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ARRIVING

per Pres. Cleveland

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Duo: JAN: 6th

1936

There was Money in

HAVE promised to take

a drink this evening with

a man who will be fifty to- day. It is an Occasion.

Now the thing you would

STUDEBAKER be certain to remark, if you

Smart to be seen in

were to join us, would be the

born.

WHISKERS

once

Now it

pays to look Young

who has not made good by the time he is fifty has the odda heavy against him.

Women, since they took off their bustles and petticoats, cat their hair, and. ceased to be grand- mothers at forty, know even more than men about the importance of keeping up youthful-appear- ances. Sufficient for women that it is unfashionable to be too old to do this or that,

.

I feel perfectly sure that If I had a grandmother alive today. she would have long ago thrown Smarter to buy! Youth of this man of fift

her knitting side and be beating You would guess him to be

me at lawn tennis.

Women have a lot to do. with about forty.

ball club a few years before I was And the police...

Once upon a' keeping their menfolk young.. He is alert, still athletic, those days and deliberately set pie. Take a look at them now.

He followed the fashion of ly men, alleged to be fat on rabbit force them to dance. They segg time they were mostly heavy, port- They like them to shave. They are critical about their clothes. They clean-shaved, definitely himself to look and act years older As for children's nursca-the them on to go out and play golf young in his outlook and pretend that he was no longer a the parades of Eastbourne, and so days.

than he was. It paid him to "nannies" of Kensington Gardens, They chose them, up to take holl- way of talking.

young man. People would not on-take a look at them, too, and Perhaps part of the reason why have consulted him 'ns a doctor seo bow few of them are His father, no doubt, looked if they had thought he was only elderly these days. The modern a secret fear that their womenfolk even men want to keep young-looking is much older when he was about about half way through the mother would far rather submit may begin to glance elsewhere if half this man's age. At fifty Scriptural three score years and hor offspring to the tender (not they don't!

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objective in view. It is general

he probably looked an old, old man. Which is odd, because his father lived and worked in times easier than are these..

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But most of our fathers our mothers) did look much older than they really didn't they?..

ten.

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always so tender) care of a young One reason why they are, in "nannie" and give experience the actual fact, younger lies in fecdia They believed elderly and men in those days. The family some one up to date, not to some parents loved--the huge lunches old go-by. Her babies are given up to ing. The heavy meals which our solicitor had to be old. The one suspect of being out of date,

that men of business stuffed inalde. schoolmaster had to be old. The Which brings me to the point: themselves--are "off." So many (and Most people would have none of to make money?

children's nurse had to be old. what are the best years in which of us now lunch on sandwiches. very them unless they had whiskers, were, bald heads,

Speaking generally, and leav And finally this significant or greying hair. ing out the question your thing: once upon a time children "Beardless boys" were scoffed at, Shirley Temples, I know that my own father al- young women sat upon.

and Noel wanted to grow up. I remember. ways looked an oldish man to me,

Cowards, and Shakespeares how Impatient my brothers and I And so, instead of trying to Shakespeare had done most of his were to be men. I remember him first in his thirt look young, they tried too look im playwriting by about the age of ies. He had a beard. He

Now, children want to remain. was mensely grown up. leisurely. Ho`never played any

thirty and was 'rich," as they ac- children. It is quite common to games, except old gentlemen's

counted money then, by the time meet small boys and girls who are bowls, although he had been

he was thirty-three-I should say almost passionate in-not wanting playing member of a famous foot-

that most of us do our best work to become grown-ups. And earn most between thirty-ave Ago is out of date, and fifty

NOTES OF THE DAY

A

...

by

William Pollock

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LAST MEETING

DEMISE OF HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD

tary.).

Secre

COAL STRIKE FEAR LORD. READING

W. G. Grace's whiskers, Henry All sorts of exceptions can bej Although Britain faces the Lord Reading! What a wealth Irving's long hair, Queen quoted, of course, but it does stem New Year full of hope and con-1.0f romance, adventure and ambi-Victoria's bonnet were part of to me that this rule is more or fidence in the dawn of better tions those two words convey a system which gave people a less true.

After 50 years, the last inesting of times, there is the unpleasant Man of destiny, seaman, stock-sense of security.

