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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,

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NOTES OF THE DAY

BLACK PANTHER

1935.

THE WORLD AND HER

LEISURE

BY RT. HON. H.A.L. FISHER.

mont.

Minecat category. The

EN and women of goutes are as to offer positive embarrass- Such a happy coincidence be problem of lolsure does not arise twoen newly disclosed wants and for them. Thoir work in play, the discovery of new modes of

satisfying them la unexampled. their play is work.

Although it may not interest anybody, we predict that Joe Louis, the young negro from Detroit, will be the next heavy- weight champion of the world. There would have been moro negro the heavyweight champions in past but for the fact that so many Rghters draw the colour line, and rafuse to meet the challenge of these men of another ruce. More

In an industrial society, the The vast majority of mankind; often than not the holders of Lities in the United States avoid fights however, do not belong to this worker tends to be limited to a our specialised process. During his with coloured contenders because charmed circle. We carn the competition is too strong and livelihoods in offices or classrooms, working hours he is not a whole the risk is too great. There have fields or mines, factories or fish man, but a piece of mechaniam, a

often cog in a wheel.. been a good many good negroes ing boats. Our toil is side-tracked and deprived of a severe, monotonous, uninteresting.

It is the province of leisure to share of fame and fortune in re- Wo draw the sharpest distinction cent years because the white between leisure time and work correct this disablement, and to champions would not meet them.time. Even if our work bo of enable man to realise his individ- We feel that this colour ban is such a kind as to give us pleasure, uality, to enlarge his interests, and we are heartily glad when the to do something creative, even if it be,only the growing of vegetables rather an injustice, and that it is hard on the sport. So frequently hour comes for downing toola.

or flowers. the ring is deprived of something artistic in the way of fighting be cause somebody like the Black Panther is kept out of the limeing is sweeter than the change light. It would have been a pity from work to telsure. The more if this man Louis were shunted complete the change and the content we are with the employ about in the small towns and kept sharper the contrast, the better fighting third-raters who are not afraid of losing their reputations ment of our leisure hours,

Solitude after crowds, country or their good looks and who need

after town, silence after nolas, brend and butter money. His dis play against Baer marks him for the easy company of friends after

In a lower category of guod för- Jim the restraints imposed by regular the role of challenger for Braddock's crown, and on the work, a vigorous walk after the tung let us place the collectors of form he showed in New York olleetwal, an evening over books, engravings, and stamps. against Baer he should not have flowers and vegetables when the Mahy & human life has been ren TEN RECORDS Of Outstanding INTEREST HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. grent dimculty in beating the factory closes and the ten-things dered sweet and happy by a pas-

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Mr. Louis and a fal fortune for routine bring a sense of refresh- maintain a hobby, to pass from him and the promoters who en ment and hearten us to meet the one hobby to another, to have a life crammed full or hobbles, Is gage him. He is the best thing recurrent call of the daily task.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1935.

Change in all things is sweet, said the Greek philosopher, Noth-

Creative leisure in nature's true. answer to mechanical toit.

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Fortunate then among mortals are those who maintain a hobby Most fortunate are the botanists, the gardeners, the bird lovers, the palatera, the musicians and the lovers of music.

The Very Idea!

WHY IS A WHALE?

A Subject About Which We Know Nothing

AND WHO CARES?

IN

.ter

Edited By Eddie view of the fact that the wife received a let- from her mother yesterday we have decided to write to-day about whales. We have made a few enquiries about whales, last two whales having died on us on a/c of over-feeding. WHALES are of various

sorts. Sperm whales, hump-backed whales, blue whales, Prince of Wales, Ice House Street wails, Wales, Wales Fusiliers......and it gathers about-like that

Whales have calves but no feet. They are the only fish who blow their noses.

Their young swim in schools but don't learn any- thing. Whales are too big.

No whale has been known to

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Whales have no fins. This

Ambergris comes from male- whales, Verdigrls from female A great den still remains to be whales, Candlegris from candic Aristotle says that the end of done for the encouragement of the grense whales, which have not leisure in to enable us to be fit for creative use of leisure. Passive or yet been discovered, but any. SCIENCE AND SOCIALISM

our work, and though some of us recreative visure is not enough. thing is likely to happen. would prefer a wider definition We are not happily alive without Economie visionaries 'describing the beauties and wonders of their and say that the object of leisure new action, new knowledge, new soap-bubble world, seem to derives the complete life, we should all emotion. More choral and folk travel sideways. Whether this an immense satisfaction from the agree that any employment of dance societies, more gardens for is due to lack of initiative or pure leisure which primarily units us those who work in deck and fac-nestiness has not yet been found. notion that when the New Day

for the performance of our duties tory, more classes, more technical out. downs, the day of Socialism or

education, more effort to bring out what not, the scientifle investiga- is clearly condemned.

