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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934,

TRADE SCHOOLS

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From the Office Butts

"Shappy Daya Aro Horo Again.” Don't forget the Telegraph photo competition.

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A million square miles of dust- storm hus ewopt across Amories. from the Middle West. But there is no truth in the rumour that Inkull has escaped.

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May 4th-This day up very be- Chinese, do name a gunboat an a Lo times, and e'er I do on my heavier Pin. But I am sorry the now bled The State Department's an

garments I do practico mysolf in the hath had her wings clipped in the re- nouncement that fallure to meet

use of my. now Instrument for auto-cent gale. Later in the barre I did war debt obligation on June 16 will matique writing, which I did former once more realize how much I do nas constituto default even if a tokenly purchase for my wife, poor wretch, General George, for I am in a great payment is offered will bring tho | but she using it but a little, did bring taking to know why the V.H. do issue to a head more, rapidly than with moon voyaging out to this make bonfires of; tarpaulins, and anything could have done. No Colony. But I fear that I do make a whether it be their mothod of fumigat- time is given to negotiate a fresh sorry business of it and I am minded ing the latest addition to their Stud; ettlement, unless the Americans that I should make mere speed and but I am not inmate enough with any have plans for a substantial scalfower errors did I write with my own officer of the King's Forces now to ing-down in their minds that may preper hand, albeit a thought less ask such a delicate question. But in- bo readily accepted by Britain and clearly. To my office, where I order deed the new aninial is a fins acquiri

my papers, and then to the Glubbo for tion and the master of the Hunt him. America's other debtors. Any-

my morning draught. Later, in the self did come across'especialy to 100

Pork, ples were served at the thing, therefore, that falls short of evening I meet Mr. Pennco and Mr. to the housing of the beast: thought to opening of the Hongkong Stock full payment of the amount duc Cartops and ever a glass of wine of my mind, when I saw him, he did seem | Exchange. Boloney would will, presumably, be classed na Alkantu we de comet to the firm con- to be having somewhat of a difficulty have been quite appropriate for default. It is an absurd post-clusion that the only things in a therewith. Later played at Cantrakt men of brawn, `. tion to take up actually. It is just Clubbe that do need olpping are the and did win, for a marvel. as thoughtless as the Johnson Act. bililord cues. And so to bed.

th. This day, reading in a paper

Speaking about photographic Britain's brilliantly balanced bud-

Eth-A pleasant day, and in the upon the Law, to my greatest possibi get has doublicas been the chief afternoon to the Valley, where the surprise I do find the notice of a play competitions, nudlats should know influence-the transfer problem be. King's servants do play against the by Mr. L. Lion called as I hour "Libel" | something about exposures. ing completely. forgotten becauan Clubbe Recrelo, and they are too hard And Sir N. Playfair and Mistress F.

.0. 。 of signs of internal prosperity, for them. Yet do the visitors win Doble ars of the cast. And I doubt The suggestion that war debts. upon one rink, where Mr, X., the cus-not it would be a good play for our

tos rotulorum, is not his usual self as local Thesplans to produco, seeing that a gentleman wl wishes to write should be paid for in tin sounds a great solution, at first sight. But skip. Wandered round the Valley and so many of the actors are learned in for the papers, but doesn't know was much amazed to find no less than the law. And moreover there is but what to write about. Right about the diversion of the receipts fromix rinks at the Craigengower Clubbe, one Sett. But I must speak with Mr. turn! this sourco to war debt payments where they do play two matches at John of this later. In the local newes would merely create a

serious once.

But I do fear that I myself theotes, I read a paragraph uponi transfer problem when British would find so many players at once ectogenesis, wherein from as Amer- With most Hongkong business traders looked round for the means upon the Green a distractioun. Yet it can nouree I do learn that certain men, Friday is mail day. The to pay for imports of Americans a marvel to see how many, both successful businces women in Ameri- six others are probably female" goods into Great Britain.

youge and olde, and of every shape, quo who have no leisure for husbands, days, do take up the game with the greatest they do say, have synthetic babies born enthusiasm. Later, I walked upon the to them. But when I do reflect upon Race Course, but seeing a pretty Lady the successful business womens miss the ball three times, I do feel ne type, I da realiza that they would have

SAAR REPORT

if I had looked on that which I should little chance of issue by any other

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hastily means.

