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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5; 1932.

DAY

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་་ -་ ཐད་

The

Mortuary.

TROUBLES OF THE UNDERGRADUATE

It

Á PROPER SECRECY IS THE ONLY "... And thus to obtain all the made to work would astonish.

So drives MYSTERY OF ABLE MEN; MYSTERY privileges of studentship."

us right into a narrow IS THE ONLY SECRECY OF WEAK AND reads every student on matricu-groove when that is the very thing CUNNING ONES.-Chesterfield. Intion. To the fresher, these wo are trying to nvold. It gives words signify untold worlds, us a real hate for work just when The Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson privileges freedom of thought we do not want to hate work. It (Director of Public Works)

deed, was and

half recognition as could be made ever so much bet- yesterday aworn in an an offleinl mem-an adult, und time to took ter but it isn't, the Scottish Uni- ber of the Legislative Council. about him to gather in all that versity system being but a sur- there is of culture and learning vival of the medievalar that atu- in bis Alma Mater.

dents are too poor to buy books. Coming up from school, in our

For the Varsity, we cannot ex- as "the" best school, it was this press any liking we cannot oven freedom that attracted most; no tolerate it; we just endure It. longer would we be under the This perhaps seema hard when it watchful eye of a master, and is remembered that in addition to Whilst walking in Hollywood Road hemmed in on every side by irk-six months' slavery, we have aix yesterday evening Yuen Chisum, of some restrictions; there would be months' sheer idleness, but it is 175; Hennessy Road, ground floor, was time to think, time perhaps to find to be remembered also that every knocked down by a public motor car, our feet and see things in their day of the vacation is needed for proper light. In school, we under-recovery. We must go out, play and sustained injuries which might

stand that there were bound to be golf, tennis, read, do anything. Minor injuries to his right hip were disadvantages and annoying condi-but never give ourselves time to sustained by Yung Yan,

of tions, but we saw that they were brood or think about the 'Varsity. We cannot even think properly at Causeway Bay, yesterday when he always for the beat, for our own was knocked down by Tang Yau-tong, good. Our

our all-our minds are quite played masters were aged 15, who was riding a tricycle in friends, however stern and unre-out. When we do so, we became Queen Victoria Street at noon. laxing they may sometimes have bitter and cynical, which is not the expected outlook for a young One fact, however, must

seemed. But they were aur During the twenty-four hours ended friends, and we knew it.. Wand enthusiastic student. borne in mind. It is that ever on Wednesday, six cases of cholern, were all bound into one fellow after conversion, the total burden one of small-pox, and one of typhoid

(imported) were reported to the ship, our school. of the War Debt remains intoler-health authorities. Of the cholera were, with very few exceptions,

We hate to cast aspersions on was our life, the teaching staff; in all casou cases, three were from the Victoria centred there. It distrlet and three from Kowloon. because we were formed there, they are undoubtedly giving of even more so than at home; our their best, but in some it is indeed The marringe took place yesterday sports, our little attempts at cul- woeful best.

We appreciate afternoon of Mr. Arthur Edward ture all hegun there. This too we their difficulties, but somehow Perry and Miss Vialet, Catherine Chan, knew and appreciated. And we they never seem to see ours. We the ceremony being at the Registrar's could work, like Trojans in our now that they have to rush Office. A reception was subsequently last year, but our masters worked through a certain course of lee- held at Lane Crawford's restaurant,

ac-

be

prove serious later.

Our interests

Remedies.

a large number of friends 99, perhaps equally as hard as we:tures in a remarkable short time. research gathered to the happy couple this only the few could appreciate. and we do know that Thete congratulations.

But there was always a shadow work is their real vocation, but have they ever put themselves of restraint, a lack of real free. Mr. R. P. Shaw, of Pakfuhum Road, dom. It huris terribly sometimes;n the student's place and tried to has reported to the police that he we could not say what we liked decipher a lecture literally thrown knocked down a small girl in Bonham we were net grown up yet, our

At the earnest undergraduate? Rowd, near High Street, yesterday ileas and ideals abortive.

