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Y. M. C. A. DEBATE CONVENTIONS.

MAJORITY FAVOURS

ABOLITION.

FOR AND AGAINST.

HARBOUR OFFICE SHROFF.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE PREFERRED.

CAUTION GIVEN.

THE

HONGKONG

COLLISION CASE SUBMISSIONS.

KIANGSU "DOING 7 TO 8 KNOTS."

JAPANESE SHIP'S MOVEMENTS:

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

FURTHER MOTOR

OFFENCES.

TOOTING NUISANCE STILL TO THE FORE.

In the absence of Mr. P. S. I was not entered in a bill and / opened the case for the delen Pedder Street and back to Chater

RADIO BROADCAST

. "MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND"

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gramme.

7.00 p.ni.

Stock quotations, mail notico, etc.

7.05-10.45 p.m. Programme of Vie tor and H. H. V. Records.

8.30-10.30 p.m. Dance Music. 7.05-7.30 p.m. Beethoven's Quartet in F Mufor-

Op. 185. Played by the Flonzaley Quarlot. D. A. 847-D, A. 850. H.00 p.m.

(Local time and weather

7.30-8.80 p.m.

OTHER BREACHES. Lo Kal-to, a shroff at the lar Members of the European hour Offen, was charged before

Excessive Hounding of motor-car Y.M.C.A.. gave an emphatic Mr. Williams, at the Central Police

borun stil engages the attention reply to the qucation as to whe-Court to-day, with the embezzle- Alleging that the 5.6. Kiangau of the Central Police Court Magis ment of $159 from Harbour Offee had ateamed into the a.a. Tokooka trate who, this morning was call- ther the world should submit to

dues.

Maru in a fog at a speed ofed upon to deal with severni fur- the tyranny of conventions when

For the defendant, Mr. F. if. between seven and eight knots,ther cases in which drivers were the motion was debated in the Loseby, after indicating that what while the latter ship, having alleged to have created lounge last night, and,

unneces- by 13 he would be anying would be the ranched an votes, to 7, declared themselves police side of the case, told the was lying practically motionless

anchorage ground, sary annoyance to the public.

In one case a driver was stated in favour of the abolition of Court that the money was collect in the water, Mr. H. G. Sheldon to have driven his car from Statue Tyrannical taboos.

ed by the defendant

en Square into Connaught Road, to the accounts Ins

in the C.N.C. v. N.Y.K.

action Cassidy (Chairman of the Y.M.C.A. even up till four o'clock yesterday which was resumed in the Supreme Rond, sounding his horn through

afternoon, although it was collect Court this morning before the out. He also cut across the stand ed at 11 o'clock in the morning. Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) in front of another car in Chaterepurt) There would not

not be any dispute over Land the Harbour Master Hen, Road. When stopped, the driver The men we to wary of the facts, and the question would Commander G. E. Hole. R.N., Re-car and was lookin for freed the to submit to the tyranny con- be whether there was any inten- ventions," was proposed by Mrtion on the part of the defendant

the driver, The China Navigation Com- On the sumAJORS. Colin Carruthers, who at the out-

for the horn to commit this larceng, which pany, owners of the Kiangan, are

nuisance a fine of $5 was imposed, set referred to the diflenty of dening exactly what mast people would enable the Court to runvici.claining $40,000 damages from The defendant would probably the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, owners meant when they spoke of conventose his job and he would be deal of the Tokooka Maru, while the tions. Usually it had an unplea

with departmentally.

N.Y.K. cross-claim for $40.551. sant and sinlater movning, and

Mr. Losely did not think the always

bar to progress.

Mr. Eldon Potter, R.C., together Government had suffered any loss, with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., is for as the money had heen turned in. the China Navigation Company, The attitude of the Crown appear- Complexes Created.

while Mr. H. G. Sheldon is for the ed to be that they would be satis Nippon Yusen Kaishu. Generally speaking, conventions fed if the defendint were caution- were confined to social life, and if | ed. He had been 24 hours in pri- we were not in the lal swim.sun.

Literary and Debatir Society), Mr. E. R. Price presided,

WAR

He continued:

as Assessor,

Seeking Refuge.

Mr. Sheldon, in opening his

the year,

Tokooku Mur

we found murselves up against a Detective Sergeant Pitcher stat set of prevedents affected by those that the defendant received thee, said that on March 22, this unpleasant people who believed

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the 40x1 variotis she sel her A 7.-43

A Bolection of Vic- Victor Balon Orchestre de roup tor Herbert's Music Played by the

directed by Nathaniel Shilkret.

Ah Sweet Myatory of Life-Selce- tione from "Naughty Marietta"-Kles

tune Teller"-Badinnge-Air de Ballot and A1 Freco-March of the Toys Selections from "Sweethearts"-Selec-. Selections from: "Babes in Toyland"-

tions from "The Bed Mi."