Now during my own lifetime the latent artistic powers of the tors, the wizards and miracle werkers of physics and chemistry.two quite extraordinary things people, and the further spread of was a frequent source of annoy- the practical inventors who supply have happened to the world, things education among adolescents, are ance to Jonah, who made whales.

a great deal more extraordinary among the obvious methods for sick.

producing the required result. as with so many of the conveni- ences of life, will all, spontane than the Great War.

place ously and with one accord, unsel- fishly and unreservedly, their entire intellectual and moral resources, their time, their energy, their lives, at the disposal of the Socialistic state to be used for the benefit of their fellow men. It is A pleasing picture, flattering to Socialist and scientist alike. The Socialist is pleased with the thought that he has been elever enough to contrive ar economic system that appeals to geniuses and commands their devotion, and he tries to flat- ter the scientists by attributing to

mass

The first is that science and

production, by enabling. human beings to provide for their wants with a smaller measure of exertion, have not only reduced the hours of necessary labour in every efvilled community, but are certain (if no fresh world war supervenes) tú abridge them still further.

That is an immense change. For the first time in the history of the human race, which may them as a class the possession of have existed on this planet, for altruistic qualities. in exceptionally over twelve million years, it is large measure and of an exception-made possible for every man and ally high standard. In a recent woman to lead a complete life. essay printed in Philosophy, the journal of the British Institute of

Josiah Stamp

In all this, business of using leisure there is too much defent- ism. What is worth doing at all is worth doing even if badly. It is only the craven who fears to use his sketch-book because he cannot equal the glories of Turner, or who refrains from joining a choral so- ciety because he has not the voice

If Jonah had been modern whale he would have had In telephone laid on with hot and cold water service and periscope.. Twin-screw whales with life-

are extremely rare. boats and saloon accommodation

Catching of whales fa done The harpoon is with harpoons. A harpoon is it small harp.

The barbed. A barboon is a small barb, or.. baby baboon. of Caruso,

instrument is thrown at the the and. penetrates Literally it is never too late to whale

blubber. learn.

The whale blubbers and wails. Hence present de- pression.

THE SUEZ CANÁL The question of a possible closing of the Suez Canal, should the necessity arise in connection with the Italo-Ethiopian dispute, raises a matter which is by no means as simple as it appears at first sight. Whilst the company B-8337 Joe Ramsbottom opens a Barber's Shop Norman Evans. which manages the canal has

Joo Ramsbottom, solls pills

Norman Evans. always remained chiefly French in personnel, it may be noted Benedictus (Mackenzie)

'Cello with Organ ...Beatrice Harrison. that in 1876, six years after it was opened, Disraeli bought, for Adoration (Borowski)

Cello with Organ....Beatrice Harrison. the British Government, 176,002 out of the 400,000 shares issued. C-2755 Ilamoy Parts 1 & 2 (Balakiroff)

Cyril Smith (Pianoforte), This, much the largest block of shares in single ownership, gives Sydney Gustard, Eric Coates Medley

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ago, Britain, realising the great England).

importance of the canal, parti- cularly to the defence of India, DA-1416 My lovely Celis (Arr. Lane Wilson!

Elisabeth Schumann. sought guarantees to ensure free Pastorale (Arr. Lana Wilson). Elisabeth-Schumann: navigation in peace-and-war, and in 1882 circulated the La Ronde des lutins Dance of the Goblins)

Powers with proposals for an (Op. 25) (Scherzo Fantastique) Bazzini)

Yehudi Menuhin.agreement. Six years later, the

an Interesting account Moto Perpetuo (Porpetual Motion) Op. 11 (Paganini) Convention of Constantinople Philosophy, Sir

Yehudi Menuhin. was finally signed, and it pro-gave

of some of the motives which vided that

"The Suez Maritime Canal shall dominated, or at least always be free and open in time of highly influential in, the lives of pence as in time of war, without din certain outstanding men of science. tinction of flag. The right to block. If the individuals mentioned in his

Of games, golf (though I have Broadcasting brings entertain- ado is prohibited. No act of war maylist can be taken as representative, bo committed in the Canal or within it is at once clear that ecientists ment and knowledge into every long since ceased to play it) secons three miles radius of the ports, who have been great benefactors to home. The cinema provides us to me to be the best, because it Belligerent ships of war may only mankind are very much like other for the first time with a popular is a game from which old and young alike can derive enjoyment.

