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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

EFFECT? INFLUENCE? UTILITY? WORK THE LET A MAN DO HIS

OF AN- FRUIT OF IT 18 THE CARE OTHER THAN HÉ-Carlyle,

MOTHER & DAUGHTER- "LIKE SISTERS"

But is it Wise?

Asks

MARY BORDEN

and momont, even nowadays, without

clation, that frequently single whole indus- concerns, or even tries, which had fallen into de cay, have been saved by some stranger who, incking expert knowledge, has brought to bear on the conditiona a properly trained thought. Such an educational system, however, though at its best ylalding the highest possible

The problem of mothers The P. and O. K.B. Ranchi, from results, is not suited to all types of ability. From both a commor Singapore, in due here with the Eng-daughtern is old, us old as the being ridiculous.

family, and it will be a problem so long na the family exists.

I suspect that it is a nervous cial and a cultural point of viewlish nail on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

But it changes; it grows ever there is much to be, sald for the

of Japa (from The press

more difficult and more delicate.strain and a nuisance to the giri contention of Sir Charles Grant

increasing in complexity as the to have a mother who is even the only Manila) in due here at 7 .m. Robertson that it profits

Wednesday and will berth at Kowloon world becomes more civilised and most kind and devoted of sisters. those students who are reasonably Wharf,

men and women more expectant. I am certain that it must be very Perhaps in the Stone Age there galling to her to have a mother

who is rival, likely to attain first or second class honours

degree in their

I do not wonder that she rebels, was no such problem.

Daughters in a primitive world breaks away, tries to put a dis- examination,

of diphtheria and had little to gain from disobe tance between them, and if pur

that

on

of

The week-end return of notifiable diseases shows four fresh casen meningitis, four three of small-pox.

Mr. W. J. Keswick has been

CARE.

Karachi 10 cases.

Cerebro-

Briefly, the

dience to their mothers.

They

much chance to become bored with

Hur-

though

.

Silly Bravado

The question thus arises-and it In one which greatly concerns

were probably submissive to the chased, asserts her independence kip of Hongkong as to what

au-laws of the clan, since danger of by a show of silly bravado, and tragic or sordid, with the young education is to be given to those

thorised to sign the name of Messrs, death by violence was the most often gets into scrapes, sometimes who either do not satisfy this reJardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., and likely alternative. Youth did not men who are so spoiled by her

in any case last long enough to quirement or who do not wish to Mr. H. W. Moon to sign per pro.

allow girls to fret or get into mother's experienced friends:

One hears a good deal about the enter a university. It is in deal-

Eastern mlachief at home; and this holda The Health Bulletin of

Kirl. Even the most careless mo- ing with this huge army of young

dern mothers, the other type who men and women of the latter type) Ports for the week ending the 23rd true to-day in the conservative shameless depravity of the modern

inst, shows the following cases of East.

daughter is married, education is

When British

infectious diseases and the deaths

her father's house, and are too busy to bother to be sig

te, seem to be disturbed by it. cognized as being least effective. therefrom-Plague, Bassein 1 death, leaves

at nother herself You find groups of these energetic, BUILT FOR COMFORT

At present a secondary school Bombay 5 cases & deaths, Rangoon 1 beemer

Cholera, Calcutta H4 cases 40thirteen or fourteen, she has not much-uceupled women, snatching

1 сляс Small-pox, other and

course, for those who do not con-denths, Canton things many

Bombay 8 ennes which will interest you. template a university degree, leads Suez 2 cases,

nowhere, as Lord Eustace Percy deaths, Calcutta 40 cases 22 deaths, her parents. She is scarcely old moments between charity matinees deaths, Madras 13 enough when she goes away to be and dinners to discuss the sub- I do not believe half I am told To com-D THE HONGKONG HOTELbserved some time ago.

enses 2 deaths, Rangoon 32 enges 12 critical, and the experience await-Ject over cocktails. plete the secondary school system deaths, Pondicherry 6 cases & deaths, ing her leaves little inclination to about the ugly misbehaviour. I know a lot of good girls and some an its commercial as well as on Saigon 32 cases 27 deaths, Canton rebel against the authority

soon to be exchanged for another. bad girls. I find them honest, out- 92 cases. I death, Shanghai 22 enses 6 deaths, Donka 1 cases.