They can't have, morning shortly before 9 o'clock,

Our next The remedies for had lecturing The girl ran across the road in front could wait, however.

[ably high-an obviously excessive toll in goods and services upon the income of the nation. To quote # for a lending review, the case drastic reduction of this colossal burden is every bit as strong as the case for a scaling-down of inter-where [national debts-for example, as the eluim that America European (should renounce her contractual rights under the various war dents settlements. If international debts strangling world trade, internal debts are no less responsible for strangling national production, and for forcing taxation up to a height || assistance. which would be bearable only if the proceeds were being put to good productive use.

:

We

most

Give us a

and

of his motor car but was not injured, step up would be to the Varsity are only too obvious. She rushed off without waiting for for all the privileges of student-longer term with no additional Mr. Shaw to alight to offer her ship. In the meantime, we kept work, and above all introduce the,

on working. like Trojans, and most perfectly reasonable waited.

humane system of having We are still waiting. For us, lectures. printed and distributed ON the Varsity proved a shatter before the lecturer proceeds to:

expound them. disappointment. We looked Tortional cost would be gladly borne freedom and found what had to by the student.

NO

GAMBLING SHAMEEN

RECENT · REPORTS. EXPLAINED

It

The small ‘addi-

be a self-imposed slavery. We

Why this has End Of The Blizzard?

Jasked for a little licence. and ever been done before is quite understanding, but The sharp upward rise of stocks

Ibarely got toleration. Our ideas,eyond the

there are many, many things in on the New York Stock Exchange

forming properly, were the Varsity beyond our under- Tinstead

cut off altogether there was standing; this is just un Wednesday, following a steady

the most time to think. is really as | but slow climb over a period of a

obvious. Canton. Aug. 4. tonishing this, and very seldom fortnight, gives rise to the hope Reports recently published that realised by the outside public. And then there are these much that the improvement is Tunda gambling house would shortlyBut the fact remains. In our landed glories, corporate spírit mental at last and that the world be opened on the Concession, Sha- leyes the reason is obvious; the and culture. Let us take the cor-

'Varsity an end.meen, are without foundation.

eaters for the wrong porate spirit. To begin with, it The rise in shares follows closely that a certain Chinese applied for hotbed of tradition

The story arose from the fact type of student and is simply a does not exist, quite definitely and medie- does not exist. Nobody is in- upon and is a reflection of a con- permission from the French Convalism.

terested in the 'Varsity for the forting sign that the long declinésal to make certain alterations to a

| 'Varsity's sake. A goodly num- in commodity prices has reached its house in the Concession for the

ber may be interested for what it end. The prices of pigs, cattle and purpose of making a studio for

The student who goes up to take athleties but there is never that gives them by way of society and sheep have improved remarkably the sale of pictures and other an Honours degree must shut his same intimate feeling we had for in the American market, where the belief that the house would yes to a whole host of absurdities | our school, There is never a feverish and stupidities. He must realise rush for the "Green" on Satur- comnience, while used for the purposes of gambling. that it is the slacker who is going

Hongkong Telegraph depression is coming to

PRODAY, AUGUST 5. 19:12.

LOAN CONVERSION REACTIONS

Although the final figures are not yet available; it is quite evident

that the Home Government's con- version scheme in regard to the Five Per Cent, War Loan has been a tremendous success. The reac-

recovery must

colton, wheat and other crops have alse shown improvement and a general strengthening in tone.

it is true that the change in prices

fundamental, then one of longest declines in history has final- ly exhausted itself, stocks of cam- modities are being used up and

markets

works of art. Later, because of

The

In The One Rut.

the landlord was ordered by the to have what he himself desires. day night to see how the "Varsity French Consul to discontinue any

played--it is always for our home addition Lo hin Honours

town or old school. Turther alterations and improve Course, he must set his mind on frain from letting it to this par- else all that makes a man and which should consist in taking a ments to the house, and also to retour years' work, and on nothing None can deny this, Culture theticular tenant.

