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ly under Government control and managed entirely by a Depart ment responsible to the Governor, The upshot of it all was that Mr. Chamberlain declined to take any steps whatever towards re- constituting the Board, holding that it would be far better for the matter to be considered by the next Governor, who would be able to Sir approach the issues de novo. William Robinson, however, was rapped over the knuckles for having taken a plebiscite amongst the British community. He was frankly told by the Secretary of State that "it is inconsistent with Crown Colony government to seek the guidance of a plebiscite; and in no community whatever, whe- ther Crown Colony or not, can a aatisfactory solution of a ques- tion. In which the whole body of the ratepayers and many outside that body are interested, be in- duced from an expression of the opinions of any section alone." Much later, of course, the Sanitary Board was put on a boiler footing, with a large element of unofficials admitted, The value of the ser vices of these unofficial zenbers has again and again been attested. and it in well that their rights as representatives of the public should be safeguarded.

DAY BY DAY

THE GRAVE IS NOT A CUL-DE-SAC, IT IS AN AVENUE-Victor Hugo,

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Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by Hongkong against arrivals from Wuchow, on account of cholera. A European lady'a cont has been found by the police in Stubbs Road and is now at the Wanchai Police Station awaiting a claimant.

T

LEAVE YOUTH ALONE

too far.

a mo-

45

own

For What Have Wo to Offer?-Says Silas K, Hocking.

THE eternal warfare between these probleng while we sit com- youth and age is raging more fortably back in our armchairs and vigorously to-day than ever before, criticise? After all, la our and has culminated in age pursuing time, and I am speaking of the a furious onslaught on the younger years frúin 1890-1914, life flowed generation, which has, I feel, infon in comparative peace and pros the name of justice, gone rather perity. It was in fact, a golden age, and brought with it a sense In fact, I venture to suggest that of security. To-day there is

harsh security, and youth in lashing youth with the

at grips with whip of criticism we are in grave life as we never were. danger of overlooking our Own

Real Help. faults, and were we to turn the The rainfall registered at Lho

There are some grown-upa to- Botanic Gardens during July totalled spotlight on ourselves for 27.58 Inches. There were only seven, ment, we should find reflected not a day who strike me as being far leas On few of those faults unjustly laid responsible and dignified than their days on which nonn was recorded.

children. Parents who frivol and the 29th, there was a fall of 6.93 at the door of youth. inches, followed by 5.52 inches on the In reality age is, and always lips |poso

being "marvellously been, a little jealous of youth, and young," and who 30th.

aro too busy in many cases that jealousy is ill-having a "good time" themselves to Mr. William Yinson ise, of Shung-concealed under a very thin veneer care whither they are drifting. hai, necompamed by his daughter, of affability- fact which young Then

elderly Miss Arline Lee, arrived in the Colony people are quick to recognise and people, particularly women,

who this morning by the Empress of respond to, by adopting a "don't have spent the best years of their Russia. They are en route to Manila, care aftude, and an injured feel-life in dreading vid age. When it ing Umt they are "up against it." comes, they refuse to recognise its where they will spod n

I have many a time seen an older presence, but strive instead woman rating her youthful sister match the prize which they The Royal Observatory reports that for being a "heartless little Dirt," losing, from youth-to cheat youth, pressure is highest over the Pacific to the cast of the Bonins, and low over a "brazen hussy," when all the in fact, of its rights. Youth might who is jealous aplly retort here that these South China. The typhoon is situated time one suspects she'

no wish to be young again have given about 250 miles east of Shanghai because her own faded looks moving N. N. W. Local forecast. longer attract, and because the pre-a aure proof that they have not. moderate; cloudy, sence of a young and pretty girl made acatisfactory use of their 8 W., winds, showery..

reminds her of her own crabbed life! Jare and lost opportunities. And I think we can best help youth, so she becomes "dog-in-the-man-not by preaching or interfering, but perish." and tries tyrannically to by seeking their comradeship. By. assert that "what" I never had, discussing with them their many neither, shall you have!"

vacation.

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Whilst driving a motor car along Sai Kung Road past "Field Cattage" yesterday, Mrs. Tipple of 1, United Terrace, knocked down liung Yng in, aged 41, of 11. Castle Rond, who is stated to have dodged in front of the car. He sustained injuries to his head but refused to go to hospital after he had received treatment at the Police Station,

The Victorian, Mind,

there are

many

to

аге

their

problems we shall give them far more help than by assuming a dic- tatorial manner, which so many Why should we be jealous of the grown-ups imagine is the preroga