I think the relation of inother its cultural side there would seem

and daughter is more difficult to spoken, gallant, nerveracked, and pathelle. Oh! very pathetic, to he needed a number of pro spinal Meningitis: Maeno 16 engor 12

day than it ever has been, or ever some of them, especially the bad perly organized technical colleges deaths.

will, he. The family still of an academic status roughly

of de- folly of their pretence Lois Moran and fohn Gilbert handle vives in a weakened form. Parentul girls, and I am puzzled by the

pravity. equal to that of ordinary univer-

For they pretend to be much and make a complete success of challenged by every sort of old aitles. In various countries there the stellar roles in "West of Brand authority still exists.

way." 'colleges in

wilder and wickeder than they are, close the task, as those who have seen them young rebel. are several

"Preposterously Young" and is this, I think, that makes I touch with the needs of industry: opening performances yesterday at

of the the Queen's will agree.

It is the next inevitable experi- them different from the bad girla story tell of a "gold-digging" Broad- and educational policies future will probably pay attention way cabaret girl who, against her ment, predestined result of stick, of the days of our mothers and

for" fell

eluention, and the grandmothers, idea. principles,

an intended vie

Too Intimate. to the development of this

tim and is reluctant to pursue the ob-prcenginus Hongkong will soon have its pro-

jeet she originally had in view. There stimulus of speed machines, wire-

theless, and telephones; but for the "Can one be deprived at nine- School

are some interesting turns to perly-organised Technical

the type of characterization which pie-ly old still live under the eyes of lovely child, fresh as a se

women, preposterously

and yet have vielous Habits 2 of

ture-goers have been necustomed to older 2 look for from Gilbert. The picture is young--their mothers; and beNo, not in the time.

cause the mothers de not grow old KWAN YICK CHOW.--Mr. Kwan

well worth seeing.

quickly, while the daughters do,only pretend to be depraved, try Vick Chow, pampradore of 83.

Then why the pretence and why Sui Tai, father of Mr. C. Y.

Janet Gayner and Charles Farrell they are closer together than they depraved, imitate depravity. the effort? That is what puzzles Kwan, solicitor, passed away

are featured in "Delicious," the cur- have ever been. on the early morning of Sun-

Take a young modern mother of me. rent attraction at the King's Theatre,

have asked these questions of day, May 1. The funeral takes

In his letter supporting

rekult rather sickly of eighteen. The

is an a number of girls and I have had place this afternoon Moulalms of one of the candidatos which drew crowded houses yesterday. forty and a worldly wise daughter

There is a deal of

that many people, some answers. Here they are: day, May 2nd) leaving the

for the vacancy on the Sanitary sentimentalism in the picture, but intimacy

EX-

They think it fun to live dan- pecially mothers, consider ideal. Tang Wah Hospital Mortuary

seen this is more than offset by the

gerously. at 6 pm. for the as. Sui Tai, Board, Mr. M. K. Lo has

rather oblique way, to rellence of the seting of the leads and are like sisters," the mothers

The men are so apathetic nowa- which will Convey the re-fit, in a

lack of public-spirited by the finished character of the pro-say. We're the greatest friends.

includes Rothe very

days. mains to Macao the following imply a

duction, which

They, the girls, think it more morning. Only Boral tributes ness on the part of the K.R.A. elever impressionist scenes. El Brendel We do the same things, see the

the least also extraordinarily good in the role same people."

It is true: but I wonder some decent to throw themselves away Whilst we have not

of a valet,

"his" best 'uppeurance; quite

the daughters feel on men who don't really care than clean and times what intention of taking sides, as be-of

for a long time. There is an the wholesome atmosphere about the film about it when their mothers do to try to get husbands.

They read a lot, and get dis- one candidate tween

in common and this comes as a welcome relief to not drop out or make room for other, we feel that

its the sex stuff of which we get all to them: go on playing tennis, go encouraged and don't believe in any dining and dancing in restaurants thing any more, and so don't care fairness to the KRA and

much nowadays.

and night clubs, go on playing the what they do.

candid: this, the most most alluring and entertaining of And all games in the world with youngThey admire their mothers and men. with the same young men their mothers' friends and want who are, or should be, in love with to be like them."

And this, the most disturbing: the lovely daughters.

DEATH.

will be accepted.

The

*

and this will no doubt provide a { story, designed more or less to suit moment young women, precocious- \ teen?" I ask myself. "Cw one be

hady-needed link in our system education.

In Defence of the KR.A.

the

Hongkong Telegraph. nonince, the issue raised by Mr.

MONDAY, MAY 2, 1982.

PRACTICAL EDUCATION

Among the problems which

proper Lu should be put in its light. Mr. Lo bases his criticism statement on the Association's

and that "the expert technical

the rom- medical knowledge at mand of the Association will also be at the disposal of our didate,"

can-

As we view the matter

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treath and Co.-

Hongkong has to face is that ofthere is no justifieation whatever has been received by Messrs. Pen-tural and fair.

operation

in

its

London Terminals. August 1932 4/6 down December 1932 4/10

14 d.

