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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1938.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1996.

NEW LINK WITH EUROPE

On

Yesterday was a red-letter day in the history of Chinese rail- ways. It marked the coni- mencement of a passenger ser- to vice by rail from Canton Hankow. Actually, the official Inauguration of the service does nol take place until next month, (DB-2367/8) but in the meantime trains will route run over the complete (D82528/9) twice weekly from Canton,

Tuesdays and Fridays. It is thus now possible to step on to a train at Kowloon, and, but for transfers, to travel without a break to Europe. The facilities will be even better still when the Kow- loon-Canton and Canton-Hankow systems are linked by 'n loop line. Bookings enn, even now. be made from Hongkong right through to any part of Europe, article

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YORK BUILDING.

elsewhere in this issue to-day. CHATER ROAD. The building of the Canton

Elizabeth Arden

was

Hankow line has been a huge undertaking. It traverses a distance of some six or seven hundred miles over difficult country. It was as far back as 1898 that the first concession for construction of the line granted to an American concern, this being subsequently abandon- ed. Since that time, there have been all manner of changes in the plans for laying down the line, with civil war and political factors playing a large part in the delay which for so long held up completion of the project. The biggest factor in expediting the work and in bringing the scheme to fruition has un- Banish those frown lines and doubtedly been the money, and material made available for the Sun-wrinkles from around your purpose from the British Boxer

Beauty Preparations

eyes

LEAVE the

CHILD

ALONE

says J. W. Marriott

UR neighbours, the Mac- Collinsons,

just have been away for their annual fortnight at Cheung Chau, They went away as "pale faces" and returned looking like Red Indians. They needed that fortnight on the ments listed above have money in island; they deserved it, too; but plenty with which to indulge in their Intellectual and arsthelie pleasures, MacCollinson's first remurk when They have, been brought up on the fine librarica, cul- they reached home was, "Well, classics; they have that that! We've had a won- tured listes.

We, if we are of the class who have derful time, but I'm jolly glad to lived this life since childhood, and [be back."

know not the infinite boredom of a The MacCollinsons did what workman's attempt to full in time, are dozens of other Hongkong parents lucky.

summer are doing during the

At home, the ordinary workman months; bathed on Cheung Chan's can do none of the things that we in fine benches (the best in the Hongkong do. Sa he goca in enor Colony and sadly neglected in the mus crowds to watch football, box- ing, dog-racing, dirt-track racing and mornings, sat about reading de- the alms. This. however, is no real tective storleg, played with the solution of the problem of leisure, feliildren in the sands, listened to

回 [ZBW at night, thoroughly explored

the island,

But after two or three days "Father" began to grow restless and itched to get back to his dully work, and "Mather" decided that there's no place ke home.

The children alone were genu- Incly sorry when it was time to re- pack.

We civilised people are very qucer. We work hard for Alty weeks, doing the same things, meeting the same people, com- plaining about the monotony: but when we have a couple of weeks of real freedom we hardly know what to do with them.

回

The hours drag tediously; a week seems interminable; if the holiday lasted much longer we should go mid.

Should we go mad? Or should we grow sane? The inability of British people to do nothing is a sort of disease-tlic fever that fol- lows the bite of the tarantula. And now that everybody is talking about the increasing margin of lelsure created by mechanisation we are secretly rather alarmed..

This new leisure, fortunately, does not affect Hongkong as it will the people at Home.

You can put the majority of us down as being of the leisured class, so that, in-the-century that we have inhabited this Colony, we have solved in our own way the problem of kill- ing time.

We have our regular programme for the year: the Races, St. Andrew's Ball, Fanling, matshreds in the sum- mer, the Grips in the winter, parties, banquets and, after every four or Ave years, a trip Home.

