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BATHING CAPS.

Just Received.

Small consignment of the very latest designs-chic-elegant and charming.

Selling at Cost Price

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Dispensary.

NOW ON SALE

The New

VICTOR RECORDS

for AUGUST.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

CHATER ROAD.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ARE SHOWING

AN INTERESTING

COLLECTION OF

EARLY AUTUMN STYLES INCLUDING

HATS IN THE NEW

"BOWLER"

OR

"ROBINHOOD

SHAPES.

Light-Weight Wrap-Coats With Novel Finishings such as

Ermine Tails

Patent Belts

Scarf Collars Etc.

TWEED DRESSES WITH LINGERIE OR FIQUE COLLARS AND CUFFS.

SHOES

BAGS

and all Smart

Accessories to

GLOVES the Ensemble

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1831.

Happily,

the Government sympathetic towards the move-

In

DAY BY DAY

WATCH THIS AD.mont, whilst the promise of co- DAILY FOR GOOD operation by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. AUTO VALUE

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& SPARE TIRE

TUBES, BUMPERS LUGGAGE CAR- RIER-BEIGE.

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STUDEBAKER 2-TON TRUCK CHASSIS 160" W. n. NEW 1931 MODEL G-cyl. 4 SPEED GEAR DUAL WHEELS PRUCE HK$1,734.

STUDEBAKER 2-TON TRUCK CHASSIS 100" W.

1931 MODEL 6-cyl. 25 h.p. 4 SPEED-GEAR DUAL REAR MODEL WHEELS-SPECIAL FOR BUS OR AMBULANCE FULLY EQUIPPED,

The P, and Q. D.; Kermala, from Shanghai, is due here at about 7 p.m.. on Friday.

should prove of the utmost value.

WHEN THE STATE 18. MOST COR- Two spots are favoured, for a RUPT, THEN THE LAWS ARE

MOST commencement of the scheme, MULTIPLIED-Tacitus, Blake Gardens and a plot on tho Prayn Exst reclamation, and as the Rotary Club in willing to provide the necessary equipment and direction, it should not be long before the dream becomes a reality.

ON

lo

the

Public Schools and Their

By THE BISHOP OF NORWICH. Critics.

THE schools have, broken up, literature of the old Greck world. and thousands of parents "Modern" people do not know how wondering how their boys will wonderful are the Greek thoughts shape when they go to n public and how modern. school for the first time after the・ I do not know how many boys holidays..

now, learn Latin, and how many

A Chinese case of cerebro-spinal meningitis, from the floating popula-ure tion, was reported to the health au- thorities yesterday.

The Bootleggers are giving a com- cert at the Cralgengawer Cricket Club on Saturday at 0.15 punt, to be followed by a dance,

The decision of the authorities to do away with the car park in Pedder Street was enforced to-day, traffic poller being on duty to direct vehicles to other stands.

A man committed sulekle late last night by jumping off the Yauma ferry-bout Man Ying. The boat was stopped and a search made, but no traces of the man could be found.

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There can be no question as to the benefits of playing fields for the younger generation. In the

Country, thanks practical interest shown by the Prince of Wales, there is a big national scheme for the provision of B. NEW.

realised playgrounds. It is there, as it must be everywhere, that in providing facilities for outdoor recreation a big service is being rendered to the rising generation, often taking them out of undesirable surroundings and ertainly improving their bodily health and stamina. There are other desirable effects also, for young people who take up outdoor Karamat in Jordan Road yesterday, n sport and exercise are likely, there-man named Chan Yeye was taken to the Kwong Wah Iluspital suffering by to steer clear of those evil in-

from a wound in the scalp. caused fluences which so often lie at the through falling down willst under the

and influence of liquor. discontent root of social which also, become the breeding-

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 193).

SOCIAL SERVICE.

that

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ground of crime. Healthy bodies usually mean healthy minds. The Rotary Club, therefore, does well to take a practical interest in the pluying field movement. We wish it every success in its endeavours,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.

A reception is being held in honour of the anniversary of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, on Monday, alat inst., between and 12.30 in the Chancery of the Consulate General, Asintie Building."

Fourd by Police Reservist A. K.

I may frankly confess that I only learn it till they have passed think that there is a considerable a simple examination. number of boys who do not profit

Self-Satisfied.

soon na

by being sent to a publle school.

TUBLIC Achools, like other There are boys whose minds PUB

Institutions, can and should and dispositions do not run along the Itnes marked out by the aya-profit by criticism. As | tem. For it must be remembered any system is self-satisfied that it that, though the programme ofis perfect it will lose its vigour teaching is far more elastic than und fall back. There is, however, no doubt that they stand high it was in years gone by, there are still many boya whom it does not in public esteem to-day.

