Advt.

official members touched on the dollar issue-Mr. Lauder, who appeared-to-reconcile himself to increased taxation because the Government's gold commitments have to be paid for in silver; and

artist can have for not signing his The only excuse, indeed, that any Mr. Tso, who did. get down to

work is that he feels ashamed of it. essentials when he urged that the

of nuvel-writing, for instance will will bring is vital to him for bare A supreme artist at my own job In which case-unless the money it Government should leave no stone

preserve,, even in his or her most subsistence that bad work is bet- unturned in considering the feasi-

emotional moments, the objective ter destroyed. Mr. Koo Ying-fan, Chief Secre- vision. Whatever the circumstance bility of stabilising our currency tary of the National Government in which he or she find themselves, be not only a great egotism, but a For in every artist there must at an early date. We are well State Council, and former Finance he or she will never be entirely great pride. And once deny that aware of the fact that opinions Minister in Canton, passed through "carried away."-

pride, once allow even the most Hongkong last evening for Canton. This, I realise, is a hard saying supreme artist the camouflage of differ on the question of stabilisa- There is a rumour that he may be implying, as it does that your anonymity-and you will have un- Whilst yesterday's debate on the

tion, but there is no diversity of appointed Civil Governor of supreme artist is a supreme abnor- buckled the main spur by which Mr. Koo arrived mality; a being who never quite Nature is always driving him to Budget did not result in the Go-view on the point that the Colony Kwangtung.

here on the President Lincoln, yields his ego to the fears, the "beat himself." vernment withdrawing or modify-

is suffering economic sickness.

hates, the loves or the passions of The "anonymists"whom In ordinary life, when a man is l A Chinese case of diphtheria average humanity. Yet the saying, must presume to exist since ing any of its taxation proposals,

was reported to the Medical Officer I believe, is supremely true. has received their circular-may it at any rate produced one grati and there is a conflict of opinion

of Health yesterday. The return! A king may count the world deny this; may even pretend that fying outcome. We refer, of as to the wisest treatment, it is showing the number of cases of well lost for love." And various truth lies in the story of the young. course, to the announcement made customary to call in a specialist. notifiable diseases occurring in kings have done so. But no great painter who, asked why he did such great marvellous work for such low by H. E. the Governor that the That is what Hongkong needs to the Colony during the week ended painter, no great poet, no

October 18, discloses three cases musician ever gave up painting, or prices, answered, "So that, later recent increases made to sterling-day: There are experts available af diphtheria (one death), six poetry, or music for the sake of a on, I may do mediocre work for paid officers are to be revised so as One of them, Sir Otto Niemeyer, cases of typhoid, one imported woman. He painted the woman, enormous ones." to reduce the aggregate sum by is al present in New Zealand and Cone death), one death from pueror wrote poetry, or composed music,

But that is only the cynic's out- close en four lakhs of dollars, could easily call here on the way influenza, which is not notifiable. to money. Nearly all the world's fan art (much though present-day

peral fever, and five deaths from about her instead.

The same argument, too, applies look; and although satire, also, is This is to be done by paying half Home-who can diagnose, our

best artistic work--though some taste abhors, it) In view of the fact that St. highbrows seek to deny this has never yet made a true satirist; who cynicism alone of the salaries at 18. Gd. and the troubles and prescribe the correct other half at the current rate. Ex-remedy. We are surprised that in aid of V.D.M.A. Funds, on the amount of money would have per-comedy of life; and, equally with Andrew's Club is giving two plays been done for money. Yet no must see the tragedy as well as the no-one, during yesterday's debate, same pressed in other terms, the effect

evening, the Concert will be to knock off almost five per named should be invited to give Friday, October 24th, has been But the promise, no sooner given, some reason, that the individual

advcated that the financial genius arranged by the Kowloon Branch artists to give up his art.

suaded any of the world's great the romanticist, through the lens

of his own self. of the Helena May Institute for He might have promised to do so. cent, from the recent increases, so this Colony the benefit of his skill postponed, and will take place on would have been broken. Because ego is the driving-force bebind all It can be argued, indeed, and with long as the dollar remains at its and knowledge. So long as this November 5th on the Kowloon even though the technique (or good work; and that even the most" present level. Even so, however,

dollar problem remains unsolved. with the Garden Fete

Cricket Club grounds in connexion work) had been temporarily aban-selfless human being is at heart a the Civil Servants affected will

Further doned, the lens (or creative percep selfadvertiser. But whether

this have little, if anything. at which to complain, for they will still enjoy a véry substantial advance in pay as compared with conditions prevailing before the Salary Com- mission's Report was adopted. Moreover, if the dollar should go

An Epochal Flight. to is. 6d, or beyond, the reduction

Wing-Commander Kingsford now foreshadowed will disappear. Smith's estimate of his flight from We have described this re- England to Australia--the best he revision of sterling-paid salaries has ever done is not far from an as gratifying, because it justifies obvious truth, although he has a the severe criticism encountered on whole series of brilliant achieve- all hands when the Government

An Atlantic ments to his credit. forced through the

flight is undoubtedly more hazard- increases in

ous, even in these days of aircraft the face of united Unofficial opposi-efficiency, but it requiries a stendy tion, and because those news burst for 30 hours or so, and either papers which have fought the one gets over or one does not. The public's battle have been vindicat-Australia trip requires a long sus- ed. It would, indeed, appear as if tained effort spread over many the Government has been experi-weather and topographical condi

days, with remarkable variations of encing qualms of conscience in the tions, and Kingsford Smith's solo matter. At any rate, We have 'explot which has produced a re- heard more than one Civil Servant cord of ten days for the journey frankly confess that there was has a claim to be regarded as the never any call for marked increases most superb long distance flight in in the emoluments of the higher- the history of aviation. In all he paid officials. The concession now covered slightly over 10,400 miles. made to popular opinion, accept to have been 10 days, 2 hours and The time taken is officially stated able though it is, cannot, however, 10 minutes. In other words, be expected to induce any undue Kingsford Smith equalled the per jubilation on the part of the tax-formance possible to an express payer. With

no resultant relief train travelling day and night at from taxation, his position fifty miles an hour without a single is not made

Such a any the bet-stop, over the same route. ter because Civil

comparison brings home more ef Servants are fectively the real implications of not to receive quite дя much the adventure, and incidentally con- pay as they have been latterly.tains a wonderful tribute to the The four lakhs saved is not to be small single seater Avro-Avian ma- applied to lessening the burden of [chine 'which bore the strain so taxation: it will merely make the magalficently as to give Kingsford estimated deficit smaller than was

Smith not a moment of anxiety. budgetted for. In other words, a

Of Kingsford Smith, the man, little need he said. His skill and en- sop has been thrown to the pub-durance had been proved over and lic, from which at the moment the again before his departure on this public will enjoy no advantage. epochal fight. He has merely add. On the general question of Civil ed to an already profuse collection

¡-of-laurels. Servants' salaries, we are left to

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