Those whose birthday is Sept. remain a limited time in the Canal or people in respect of acquisitiveness, theatre at really popular prices.

As yet, however, golf has only its ports or within three mile radius

ambition, love of fame and love of

in advance. If a woman, you have Thanks to the internal combus-a restricted appeal in England. 26 should remind their friends well Powers

self, and love of their fellow men.

& passionate Southern nature to- Those reformers who want to puttien engine the pleasures of swift In the United States I have seen an end to production for profit and locomotion are brought within the factory workers, clubs in hand,

The streaming out of an evening together with intense artistic lean- Weings, combined with an almost im- Inslet on production for use only compass of a modest purse. are making quite unwarrantable range of new pleasures and oppor- the municipal golf course.

tomania. If a man, you are asumptions when they assert that tunities opened out by these ex- have some municipal golf courses perceptible tendency towards klep- leader and possess marked execu Socialistic system would attract to traordinary inventions is so great in England, but not many.

tive genius. Beware of beautiful itself the unselfish service, willing

red-haired women, almost any and co-operation, and tireless devotion

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a guardship at the ends of the Canal, but not if they are at war. The Signatory Powers, through their agents in Egypt, are to see that the Khedive takes the necessary steps to guard against any threat to the Canal.".

were

The signatories were Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Austria, Germany and Turkey. The three Inst- named renounced their rights in the guarantee by the peace | DIFFERENT VIEWS treatics following the Great The essayist mentions Clerk Max- War. It is of importance to woll, Darwin and Wallace as exam- note that a year before the Couples of men of an altruistic turn, vention was signed, Lord Salis- but adds that an estimate of their. bury stated in a despatch that work must include the fact that they Britain formulated a general enjoyed' private incomes. Huxley's reservation in so far as the work along scientific lines seems to treaty was incompatible with have been done without reference to Agassiz, on the the situation then prevailing, monetary rewards. and France accepted the reser. other. hand, exhibited no wish to vation, on the understanding serve mankind or posterity, vanity, that all the Powers might take even to the point of lack of scruple, being a clearly marked motive in advantage of it. The canal has, his caac. The motives actuating in fact, been partially cloned on.Sic Humphry Davy were not of the various occasions, In 1882, Sir highest order. Kelvin, Edison and Garnet Wolseley shut it for four several others "made money freely days before the Battle of Tel-el-with their scientifle discoveries." Kebir, while from 1915 to 1918 The most interesting case mention- the company surrendered its cd is that of Sir Isaac Newton,.uni- rights to the British and French vereally acknowledged to have been Army authorities, neutral ship-a genius of the first rank. Newton ping being allowed to pass the was creative and productive in an amazing degree in earlier life. canal after search for munitions While still a comparatively young and explosives outside the three man with a considerable span of mile radius. What invests the life before him-bo was then fifty- present position with interest is three and lived to be eighty-five the fact that whilst by the

(Continued on Page 4) - Convention of 1888 the ennal should remain open to belll- gerents in time of war, by the League Covenant all Lengua members are pledged to preserve any State against aggression, whilst any treaty which is in consistent with the purposes of the Covenant is declared null,

Many legal points are involved, but. It is possible to interpret the Covenant so as to permit of the closing of the canal in order to prevent the transportation of troops and munitions designed to wage aggressive war!

The second change is that, at the very moment when now pros- pects of leisure are disclosing

Instances in support of this well-worn aphorism crowd into my mind-a beautiful landscape palu- ter who never touched brush or pencil till his thirty-seventh year, a great novelist who began work when a septuagenarian.

The fields waiting the tillage of us fresh modes of enjoyment and direction beyond the reach of our

vision. instruction. themselves, science showera upon the educators stretch in every

"Now, listen, anything you win from Dr. Stroud's wife goes

toward paying something on his bill."

Whales made very unsuitable pets, as they are likely to go mad and kick the face of the hand that fed them.

Whales sound frequently, but never shout.

Don't like whales.

ASTROLOGICS

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For all other people Sept. 26 ls notoriously bad for lending money.

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Answers to Correspondents "Jugged,".-It depends entirely on what you had writton on the pavement.

Lilith, Kowloon-Yes, £ girl can keep her lure throughout the hottest days, and on receipt of. 18. in stamps, I shall tell you exactly how, pest free.

Inexperienced, Shek-O-The,an- swer is 1. No. 2. Perhaps. 3. Certainly not. 4. Time will show,

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