really counts will come after-philosophy, a language perhaps, No permission for a gambling wards, Ideas and opinions must fine

art and science subject house was applied for to the Con-be temporarily cast aside and the with others, but only as a means salate, and none granted. tions of this plan have been in developing scarcities will begin to landlord has now refused to allow mind concentrated into the one to broaden one's mind has been

quite prostituted. teresting and are worthy of notice.revive business activity. A few The reduction of interest has sent weeks more should tell whether this down the yield on all other forms new price upturn really presages a of long-term debt, and, correspond-return to better times or whether ingly raised their capital value. As it is just another false start like one Journal has pointed out, in those that have been made in the

commodity

previously. doing this it has made a huge pre-Just a year ago prices turned joy- sent in the form of capital appre fully upward, then appeared to ciation to holders of gilt-edged stabilise and by October it seenied securities, and this partly explain-pretty certain the long decline was ed the City's jubilation at having past. But the world was again the interest on some of its hold disappointed as prices begun to ings reduced. After all, the City fall. Wholesale prices in general is more interested in the capital usually turn up in June and July, owing to several sensonal changes value of securities than in the in which

come

that time. It at come which they yield.

would have been disappointing if this had failed to come. Now, that it has come, we may view the gen- eral situation with more confidence. An upward turn in farm prices is important to everybody because it the better In signals a turn for business. When prices ore

narrow rut of his Course. the would-be tenant to occupy the house. It is estimated that the This perhaps is exaggerated, in

The Only Culture. Chinese

syndicate behind The the case of the average student,

One form only of culture has proposition will lose several thou-but for him who is considered a sand dollars being money which possibility of a first class degree, enriched contact and conver- they must pay the contractor who it is stated by no means strongly sation with people of other races. This is worthy of far more ap was engaged to make the neces enough.

Nobody, in their senses, objects preciation than it ever gets; it sary alterations.-Our Own Car-

In those really is broadening. respondent.

to hard work, but the way we are few minutes that we can snatch for a honest talk, we see only ten clearly that the other fellow's point of view must ritas BOINC- thing, and a difference of nation. ality, race or creed, nothing. For this, to our Alma Mater, mny thanks.

more secure than

no

Another point which cannot be overlooked is that the conversion of a substantial fraction of the War Debi to a lower rate of interest has made the position of the holders of other forms of Government stock

had 'previously longer going down manufacturers been. There have not been want-buy materials with more confidence, ing critics ready to suggest that in marchants renew their stocks. As the face of the fall in priecs and the result, industry spurts. It was the consequent inflation of the real high time that something interven- commodity-burden of the National Jed to turn the current of prices in Debt and other fixed interest-bear- the other direction.

ing obligations; there ought to be a general sealing down of debt in- terest, at any rate unless concerted steps are taken to bring back world prices to higher level. Those who argue thus contend that it is inequitable for the rentiera to draw

ON THE MEND.

LYTTON LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR MEETING

Despite

Pelping, Aug. 4. the heat wave Lord

a huge advantage from the world'sLytton left hospital, for the first time since his illnças this morning adversity, and that relief to to attend a two hour meeting of to debtors could be an important the Commission at the Peking

Hotel. factor in promoting recovery. Ho then returned to hosptal Against this, it must be said that where he will continue to stay as a any scaling down of the interest on patient.--Rouber.

"Makes me took a trifle short, don't you think?”

Perhaps this effort has been unfair. We have said little for our 'Varsity, it has all

been against. But then, we were head- [ed "Troubles," and while there are undoubtedly tremendous advan- tages to be gained, we have per- ferred to concentrate on our woes. Besides, It is easier to grumble.'·

Now we wait for some far off · time when we shall be older and more mellow, or maybe for some ["cultured" gentleman to wield the pen on behalf of our Alma Mater and her ideals.

.

L. G.

FLYING HIGH

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BUYS AUTOGYROS

London, Aug. 4.

Two autogiro 'planes, puchased. for the Japanese Government are to be shipped to Japan. In the middle of August.

It is understood the 'planes are to be used for experimental pur- poses,

and

Lieutenant-Commander Kondo, Engineer-Commander Ishli Engincor-Commander Machida have been instructed in their use at the Hanworth Aerodrome-Reuter.

(Middlesex)