There are young people who that name was held on Tuesday. Re

the Hongkong Sanitary Board under. possibility to be faced of a strike broker, advocate, politician; dip. The man of fifty with whom I rush ahead with great sparts of ference to the happy relationship in the coalfields. The recent all he undertook, als services to the this evening says that many of us themselves out and slow down, made in speeches made by Mr. W. J.

loniat, brilliant and courageous in am going to have a birthday drink success.

be But they are apt to burn tweon Officials and Unofficials was ballot carried out by the Mine-British Empire cannot be estimated. who went safely through the war and in spurting they nearly al Carrie, President of the Board, and workers Federation showed an Rufus Daniel Isaacs, as he was first had twenty years cut off our lives ways grow older in looks than they the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, representing overwhelming majority in known in England, a Jew, son of a I think he exaggerates, but there are in actual years. That is the the Unoficial members. favour of a strike, if necessary, merchant, roso from a mediocre is something, in his theory. to enforce their claims for antbeginning to the highest positions

penalty exacted from them by

The Urban Council came into exis- advance of two shillings a day of State, and the brilliance of his just when we might have been men still in their twenties are "a Kwong-tin, every member of the

It certainly caught a lot of us nature. A distressing number of enco.an from yesterday.

With the exception of Mr. Weng for adults and one shilling a day career almost overshadows that of sedentarily settling down, jerked bit thin on top." for youths working in the in-title "From Cabin-Boy to Viceroy" threw us pell-mell into the com- young longer. Which is one

Disraeli-of the same faith. The us into hard physleal activity, and.

Board was present at Tuesday's The slower ones contrive to look meeting." dustry. Happily, this decision might well serve as a caption for a

Thoss ,who attended bẹ- does not compel acceptance by review

of sided Mr. Cap and the Hen. Mr. the compensations afforded-by

Lo wore the Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender the miners' leaders, but it does career can be summed up: Ran

of his life. Briefly, his pany of youth.

nature.

son (Director of Public Works), the empower them to call a stoppage away to sea at the age of eighteen.

And that was bound to make if other means fall to secure the Failed as a stockbroker in London and leate its mark If

Mr. N. L. Smith (Secretary for It is unlikely that a man who Medical Officer of Health), Mr. F. O,

These Affairs), Dr

Rope at twenty-six. Studied law in one are suddenly shot back to school aton or business by the time he is de Castro Basto, Dr. Ll Shu-fan, you has not made good in his profes Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. R. ly admitted that, considering the year and became a barrister at you have to behave as school fifty will do so later. Yes, I know Mr. C. J. Ree (Secretary) and Mr. dangerous and difficult work in twenty-seven. Roso to the British docs should say that going that the late William Archef, who Im Pingstreung (Assistant which the miners are engaged, ter fica mingland at Afty-mishap took a good many years off dramatic criticism (pot an over The Board duided to cancel the re- Attorney Generalship at fifty, Lord through the war without serious spent most of his life writing their wages are at present toove. Viceroy of India at sixty good-many lives. lowAs against this, is to be one. Born in 1800, Lord Reading's pointed out that the profits are parents decided to complete his about this: whereas it once paid dreamed the The Green the licence had not been adhered to Anyhow, there is no argument translating Ibsen's plays, suddenly on the ground that the conditions of paid job, I can assure you) and Kistration of the dairy licence for 40 Portland Street, ground floor, generally so small that the in- education at Cambridge with a view to seem old, it now pays to som Goddess," at dhe Drought him a by the lleonete, dustry ennnet, under existing to his blossoming out as a law young. I wish I were in the razor comfortable little Tortune in the conditions, bear the added bur-student. Fate, combining with the trade.

An application for a bake-house den of increased payments to adventurous spirit of the lid Rufus,

last few of his sixty-eight years. workers. Actually, it has been defeated these machinations, and at They argue and not unrightly an old man before he began to be

People like.

ilcence at. No. 460 Prince Edward young doctors. I known that Joseph Conrad was Road, ground floor, was refused. computed that the effect of con- the age of eighteen he shipped that the young medico is keener a successful novelist; and I re- ceding the miners' demands before the mast on a tramp steamer and more up to date in his know- member how late one night a man said:

President's Address would wipe out all profits from discipline in his youth and high Women, in particular, have more of a very prosperous business, let course of events

bound for Rio de Janeiro. Lack of ledge than the old practitioner. (and he a Scotsman), now head

Addressing the meeting, Mr. Carrie the pits and involve an annual spirits proved disastrous to this faith in young-looking doctors.