8.30-10.30 p.m.

a further fine of $f being imposed Me Again-Selections from "The For on a summons for failing to keep to his own side of the road by cross- Ing in front of another ear on the public stand is Chater Rond

For driving in reverse from Ice House Street to Wardley Street atong Chater Road and steering a zig-zag course throughout, the dri ver of a public car was fined $5.

similar

being imposed for

#

In Auding a Chinese motor eyele driver $6 for not having the ex- haust of his machine working silently, his Worship remarked to the defendant that he would have to get repaired or else buy a new machine.

falling to stop when called upon a police officer, The defendani sum, for what Cure; the stemmer of 1,588 odd tong, carrears on the public stand and, on was alleged to have been attempt- ing to park in front of the other themselves to be better than we. rites, trom Captain of sa In other words, the term was No ilung. It was the defendant's licensed pilot, ti Wai, left

a Kowloon wharf at 7.10 aan. Meeing a police officer approach, re- usert $15

for an in-dity when receiving such sams in The weather was misty and versed along Chater RoI. An exenSC feriority complex.

mediately to make But a

receipt

ship

steered 1f wo

select, we and submit it to the

Aeroun- the Chier

coursed.

At 732 use the word in relation fant of the Department, Mr. T. never

north-76-cast. course to ourselves and our ways. But Parkinson. Apparently the bill

thick for stick rigidly From habit was suppressed.

Parkinson

approached from the mainly, be it said in defence to knew that the ship had Cleared, north-east of the harbour, about

certain code of wunners amil and

the Clearanceve cables away, and the Master speech, and those whose speech Office to see if the bill had been and pilot jointly decided to serk

refuge in the anchorage When approached, the de- and manners are not exactly to the paid.

north of the channel pattern which we have been taught | Tendant said he had received the right. bill, but had lost the money. When revard

Esh ION we very discreetly weither sve gorf pearched, the money was found on hear. That is, we suffer from an him. He had not left the premises superiority complex.

after voceiving 1.

ww

tr

We are usually between the Two Plasses that is, we are all alightly envious of the parody who are poríally above us and oyer and glightly contempimons of

the people in the art west below

It is conventional to be so, Branded as Tyranatent.

UN.

That is what I believe to be at correct interpretation

what

most prople understand by

Con vention, and the mere statement of it is sufficient to brund it as tyrannical.

Not only that, but its

mere bald statement is sufficient a eundemnation to make us certain we should not submit to it,

or

he went

Mr.

the

The defendant said the machine was in the same condition as it when he had bought it.

XILM

At the time that the decision was made, and just before, with Several attempts had been made to

in-going ships were sighted the fog some five cables away.

silence the exhaust but without

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SUCCCAA.

It was stated that after the de- fendant was stopped and inform- ed of the annoyance he drove away and made a worse noise that pre-

Replying to his Worship, Sergt.

in going ships were Pitches raid he did not think the

heard. defendant had any intention

Counsel continued that what trafine the money. The proserad been termed by the other side

the "suleidal crossing of theviously, tion would be stefied with ¿

fairway, hnd not clearly brough

caution, and he thought the Hon.

Commdr. Bode would be too.

Defendant was discharged with enation.

His Worship-The only alterna-

the distance which thetike for him was to push it home. Tokooka Maru had to travel in

der

to reach the anchorage, which was. approximately 8.2 cables, about Góu yards, It was. therefore, never, the ease of m

exist to-day come under the same ship going a long journey aeross category

aerowded fairway. It was a

a ship, with fox comin case of down some five cables away, with 600 yards to go to reach

many thinks yoruge.

HGUE BUSH FIRE IN

AUSTRIALA.

FLAMES ADVANCING ALONG 150-MILE FRONT.

Many Allinnces.

The fact that so were bound up in conventions made it absolutely imperative that On caurses being altered to

Sydney, Dec. 14. The greatest grass and bush It is bad for those who, in the precedents should not be

reach the anchorage the regula- fires on the western plains in the Wiped plietly

out merely because they appeared

redtion for signals were sounded and past ten years are sweeping north. explietly, aslept mannerisms and t ist bad for certain respects as being tyran- at 7.44 a whistle was heard which wards

nical, Fashions, habits, tradition, appeared to be from a distance.length. on a front thost who can never hope to be | ME

150 miles in conventional according to

about three points on the star- the culture, education and re- notions of the socially select.. ligion were all closely allied to attra bmw. Immediately that Cobur, and Wileannia many large aren between Bourke, whistle was heard the engines stations have been completely de- Mannerisms which are adopted conventions, and to destroy these conventions would create nothing by section of a society mere-HOP

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were stopped and the Tokouka stroyed, I to distinguish it from another her unholy chaos, which Maru continued on her

watki rip Society and all that i towards the archurage. Imeant front end to end.

are definitely injurious to mu kind as

whole. They are

developed and mude conventioni by contempt and superciliousnUSA on the one bead and they develop suspleinn, envy and toadyism on the ather.

convention

Historical Aspect.