We have received a letter from

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We understand that one popular broker, as a result of eating too margin and had to be carried. many pork ples, overstepped his

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not, Later I am asked to play for my 8th.Very busy at the ofleo and Clubbo's second team on Saturday; it after did dina in the Clubbie and at is a sen-night, at which I am much Contrakt with Mr. Prince, Mr. Penarth torists:-Don't take your chow to Warning to Kowloon mo- dattered and do say that I will do and Mr. Puli, who succeeds my old the matshed but toy with it when But my heart doth misgive me some-friend, Mr. Pitt. But, the latter hath what, for Lord! I have not put down

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you're at home.

A resident on his way Home or leave writes to say that all deck 9th-This day I do take my un-games had to be suspended for a cleon at the Chubbe where I find a week, owing to stormy weather. most excellent meal of Mulligatawny,

The Committee of the Council of the Lengue of Nations which is now meeting to prepare a report on the plebiscite in the Saar Dia trict has

a particularly delicate tnak to perform. That has already been shown by the demonstrations sponsored by Dr. Goebbels Just over the border, in the hope, pre- sumably, of influencing the draft a "ool these two years, and then only fortune at all. A pleasant merry Irg of the report:

Over eighty My Lord's upon a Wednesday evening with two small slams bid and thousand residents of the Saar And I doubt not I am not worth my made. I do lose a little but reck not crossed the frontier to indicate place, but I must consider of it fur-of, it so pleasant the evening. their intention of voting for rether, Back to the Clubbo where I do It has often been said, and

turn to Germany and to listen to dine early and spend a long evening Herr Goebbels declare that the over a booke, and so early to bed. with good reason, that the general standard of craftsman-

Reich is now in a position to defy both France and the League.

6th. [Lord's Day.]-This day I do Cold Lobster and Lamb Chop, on which Except pitch and toss, of course." ship in Hongkong is of a low

cat a moat excellent kipper to break]

I did regnio myself most heartily.

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Lator to my fast, and I am in some measura

one of the King's small remedy the

Japanese mill-giris start work apprehensive lest it prove somewhatsppes where I drink a glass or deficiencies is to be welcomed,

stronger than I, but all was well. To two with Captain Ask and his officers, vory early in the morning, wo the report drawn up by the

The Suur was, as everyone the Barre before nuncheon, where, there being a festive gathering and read. So it's the land of the Principal of the Junior Technical

knows, placed under the govern- with Mr. Pavy, Creed, Mr. John, and many pretty Ladies present, and arising daughter, too.

There- School on the possibilities of ment of the League of Nations for one or two more, I do drink a glass most merry excellent party. establishing trade schools locally is' of commanding interest. Mr. of the Treaty of Versailles. At George, who did this day gone twenty" other vessel, where I take my supper fought a swarm of bees in a rick.. Afteen years after the conclusion to the honour of his Majesty, King after to drinke, a glass of Hollands with an olde acquaintance upon an- the end of that period, which ex-four years, ascend the Throne. And and fall into conversation of this and pires next year, the population is we do all pray heartily for the well-that in the Service. And indeed, to Another battle of hayatings! to be called uncn to vote on three being of his Empire, in spite of the late do we talke that I fail of catch- alternatives: maintenance of the scurvy tellows who would fain dis- ing my lift and must necda walk up League of Nations regime, union member it. I then did fure forth to the stairs, which I find very little to

serious effort to

THREE ALTERNATIVES

with France or union with Ger-

many. The Council of the League the Navy Yarde, being bidden to my mind or my body either.

as the responsibility of fixing the muncheon upon one of the King's very sound. conditions and methods of the vote small shippes.. But Lerdi when I get

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According to an orator, we must get rid of Capitallar, Radicalism, Bolshevism, Communiam, Anarch- ism and Socialism. Why not throw

White, who has Home qualifica- tions in the matter of technical education, has supplemented his observation of local needs, by in- vestigating the working of trade schools in Malaya, and his re- port, laid before the Legislative Council on Thursday, is full of practical suggestions. For the moment, ho confines himself-to-freedom, accrecy and trustworthl-is-not-there. And so after some where I do practice myself at the in rheumatism as well?

ness of the voting", and has, after reflection, I do form tho.conclusioun game of Bowles, and though I be the plebiscite, to decide on the that she is eaten, and so back to the pretty ill at the game, I am bidden to novereignty under which

the Clubbo. But it is my counsel to play upon Saturday. And I trust that

A writer says middle-aged wo- territory is to be placed "taking Admiral John S. that he de take a trip good may come of it. Reading in the men are not usually attracted by into account the wishes of the to Nanning and there await the fall newes abeeto this even, I find that Mr. cheap jokes. You can't catch old inhabitants as expressed by the voting".

