1930-11-28 — Page 6

AN OVERSTOCK

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1930.

SALE!

OF

DUBARRY'S BATH

DELIGHTFULLY

MOTOR BARGAINS

CHEVROLET 6 cylinder 1 Ton Truck with EXPRESS BODY in PERFECT CONDI- TION

PRICE $1,950.

ARMSTRONG-SIDDELEY

1927 TOURING CAR Model-as been completely overhauled

pas.

TABLETS

PERFUMED.

PER BOX OF I DOZ TABLETS - - $1.50

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG DISPERSARY.

NEW

"H.M.V." RECORDS FOR NOVEMBER.

B-3526 (A Farewell (Liddlet

(My Dreams (Tosti)

Walter Glynne Walter Glynne ...John GORA

B-3548 (The Boatmen tiarris)

(The Three Ravens (Arr. Kennedy Scott) ....John Gora

With the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet.

B-3551 (Selection of Wilfrid Sanderson's Popular Songs

Edward O'Henry (1st & 2nd Records) Played on the Organ af "Madame Tussaud's" Cinema, London.

(Exactly Like You

B-3532 (A Reach in the Park Film: "Bing ut Jazz">

Erginald Fourt (The King's Berses (iny & Graham) .. Reginald Fort Played on the Organ of New Gallery Cinema, London.

Edward #ferry B-3571 (Thistledown

Edward O'Henry

Gracic Fields Gracic Fields

..Gracie Fields Gracie Fields

ately" Cinema Organ Pieces). B-3565 (Fonso (aly Hot Spanish Knight) (I Just Can't Figure It Out At All

B-3573 (The Barmaid's Song

(I'm In The Market For You

B-3674 (Falling In Love Again (Film "The Blue Angel")

Reginald Fourt (The Love Waltz (Film "The Love Waltz") Reginald Foort Played on the Organ of New Gallery Claeran, London.

C-1988 (Midnight Review (Glinka)

(The Sword Song (Elgar)

Paler Dawson Peter DawsOTI.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

CHATER ROAD,

BOYS' BLAZERS

IN

NAVY and GREY

WITH

CAPS TO MATCH.

ALSO--

GREY FLANNEL PANTS

AND

JERSEYS WITH TIES

IN

VARIOUS COLOURS.

CHILDREN'S DEPT.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

PRICE $1,500.

STUDEBAKER DIRECTOR SIX 5 pas. TOURING CAR 1927 Model GUARANTEED Thoroughly Reliable

PRICE $1,250).

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hongkong Ahangbal Hotel, Ltd. Incorporated to Hongkong. 26, Queen's Road C. and Btubbe Road

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, Nov.

3.

193

COUNCIL REFORM.

-DAY BY DAY

+

appointed than under the unsatis-som factory method of nomination. Rather the revorac, We should Imagine, since the Councillors would then be directly responsible to the public und would realise the necessity of serving the general in Lerest if they were to hope for re- appointment.

SENSIBILITY WOULD BE A GOOD SHE HAD BUT ONE PORTRESS IF HAND; WITH HER RIGHT BUE OPENA THE DOOR TO PLEASURE, BUT WITH HER LEFT TO PAIN-Coltar.

$21.000.

BERNARD FALK on

THE AWFUL MONOTONY OF NURSING HOMES.

1

Incense

Asia" We are glad to see that one com- The R.M.S. "Empress of

matron mentator at least thinks there is leaves this afternoon and is due WHEN I mentioned

of the institution at Shanghai to-morrow at 6 p.m. need for reform of

whore my physical ills had been Mome type. Hongkong will fully appreciate his Within twenty four hours three cured that I proposed to write an "The awful monotony on that the chief grievance is fires broke out in Canton, affecting a cursing homes she indignantly exclaimed: "But what do you the crass futility of Unofficial up-fifteen konses with losses placed at of

people want--all night jazz affairs pointments in face of an all-power-

The Post Office advises that the or the Palais de Danko?" ful Executive." The recent adop