The aristocrats among us who are not attracted by the mundane amuse- -

NOTES OF THE DAY

British shipyards and allled in. dustries are now in a flourishing condition. According to Lloyds Register for the quarter which ended in June, 843,732 tons of new merchant shipping were under construction in British yards. That is fifty per cent, more thua a year ago, and the highest figure recorded since December, 1930. It exceeds the aggregate tonnage now building in the four leading

building countries abroad. At the present time British yards are 43:5 per cont. of all mercantile shipping throughout the world. Indemnity Fund. Of the future In addition, £10,000,000.is to be by an afternoon tratment of this great trunk line there can pent by the Cunard-White Star be little doubt. Its operation Line in the next few years in the with ELIZABETH ARDEN'S will in the years to come mean construction of eight liners of Imuch for China as a whole and from 14,000 to 30,000 tons. The for Central and South China in Government's intention to lose no also time in strengthening the Navy particular, with benefits

work. . for accruing to this Colony's trade will provide further

| British shipbuilders. In the hope MUSCLE OIL will nourish the and shipping. As a Hongkong of achieving some measure of dis- speaker recently expressed it armament there were continued skin around the eyes and under the railway will act as a great delays in reconstruction; now, stimulus to trade along all areas having failed to bring about a set- chin, leaving a smooth covered by it. There was a time tled peace policy throughout the when it seemed that short-world, the country le faced, with These are obtainable sighted views would prevail, in the problem of building what Canton, to the extent of de-virtually amounts to a new Fleet. priving the line of a direct link. By the end of the year avery, ship- up with

the Canton-Kowloon yard which can undertake naval work will be building warships, system. Happily, there

and all the chief engineering firms. making parts. vidence that this obstructive will be busy

idle for spirit has now disappeared, und, Plant which has lain once the short loop-line is built, years will be restarted. In Shef- fleld alone, orders will be placed

ANTIWRINKLE CREAM.

the

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Canton and Hongkong will be

brought into even closer com- mercial relationships one with the other.

for

more than 300 guns and 30,-

000 tons of armour plate. Once again, a vital British Industry is coming Into Ita own.

It enables men to fill vaenpit time with passive amusement, but men and women who have been accus- tomed to regular work cannot ad- just their minds to doing nothing

or to doing trivial things. One la reminded of the slave-keeping ants described by Lord Avebury.

The mastera were washed, fed, carried about, and waited upon "hand and foot" by the little black slavea, so that when the masters" were placed in a box and surrounded with their fa- creatures vourite foodstuffs the died of starvation.

They had lost the power even to feed themselves.

It seems that the masses of mankind have lost the power to enjoy ilte for themselves. Machines work for them; machines amuse them; but they have no re- sources of their own and freedom which should be the greatest boon is often the greatest curse.

Something will have to be done about it. Mr. T. 8. Ellot fears at- the idea of educating people for leisure, but our word "school" is the Greek word for leisure, and we look to the educationists to come to the rescue.

The New Education Fellowship recently held a conference of 400 experis to discuss the challenge of leisure and many interesting sug- gestions were offered.

Rightly or wrongly the school- master generally aims at prepar- Ing chlidren for the fe awaiting them outside the school walls, and. if the conditions of the change it is surely reasonable to modify the education in order to meet them? To begin with. there should be a

(A Konk Bnap)

This little fellow is amusing himself, and “the less interference the better,"

revival of the arts and crafts-- spinning. WeRVing, woodwork, metal-work, pottery, modelling. painting, carving, sculpture, em- broidery, and many more.

Many people

these enjoy "hobbies" in which they can ex- press their own ideas in, the medium which demands manual skill and affords deep satisfac- tion.

There should be more oppor- tunities for Intellectual pursuits: the study of history, science, foreign languages, sociology, the discussion of philosophy, the read- ing of great literature.

The lectures and tutorial classes arranged by the W. E. A. and other organizations will be welcomed by certain men and women, though the appeal is Umited to a small minority.

There should be social oppor tunities of many kinds' including clubs, camps, dramatic societies, choral societies, rambling parties. camera clubs, physical exercises. sports, dances, sketching classca, etc.

I the king of time is the primary concern, young people can be roped into clubs where they play ping-pong. tiddlywinks dominoes, cards, and draughts: bat the educationists aro out for something more than distraction.

ROUNDABOUT

by The Showman

WITH all that glorious civilised A Bit About Beards

efficiency that characterises

a poison gas attack on harbarous natives, Mussolini has provided

against any more arrests of

Fascist journalists who make their natural noises at the Emperor Haile Selassic.

