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THE HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1938.

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Tarrant

Spectacular Career In Colony

By T. Paul Gregory

EW persons have passed through a more event- ful career than Mr. William Tarrant, one of The Hongkong's first newspaper publishers.

UNIVERSAL JOINT LUBRICANT Story of his life in the Colony, apart from his work

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MARRIAGE

in the field of journalism, is a saga of bitter hard- ship and glaring injustice brought about by his be- ing "more honest than politic," and is on this ac- count a poignant commentary of the alleged graft, the corruption and petty spite which unfortunately

characterised the first two turbulent decades of

Hongkong's history. tion in the Government service,

It was a kit-run driver--- but

م الله

Apt. 1931 by Walted Frityra apmetesse, Int.

[ got HER number!"

GILBERT FRANKAU can find

No Rules for Happy Marriage

yan did Mr. Tarrant appeal to the William Tarrant was born in Eng-

This dale, dinne Government for reinstate- land about the year 1810.

" reply ever- received however, is largely conjectural, 8 nent. Be

known of his tually to his petition--after eighteen practically nothing early life save that he was a sloe ruths of waiting to the effect that was not until the Ministry realised that he was before the must.

- undoubtedly

right, and in fact, us 1834, that the facts of his career be- come apparent; for in that year, we Ford Grey put "inore honest then recogni. The mariage of Erie Henty Walls hear of him as a a "end" on a trading polttie." Even such tardy

Col. He tion of his rightfil netion win ex- stel Preda Prisella Summers vessel atores the Chin

to Mr. Tarrant will take places on Monday, the peers, moreover, to have resided in treinely gratifying fith June, at St. John's Cathedralongkong even before it was ceded hut that did not put any butter on

Colony, bi A Britishy

ny. bts bread, or contribute to the sup at 3 pra No invitations will br

Je to the Crown

Levadse sent, but all friends are invited

and consequently.

of his part of his family dependent

There now to the remuty and the recep-

seemed priority of residence, he early be lim

in local versatile cabal formed agancst him, tion afterwards which will be

a prominent figure hell at the Hongkong Hotel

envies The was apquinted by Cap- amk hus forms position of Itenistrar In the Land Oflee was reduced to lain Klimt Registra of Deeds

that of D mere bookkeeper. and continued The fand unters

when his Tarrant

not reinstatert. that capacity unb! 1847 carver was suddenly eut short owing ismissal was confrined from home,

males and though he petitioned for back Police to hierul or ferreing out

This brought upon him salary in regard to his unwarrantedi of gratt dismiss:tl

from office and the con- di

utter poy and that

some cause at least half tinuous enmity of his superior, Malar, he recoved in all only two "despairs of humanity" be- person who gives vent in them either

InstaICOS.

tonces months of vain waiting. The man

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THOMBAY, JUNE 2, 198

remove

TEMPORARY MEASURE

1

Was

upon

But

SYMPATHISE

with

To some of us, moreover-were it not for the danger of generalising i

Mr. Claud Mullins, of would write to most of 15--such London Iterary phrases as "1t's worth while South-West

Court,

when he quarrelllng because it's so lovely to moke up afterwards" prove Dic

completely infantile or utterly In- the sincere. which

And this same infantilism, this same insincerity, is even more nollec- before him "have able in most present-day public pro- nouncements on the subject of matri-

Witham Carier of this affair were hidenie, for apan who was betually responsible for Mr.matrimonial cases them hinge the whole course of Mr. Tarrant's dismissal was the Acting Turan's furthe

Be Attorney General, Charles Malloy Tatram

irt

vicome

It seems that Mr. Tarrant Campbell, who was described eve never been true marriages." montal love.

of ty his contemporaries-in not very

Colony. had motiveal that the Chinese stolt of

Caine was engaging Major

in a complimentary terms. Tarrant re- wholestir system of merciless graft-ferred to him in 'n brietless Barrister

Nor do entirely disagree

be ordered courses in ing and extortion of their compatriots from Calcutta", an Anglo-Indian of with his suggestions that wives

conection with the management peculiarly officiats and over-bearing should

Mr. Tarrant omners, although dorile une obe-cookery, and men taught that a murry unless they are of the Central Market whs naturally indignant and fired Gusly subservient to his master with laulable real branched the mat. Major Caine. It was its gentleman spouse does not become her hus- ter to Major Caine, who to Tarrant's whins gave Mr. Tarrant his walking band's property by the

took R

EN per- papers tunder orders, of course), and al attront and brought the mat- Mr. Tarrant never forgot the fact. ter to Court

surpise

Was never

Newspaper Activities

tying of the nuptial knot.

