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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.

STUDEBAKER NEWS

Studebaker's Share of

Total Business in 1932 59% Bigger Than 1931

The cake may have been a little

HOME-WORK PROBLEM

By. A SCHOOLMASTER

The Very Idea!

volving great cleavages of opin- lon and intercats, quick results cannot be expected. When, as in the case of the Far Eastern crisis, the basic principles on Two paragraphs in n recent the matter thus:-A candidata which the Leaguo functions are article on English schools pro will pass on a good written paper,

THIS NECKING EVIL in disputo, there should be noblema, specially interested mo. will fall on a vary poor written

By Edward "Carbura" Kelip. difficulty in comprehending the They dealt with the problem of paper, but will not fail on a

Last the overworking of secondary moderate written paper, and may witnessed the most diagracoful Causes of delay. These

Wednesday night WO points which need to be kept in school children when they arrive even pass if the schedule mark display of necking we have ever

at the stage of preparing for their and the appearance under oral scen in Hongkong. mind not only now, but all the Leaving Certificate examinations, examination warrant it. time. Only by remembering and ran thus: them shall we have a true ap- preciation of the situation.

Jehol

arc

or spell

We are not wowsers sports, and, in our quiet way, can neck as well as anyone.

AR one who is an expert necker, we want you girls to get that right. Any time you feel fed up with your man, just look us over.

But Wednesday night was dif- ferent. Something went wrong

amalier for everybody in 1932, but great bulk of Mongolia. Borga. the examinations were hold before tion between the school and tho with the woiks, and there wasn't

Studebaker dealers enjoyed bigger slice of it.

A

That's what usually happens as you may or may not have realized. When things sax for the whole industry, thoy sag a lot less for Studebaker.

Take a look at the sale figures of the past two years-1931 and 1932 and you will see that Stude- proportion of all ears sold in 1932

baker dealers sold a 59% larger

over 1931.

baker denier.

The harder the public scruti- nien comparative values among all makes, the better for the Stude- The 1933 Studebaker models will soon make their appearance in the Hongkong Hotel Garage, Showrooms and a demonstrator will be available for all who wish to ride in one of these now

Champion cara.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hongkong & Shangbai Hotels, Ltd. thenrporated in Hongkong. Stubbe Hond

Happy Valley

The

a

Now this arrangement is surely "It would not be true to say that an excellent one, as it is in the the standard of the examinations candidate's favour. In the bad is always too high for the average old days one passed or failed on child, but it is too high for the the written examination. Now amount of teaching time available one's school record and one's as the school calendar is, now teacher's opinion count. It is Manchukuo, alias the Japan-arranged.

ovident, of course, that the post- ese, is intent on pushing out its "I believe that the whole proponement of the written examine-

into western boundaries the blem would almost disappear if tlon would upset all this consulta-

to the north, a territory lying

the summer holidays."

department. Both paragraphs, to my mind, in the indeterminate area be-invite criticism, Let us take the which I believe would be shared to uso sailors as substitutes.

There is also, in my opinion, giri in the place. So they had tween Outer Mongolia and Man-second one churia, marked the first move. to postpone the written examina-expressed in the former of the

first. The proposal by most teachers, a mistaken view Anyone who goes in for necking Now Jehol (Inner Mongolia) is, tions to the end of the summer is two

In public is asking for trouble. if the Japanese militarist plans altogether retrograde. It should leaving certificate examination as necking they're asking for more paragraphs quoted. The But when two sailers go in for are fulfilled, to be added to the be clearly understood by all con-it exists is on too high a standard than trouble. new domain. This imponding cerned, including the parents of for the average pupil. It is A It happened at the Lea Theatre. expedition represents probably tificato is awarded. The written hurdle which must be taken by bered through the ropes into

pupils, just how the leaving cer- matriculation examination, a These big, able-bodied man clam- the most important military examination in March-commence those proceeding to the universort of square, or boudoir, dressed event, in the Far East since the ing on the 20th, by the way, and sity. It is all right for the acade-in pretty night-gowns, or kimones,

uns went off outside Mukden not at the beginning of the month mically

minded, prospective, and sat at opposite corners. on September 18, 1931. It is only one part of the test. It tenchera, lawyers, doctors, journa- smiling bashfully at each other important because of its many-is dificult to get pupils to realise lists and a few others. But these while their amahs massaged them. sided challenges. Jehol is Mon. that of equal Importance is their are not average pople. Do not

term mistake moI have no Intention outside the boudoir rang a ball, Then when a sort of high priest golian only in its history and its performance at the first substratum of racial composi-November, and at the second term If you like they are freaks, they falling on each other's shoulders. examination, usually held in of claiming superiority for them. they tripped into the contre, and, tlon. But Mongolia has almost examination, which must be held aro exceptional, and the leaving whispered sweet nothings. ceased to be a political expres-at latest early in February. The certificate examination sion. Actually, Jehol is Chi-papers then written determine the whole suits them.

