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The

Happy Valley

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1932,

HONGKONG

A long overdue piece of legisla

tion is foreshadowed in the draft of the Ordinance which is to in- vest the Supreme Court of Hong- kong with divorce jurisdiction.

RO.

the social need. Good and ado-

Otava,

DAY BY DAY

SO FAR 18 IT FROM BEING TRUE

Make Life Comfortable

your

quate grounds have to be given. cars were slightly damaged. No por./irritable, and cut or scratchod?¦ing dress, and everything else re-

scen. the maintenance

facilities are, in themore serious

cases,

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no proper in adequate number of graduates of the Hongkong effect. If we would only do what bare talking to one person, while

China's,oblems.

the

America to inaugurate such a po- Hey through what he terms the "process of political induction." But not everyone will agree with Mr. Curtis in his indictment of British diplomacy in China.

ties thereto mutually wish its an- nulment. This idea, however; doca not find wide favour, and it is well that this is

Such

By GERTIE DE WENTWORTH-JAMES Jatitude would not only open the

ET'S be truthful about it—and explanations and by a useless way to abuse of the privilege, THAT MEN ARE NATURALLY EQUAL, this life is extremely uncomfort-finite bearing on the discomforts

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and admit that as a rule, expenditure of emotion.

The next "Never" which has de- but it would cause the marriage THAT NO TWO PEOPLE CAN BE HALF able. state to be so lightly entered into AN HOUR TOGETHER, BUT ONE BHALL It may have patches of intenso

of life demands never being unpre- that the whole structure of the in- ACQUIRE AN EVIDENT SUPERIORITY | satisfaction, exhilaration and rap-ness, unexpected guests, or even pared for anything-weather, 1- stitution and its sarctity would OVER THE OTHER-Dr. Johnson.

ture, but, on the whole, each morn-the fusing of the electric lights! ing's up-rising is the beginning of Always take a slim, smart um- be placed in jeopardy. The Eng- Captain R. G. Moir, of the Argyll a most imperfect day. Ish law, on which the local Ord- and Sutherland Highlanders, was

From the time we get up till the cloud in our insular sky; seo that brella if there is only ono small inance in based, suffices to meai driving his ear in Nathan Road when time we go to bed we scramble. it collided with public car, which cane out of Kimberley Road. Both search, and wonder, and get shoes for train journeys is even- wardrobe includes over-

and rush and spoil and spill, and quired to combat the moist pecu- son was injured. and no collusion in secking to

find that good endeavours turn out liarities of the English climate- In a report made to the break the marriage tie will be yesterday, Mr. McFadyen, of 5, Lann right.

police failures, and that nothing is really and, consequently, save money on tolerated. There

doctors' bills. are. moreover, Buildings, third flour, stated that his A most unsatisfactory state of

daughter Margaret, aged 13, was things, but one that be cured by iodine, eucalyptus, Epsom salts, See that you are never without certain other requirements and bitten on the leg by his chow dog. a course of "Novers." restrictions adapted to local con- The girl was taken to the Kowloon

Hospital for treatment and the dog waste time, clothes, space, money, cotton wool, and a clinical ther-

The first

bi-carbonate of soda, menthol, "never" is-never disinfectants, bandages, aspirin, ditions.

removed to Mataukok for observation and energy. To what extent the new facili

mometer. We waste time not only by such The "Cathay News", ties will be utilised remains to be published at Shameen and dealing to and mooning, but also by doing when unexpected guests arrive, a weekly recognised methods as dawdling yourself uncomfortably placed And so that you need not find It is clear, however, from some extent with Hongkong after things twice over when once would never be without tongue-in-glass

is the latest addition to the series of which

new publications that have been be enough. For instance, many tinned spaghetti, soup, milk, fruit occasionally come inth Court, and produced of late in this part of the maids cannot get forward with and cream and eggs, butter and i probably more so from the fre. world. It claims to meet the require- their work because they continue bread. Don't "run out"

ments of the average reader, with polishing

by for- automatically quent resort to lawyers' offices by contents of a varied naturo.

brilliance has been achieved by a

when getting to order! those who are unhappily married,

few powerful rubs; they go on more paychological than material, The final group of "Nevers" are A dinner attended by that there is a distilet need for number of personni friends and rolu- clean,

large washing when the clothes, are and include advice never to lose such a law in this fans. Many tives was given by Mrs. R. G. 11. Lim whites of eggs when, for some your temper.

and persist in beating your head, your opportunities, ur of these cases and these consulta and a very enjoyable evening was firm and frothy.