In Love In response to the rising

FROM the ideal standpoint men and women should not clamour from the public, the

mutually in Government has acted, effectu

love. But thousands of brides seek the altar or the registrar's office ally if somewhat tardily, to

mere mainly

the ny др escapo from the injustices and

romanceless monotony of "living with daddy and mummy" or the dead end abuses which have been possible

The upshot of the

With great deference, nevertheless, of office work. in Hongkong since the demand

And the number of bridegrooms vase Brat thin

I should like to put on record one of affair was for living quarters has grown so

brought to trut but Taurant lost his

my strongest opinions: That any man who fly to their brides' arms mainly Shortly after bring job. In vain, he protested that he far beyond the supply. The

office, Mr. Tarrant with theor women who attempts to lay down to solace themselves against loneli- war sicting only in Major Caine's from

a new- tr. aid of friends purchased

fixed rules for happy marriage should Bess (or merely against their land- Bill rushed through three read-【 best Interests. Even though

the Friend of Ching CEPILL

for incurable Indy's coup) Is legion. to a home be sent secured Tant

indisputable proof paperth ings in the Legislative Council

cranks. h the shape of translations of actum longkong Gazette. In this yesterday appears. to be

entries in the Compradore's books, he sought to gain influence

From the day when Major Calne stubbornly insisted that carry out a light against corruption. effective remedy against unfair

first put that humorist damnable His primary aim, of course, was to it was all

a mistake

The masterpiece, "How eviction and unreasonable in-conspiracy to throw shame upon his gam reinstatement to office

disparage taught of his dismissal rankled. crease of rents. It puts into the high office, and to cast

Wel his Journal he craselessly kept the Though Married," into my hands, up poorest class. But is the percentage hands of the courts the welfare A-toon. Some of the entries in the matter before the public, now pets- to this very morning, I must have of marringe fallure higher in Mile

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of tenants and landlords, for the bill provides that if proceedings appear to be "harsh or oppres- sive

or that exceptional hard- ship would

caused" the tenant by making an order for eviction, such an order may be refused or postponed indefinite- ly. At the same time the court

be

is given power to determine what increase of rent is fair and reasonable. And very sensibly it is stipulated that rents of similar dwelling-houses in the same locality, the character and condition of the premises itself, shall be essential to the calcula- tion. At the same time the or-

tion cases.

ment upon his compradure,

latter's book certainly are odd.

21st July, 1845, Pald Caine

duty money

27th July 1845 Caine, pald

(him) duty money 28th July 1849 Caine's duty-

Rupees 455

1st August 1845 Paid Caine

duty money

8th Aug. 1815 Paid Caine duty

(English Money)

11th Aug. 1815 Calne duty

moncy

Stumbled Into A

Mr.

Hornet's Nest

the assistants

"sacked'

paper and to

In

schoolboy Victorian

Do such and other "morringes of convienience" inevitably fail?

Mr. Mullins and his audience of probation officers considered only the be Happy unhappy marriages among London's

tioning the Governor, then the Chlet read millions of words on the vexed Justice upon the subject of his grip-subject of matrimony.

which vance. Some of the articles appeared 111 the columns of the Ching were libets of $500 Friend

$100

sense DI every

DIN strange

the The may

word,

secin.

Mayfair? Docs the End than in money standurd, in your experience, affect the matrimonial standard?

Do you honestly believe that any Three Cases

system of pre-matrimonial education HAVE heard this particular can help rich or poor to make a suc- I human relationship discussed cars of lawful wedlock?