Unfortunately, the того in- nese territory. Since the ad-schedule marks in each subject, One other point should be borne were drowned in the uproar from timate parts of their conversations vent of Manchukuo it has been and on these marks very great in mind. The leaving certificate the vulgar crowd surrounding the a base for Chinese guerrilla war-stress is laid by the Education course in a six year's course, und ring, which was a pity, for we fare against Manchukuo. Hence Department. Candidates should only exceptional puplis are ex could still do with some hints. the first reason for the Japan- disabuse their minds of the Iden pected to cover it in five years. ese assault upon it. If they can is all that matters,

that their performance in March There is one aspect of this ques- that something was going to Then, just when everyone thought tion of over-pressure which as a Chinese scal the passes through which

Again, in every subject there is man I should hesitate to mon-

happen, the bell would ring again, soldiery from the an oral examination-a most im-tion, but I'll risk it. The greatest

or the high priest would interfore, Peking area have been filtering, portant part of the test for the obstacles in the way of reform and the men would trip back to then Manchukuo, they think, grant of the certificate. Every aro

their amals. women and girls. Not will find peace for reconstruc- consideration is given to border-mothers. Women teachers

Repeatedly, on and

Wednesday tion. What the Chinese re-

line cases when the inspector girl pupils. The

night, we saw these big, able- preasure in sponse to this fresh affront will comes to school to conduet the schools run by women is greater the presence of this dignitiary at bodied mon pitiably distracted by bo is what Bismarck would have too clearly understood that a good So it is in classes taught by wo oral examination. It cannot be than that in schools run by men. called an imponderable. Jehol appearance at the oral examina-men. And girls auffer more than is governed by a Chineso war tion, coupled with a reasonable boys in mixed schools. Why, you lord, old style, named Tang Yu- schedule mark, will go a long way ask? Women and girls are too

on the

Thongkong Telegraph.lin, as independent us any satrap up for bad luck at the written conscientious. When a man or a

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.

DON'T BLAME THE LEAGUE !

speech at Manchester, to bring

be, who, after oscillating examination

In March. After boy feels tired he alacks off a bit. for months in his so-called al- years of experience I would put Not so a woman or a girl. legiances, has decided to plump

for Chang Hsueh-liang. Tang "THOU SHALT NOT

might have gone Japanese but

for the fact that Chang held

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the precise moment when thor. should have commenced showing us the higher lights of necking.

For instance, never once did the high priest allow the two con- testants of kiss.

In one of the contesta, two of the actors gave A display of married necking. Instead of fall- ing on each others shoulders, an the other people did, they stood off at a distance of two or three

spinal cord out of each other. feat, and proceeded to belt the

The dignitary didn't interfere

*

of

By Gwendoline Pitkin, the Wall-known Writer. out better promises for the

Some people forget to make a marketing of Jchol's profitable will: others haven't anything to his wife shall, on remarrying, The husband who insists that In these days, when there is crop of opium. So he has aided leave; yet, even they are more to forfeit her share of his wealth with these two. Probably he was

and abetted Chang's guerrilla be admired than the wealthy man didn't deserve to have a wifs in warfare. No matter how Jehol who imposes all kinds of absurd the beginning: it is an insult to a married man himself. is run, however, it is Chinese restrictions on those who inherit her intelligence! It

By the suggests

way, spooking territory. And the proposed

his property.

narrow-minded prejudice, to Wednesday night's boxing, do you raid upon it is exciting Chinese that she may not remarry, or a idea that he intends that she shall in business and manufacturing This penalising of a wife so gether with the conceit-inflated know that Talcum powder is used rationalism. Now that neither daughter so that she may marry mourn his loss for over, without purposes in more than fifty dif- Geneva nor the hope of a direct only the man approved of by seeking the consoling influence of ferent ways? deal with Japan have yielded certain relative, is nothing better another man who might, con- their redress, Nanking and than a form of tyranny! It is in- eivably, brin hor some degree of

TESTY CRICKET. Peking may be pushed along a dulged in by people whose fm-happiness,

agination is so stunted that they If, as it will be argued, the that has been taken in the Test Seeing the enormous Intardšť course of desperation.

can feel happiness only in the husband wished to save his wife matches, it is high time we got knowledge that they still have the from the designing clutches of out of the absurd habit of calling power to dominato the lives of the unworthy who would marry cricket a game. It is, of course, a others, even after death.