Not wishing to Christmas Mall via Siberia for |tion of the new Qivil Service anlary Great Britain will close to-morrow formidable a lady-have you ever 'This is two days tried to argue with nursing scheme in face of united Unofficial (Saturday).

an-home matron? I meekly remark- previously opposition provides a good instance earlier

ed that I had in mind a happy nounced.

between the existing of the manner in which the repre-

We have received from Messrs. monotony and the possible live- sentatives of the publle can be over- ridden by the Ocial Majority. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co. a USC-liness, and I proceeded to outline ful pocket diary which has been my ideas lo a running chorus of That is the kind of thing which issued by Mesars, Bollinger Cham- disapproval and such comments serves to emphasise the need of re-pagne Company. It contains much as, "You will have the whole pro

No-one in his interesting Information in regard to forsion down upon you." form of some sort.

sporting matter.

Too Inquisitive. senses would advorate voles

M

Council

Whilst we are not surprised that

ments Association in Singapore. for the reform of the Executive

World's Future,

for

do

at

kind which become the

thun

com permi although Mr. W. E. Hal

is even

મ

"

mean

eyes

to the But I was not to be browbeaten. A little later I suggested it would be a good idea if the food were men- more varied. The matron tioned it to the doctor, who thought the varying should come In the shape of reducing the portions. "Bat very little," was hla constant advice. Unfortunate- Boly I was not in the mood to be impressed by his siege tactics and I continued my hints.

"There are far too many old people, not really but suffer- ing from senile decny, in the nursing home. The result is that whenever I stroll in the grounds I am meetles nonagenarians with a far-away look in their which gives me the creeps. Their friends, who seem to call upon them with painful frequency are of the anme nge and decrepitude. and Instead of being stimulated by the garden fauna I am horribly

"It would be different if they depressed.

personalities were outstanding like Bernard Shaw and Sir Oliver Lodge whose age sets so lightly and gracefully upon them, or if they were those delightful dames with beautiful white hair whose conversation is as pleasant as their well-bred voices. No, these 'dodderora' are nursing home ghosts out of Ibsen, certainly as morbid."

de-

more

When 1 had finished my eloquence the matron shook her head. "I always suspected you journalists were mad; now I am "But, matron," I in- convinced." terjected, "don't you think old people who are not in need of any operation ought to go into av

re-

have all the attention they quire and be among their own generation?"

the

The disappearance of a faki of

Now as I bave just been nine everybody. Even in the most de mocratic countries, limitations and the Kwong Shing long vegetable

stall of the Central Market was weeks in a nursing home I can restrictions are observed, and that reported to the police by another claim some familiarity with my It was stated that subject, and what I have to say, I would naturally have to be the casefoki yesterday,

am sure, will find endorsement on to an even far greater extent in the man had been entrusted with

i sum of $464 with which to pur- the part of many invalide.

It is, of course, essential that places where the bulk of the peoplechase vegetables from the country.

a nursing home should be quiet. to be are backward in elvic spirit and

man cravCA In a report to the police rester A very sick social development. Something | ady, Mr. E. de Sousa, of 39, Gran-spared all noise. But the inmates include not only the very sick cnn, however, be done, and for theville Road, stated that his son

Roberto was bitten by brown but those who are getting better, time being some such electorate anointer dog belonging to his grand who, in fact, are on the high road

Do they that which operates in the case of mother, who lives at 35, Granville to convalescence.

The boy is undergolux serve no consideration? the Sanitary Board (based on the Rond.

is Nothing. I suggest, medical treatment, while the ani Jury Lists would seems to sult the mal was removed to Mataukok for desolating to the normally very active person who is recovering The elective pritwiple is bere observation,

from a serious illness than the neknowlvalged, and we cannot see

Whilst on anti-piracy duty on deadly dull samaness of the place that its extensiom to Legislative the water front yesterday a re-where he is being nursed back to be venue officer searched a passenger bealth, the sameness that extends would appointment

of the s.s. Chun Chow and found to the food, the routine, the visit the scheme of the Straits Settle, fotherwise Oun generally beneficial. tied round his legs and waist 42 ing hours, the people who come home of rest; where they would

taels of prepared opium. On and go-other innules visitera. appearance before Mr. Lindsell at tradesmen, the postman.

