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YET Equanimity
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even in the neverest trial is not so rare with public men as might be sup posed. Gibbon warmly praised the careless cheerfulness with which Lord North supported his fall" and bore up against un- merited obloquy and the oncoming of age and blindness by "the lively vigour of his mind and the fellcity of his incomparable tem- per."
SIN SAMUEL HOARE
The ice was too thin.
North and his contemporaries- let me recall Charles Fox sitting up to read Herodotus through. what little remained of the night in which he had lost his inst Not long ago the British public
not from re- was pained to learn from the late Kuinen at Faro-had imbibed this Lord Curzon's blographers of his secret of the soul ment whatever the nature of complete collapse un being told glon, but from their beloved classics which they had by heart.
Pitt received the news of the No, that is decidedly not a that he had lost the Premiership. Besides, all their world was
which des model to be imitated. Much That so statuesque, so proud, so familiar with the stil recent Battle of Austerlitz, patrician, so reserved a figure tradition of Bolingbroke going off troyed the Coalition he had so worthier of imitation were Mr. built up, while he Lloyd George's first reactions, to should erumple so pitifully-this to the exile which only ended with laboriously For Particulars and Terms apply was disturbing to our faith. It him life with the light phrase on stood admiring Gainsborough's defeat in October, 1922, after the
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1986.
"ALL WITH ALL" Running through all the Gov- ernment speeches in the House of Commons on Thursday was a recognition of the possibility that, without the assured sup-
every
house at Bath:
famous Carlton Club meeting had the Coalition. Lord splintered "At that moment he hears the Riddell has described how he beat of a home's hoofs. A courier found him seated by the fire in dashes up. He comes in, splashed his accretary's room, immediately with mud, and hands the despatches. after his return from tenderlag Pitt tears them open and hurriedly his resignation to the King.
LIN reads them.
countenance The fallen Minister was think- changes, he calls for brandy, then ing over the speech he had to for a map, and la finally helped to make at Leeds. "I mean to make his carriage, uttering the historic phrase, "Roll up that map; it will a very moderate speech," he said. not be wanted these ten years." "I shall not attack
After some talk,
scomed to let down all that he his lips. "What a world it is and portrait of Quin, the actor, in a had stood for education, rank, how doth Fortune banter us!" philosophy-though the blow was
Nevertheless, it was. Boling- devastating and
circum- broko who wrote: "It would vex stance combined to make it more
a man to learn with pain and cruel.
trouble how to serve his country. Pain was easier to endure with and yet not be able to do it." In stoicism than the crash of ambi- our own day that was precisely tion. And yet, the weakness only Milner's caso after his return from lasted a single day, if so long, and South Africa until the Great War he rose to face the world's watch was half-way through. It was ing eyes with a starched and iron- also Croner's case after his bril- ed composure.
Bant Proconsulate in Egypt. And
port of other Powers, Britain NOTES OF THE DAY tossed him a trumpery Deanery, writes:
might, in the event of sanctiona being made more severe, find
an
THE TRUTH AT LAST?
Anybody."
"He got up and walked about the room and put out his hand. I said, It has been a wonderful time.' He said, "Yes" (shaking hands with me it has been a wonderful heartilyhen he walked into the
time.'
Cabinet room."
What his thoughts were in the not recorded. Cabinet rooni are Whatever else was then foreseen, he can never have thought that 18 years would pass without return.
noxt Failing equanimity the best consolation in defeat is that.
Not even the gods over the past have power,
Is there any foriifying, word it had been Curzon's own case for SUCH Is the legend. Better
long
his after years which can render us proof against seven
authenticated in its details is of Chance or Viceroyalty. Both Milner the bludgeonings
and the story of Ceell Rhodes's mental and physical collapse when the Fate? None better, I think, than Cromer had Equanimity. the dying Emperor's last password The same high quality sustain- tidings came that "Dr. Jim's" mad to the officers of the night watch ed and ennobled Haldane, when raid into the Transvaal had ended no one could have blamed him had in disaster and that he and his -Equanimity.
he cried out in a great rage, like men were in the hands of Kruger. Swift when his noble friends It is a friendly biographer who
"Rot 'em for ungrateful dogs!" "I "He did not undress for 48 hours. made no diMculty," Haldane noted He barely slept for five nights. He could not rest. He could" do in
when his autoblography,
nothing but walk with his thoughta Asquith and Grey throw him to
staring vaguely at people who Since last we printed some com- the wolves in 1915, clamorous and
addressed him, looking unseeingly clear-eyed ments and views of various persons ravening. He was
at the telegrams that came interested in exchange matters, we enough, to see that he was "no" have continued to
our longer contributing strength to private Investigations in the same the Government," and stood in the direction, exposing our ignorance way of a possible Coalition.