her for her money, he has only to solemn religious ceremony pe- There are some who want to mako some simple stipulation culiarly adapted to the tempora- rule the world, make a fortune, whereby none other may benefitment of the Englishman who takes scrape, stint themselves to this save herself. end, and yet their bank balance The father who would seek to

a strangely hor in-

30 much misinformed criticism of the League of Nations, it is well that ocension should be ta- ken, as by Sir John Simon in his the critics back to realities. The League, said Sir John, is not a super-State exercising physical compulsion over its members: it is an international organisation which seeks to substitute co- operation for force, and concilia- tion for conflict. In effect, criticism of the League means criticism of the nations which comprise it. The root of the trouble is disinclination on the There is a general and vivid part of some nations, well illus-recognition of the fact that, gives them not the slightest joy rule his daughter's life after his Persians, and old Omar makes trated in the Sino-Japanese in the matter of disarmament, better for their possessing it. warped conception of

whatever is done or left undone and the world is not one jot the death is showing dispute, to live up to the prin- it is impossible to tolerate the when they die they set forth a dividuality; for in the process of ciples for which the League stands. Once this becomes ap-menace of aerial warfare. For number of rules which betray to allowing others to interfere with parent, of course, it is the while other weapons can be held the utmost their mean, avenging her choice of a husband he might, business of the States compris- to be military, and employable characters: it is all that can be while caring for her bodily needs, ing. the League to endeavour to chiefly, if not altogether, said for them.

The Problem of Air Forces

secure a settlement: it has no against opposing forces, the power at its disposal with which function of the aeroplane in to enforce its decisions, although war is, primarily, anti-civilian. it is true that provision is made By it the horrors of war are in the Covenant for mutual ac- vastly multiplied. The proudest tion when all other efforts fail. works of civilization can, it is Obviously, however, the ap-believed, be obliterated in a plication of sanctions would be night; and the first intimation |regarded as a last resort. Im-of war may be the destruction patience over the Far Eastern of cities and their inhabitants. deadlock has undoubtedly caused Nor, in tackling this problem, criticim of the League to in- can any satisfactory distinction crease latterly. The critics talk be drawn between military avia- of the League's congenital weak- tion and civil aviation. The pas ness, and even go so far as to ac- senger aeroplane can, it has been cuse it of adding malignancy to shown, speedily be converted its impotence. But these cri- into the bombing plane. Quite ticisms are either the outcome clearly, the magnificent progress

of ignorance or else of political that has been made by mon in passion. The League is nothing the conquest of the air must but an "assembly of national' bo maintained. Nevertheless, Governments. As M. Politis, wo are bound to consider ways

the President of the Assembly, and means of preventing the declared last October, it is but

misuse of aerial machines. It

| the mirror of the world in which is proposed that there shall be

every aspect of life is reflected, some form of international con- ' but in which the darkest aspects trol. But nobody has yet fram- are most clearly seen. But it ed a sound' scheme which would has the inestimable merit of commend itself either to the creating a diplomatic atmosphere European or the American peo- propitious to negotiations and it ples. No one is willing to as offers to Governments a series sign limits to the development of procedure by the help of of aviation, and no one is will; which, with goodwill on both ing to allow it to be hompered sides, agreement can be attained. by regulations whose efflency is But it cannot be too strongly doubtful.. A certain amount of stressed that the success of the national rivalry in the air is League must be in precise ratio one of the conditions of progress, to the measure of support given and it is not easy to determine tu ita principles by its members. by what method, if any, private Nor must it be forgotten that enterprise shall be subjected to whan dealing with problems in- foreign control.

nevertheless atarve her soul.

"I wish I could remember if we wont off and left the

waterfall -running on our mountain estato,"

his pleasures andly.

It was known to the ancient

several references to it in hla Robalyat, such as, "The ball no

question makea of ayes or noes,' and "The worldly hope men set How true that was yesterday, their eyes upon turns ashes/

But it was originated in Eng- land by the Druids as a form of sacrifice, the wicket bolor the altar, in front of which the victim stood while rocks were thrown at- him. As a concession ho was given a club to protect himself.. and was allowed to run.

The game was nearly as slow then as now, and several of the Celtic stone circles we see to-day are undoubtedly Anolent British cricket matches still in progress, the playors

having potrified through standing atill до long. One of these days n Test match will and in the same way.

By Saxon tintes Kings Indulged

In it, and Ethelred was known as the Unroady because it took him about us long, to get to the wicket na it does soine players to-day,

During the reign of 'Edward III the lower classes had got all worked up over the political situn- tion, anil they turned to the game In order to cure their insomali.. It was frat called “cricket" in 1550, the word bolng derived from "crutch," many of the players. bo- ing as old and decrepit thon as they are now. It was because a cavaller called Oliver Cromwell a low dog when he played the game that we had the Civil War.

There have been many changes fn the ritual, all of which have been rosiated by somebody or other. Thus the introduction of over-arm bowling on June 10, 1864, caused serious riots, and nearly brought about the defeat of the Government. It made matters too exciting, and kept thei spectators Wakesur