the the Central Police Court this mor- telegraph boy. $5,000 or nine

Sly man!" was the reply. it Even the arrival of new ning a fine of

"What if they should prefer the and Legislative Councils, has been The Rev. Mr. Knight Anstey's months' hard labour was injused."rock" is an enlivening event to

Entir up thought; only the rules contiguity of young people? They subjected to much hostile criti-speech at the League of Nationa

Three stone breakers engaged

of the nursing home forbid any also have their tastes and in- eism, we cannot but feel that the Union meeling, sounding the call

be contractors on the hillside

done enough talking for to-night. "Die-Hard" or cractionary element of the new order, was a remarkably Sai Wan He appeared before Mdiscussion about fellow-sufferers, clinations. In any case you have

Lindsell at the Central Police and I was sharply ticked off" for

Off to your bath. That is as is strongly entrenched in the South. persuasive effort and should

much to provide a congenial Court his morning on charges of being too inquisitive because I

suggest." era Colony,

At the time the sug-mosphere for the movement he so excavating stones on an area for ventured to ask who my neigh-stimulating as anything you can

But events that mock WRS I told the doctor, that i posted reforms were outliited, we warmly advocated. The tinge of which they did not hold a permit. bours were.

The defendants claimed that ther

bored, but so far from receiving wisdom of statesmen (particularly commented on the rather strange idealism was of the

possession of master was in

any sympathy from him, he re-aura, vide the dole finances) have classification adopted for the pro- may very well

Lo-morrow, though lands informed the Coart that the torted that he had heard from a way of turning up trumps even pused Panel of Voters in which non aim of

And so it happened to me, how 500 that

desirable place, where the defendants were the matron that I was restless for the fellow with the Borriest very

stones was not and that my business was to be- luck. ertain specified groups of indivi

morrow will reven)

vegetable-a thrilling The One Bright Spot. its unnet seen excavating

named on the permit. The case come duals were included together with

iL

foretell. Is impossible ta

was adjourned until to-morrow for prospect which did not add to my

appetite.

Feeling excessively bored, I, "ratepayers" in general. It has At present the broad problems of the master's appearance.

I must say that I was especial asked for one of my windows ta con-human society ure only vaguely been printed out, in this

a little wider. The Knight in

They favoured. The matron allowed be opened world re-construction. nexion. that almost everybody perceived. In fact, Mr.

now me to listen to her wireless. But window wouldn't budge, and the on being appealed _ 10, would be entitled to the vote under Anstey was on somewhat danger- League of Nations

with an investigation you can have too much of wire nutron. ous ground in closely associating concerned this plan, and it may be that this the League of Nations, as at pre-

into warld gold stocks, the mal-less music, and the lectures and pronounced the ash gone. Pro- the female vaudeville sently-a carpenter arrived and con- most of is one of the chief grounds for sent restituted, with the recogni-distribution of which has

voices gave me "the pip."

positively revelled in the objection to the Association'stion by the enlightened of the creed tributed in no small measure to artists with their pseudo soprano for a whole hour I revelled

Greatly daring I ventured to ateries of window-sush repairing. scheme, for abviously the time for of the solidarity of the human race the serious industrial depression.

Financiers

entertainment of all countries are hint that a portable cinema would Here

could find indeed. The skill of the fellow anything approaching universal rather than of even the most ex-

alled conception of national- Anding it increasingly difficult to interest me, that I

in taking out and putting in the suffrag has not yet arrived. Wel

heavy

the ism.

window,

fabulous The one genuine criticism work independently of each other. amusement in a news reel and in can understand and fully appre-of the League to-day

Sa that The need for international co-upern- the latest Greta Garbo-ism.