A supply of apes is being sent to Geneva for the September convention, and, as each hooting, whistling, screaming journalist is ejected, an ape will be sub- stituted. No one will notice the difference. Therefore, if High Fascist Policy demand more noises, a genuine Fascist can join the apes.

те

And

Noddcoyou Badogliu member the Sunday newspaper's in spired phrase7-as I told itim thesce things.

Limes or Limehouse ?

TAPPEAL to any wags with a know-

dge of the sea to settle a question,

The following letter, inspired by the permission given to Yeomen of the Guard to shave off their beards If they wish, has been sent to me from on unusual source.

"If theso Yeomen shave off their beards, they are alsales,” it runs. “I don't know what I'd do without mine, though the mice seem to like it to nest in. It's a decoration, you might say, and it's useful for dusting top shelves with: all you have to do la rest your chin on the shelf and apple your head. Of course, when I go to market, I wrap it up in a dish-cloth, and they think I'm wear-

tug one of the jashionable high collara, Yours truly,

"The Bearded Woman of Wopps- ...on-the-Wold."

WAGS' CORNER

Aren't

"I came to see your father, and mother," said the visitor to the small boy who opened the door. they in?"

"They was in," said the child, "but they is out."

the visitor, I'¡ Where's

"Dear, dearl" -They

enld

was'. 'They your grammar?"

Slic's gone upstairs," said the child, for a lay down."

William arrived on furlough and was

One man says that lime-julce, as issued met at the station by his sweetheart, to old-timo sailors to ward off scurvy, Mary. They visited a sweet shop, and is the crigin of "Limey," the American were passing by a Jeweller's when Mary

What about a ring?" nickname for an Englishman. While zald, I think that "Limey" originates from

Oi doan't molnd," said William; Limehouse a traditionat haunt of the, and they went in to make a choice. mercantile marine.

Nat then, wot 'abaht ?

Wot abaht wofr

Wot abaht wot that bloke sys "abaht ̈Limey;"

"That's a nice one," and Mary. "Yes," said the jeweller. "Eighteen carálat?

"Nos un bain!1" said Wiliam, in-. dignantly, "Us be aiten peppermints.”

There are so many interesting and valuable things to do that no one should ever be bored.

Why should any period of life We can be a maddening blank? work; we can rest; we can play; we can think; but if wo are feverishly searching for something to save us from running amok there is some- thing radically wrong with the education we are receiving in our carly years.

We are all apt to regard ctulidren as half-inished adults, to think of childhood as a sort of tadpole stage of maturity.

Indeed, we often think of the child as the raw material from which we can manufacture an c11- gineer, a bank' clerk, a typist, a secretary, a good citizen, a good patriot, or a good internationalist, Childhood, That is all wrong. youth, manhood, and old age are like the different movements in a symphony or the different stanzas. in a poem. Each a perfect in 1- self, yet förmis an Iritegral part of the whole.

Children should be educated primarily for childhood, and if this is rightly done there will be no dificulties in later years. They will solve each problem as it appears.

The young child has unlimited lelsure. but (unless ho has been spoilt by adults) ha enjoys it all to the full, Many parents can- not adjust themselves 'to a new sort of existence, and long to get back into the old harness, but children bowl when they have to return home, again,

The whole point lies here: chil- dren have their own internal re- sources and can make their own interests.

Adults have largely lost the faculty and look pathetically around for something to amuse them, The education of former years destroyed initiative and re- sourcefulness,

In the schools of to-day chil- dren are not forced to do dull things which are "good for them." They are given the chance to make their Own decisions, to colve their own problems, to choose for themselves and to deve- top along their own lines,

The less interference by adults the better for the children. There will be no problem of leisure if we leave them alone.

If the now lelauro là to be super- vised by earnest people with no sense of humour they.will set us all doing barbola work and coun- try dancing. Heaven help us then, for there wil be no other.

All this is terrible heresy, of course, but it is as well to make it emphatic.

Drill the children with special lessons about the right use of fel- sure and the leisure will become the worst bugbear of modern civilisation.

Leave the children to their own devices as much as possible and they will have a great time when they grow up.

To-day's Thought

HE who can, docs; he who

can't, teaches.

-DERNARD SHAW.