If we want the com- privileges which young people to-tive of age. day have firmly asserted as their panionship of youth then we must rights, or sneer at their hardly adopt a "gave and take" method. Described as a bucket tipper, a earned independence--an indepen- and try to view life from

as a matter of tandpoint rather than expect them Chinese workman of the Green Island dence for which, Cement Company was taken to the fact, we ourselves are responsible to live in our past. Kowtown Hospital yesterday suffering our the seed was undoubtedly sown Many parents complain that from injuries sustained at the works in the early days of the war after children no longer enjoy home The man, Yung Hling, aged 45, Was

life, but want to live independently, working on the second floor tipping war of our own making, and

had no band. And and this is so often because all stage when he fell down a chute to which youth stack of coal twenty-five feet below. now, When young people have their home offers them is criticism He received injuries to his head and thrown aside inost of our prewar of their friends and their ways, and conventions, we are inclined to look unless they meekly conform to the right wrist.

sideways at their

| line chosen by their parents, life emancipation, and to chide them for discussing eromes a series of conflicts.

in our Lime I think we are, apt sometimes to feriticise youth's waywardness. neither old nor young discussed.

when a little praise or encourage- It is time that we grown-ups

would far more easily sbuok oT some of our Victorian ment

conventions, which eliminate the fault. There are prudery and wore at best only an appearance of my young people who virtute, and recognise that delight-from what is known to-day as "the" Professor W. i. Gerrard, or the full honesty and frankness of speech interiority complex" because they of which youth to-day can boast, have been made to feel their faults Hongkong University, delivered al which some people mis-call rather than their more pleasing most. Interesting and educative

qualities. I am thinking at this address on "Quackery" as it affect-"precocity" and "brazconess."

medical profession.

I do not think that youth to-day moment of a young boy I know who ed the

is immoral-neither do I think that has suffered severely at the hands members of the Rotary Club at most cases young people misuse of agging parents. "John, don't the weekly tiffin yesterday.

ROTARY CLUB TALK those things which

Can London Lead the Ladies?

The laws which govern women's dress are

mysterious, and the sultans of style who issue their derrers to the world have long had their divan in Paris. Rebel move. ments have from time to time been started, it is true, and rival claimants have occasionally ap. peared in London, in New York, and even Shanghai. But always. in the long run. Paris has won. and dressmakers have fused to

for the French houses

their models. But will it always be so? In connexion with Mr. Champ-In London at the present moment kin's plea at yesterday's merling a more determined effort is being of the Sanitary Board for the pro- made than ever before, not por- servation of the right of the public - haps to wrest the palm from Paris, to make itself heard on health pro- but at least to share it with her. blems, it is worth while to recall The royal family is interesting Debu- itself in the movement. Kome interesting developments

tantes at court this year were which occurred nearly forty years expected to

wear all-English

The physician of today, said their freedom, but rather that their do this," or "must you do that?" is

principles are strengthened by the his daily portion, yet never ao when the Jeconstruction of ¡ dresses, Mrs. Baldwin threw open Prof. Gerrard, differed materially constant templations with which ve I heard a word of praise the Board was under considera- Ther drawing-room in Downing from his predecessor of 100 gears this new freedom is bound to bring ouragement when he returns tion. To gain a full appreciation Street to displays of British silke. The “bedside manner," and them into conflict. After, all, im- from school top of his class. of the matter, it needs stating Special dress shows were organize all that went with it to ever uporality in our time was largely with a prize.

ignorance, had given playe LO

shrouded by the cloak of conven-) ed for the British Industries Fair. sound scientific knowledge in the tion, which safeguarded to a cer prepared to accept the spirit of petition had been sent Home to and a group of well-known Ear person of the fully qualified medi-tain extent its apparentness. Eut "camaraderie, there will never bu

that, a year or so previously, al

if the dress-

PROF. GERRARD ON “QUACKERY”

ago.

lo

were we more moral?

suller

onev

No, until the older generation is

Ja truce, and the barriers between

cal practitioner of tisdag.

Professor Gerrard said it in What have we to offer youth in age and youth will become. Insur- man's ignorance of how to live return for our demand on their res mountable. which brings him to suffering and pect and admiration? Are. the the antimely grave. Only selen- divorce courts any example of our

the

generation,

dark inun, and from what I had We have helped to destroy creeds seen of his work put him down as a und beliefs and long established highly atrung and intensely urratic conventions, and given youth a fine almost volcanic personality. fold tangle to unravel. How can we expect them to grapple alone with

'Ish dressmakers have co-operated The House of Commons, by

in holding fashion parades, sidents of the Colony. The de Patriolism, in other words, has mands put forward included a heen called in to redress the majority of elected representatives balance of exotic taste. But it

tific medicine can guide away from right to assume authority over the THE REAL EPSTEIN: on the Legislative Council, com-will succeed only

the dangers which threaten him young? I think not! For they are able to produce the amid the morasses of civilization. sprinkled with a goodly portion plete control in Council over local makers are

man of middle-aged and old, who should expenditure, the management of goods; for. patriotism and dow- fere the qualified medical

liness do not go well together. reigns supreme, and here his pre-by now have arrived at years of [7HAT strange ideas one gets toral affairs, and a consultative There are