"in such a way as to secure the to the berth where she should do, shoj 10th. This evening to the Valley

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LITTLE DOUBT, BUT

of the river so that he may not return. D. Bradman is bowled for a duck by birds with chaff...

For so alone do I think he will be Mr. Davies of Cambridge, "my old

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Perhaps some of Hongkong's

ente from my just anger. Later I felt University. Which to my mind is a Into talk with the captain of the new great feat, but what the Australian shippe Robin, and do tell him I do Board of Control will do about it Inoisca would be reduced if share oficer's pennant, as her predecessor new writing machine, but I fear that stopped. consider she should hear the Senior know not. Practiced myself with my reports and silver boomy could be

The population is overwhelming- ly German, and there has never been much doubt that the vote will was the first gunboat upon the river, I am sadly to seek in my manipulation, go in Germany's favour. Herr oven so far back I learn as, ninoteen-so I do take up my pen to write in my

hundred and two, and all the riverine diary and my mail. And so to bed..

Itler has, indeed, demanded that the Saar should be returned Im- mediately and unconditionally, without the formality of i plebis- cito. On the other hand, the population being almost entirely industrial. It seems likely that many of the workers would be opposed, not to union with Ger- many as such, but to the present German regime. A certain oppasi- tion is thus likely to exist. The Nazis are alleged to have been exercising pressure or, at any rate, directing threats against the leaders of this opposition, so that It may not, prove quite a simple task to ensure a truly Tree vote.

the engineering trades and pro- ceeds on the common-sense basis that it is preferable to aim at the better education and training of song of artisans rather than to attempt the creation of a new artisan class. What is envisaged is that there should be some really co-ordinated method of early training, closely linked with the activities of the Junior Technical School. One spliero which is touched, namely, the automobile repair trade, is cited as being well within the scope of trude school, and a point of importance is that young men trained in this department would also be well equipped for prac- tically all branches of light engineering. With one or two outstanding exceptions, the standard of work in local gar- ages is, as Mr. White declares. had, being marked by careless- ness and indifferent workman- ship.

The same observation can, in fact, be applied to most of the craftsmanship of the Colony's workers. This is scarcely to be wondered at, see- ing that the instruction given is usually of the trial and error order, usually by men who them- selves have learned their trades by the same method. The re- sult is seen in slovenly, ill- finished work. There is the further aspect which should not Saar immediately, especially in be lost sight of that...with such low standards prevailing, more men than are really neces sary have to be employed on a given job, and this in turn has the effect of sending up coats. Only by basically changing the existing methods of training ean needed reforms. be put into effect. This can be done by laying down a definite system. in which the Junior Technical School and trade schools would have complementary roles to fill Mr. White's report follows this line. It represents a valuable contribution to a vital problem and should be generally wel- comed by employers.

INNER GOVERNMENT ?

In view of the obvious existonco of this opposition, the League was not able, without proving false to. its responsibilities, to accede to Germany's request and return the

view of the report on local condi tions leaved at the beginning of the year by the Chairman of the League's Governing Commission In the which showed that perse

Saar, cution and boycott was rife and that something like a secret and illegal method of government, in conflict with the

authorised government, had been established by the Nazis. The present Com- mittoo of the Council, which con sists of Spanish, Italian and Argentinian members, has the duty of studying means of the orderly carrying out of the plebiscite: of studying special methods to

pro- tect the population from. Porsccu- tion and threats; and to examine the question of mantaining order during the ploblesite.

"Sho chews gum constantly, Mrs. Barton, and when I try to get it from her she bites my flugor."

"I like something that has plenty of funny lines," says a local cinema-goer. He should buy a zebra!

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A fashion writer describes some of the Intest evening frocks 'as "heavenly." Posalbly because there isn't much material about them.

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Dickens' works are to be trans- lated into Turkish, Sketches by Bosphorus?

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Saya a contemporary -"It was surprising to hear that Noro Swinburne had divorced her hus band. Francis Lister, and then married the lady in the caso, Mar- Kot Graham." You're telling us!

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One of the unfortunate things

about the hot weather is that the bus revenue from hikers is inclined to fall off.

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There is a great sense...of

camaraderie amongst airmen, says.

a writer. After all, it is a bit dan-

gerous for them to fall out.

"Lota of tenors try to sing

baritone," says a musical critic..

So do lots of baritones.

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And then there was the nudist:

who showed a marked partiality

for undressed ·nalad.

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