When I ТУЛЯ A schoolmaster fit. ·

There are also those whose there were not enough boys to go tastes lo not conform to the round so as to fill all the great Now the pressure of games which they are expected to schoola. play; they would prefer a greater numbers is so grant that it is dif

ficult to get any boy into one of freedom in their leisure pursuits.

them unless file name has been put down for many years, and oven then he has almost a competitivo examination to pass.

A resident of 1, Lyndhurst Terrace, named married woman, young

compit

Cheung So, attempted to suicide at the Hotel Nathan yesterday by taking adelin poison, She was found in Room 46 nit removed to the! Kwong With Hospital,

Leung Shu-yun, the wireless opern- tor of the s.. Kwangchow, made a Recond appearance before the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Marine Court this morning. on a charge of having absented himself from the ship on July 31. The case, at its first bear ing, was remanded for the accused to produce medical evidence, but as the witnesses were not murning, defendant was fined $20 or in default two weeks' imprisonment.

I am not belittling the sports manship that boys learn through their games; the spirit of give and-take and of team-work is a great acquisition for the realities This pressure, is, I think, due to of life. Moreover, when not car- two things. First, it arises from ried Lao far, the talk about games the money is the country being families which always did sand is a useful antidote to undesirable more evenly distributed; while the toples of conversation.

their sous to the public schools ("I look upon continue to do so.

take

games.

But there are boys who do not

In interest Any There is no point in forcing boys into a community in which their bent for work or play can never

be at home.

the sending of my boy to Eton an first charge upon, the estate" has been said by more than one father.) New families alford the expense.

can toiv

Dead Languages

In the war the public-school boys won a general admiration. CERTAINLY consider that the If it was true that "the war was educational value of these won by the second lieutenant," it games in our English schools is was also inrgely true that those great! 1 remember in years gone second lieutenants came from the by a visit from a foreigner of in

public schools. telligence who came to learn all that he could about the ways of our public schools with a view to

Tradition.

1

E particular subjects that

produced this starting one in his own enuntry they had mastered there help-

WATER LEVELS.

DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.

1 think I am quite just in re- gretting that he would pay no at- ed many of them. But they were all equipped for the calls of those tention to the games. Perhaps

exacting days by the general tone this would be different now.

of their schools. In these little The curriculum in our schools "states" lendership is acquired has become more and more diver- through the generous exercise of sifled. This is one of the many responsibility by the elder boys cases where people who have not towards the younger, evoking a kept up with changes that have hero worship on the other side. been made imagine that nothing'

The fair name, the traditions of has been altered since the days the school are upheld in a name- The following table, issued by the

within their own memory.

ly way. (Thia is not to say that Kwangtung River Conservancy Com

Many years ago I was attend-none need correction.) "Manners mission, shows in English Leet the water levels on the West River, Northing a school prize-day in the com- makyth man" le remembered in River and East River on the dates pany of a public man, who, in other schools besides Winchester,

Aug. Aug. friendly manner, told me before, which has it for its motto.

28 hand that his speech would shock

Boys through learning to obey learn to command. They are un- I listened to hear what was com consciously trained for adminis- 16.2 ing. and he only sensibly prged trative responsibilitics; there are the importance of boys being many men to-day who, in the hard taught Spanish, for it was the key places of their careers, remember language in South American com the guidance of their old school- merce! fie also very sensibly masters. protested against all boys being taught two dead languages, Greek and Latin.

0.8 8.8

The highest levels recorded aro:

The bitter attacks launched by his ex-colleagues upon the Prime in selecting the provision of Minister seem to us to be more an playing fields as the first piece of indication of the severity of the ancial service to which it is put-shock induced by the unexpected ling its hands, the Hongkong Rot downfall of the Labour Adminis tration than honest criticism. ary Club has made a wise and aLabour thought itself established together admirable choice.

for at least two more years. The one of the speakers suggested at collapsn came like a holt from the Tuesday's

is not blue. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is meeting. it

They enough

the

should chosen as the scapegoat. Club hold weekly luncheons and listen have not had sufficient acquain to talks frean distinguished visi-tance with the conventions of the constitution to realise that, in the tors. There is so much to be done main. Mr. MacDonald tad named: F

Differences in this Colony in the sphere of option in the mutter. community service that the Rotary of opinion in the Cabinet, when West River at Shlubing 22.8 25.3 publicly manifested, bring the North River at Samshui 10.9 0.4 Club will never lack opportunities.Cabinet to an end, simply because North River at Tsingyuen 15.1 In the past, very few organisations by the constitution all the mem- East River at Sheklung have displayed an active interest bers are jointly and severally Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, 20.2 in the provision of such amenities responsible for all is measures feet; Satashal, 27.3 feet; Sheklung, as playgrounds, although we do not [The definite split on the proposed 11.5 feet.

