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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY,

15, JANUARY

1938.

Plain talk

to Mr. Smith

before he plunges

O you've got engaged, Mr. Smith?

And you'd like to ask me a few questions? All right. But be- fore you weigh-in, let me tell you one or two home truths.

To begin with. I suppose you realise that you're taking what is the most important step in your whole life? (I'm prepared to argue that your choice of a career is less impor- tant to you than your choice of a wife.)

I suppose you don't want to without into marriage rush knowing what it really means? And you've no wish to be swept off your feet by a pretty face with no grey cells behind it, inve you?

You've got to Ilve with that face probably for many, many years, and it's going to change and become less attractive, So- if you're marrying merely be- cause you've been attracted by physical beauty, where are you going to be when that's gone?

Unless there's something more lasting behind, such as roal affection for you, real com- panionship, and enough intel- lect to help you in your difficul- ties, one day you're going to find that you're married to a

all And

know vacuum. what nature thinks of a vacuum, don't we?

we

Now consider these facts.

IF some one suggested to you that you should throw-up-your-present job_and_ go into another line of business. I'm sure you'd take days of thought and all kinds of advice before you came to a final deci- slon, wouldn't you?

Well, we've already agreed that, important as your work is, it's nothing like so important as your marringe. And yet some men get married with less thought than they'd give to the question of where they'll spend their summer holidays.

Of course, it happens that

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First of a series

by ANTHONY WEYMOUTH of Harley-street, who writes on MARRIAGE

"Falling in love knocks

off

feet your

you

way, because falling in love is your final decision. about the strongest emotion a whether you should human being cau experience, nil, but whether you and it knocks you off your fect, marry Miss Brown. Mr. Smith. Changing your

job's a matter for cool calcula- tlon-very little emotion, about that.

Not only marry at

should

Because, Mr. Smith, in future your life is not an independent existence-you can't live as you did before there

Mrs. Smith.

Was a

It doesn't matter how willing

"You've got to live with that face prob-

ably for many, many

years

she may be to allow you com- job as long as possible. Finally, plete freedom-even to go her they've thrown in the sponge." Lown way and make her own

By the way, why do you think

5. 0. 5.

Leung Sai Tor, aged 11, is doaf and dumb.

He came up before the magistrato for being without visible means of subsistence.

What means could ho have until he is taught a trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him? So we are putting him into the Deaf and Dumb School,

is thoro anyone who would maintain this littlo outcast-it only costs $7 per month, HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

1

(Companies Incorporated in England,)

Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for STRAITH, JAVA & TURMA, CEYLON, INDIA FERBIAN GULF, MAURITIUB. 1. & 8. AriICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTA, IL:” SEA, EGYFT, EUROPE, ETC.

PENINSULA & QRIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(Under Contract with JEM, Government.)

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

*KIDDERPORE

Tons 5,000

CORFU *BURDWAN

*ALIPORE CHITRAL CARTHAGE *SOMALI

14.600 8,100

5,000

15,000

14,500

7,000

COMORIN 15,000 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,000 1

+

From 11'Kong about

Destination

17th Jan. Saigon, S'pore, Bombay, Karach! &

Persian Gulf, 22nd Jan. Bombay, Marsellies & London. 29th Jan. B'bny, M'sellies, H're, L'don, H'burg.

Rotterdam. Antwerp & Hull,

30th Jan. Strafts & Dombay,

5th Feb, Marseilles & London. 19th Feb. Marseilles & London.

20th Feb, M'scilles, I're, 'don, l'bg, R'dam,

Awerp & 'don. sth Mar. Marscifles & London.

Marseilles. & London.

All vessels may call at Maila

BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)

Carge only

8,000

8,000

10,000

12th Feb.

0.000

20th Feb,

10,000

12th Mar.

SIRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA

15th Jan. 1

20th Jan, Singapore, I'ort Swettenham,

Penang, Ragoon.& Calcutta.

B. I. Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for ist and 2nd class passengers.

NELLORE

NANKIN

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. TANDA

HOLLAND-COST AZIE LIJN, N.V. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE) From: ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA, and other PORTS

The Steantship

"MEERKERK” having arrived. from the above poris, consignees of cargo by her are noti fed that all goods are being landed at her risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous godowns of the Holt's Wharf whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

21st Goods not cleared, by the

to

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

.7,000

29th Jan. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,

7,000

5th Mar.

7,000

Melbourne & Hobart,

2nd Apr.

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkang to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

COMORIN TANDA TALMA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

TILAWA

10,000

CARTHAGE

14,500

SANTHIA

0.000

15,000

7,000

10,000

+

Cargo only.

20th Jan. ¡Amoy & Japan 21st Jan: Shanghai & Japan.

3rd Feb. Amoy & Japan.

4th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

6th Feb. Shanghal & Japan. 17th Feb, Amoy & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcels measuring not more than ett, will be received at the Company's Office up to noon en the day previous to sailing."

For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc, apply

Connaught RË

friends. That sort of thing, let divorce has increased so much? January, 1938, 4 p.m. will be subject MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. PL me tell you, is bound to lead to You think it's due to the war? Maybe that had something to unhappiness.

do with it.

Take it from me as a middle- But I expect it's really due to aged doctor-and what doctors two factors: the careless way don't know of other people's some people rush into married married lives (as well as their life, and the knowledge that, if own) isn't worth knowing their marriage turns out badly, that it won't work.

they can always finish it off.

All broken, chated and damaged packages are to be left in the go- downs, where they will be examined at Holt's Wharf by Holl's Wharf.