When the matron had fully re- amount of woodwork he was com- riate the dangers of any mensure it is a league of governments on is being felt more strongly

me what she called "a plece of manner in which he introduced of reform so thorough-going in rather than peoples, that national and in more diversified fields every covered from the shock, she gave pelled to tear away, the cunning her mind." "Young man," she the new cord-J could have watch. but sm. instead of being subordinated,day. The immediate problem of

As it was, I have it on towards closer associations after nil the suffering you have that is no reason why some modi is a dominattur factor in its cour-pence is bound up with this move said, "do you think your eyes, ed him for hours.

cils. In justice, it may be conced-ment fication of the existing system ed that the League has yet to reach and depends to some extent upon undergone. At to stand the flicker conscience that I suggested to of the screen. Are him the opposite sash-cord also whether the education of the und strain its full maturity. that ultimately

qutstrip. the sub-you aware that you cannot focus looked as if it would break, and Anyhow, who is he, being an expert-which means the the old diplomacy may be beaten majority can

pay for the portable one who always finds two sash- proposals reflects a frame of mind into surrender, that the force of versive forces at work, which in properly yet?

clude the type of nationalism which going to

cords broken when he inspects cinema?"

the mischief-fell In with my which is against any change what-public opinion, directed by such is dictating high tariff walls.

views. organisations throughout the world soever. Within this entegory must as that formed In Hongkong on the individual who Wednesday, will lead to a change be brought described the elective system as in the present order. And there. "damnable," and also the sugges must be a change if "Inter-Human- or lo get tion that as the Colony is running tam," "Universalism" smoothly at present, things had immediately to the real end, "world federation," is to obtain a foothold. better be left as they are, since War is the game of governmenta, once the appetite for reform is aggressive foreign offices, imperi- whetted, more will be demanded.alist die-hards; they cannot be I these things are seriously trusted with the

of world meant, then the logical conclusion peace. Until the spirit which, prior to the war, led to the exaltu- is that there must never be any tion of national sovereignty to a concession whatever made to pub-point almost of delfication is re- He opinion. We admit that to placed by an effective will towardn enncede universal. suffrage at one human brotherhood, world peace stroke would be the height of can never be assured. This means folly: that must of necessity be of anything but withdrawal of up- port from the League of Nations. slow growth and, cannot be con.

even with its existing handicaps. ceded until the people are quali On the contrary, It means a more fled to take an intelligent interest vigorous support, a definite striv-1 in public affairs. But between Ing after the best it can achieve universal suffrage and the exist-under difficult circumstances, `a strengthening of the world effort ing system there is room for very in encouragement of those-not considerable reform roform nitogether few in number-who which would enable limited scc-alt at Geneva and are imbued with of responsibility in the tions of the public' to take a share in sonne

character as that outlined,

should not he secured,

Some of the comment on

cause

in government to the mutual bene-shaping of human affairs. With space restrictions, we cannot go na nt of the governed and of those deeply into all the points raised by who do the gaverting. There is no Mr. Anstey as we should have

but his reference reason to suppose, as was suggesked,

to the

ted in one quarter, that the choice economic stresses of the present

of Unofficials by election would re-world system appears to touch upon one of the most potent influences sult in lows able members being

link

•

ŽAB SO HBA SHULE (A

"Looks like we're going to have some difculty, Joe. She's hoppin' mad because wo didn't get hore this morning."

was rare

my-

my

a

While he "sash-corded" We talked, and he explained to me all the subtleties of his craft.

When the matron brought in my soup she found me with new and

respected gleam in my I exclaimed trium- phantly, pointing to the window, "there is an infallible prescrip4 · tion against nursing-home bore- dom. Have the window-sashes repaired and let the patients look on."

eye.

This prescription is not copy- right.

THE TRUTH

ABOUT THE

SCOTSMAN.

YOU have been to Edinburgh 7" queried my friend. "That must have been nice-excapt, of course, for the meanness-Scotch people are so terribly stingy, aren't they?" And I laughed.

Yes, I laughed loud and long, for I had in my brains fair, gontlo picture of a fair, gentle town all wronthed about in floating grey mists. And the people who lived in.. thia town spent their days in walk- ing with happiness in their faces--- for who could not be happy when they, walk on a wide, gracious stroet under the shadow of a black rock, an aged cantia, and as

(Continued on Para 7.)