at the Hotel Ceell on Friday night time, they have been absolutely No life can be comfortable if tion's result in futile attempts to spent. Among the guests

were the Also, one can watch girls stand-sell to be flustered by seemingly the person who lives it allows her- Hon. Dr. S. W. The and Mrs. Tse, patch up the differnees, or Mr. and Mrs. Wong Kwok-shuen, Mr. ing in front of mirrors who, when awkward Anancial arrangements which are and Mrs. Kwok Yau-ting. Mr. and they have put their hair and faces which need not be awkward if a situations-situations Heldom kept. The jxisting local Mrs. Lam Tse-fung, Mr. and Mrs. perfectly in order, continue pat-certain amount of mental tidiness Peter Sin, and Messrs. Taning a curl or dabbing the lip-stick is brought into immediate use. Eng-hooi, Chan Waf-chuen, and a without

the slightest further Because the phone rings when you University, substitute for divare privileges. Į

requires doing and then immac-another person is knocking at the The absence of such rivileges has

The British stage play, “The Out of unnecessary effort would be over, there is no reason to lose diately leave off doing it, hours door, and the kettle is boiling sider, which enjoyed such a HOW- no doubt in many istances persational success in Landen, loses saved, petuated untold unhappiness and nothing in its transferoner o

your head. Calmly take off kettle, And how we waste time on ourask 'phone caller to wait a second, mental cruelty. Th unly relier screen, and with Harold Huth, who clothes! We whimper about gar- request the person to whom you

ereated the original

part on. the stage, ments getting "dashed" and "done are talking to excuse you while hitherto possible hngbeen to seek appearing in company with a strong for," when

We haven't tried to you see what are the demands of east, the picture provides a pleasant prevent it. dissolution of the mrriage in the interlude. The story contains strong into a house-town directly we well!

If we'd only change the other person, and all will be United Kingdom-a frotracted and drama and sumetent relief to keep come in, and not do home jobs in it well balanced, and if the direction

Never losing your head, is only eastly process, of which few have

antdoor kit! If only we'd brush a matter of concentrating upon at times guilty of making the been able to aval themselves. scenes drag, the high standard of and sponge and press and repair not doing so.

acting comes to the rescue. A DIVORCE LAW FOR Once the Hongkung law is adopt-continue

It will directly the need arises, all that. Your opportunities-just don't to show at the King's Wastage would be ended,

lose those by being apt to think ed, this disability ill be removed, } Theatre for the next two days.

And Money-well, big money that small events and unimportant wasling we've with the result that aggrieved

hened all about. people aren't worth while. Every but small money-wasting, which thing may be worth while, and op. parties will have their rightful

comfortable hard-up-ness of life, this fact. has such a lot to do with the un-portunities are lost by overlooking remedy at law win the Calony,

is disregarded. For instance, the And your, temper-oh! Never habit of not being provided with in any circumstances, no matter small change is one that makes how exasperating, lose your tem- to be generous, let's do it properly. unbecoming, so dangerous in fill- for much waste. When we want per. It's so vulgar, so cheap, so Decrees have sought to reform

He But don't let's say munificently, ing the blood with toxins. In saying so much, we do not sig china “with a ŝtoke of the vermi. I declares that since the days of "Oh, keep the change." just he- so very futile.

and gest that Hongkong has a greater lion pencil." They have failed. Lord Elgin, Britain

lost temper not cause we haven't been thoughtful never has

adjusted any situation, enough to proportion of unhappy marriages Dynasties havebeen established to thought of sending to China "it

provide the exact never brought off any deal, never money.

"cleared the air," and never did minister with the qualifications rule the Middė Kingdom forever.

In domestic transactions, the anything except to lessen the They rule no fore. Strange doe- which are deemed necessary

for money-wasting achieved by order-power of the loser. Perhaps of the Victory of India." The accre-ing pounds and pints when half- all the important factors which this respect, the Colony is probably trines have een embraced to no better nor no worse than other awaken a mititudinous people ditting of a minister to Chinn pounds and half-pints would do help to make Life uncomfortable, an ambassador, he just as well, is tremendous. The bad temper is the most ao. But centres. When we come to mil But vast mildas in China still rather than

bits of cheese go hard, and the Life could be made quite a com- Even Sun Yaben, dipping his fin-ure to see the problem in its real there's threepence anity is pretty much the

or fourpence only consideration were given to Mr. Curtis exerts wasted right away.

the small things which we should everywhere, and it therefore fol-gers deep in revolution, knewproportions".

an Englishman's prerogative of

Now Space-how far more com- never do. that it was "ot by sudden tran- lows that there must be marriages sition" that Cla's problems were

fortable would be criticising his own nation. He

อนา small in Hongkong which have lost the to be solved. History, thus, has consular service with a vigour he and big chairs "standing

tilts at inefficiencies in the British "lounge" or livingroom if we took care not to put tables cornerwise true relationships on which the in-led many toelieve that China might resent in foreign hands. At and if all unnecessary

out," STARTING OFF SCRATCH stitution stands and which, in the must water to oak of stability the same time Mr. Curtis refrains were eliminated so that people: inferests of one or other of the with the teal of many failures, from laying an accusing finger wouldn't either fall over things