Grey, liko Fox, at St. Anne's that those who could might cloth us with their knowledge. We have Hill had his trees and birds to succeeded, rather better than we solnce him when his turn cume:
From the Office Butts hoped; for we finally managed to nor was he sorry to go. Asquith obtain an opinion with regard to bore his downfall with superb
Judging by his expression when the future of the Hongkong dollar dignity, but not, I think, with in-
When Lord Granville was drop-making a Christmas cake last week, and the Government's position in ward resignation. Driven from ped from the Foreign Office in our cook-boy finds it hard to the silver market which really the stage, he loitered, hoping, in 1886 he was deeply hurt.
We do not intend the wings.
pursue
hod
blow in 1880, for his asthma
on,
one
another walking continually. At all hours of the night, there he was still walking.
And what has been has been, and
I have had my hour."
heard him walking up and dowBULLS AND INNERS
locked bedroom. But sometimes he broke out into an endless logue,'
mano-
There was no Equanimity there only the disintegrated mind of
a. Colossus abject in the dust.
I know for certain," wrote the late Lord Rendel "that he Was
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manage the curranty.
totally unprepared for being thrown-window-cleaners-atrikoin over. That the blow staggered him, Shanghai hat been settled. That for a day or two he retired
After
to his tonts. Mrs. Gladstone told all, these fellows are accustomed to me that when, after hesitation, eecing things from both sides. Granville nccepted the Colonies, she was so deeply moved by relief at the reconciliation that she fell on hia neck and kissed him.”
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(Both Played by Jack Jackson's Orchestra). herself alone in fighting the bat- tle of the League. Nothing is further from the desire of the British Government, or the Bri- tish public, than that Anglo-Italian clash, with its possible extension to other nations, should
occur. But the crisis over the Paris peace plan and the Government's declaration of its policy have at least made it plain that Britain does not intend shirking from the discharge of her duties, as a member of the League. If, seems of value.
to treat the subject exhaustively. Gladstone set a bad example however, the League system is--But let us-start-at-once-by saying when he retired with ut genuinely to be upheld, there can be no that, hitherto, we have been labour-meaning
retirement. He question of Britain alone assuming under something of a delusion, neither equanimity nor philosophy ing the task. Sir Samuel Hoare if the facts as we have now mus in the hour of defeat. The sword spoke hard facts when he de- tered them are indeed the truth. of the Lord and of Gladstone could clared that for three months First, we indicated that there not "sleep in his hand." Britain has been alene in action: seemed a danger of the Hongkong Government losing money because no-one else has moved a ship or of the collapse of the silver market. HOW Disraeli took his knock-out a man, As he rightly declared, Britain wants
It seems that, while a theoretical something more loss is possible, it will not mean than general protestations of
a cash debt for Hongkong since the loyalty to the League. Sir Aus- silver which the Colony is believed ten Chamberlain rightly inter- to be desirous of selling in fact preted British feeling when he cost It nothing. This silver, taken stated that our policy must be over from the banks, is the metal "All with all; nothing by our-
with which Hongkong's currency selves," and he was right when was formerly backed, and for its possession the Government has been he assorted that if others are as
required to give nothing more than faithful to the League as Britain a certificate of indebtedness. Init
malady from which he died had can't stomach has been, and are prepared to sells it for sterling, it will have That was hie jest. What Dis. plainly revealed itself, und "all policies, act on their obligations, then sterling profit; but never a loss. rnell wrote to Lady Bradford was, the mind had gone out of that no- League will emerge strengthen- As for the Government's ability to "The suffering want a change, no ble countenance." ed, with the result that aggres- control exchange, one authority matter what. They are sick of Mr. Gladstone could be cold as sion will be made more difficult points out that there can be no waiting." What the fickle elec- leo when he considered that publie human- in the future. Unpleasant doubt of it. If, by chance, speculatorate got that time was the duty, quired him to ignore per- though the fact may be, it is a dollar and force it to a love! lower
tors or others attempt to raid the luckless. Liberal Administration, sonal feelings. "You think he
Palmerston, too, had the Dla- loves you," one of his colleagues "Hongkong newspaper reporter Che none the less, na Mr. Neville than the Government deems advis- racitan equanimity. A few days observed to another; "he would married." Another. Chamberlain stated, that the able, the Government enn demand requins Russell and follow you to the grave with ad-write, ultimate sanction behind the of those who sell Its notes the pro- thrust him out of the Foreign mirable equanimity." League must always be force. duction of this paper. The result Once, he chanced to meet his. Yet Mr. Gladstone himself clung Economic sanctions are of value, ing scarcity would defeat the ends successor, Lord Granville. "Ah! tontelously to Downing-street, This is going to be a convivial. especially when pressed to their of the "benra" for it would auto- Granville," said Falmerston, "how despite his 80 years and incausing Christmas. Say Whon-sday. limit, but the League Covenantmatically lift the dollar level. If, are you? Well, you have got a deafness. When someone alluded