Consignees are requested to apply for a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable cargo is being examined.

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, other- wise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any

If you begin with the iden Now, Mr. Smith, please don't that you can enjoy all the free- enter into your married life dom of a bachelor combined with the idea that if it should | whatever. with the joys of living with a turn out badly you can always, you love, you've got these days, slip out of it. That's another guess coming,

a rotten way of beginning mat-

Wonkun

case

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.

Agents. Hongkong, 13th January, 1938.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

I wonder whether you realise ringe. If anything can smash how rapidly divorce it that attitude towards it will hus increased? In the surely do so.

After all, would you begin the year 1913 there were only 827 cases in Great career you've carefully chosen Britain. But in 1936 with the thought that you could The Steamship there were 8,107 mat- give it up if you didn't like it, matrimonial-petitions after, perhaps, several years That's a big jump in spent learning your job?

just over twenty

. years, isn't it? -

And do you know

that an overwhelming -

DON'T you think that these divorce figures number of these divorces takes are really rather appalling? place after about twelve years I don't mean for a single of married life?

moment that 1 disapprove of Tell me,. Mr. Smith, how divorce in certain cases. would you interpret this curious referring to the fact that there anould be so many people who

[nct?

You've no idea?

*

want to divorce.

I'm

And I can't help feeling that, had they begun their married life in a different manner

Law Courts.

it

WELL, it seems to me to would not have ended in the

that these suggest marriages have really been failures from the word "go." But the men and women have

MY next point deals tried to make the best of a bad

with marriage as a

And this is the first point. Marriage should be a matter of whole-not marriage to feelings, first, foremost but particular individual. not all the time.

any

Do you realise that when you You should force yourself to marry there are a whole heap ait down quietly alone-and of things you'll have to give up? think it over before you make

Why?

Ca tra

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

M.S. "NIPPON"

29th Jan.

6th Mar.

29th Mar,

M.S. "NAGARA"

M.S. "SHANTUNG"

M.S. "NANKING"

28th Apr.

HONGKONG to ANTWERP or LONDON

£53

(Fares for "NIPPON!! from £58.10.0.)

(Excollent accommodation still offoring for a limited

number of passengers.)

Agents:

QILMAN & CO., LTD. ifongkong.

G. E. HUYGEN.

·Canton.~-.

MONDAY:

Bachelor habits must go.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

:STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS.

– RAILWAYS - EXPRESS

RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI Commencing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January 26, 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES" will call at Shanghai on the eastbound voyaga.

The Empress of Asis from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on 'January 24, on route to Hong Kong.

SAILING TO MANILA

EMPRESS OF CANADA

.Feb. 11.

TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

EMPRESS OF ABIA

...0,00 a.m. Jan. 26, .Feb. 8. .Feb. 23.

MAKE BOOKINGS FOR 1938 EARLY in order to ensure desirable accommodation.

Information and rates from

Union

Building

Canadian Pacific

NAJČAND THE WORLD

"ANDRE LEBON" No.. 4 A/38 Bringing Cargo-from-Martcillca via Saigon ete., arrived on Sunday, 9th January, 1938, at 1.00 am.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me

on or before 10th January, 1938, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas" in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m, on Saturday, 15th January, 1930.

Consignees must have a Rvcenue Officer in attendance when any dull- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Hongkong, 9th January, 1938.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship

"COMMANDANT DORISE”

No. 2 AEO/38

Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Haiphong, etc., arrived Hongkong on Saturday, 8th January, 1938.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- be Joan,

delivery may whence obtained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 19th January, 1938, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyors Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, 15th January, 1938. Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any dull- able goods are examined by the Com- pany's Burveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hongkong, 9th January, 1938.

THE NEW PRENOH REMEDY.

THERAPION NO:1 THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION N03 |

Agents

NYK.

San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.

(Starts from Koba),

Tatsuta Maru

Chichibu Maru

Taiyo Maru

Tues., 26th Jan.

Tues., 22nd Feb.

..Mon, 7th March

..Sat.,. 22nd Jun.

.Sat., 5th Feb.

Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kabo).

Helan Moru

Hikawa Maru

Now York via Panama,

Naruto Maru

+Nagara Maru

Sat., 6th Feb.

Wed., 2nd March

South America (West Coast) via japan, Honolulu,

Hilo, -Los-Angeles, Mexico-&-Panama.

†Atago Maru

London, Marsailles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,

Hakone Maru

Fushimi Maru

Hakozaki Maru

Terukuni Maru

Tues, 15th Feb.

Sat., 29th Jan,

Sat., 12th Feb.

..Sat., 20th Feb.

.Fri, 25th March

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

and Marseilles,

Sydney & Malbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru

Kamo Maru

Wed.. 22nd Jan. ..Sat, 26th Feb.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Toyooka Maru Tango Maru

.Wed., 26th Jan.

Thurs., 10th Feb.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

Tottori Maru +Nagato Maru

Kobo & Yokohama. (Omitting

Hakozaki Maru

Kamo Maru

Torukuni Maru

Atsuta Muru

Hakusan Maru

+

Cargo Only,

Wod, 26th Jan,

. Fri., 4th Feb.

Shanghai)-

Sat., 16th Jan,

.Fri., 21st Jan.

.Tues., 8th Feb.

.Fri., 18th Feb.

.Fri, 25th Feb,

Conoral Passenger Agents in the Oriont for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.

Tol. 30291,

BARBER-WILHELMSEN

LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE.

To

NEW YORK

Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

NEXT SAILING

M.S. "TOULOUSE"

on

19th January.

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