The in

But some conventions bi seeonding Mr. Carruthers

Part of Evolutionary System.

were

conventions

wer

Parse

nican

In

12 an

All the men in the affected dis- tricts are being organised to fight the Bres, which are travelling of the rate of 40 miles a day before southerly and westerly winds.

reports

(Uoannounced).

Dance programme.

Fox Trot-I Apologize. Fox Trol-A Little Less of

Moonlight. 22781. Fox Trot-Let's Drift Away

o Dreamar's Bay. Fox Trot-Now That I Need You,

You're Gone. 22805. Fox Trot-The Mystery Song. Fox Trot-Moanin'.

22800. Waltz-Kiss Me Goodnight,

Not Goodbye. Fux Trot-The Cute Littl

Things You Do. 22782. Fox Trot-1 Can't Get Mississippi

Off My Mind. Fox Trot-With You On My Mind

I Find 1 Can't write

the words, 22705. Fox Trot-Alone in n Corner, Fox Trot-My Success. 22787. Fox Trot-It's A Long Tiare

Between Kinsen. Fox Trot-Love Letters In The

Sand. 22790. Waltz-When The Maun Comce

Over The Mountain. Fox Trot-Without That Girl. 22746, Fox Trot-Limehouse Blues. Fox Trot-Echoes of The

Jungle. 227-13. Fox Tret-After To-Night. Fox Troi-One Night Alone

With You. 227-44. Fox Trat-Buffalo Rhythm. Fux Trat-On The Beach

With You. 227 10. Fox Trot-The First Girl I Met. Waltz-When The Clock Is

Striking Twelve, 22764. Fox Trot- Must Have It. Fox Trot-You're Just My

Type V38124. Fox Trot-Penchotrain. Fox Trot-Fussy Mabel. V36125. Fox Trot-Leven Thirty Saturday

Night. Fox Trot-I'm Feelin'

Devilish. V38131. Fox Trot-I'll Make Fun For You. Waltz-Then Someone's In

Lovo V38142. Fox Trot-Smile Darn Ya, Smile. Fox Trot-I'm Crazy 'Bout My

Baby. 22062. For Trot-Come To Me. 22756. Fox Trot-As Long As You're

There. Waltz-Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz-Blue Danube. All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messra. Moutrle and Co.

10.30-10.48 p.m.

D1218.

Variations Symphoniques (Cerar

Franck).

Played by Alfred Cortot and the London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted hy Sir Landon Ronald. 6734-6735. 10.18-11.00 p.m. (approx). Rugby

mid-day press news, and Board of Trade London Letters.

11.00-12.00 midnight (approx;}. Relay of the 2nd Act of "Miss Hook by courtesy of the Hongkery Phil- of Holland" from the Theatre Royal harmonic Society,

12.00 midnight (approx). clown.

MORE BOYS' PASTIMES.

Clase

re-

They could not study

Whistle Beard. dividual only wher, it came to the 41 7.48 the whistle of the question of breaking down con Kiangsu was heard and, almost ventions. Though individantly a simultaneously. that ship was person might feel very sore coureen by both the Master and the The Royal Observatory Mr. Carruthers submitted that verning a convention, the fact that pilot, 'The Tokooka Apra's that a fresh anticyclone has formed

crystallised the majority held it to be correct engines

1!!! public-opinion, and agreed that stof necessity take prevedene stern, and at 7.5 or 7.51 the

full-speed over 8.E. Mongolia, all conventions were not tyranni-ver the individunt comptrint.

collision occurred. ent, for some were short cuts and

Mr. Sheldon went on to say Captain of the Kiangsu had estim- simplifications tu make

that the Tokooka Mara's speed,

nted the distance between the Casier.

after course had been set to go Maru at between 200 and 100 feet shius on sighting the Tokooka Ind become divarzed

from motion, Mr. H. Brokenshire mnin-

to Dre nuchorage. was. 7.43, Retuality and had caused insin-lained that the flouting of con engines

slow speed about five Tokooka Maru in catimated it at while the Captain of the cerity, Religion was one ventions in the past had been res-

knots. 741- - engines stopped. example where we had breomeponsible for the progress of the

7-18 engines were full-astern, and

between 600 and 900 feet. If his merely Conventional.

without world, and that if some of the old

when the collision occurred there Lordship decided he had to make bring sincere.

conventions had not been broken,

was no way, or practically no way, strike the mean, such as between finding on that, then he could it was possible that we would not

on the Tokooka Maru. have advanced from the Stone ABS-cult for the most

In a dense fox, it was very dill-

600 and 700 feet. Mr. S. A. Gray. In outing The pages of history, he

Mr. Sheldon went on to say that saith,

necomplished the opposition, contended there were liberally

man to say whether a life had the force of the collision was so sprinkled with motion through the water or not. which had been lying north-east, violent that the Tokooka's bow, were two questions to con-illustrations of men and women sider: whelker

Hi Lordship:-Do you who had refused to bow to the that the Kiangsu came up against was turned inly a position facing!