I should now in the ordinary loss of some fourteen millions venture and he returned a sadder

say "Gentlemen, sterling. The miners contend and wiser man. A period at his a solicitor or a barrister to look forty-five.

out to me that he never started to that concludes the business of the that the trade could be made father's desk followed, but this like a jeune premier; while in the

So, too, in law. It is an asset to make any real money till he was day" but as this: is the last meeting. more profitable if it

of the Hongkong Sanitary Board were proving irksome to the ambitious Church any clergyman who mum-, I vow and maintain that the really nationalised and its marketing and spirited man, Lord Reading bies in his beard is nowadays de- successful man should have no to

But these are not ordinary cases, hope shall be excused if I defor for

A little that concluding sentence. 'controlled in its common in-struck out on his own and undertook initely old fashioned, Heaven urgent need to work hard after he funeral oration over the demise of It is not my intention, however, terest, whilst the private owner higher finance. In this he failed,

the studies of the mysteries of help him!.

a swan song or to deliver a ship of royalties is denounced as but it proved to be the turning an obstacle to the development point in his career. He decided to of the coalfields on the most study law. His work at the Bar efficient linea In some quar-was a triumph of fortitude against ters, it has been suggested that yicissitudes. Beginning with the the Government should come to least important kind of work, he the assistance of the industry rose rapidly to success and fortune. with a subsidy out of which in- As the most sought-after advocate creased wages could be paid. of his day, he made for many years This, in the end, would mean a fabulous tales were told, and which

an income of which the charge upon the taxpayer, and was

certainly enormous, His

usual

It does not commend itself to powers of work ne a junior and the Government or to people K.C. aro among the legends of the generally as the best way out of Bar. Even after he was elected to the present difficulty. Some Parliament In 1904 and when he time ago, it was announced that was entering fully into the social solling organisations were to be life of London, his practice was to established, so that prices and rise at four in the morning, sales would be supervised and

cach conifold's output marketedRON CONSTITUTION - in a scientific manner. This

disposes of one point, whilst in With an Iron constitution and an regard to the other, the unifica inexhaustible fund of animal spirits tion of royalties, the Government he never seemed to feel fatigue. is taking the matter. In hand. But to this immense industry ho The trouble is, however, that joined the gifts of a tenacious mon neither step can make an im statement, an unfailing tact, and a tal grasp, an admirable lucidity of mediate difference to the situa temper of nocommodation and tion. The plain fact is that, reasonableness. Lord Reading was short of revolutionary changes not only the first professing Jew to In the Industry, there is no pros-wear the "gold chain of the Holy pect of anything being done Spirit" as Lord Chief Justice of which would bring a reasonable England, but he was also the first wage within the miners' reach, of his faith to be appointed Acting As the London Observer points Pritlah Ambassader this in 1918. out, no policy based upon the when King George appointed him to working and sale of raw coal that position in the United States can make that possible. The British coal trade has to meat

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the competition of coal, and negotiations are at the moment until it has transformed itself at a standstill they will berd into an oil-producer Its condi- sumed a week hence. All tions cannot be otherwise than well-wishers of ownora" and arduous and depressing. Mean minors alike will unite in the while it is to be hoped that wish that a way out of the Dre strike will be averted, The sent Impasse may be found,

sing

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is, any, fifty-five, and that the man the Sanitary Board, for to-morrow

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

8. Durty I have a new grandson since:

time

from the a

ashes of the old Board there will arise, Phoenix-liko, the new Urban Council.

We have

and

over the occasionally been twhited of our meetings at the apparent lack of business of any interest to the community. It was even hinted that the first 'object of - President of this Board was to reach the

phrase as quick": ly an o

wo held 4. fort nightly sweepstake on how short wo could make

our meetings, I mention this matter only because it has been exercising my mind lately in con- nection with the

formation

of the problem

now Council. Briefly,

is whether it, is better to get through the important work entrusted to us expeditiously; and quietly by

of

several Select

meane

Committees. court publicity and perhaps, Inspire greater interest in our work from the general public by deferring each de claton to be made; until our statutory fortnightly meetings. That is a question that the

must decide: 10 new Coupell been in existence Hongkong

Tho

Sanitary Board has for a 50-YCAKE. Naturally It has not functioned for that long period without. criticism the criticism has frem. considerable quently been

on suvere and sometimes. bitter

was never directed inst the individual members of the Bord, but against the system under which they had to work The public of Hongkong owes a deep debt gratitude to the many publle epirit

men who have throughout these'

devoted time and energy to the work of the Board. It is perhaps nat appreciated that on the Board there han, since the year 1800, been an Unofficial: majority, the Sanitary Board Uss therefore provided in, konta "munta

સમ

years

moskure, för self-SVEN

chat matters.

With system under which we bave worked for many years has now been.

rhauled; the Board has been ex

romo- tem members—fand

inted on