口 D. does envisage the possibility on the other hand, it were sought very interesting office." What- to his "resignation" the old llon
Plum cake, to Increase the dollar's value, theever flames of resentment burnt turned in wrath and said: “Why that they may have to be Government has a ready means of within his broast, nothing showed, do you speak of resignation. I was stomach ache. backed up in the last resort by off-setting any bullish influence-It was Lady Palmerston who did thrust out." Retiremont was as
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warned him only too surely that MR. GLADSTONE made a point for him there could be no day of of never explaining to col- return, let his friend, Lord Bar- leagues the motives which moved Hongkong Night Watchmen's rington, bear witness:
him in personal matters. He was Christmas Carol:. "Comrades "It is good to Red with
what blamed for not sparing Lord awake; salute the happy morn." charming temper Disraeli takes this Cardwell the shock if omitting evil stroke of fortune in the sunset him from his Cabinet in 1880. of his great career, So many of His reply was that Lord Card- his friends, especially indies, send well's family should have
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the Government
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to inquire how he is. As well as pared him long before, for the dissolved. Some of the M.P.'s can be expected, says he, as if he had been confined!”
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friend:
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girl gone
Christmas cake,
fuming. She wrote to
hateful to him as to Bismarck, though ho made dedicated use of
Bulley, of Cowan and Bailey at "John (Le., Lord John) has be. Every hour, and did not empty the the Hongkong Hotel, makes a lot haved like a little Blackguard. viala of his wrath, like the man of
I am still vexed and provoked at blood and fron, and many another of money for playing a banjo. It's
fairly easy picking. the whole thing, but he takes It statesman in the last quarter of a much more calmly. It is lucky for century.
an effervescing woman to have auch
a calm and placid husband whom
One might expeet a Bishop to
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in your
no events can irritate or make him show how disappointment should Motto of Hongkong's feminine lose his temper."
borne. But even ecclesiastical stores: "Here's mode bosoms can be wrung beyond en-eyes.” durance. The classic example la was one of the first rules of that of Bishop Wilberforce, ir
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the use of naval or military action against an aggressor. There can be little doubt that, of the past few days has at any long ere this, much stronger rate served to clear the air and action would have been taken by to make the future attitude both the League but for the uncer of Britain and of France quite tainty of France's policy. France, clear. It may have been unfor- all through the piece, has been tunate from the British Govern- seeking the impossible by en-ment's viewpoint that a leakage deavouring to remain attached in the French Press caused the both to Britain and to Italy, details of the Paris plan to be Her position is understandable, divulged, but from the stand- but no possible satisfaction can point of the public it is just as result from a policy of half-well. that the leakage did occur hearted co-operation against a before matters had gone even declared aggressor. The pres further still. Italy now faces sure of events, and notably the the prospect of determined well. strength of British opinion, has i action by the League Powers.
knows how Lord Wilberforco, deeply wounded, Plaint of Egyptian malcontents now resulted in a definite assur- The upshot may conceivably be George Bentinck took the nowa wrote a letter in which he said:
regarding John Bull seems to be: "I am afraid my dear children "Egypt us out of our Constitution.”“ ance being given by M. Lavalla situation charged with grave that a horse which had been his a
and friends will be disappointed. that if Britain is attacked by possibilities. But if the Lengua few months before had won the
For myself I really thank God It Italy, France will come to her is not to be entirely discredited, his life till he cut it all out to de- Darby the supreme ambition of
very little disturbs me, Tín, my ald. There would thus appear no other course is open than vote himself to politics. "He
reason apprehend that by the com. no danger of Britain being isolat united action against a nation gave a sort of superb groan and ed and left to fight the League which has seen fit to defy the burned himself in. a folio of battle single-handed. The crisis. rest of the world.
statistics,"
the game with well-bred reverently known as "Soapy Sam." Many people believe Sir Samuel players not to "effervesce." The His darling ambition was to succeed Haare, made a mistake in resign Victorians, like their fathers and Longley as Archbishop of Cantering. Pick oop the musket, Saml grandfathers, took their "facers" bury in 1868. The Primacy, how.. ever, was conferred upon Taít, and Everyone
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Dr. Edouard Bones has been mon rule in auch matters I had no elected President of Caccho-Slova right to be so treatod, but I am kid That's what you'd call giving really thankful in fealing so cool the Czechs Bents.
about it."
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