(Continued from Page 6.) tyrantous and.

conventional, and by doing so had even if they were--whether w

advanced the world to a better the Mary and that the latter shin north-west, and the bow was badly This was sold in ha'penny packets,

was stationary?

bent. aught not to submit

state. to then.

and we did our best to emulate Tyranny in its full sense was

Mr. Shelton:-Yes.

Counsel said his submission our elders us we puffed away at It was not correct, he said, that

His Lordship:-The Кідливи ма supreme power unjustly admini- the insubmission to convention steamed or drifted against you?renched her anchorage ground with rustic-looking pipe. At her

was that the Tokooka Maru, having that harmless smoking mixture in stered,

and, hearing that in mind, would bring the world into a together with the idea that conchaotic state. Even to-day there

Mr. Sheldon --Stenmod against no way on her-or if she had any quest we would permit one of the ventions

way it was so slight as to be fair sex to "have a draw," after were standards by which were notorious flouters of conven-

neligible was, for all practical which she possibly wondered why we lived and enjoyed intercourse tion and there were no signs of a with our fellow

Speed Submission.

питровск, lying motionless in the she had been so envious of the beings, carried out chaotic state.

water, and Was run our business, pleasures and social

smoker. The

Counsel little changes in convention, Kiangsu's speed, from 7.45 until travelling between

continued that the by activities, he submitted that it he concluded,

the Kiangsu, which were immaterial the collision.

Walking High. was as logical to y

seven that conven- and not tyrannical, but all break at 7.50 or 7.51, was, according to a ship which was between 500 nare on

which occurred eight knots in a fog so dense that to be able at Inst to maintain, bol- and Thon stilts"-wasn't it grand tions were tyrannical as to suggest ings way from the orthodox that the evidence, in his submission, and 600 feet away could not be allowed us to gaze over sundry that because a fellow wore plus had remained

those long poles that fours he was a golfor.

permanent, wer certainly seven and a half knots: progressive. Conventions were obviously a

over the ground, probably, eight and that, although the fog garden walls, erected presumably part of

of the Tokooka Maru Deplorable Unconventionalists. an evolutionary system

for privacy? Didn't we have also which regulated the whole of life

had been heard, yet the engines those little cast-iron tops which Mr. C. F. Bernard, seconding the

He referred to the fact that the of the Klangau were not stopped wore kopt spinning by applying and the way we lived that life. As opposition, said the association of

(Continued on Next Column) at all. our attitude to life and perspective human beings for the progress of

the side of our boot; tin peashoot. "Suicidal" Resented. of life changed, so did conventions, the world was

era to bombord friend and foo and

convention. To- could never conventions

beday the ery of "I" was

the Soul. They ignore it simply Lordship as to whether the can thing resembling n

It would be a question for his allo; twanging Jew's harp from tyrannical, as they were conventions instead of "We." The individual because the only shame they ever duct of

Koing up

which we never could conx any, only while they were applicable to unconventionals were demanding a foot is the shame of facing it, and Tokeoka the Captain of tho

tuno; and the conditions

which, if granted, would they

bombshell on atring to startle the Beck to cover emancipation of women, from the only bind them stronger to chains crimes with the selfish nations and ter

their been described

passer-by? Pot. days of domesticity and which bar progress. Ther mins loose speaking which their croodtion which, in counsel's opinion. combination of pastime and re--

де "sulciual

descrip- And last that which WILA 4 demands. how conventions changed which give the power that guards

was not very fortunate, and which freshment the bottle of "augar After motion had been dis was rather resented his client with the times. Although it might the hallover's progress to his gual cuased from the body of the hall. ad not also be applied in the liquorice in a half-filled bottle of water. A fow chips of tlons of 50 years ago wore applied of the stability of convention na ballet, was taken, when the motion of Jon then proceeded to frothy head to the mixture, which Ho regarded the tearing down and the leaders had replied, a cans of the Captain whose case water, followed by an energetic to-day they could be rogarded as one of those deplorable efforts of "That we ought not to sumbit to

shaking, was sufficient to bring a tyrannical, it was ridiculous to so-called modern minds to destroy the tyranny of Convention" was deal with the Inw and the case was rapturously sucked up through

Mr. Sheldon suggest that the conventions which the jewel of human natura itself passed,

in proceeding.

the neck of the bottle until the

of personality, clearly untirely the aims of conventions,

be fairly stated that if the convon-

Us.

ur more.

Maru,

which

Mr.

into

Was

had

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