W Youth to-day is con- two secrets in the rogative can never be assumed by discretion.

into one's head about celebri- voice in questions of an Imperial success which Paris has hitherto knowledge of the

the man who having no soundfronted with a world-wide depres- ties. Never having seen even a make-up andston, an atmosphere of defeatism photograph of him, I had always character. Incidentally, it niay be enjoyed. One is the innate taste functioning of the body, yet pro-brought about largely by the older imagined Epstein as a very thin mentioned that the Marquist of of the Parisian designer; the fesses to remedy its is. Ripon, who was then the Secretary

other lies in the practice of co- Rotarian M. F. Kay also deliver- of State, whilst not coneading the operation. In France: the manu-, ed an interesting paper on same subject, during which facturers of fabrics have always fall demands, put forward certain

been in direct touch with those thanked Professor Gerrard on he ideas as being worthy of con-

half of the club. who make up materials and design sideration, one of these being the dresses; and the latter have been creation of a Municipal Council.in touch with one another. The Shortly afterwards, however, Mr.Jart of designing fabrics has been Joseph Chamberlain succeeded co-ordinated with the art of de Lord Ripon and he expressed him- signing dresses. The whole dress self against the suggested Munici- trade is controlled by a group, and if the group ndis twelve pal Council, arguing that it would inches to the length of Paris be difficult to draw the line be dresses, then the women of Hong tween Colonial and Municipal, kong, of Cape Town and of Mel- hourne sooner or later add twelve theirs. It was

whilst these matters inches to the length of were under discussion that the The style engineers who are now question of reconstructing the operating in London are aware of this, and are making heroic efforts Sanitary Board arose. Sir Wil to bring the leading dressmakers Ham Robinson was Governor at of London together, and to corre- that time, and he prepareil a draft¡ late their work with that of the Bill constituting & Board of three official and two unofficial members, the latter to be elected by the rate- payers. Mr. Chamberlain ap proved of this Bill, but some few

mniters.

makers of silk and woollen fabrics. This favourable moment when fair debutantes are so ready to "buy British" offers them a first-rate opportunity to show they can rival the magicians of Pario.

WATER LEVELS.

WEST NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

months later, Sir William Robin- son advised him that the measure did not appear to be acceptable to the British community, and that accordingly he had taken a ple. biscite on the question as to whe ther the Board should have an official or an unofficial majority. The result was that 331 voted for an unofficial majority and 31 against. This result apparently West Aleer as recarii, on record,

The following table issued by the mission shows the height of water Kwangtung River Conservancy Com-

in English feet on the dates named In the West, North and East Rivera:

Highest on Inwest Aug. Aux.

1

Shishing 141.7 North River at

Thingyuen 20.4 North River a

Bamshul-4-27.3 -6.

0

28.5 80.6

...

0

16,8 15.8

so upset the Governor that ho ad- vised.Mr. Chamberlain' of his (Sir William's) view that he favoured Kaunitary affairź being placed direct, LynumAG FILE

14.9 10.8

"Young man, I'm afraid' you have been letting outside in-

terests croop into your life."!

Imagine, then my astonishment when, meeting Epstein for the first time over the tea-table at his house in Hyde Park Gate, I found

my notions of him all topsy-turvy.

instead of a terribly tempera- mental being, there was a mall whose gifts as a host could not be bettered. Instead of the anti- {cipated exhibition of artistic {"nerves" i was treated to an ex- hibition of old-world courtesy and kindness.

1 trade at So thoroughly was home that in no time I forgot the world-wide fame of the man enter- taining me. All the time Epstein talked

vivaciously, evincing strong sense of humour and a rich ptore of knowledge on all topical Isubjects.

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But onu thing I particularly notleed was his reluctance to talk either about his art.or himself. It seemed as though art and life were two separate things in his make-up. A Devoted Father.

I glimpsed another sidelight to thin remarkable man's character through observing his attitude to- wards his little daughter, Peggy Jean, whoso long blonde locks re- minded me at once of Alice in Wonderland. Both in look and in action I have never soon a father so devoted to his daughter.

It was as a result of this tea in Hyde Park Gato that I came to net በዚ model for Epatoin, and although a model has but little (chance of looking round and taking things in, the impressions I gained while sitting did much to reveal Epstein as an artist to me.

"Don't mind," he said before we began, "if I swear a bit, as this clay la often troublesome.””

But

I noticed that he never voload this.

(Continued on Pogi