The lowest levels on record aro minue & feet at Samshul and minus overlook the excellent work done reduction of unemployment doles made it incurnbent On the

2.7 feet at Sheklung. by the Chinese Y.M.C.A, and the

Premier, after endeavouring to Kowlons Residents' Association.bring his colleagues to an agree There have been any number of ment, to seek as a fast, resort, nu It was comprehensive schemes on paper. interview with the King, but none on a really large scale then that the issue of forming has gone beyond that point. The National Government arose. Rotary Club is now stepping in. has since been pressed to à Sue- Mr. Ramsay cessful conclusiou. however, and if the proposals put MacDonald retains his position'us before members on Tuesday come Prime Minister and there is pro- to fruition, there is every reason for hoping that the movement will jexparui as time goes on.

of conf-improvement. and the establishment Unfortunately, in the develop dence in sterling abroad may be ment both of the island and the regarded as commenced with the mainland very little thought has mere announcement of the names. hitherto been given to the neems-The psychological effect of the

It

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

me-

...

At school boys take good- humouredly what comes; they are laught not to whine, to see the Here I knew he was behind the humorous side of the little com- times in his criticism; for some plexities of life.

twenty years before, when I be-) They can adapt themselves to came a headmaster, I had found the new situations in for lands that already only about one boy and win the confidence of distant in four in the school was learn- races, because, in their boyhood, ing Greek,

they learnt a quiet-self-reliance, Fewer still learn Greek now to play the game, not to talk about only those, probably, who will be themselves, and to strain their pow The market opened quietly stendy able to advance so farin the study ers to do their bit in the general morning. Cements were of it as to get beyond the dry and life as English-men have done it in the little mise of real achievement at last. this

string demand, and the rates

for dull grammar of the language and again and again The best brains of all parties are Lands, Humphreys, China Lights,reach the point where they will be world of school ad in the larger represented on the new Cabinet, Electrics, and Ropes showed slight able to appreciate the magnificent world outside.

Underwriters

in

Banks were again dealt in at $2,035. Unions returned to favour with buyers offering $550, at which rate shares did an appear.

find enquiries ut $5.95, but sellers were asking $8.00. charge of administration should Unlon Waterboats were in demand sity of playing field. Bulidings be [ big asset, particularly at an advance of 25 cents, but there have sprung up on previously un- because of its form. The crisis were no shares forthcoming at the Decipled land with such rapidity should be weathered within three rate$25.

Providents (old) were done at 80.10. that spaces which at one time months. It is interesting to note, but at the close there were buyers post ufat $0.05. The new shares were also would have been ideal for the pur. incidentally, that the posè are un longer available. We Prime Minister, by which the head done at $2.75, and subsequently buyers

of the Cabinet is conventionally were bidding $2.70.

Hotels (old) were disposed of at ¡do not forget, of course, that the known, is unknown to the law, $17.65 and $11.70, with sellers inclin

taking to outdoor exercise on the which only recognises him in bised to accept $17.80; but buyers re- part of the Chinese is a relatively enpaeity.of First Lord of the mained quiet. The new shares were recent development: a glream-Treasury or as the holder of some in demand at $10,80 after neles at $17. Lands were the medium of sales at executive office. Nine $91, and at the close there were buyers slance which may explain in part other the failure of the Government in people out of ten would, we at this rate.

Humphreys (old) were a buying believe, be prepared to wager in an

commodity at $22.15, but shares were other days to set aside J? argument that there is such not obtainable at this rate. The new

that postna !

spaces, The position to-day is

*of

Prime shares were active with buyers at

that thousands of young people, Minister or Premier. And they $21.66, which did not lead to business, having become interested in out- would love.

are

SILVER FUTURES.

door recreation, find the oppor tunities therefor greatly restricted, It In true, that there large numbers of sporting clubs in the Colony which cater to their own members, but

It is not this particular class that

THE LATEST CÁBLED

QUOTATIONS... Messrs. Pentreath and Co. have

the Rotary Club has in mind in been advised by cable of the fol setting out to do a piece of real lowing quotations for New York social servico. It thinks parti- silver futures as at the close of cularly of the hordes of children who have practically no place but the streets in which to

play.

the market yesterday:

P

October 1081 28.21 up 21. December 1981 28.25 up .20. May 1932 28.40 op 15.

HX, Realties had sellers willing to accept $17.00, but buyers would not go_beyund $17,60.

In the Cotton section yesterday's, |buying"rates_for_all_linen_prevailed without any businose being tränancted, Star Ferries were in again demand at $93 without attracting shares,

China Lights were firmer with |buyers at $28.10, but shares did not

change hands.

Telephones (part pald) were again | wanted at $33%.

Coments were in strong request at i the advanced quotation of $28.80, but holders showed no desire to part with

their shdros.

H.K. Ropes were in further demand at $21%, but business did not result. The remainder of the business does not call for comment..

"Gée, fan't it great to be away from it all?”

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