upon the policies of other nations or get wedged in! fact may be regrettable, but it re-should evolve plan to save China in China. Yet, without diaparag-Energy by talking too much or too

commit waste of other. flects the facts, in numbers of in- from herself. Mr. Lionel Curtis ining the contribution made in recent loudly, by gesticulating, by going in Western Europe, and Professor stances. The facility which is his new book The Capital Ques-years by many serious diplomat-backwards and forwards when & Enderlein, of the Berlin Museum. tion of China,published in London, igts, the advice he gives to Britainamall effort of memory would make and Dr. Roubaud, of the Pastour now to be accorded is one the

subscribes todither extreme. He could well

one journey upstairs suffice; Institute in Paris, are very worried absence of which has undoubtedly has a solutic to offer.

by continually getting up and sit- about it. One German scientist But his foreign officers.

ting down, by vehement deniala has spent £3,000 on flea research led to numerous hardships to

plea is not rielaborate and in- innocent partics. Shanghai bas

work. genious devisį. He asks merely long since, by an Order-in-Council, for appointnat to China of am- had its divorce facilities, while bassadors ca calibre equal to Singapore has, by Ordinance, had the magnitur of the problem of n like privilege extended. There is the Far East For it is not China every reason, therefore, apart alone, in Mr/urtis's opinion, that from the moral and other issues has failed. is western diplo- involved, why this Colony should macy that hot lived up to its

one, opportunitie No- come into line.

he in- Divorce has been recognised timates, cap the path in ad- amongst practically all peoples vance that a should follow. from the laws of Moses, down to Enlightenediplomacy, Mr. Curtis the early Roman law and onwards. declares, me recognize that In England, of course, it has long policy "whil geeks, in a country like China,rade and that only, found a place on the Statute

raust end destroying the thing Book--long operated more in

which it sed The time has sure. favour of the husband than the

ly come neno real statesmen wife, but the facilities now so am need ahrin rom asserting that a ended us to invest either injured foreign garment in dealing party with similar rights, The with a unitovast as China, will proposed Hongkong law follows,he wiser tisk itself firal what is in principle, the English practice, the true erent of that country, which is in itself an assurance and then to consider, in the against any abuse of the facility.fight of tlawer it finds to that There have been built up within question, at is the particular in- The first inter- torest ofyn. the English law a carefully-

cut of Cha is admittedly the designed series of safeguards establish of orderly govern- against the misuse of the privi- ment.

question whether a loge, and all these requirements policy, or taken to implement are being duplicated in the Hong-policy, w the long run help or kong Ordinance. There are, of hinder in the attainment of |course, social reformers who think orderly ment can be safely that the English law is too strict taken as practical touchstone and circumscribed: that it should of all quins which call for de

cision in bo a euclent cause for the dissol-

it. frank ution of a marriage if both par

than any other place, whether in the Far East or elsewhere.

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matters down to essentials, hum-fallow the way of their ancestors. believes "in itself betrays our fail- rest of the milk turns sour, and fortable and pleasant journey if

same

parties, ought to be dissolved. The Others believthat the

Mr. Cur

nations

Far East. I submit the only criterion." jade for England und

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"Honry, I'm tired of just going around looking at tall buildings. I wish we know somebody hore wo could havo a samo of bridro with #

By Edward Kelly, Entomologist. If it's not one thing, it's an-

Now there's a shortage of fleas

But the world wide depression in the flea industry has not yet struck Hongkong. If there is any shortage we haven't noticed it.

A Taipan. Toby, our pup, is a millionaire in his own right.

There has been the time' when flea research work has kept us up all night. We have put our finger on more places where the flea isn't than any other favestigator in the world, und

started from scratch. The flen has always won. We once knew a ticklish contor- tionist who had a fen. It wasn't his own flea: somebody gave it to him. It took two coolles three- quarters of an hour to undo him. He became hysterical towards the finlah.

If we had a flea and someone anld to us, "What kind?" wo'd say "No, savage." There are no kind

fleas,

Eastern

The health bulletin for ports for the week ended August 20, shows the following cases of infec tious diseases and deaths there- from-Pingue,,Alexandria 5 deaths, Baghdad 2 cases, Beirut 1 enre, Bassein 1 caso 1 death, Bombay case 1 death, Rangoon 2 deaths, Colombo 1 caso 1 death. Cholera, Calcutta 30 cases 18 deaths, Macao 20 CABER

20 deaths, Amoy 97

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casos 21 deaths, Canton 7 cases deatha, Nanking 169 cases 14 deaths, Shanghai 347 casca 28 deaths,

pox, Alexandria 2 cases 1 Bassein 1

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deaths,

doaths, Calcut Bombay 10 cance. 2 Karachi i case, Madras 18 CA deaths, Rangoon 4 cases, Pondicherry 'க..2.

4 cases 4 deaths, Saigon 2

deaths, Canton 1 cast.

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Typhus,