Id.

by the

110

of for investing this statement of duration evolving a system

fact with any ulterior meaning, which shall be of practical use

such as the implication that the Ko nul le young latis when they

Association might withhold into life and seek to earn their advice from any member of the living in the industrial sphere.

Board not nominated Not only in this Colony, but in

There are two Britain as well, it has long been R.A. The issue is, after all, realised that some substitute is quite simple. needed for the old-time appretice candidates for the seat, one with medical and public health quali

laying ship system. Accordingly, many

fications; the other admirable educational schemes

To offset have been drawn up and put into claim to the possession of such

technical knowledge. Eng- successful

any apparent handicap under hand by several members firms of which the latter may appear to the Association the Association for Education in

be labouring. Industry and Commerce, but these

quite properly stresses his offi- efforts, worthy of praise as they is connexion with a body which advice. undoubtedly are, touch merely the

has aPress to Expert fringe of the problem, which cant

There is no suggestion that the only by a be properly tackled

Asanelation's candidate has

body. scheme on a larger scale than is

clusive contact with that single

that

any passible

but it is made lear

created Dy group of fires.

Some time linck, the Association seeining disability named achove, in disenssing at its the fact that Mr. Maw Fong is aamual conferener the education a layman is, in the circumstances,

to

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that he

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gestem of Great Britain, especial- more apparent than real-in other y in relation to business needs, words, that what he may Fould pass um judgment upon the in expert knowledge in counter- emmercial success of university balanced by the fact

it noted as lean look to the Association's ex- praduates, though

and legitimate significant fact that the appoint-perts for guidance. This is meuts bonrei uf, for example, perfectly logical Cambridge University, has no dif. piece of propaganda, based

nothing unfair Heulty in placing it clients. Bri- fact, reflecting

or unreasonable in taelies, either Itish university education is, ex-

on the Association or its nominee. of up- cept in certain branches

overwhel- The K.R.A.'s fine record of public |plied-natural science.

mingly non-vocational. The de-service is a sufficient answer to business Mr. Lo's implied criticisms, hut fence of this standpoint is the assumption that it is well that the point on which

from a

a man who has followed a course he rests his imputations should

of academic reading will have thereby acquired a method of al- tack and a system of sludy rendi- ly applicable to any and overy kind of business problem. That this theory is substantially sound

be shown to have no substance either in theory or in fact.

a fall

Injured seriously through from n. window at 45 Haiphong Road yesterday, a man named Yeung: Fook,

is indicated in a statement of Sir Alated to be unemployed, was taken Max Bonn, president of the Asso-to the Kwong Wah Hospital.

down

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New York Terminals. No quotations.

One can

Like sisters? It sounds some-You see, their mothers are too how rather fatusus. And sisters intimate to be stern, or too busy are often rivals, There is often to be angry." (The speaker was no love, lost between them. But a girl of nineteen.) "I remember mother being absolutely the rivalry of two sisters is na-my

furious with me once. It was such

I felt safe, you know." The older of two girls has the relief,

the of experience,

I think these answers are in- advantage younger the advantage of being teresting and worth attention. new, and they are roughly on an They are honest, and though they equal footing. The question of may explain nothing, they reflect authority does not enter, whereas something of importance, a posl in a rival who is a mother that give idea, the innocent renctions of over-stimulated youth to the times is a very different affair.

For the mother who behaves like we live in, with its jazz, its movies, a sister remains a mother never-and all the rest; vulgar behaviour, theless, and can evoke the spectre an extraordinary collapse of good of her ancient authority at any taste, combined with an ignorant

"I simply hate baby talk, but'a the only way I can make

him listen to reason."

pride, the inenrrigible innocence of youth. It is this that is in- teresting. The children who go in for the shocking public dis- play of their emotions do not think iderent. They think it chic.

Air Heroes Who Gamble With Sleep

It would be difficult to acclaim- 100 highly the leat of Mr, J. A. Mollison in flying to Capetown in Jees than five days, beating Mias Salamon's record by 15 hours 18 minutes. Everybody is thankful it his nerident on landing, due to extreme exhaustion,

mare serious.

avas not

Yel regard for our herole pilots should not blind us to the fact that onrecord Crepire flights have de- veloped into endurance teste in which the pilot's problem is "How long can I by without crashing for want of sleep?"

The fights are wongnificent per- anal adventures. But flying is - no job for a fatigue-drugged man. Alights Once I made four dawn after less than three hours sleep in cach caSA. On the fourth morn- ing the ear-spitting exhaust roar was as a soothing lullaby, an instant I closed my tired eyes. The plane flew straight and stondy at iwo thousand feet.

Dazed Men.

For

Again I closed my eyes. Torrible vibration. The engine was scream- ing its heart out. I had fallen for- ward in my harness and was fn'n' (Continued on Page 9.)