Streathon-

I don't

in $200 but

--and taken at least my fair share in no attention whatsoever was paid to 8200 them until late in August 1850, when the discussions-from

But so far without I suggested last week that our Major Caine, who had been attacked till to Saigon.

one principle, far less young should be laught the elements $309 with so much fury for the past nine learning even

one Axed rule, which can be unl- of £ s. d. rather than clementary years or so, determined to take a

olgebra. By all means let them learn sto parting shot at his enemy upon hisversally applied.

about "home-making and cooking" final retirement from the Colony. Let us take three cases in point.

once more to quote our humano ma- Accordingly on August 26, 1059, he

"December," says the old adage gistrate at the same time. remarkable affidavit in swore to a

Do you

The science of medicine, also, has the Supreme Court complaining of "shall not mate with May." Tarrant stumbled in certain statements in Mr. Tarrant's not know, personally, of at least one

case where a marriage between a a useful part to play in euuhlaning the advertently late a hornet's nest when newspaper. In the article especially man of sixty and a girl in her twen- adolescent mind against the shocks But therefafter-whut? vice versa) Is being of maturity. of the complained of, Mr. Tarrant

lies (or even vitriolic than Major Major. Naturally, the

was to have been more

Human beings, however rigidly dla- most authoritative trate, and poor Tarmant was uncere- usual, and accused Major Caine of ideally happy?

"When poverly comes in at the ciplined by the moniously hounded out of his posi- sponsoring all sorts of corruptio door." declares another saying, ovn State, however carefully safeguarded

"squeeze" unjustly levying

upon al-

Can any by the most loving parents, cannot of the Chinese flies out at the window." all portions

their whole

existence

most

chargess true?

dollar

on

a woman decide they will sit on it

measure at the Legislative community. He had made the same body with the slightest experience of spend

sintements for a number of years how decent husbands and wives face cushions. It does not, of necessity, dinance gives the court freedom Council meeting yesterday, without being called to account. But Anancial adversity acknowledge this become any softer because a man and where it is satisfied that greater spoke of the repugnance which Major Caine in fling his

for libel penned a most curious "I would rather my son never mar- together "as long as they both shall hardship would be caused the is felt officially for such an or-statement of denial, remarkable for

of my acquaintance, "than that ho This sitting together cannot be landlord than the tenant in evic- i dinance. He pointed out that it the fact that that it can be read bothried at all," pronounced one mother live."

ways. The ambiguous word in the should marry an actress." Yet even learned sitting apart! was a temporary piece of legis statement has been Italicised in this in Hollywood you will find Derbys

to more readily show the and Joanst

Marriage Wrecks The Governor may establish Intion and that he hoped, before article

double meaning, thus "reference committees" to assist long, to submit a bill which

Favourite Tenets

VERY marriage, whether of Eremones or convenience, is "That I never wanted a the courts in consideration of would repeal it and bring Hong- a head for each resident in Chinese

ELABORATING au bour- In its essence a personal relationship remember a discus- so intimate and individual a questions relating to rent, char-kong back to normal. Obvious brothels tint I never at any time wanted fees for keeping gumbing- acter and condition of dwellings,ly one must agree it is the nb-tables-that I never at any time slon, in the East, with the legitimate character that the mere suggestion wanted what was termed heung possessor of a harem, who had con- of intereference by an outsider will That is a sensible arrangement, normal conditions of the mo-war

the market that I never at the only possible way to matrimonia!

As one whoso own marriage is for knowledge of the law is noment which made this legisin-an, duty money for licences to sell vinced himself that monogamy was frequently bring it to wrede.

my cestney and a long argument, very guarantee of familiarity with tlon necessary; and the public, any time wanted presents for

Influence Council- that I never much nearer home, with a maic col- ideally happy, I am occasionally con- fortunate. Very occasionally, being those conditions which enter in- for which the eviction law has at any time wanted a full supply of league of the Immoderate Left who sued by those who have been less only human myself, I have been to the calculation of a fair ron-been amended, will be the first everything for my table from the sought to prove the exact opposite.

market holders, except upon

While as for my female colleagues tempted to advise the suppliant. tal. These reference committees to welcome the return to settled usual terms of purchase for what in the profession of letters how they

But hitherto-though I have fre can be approached by tenant times when the housing problem had like other people that I never do love playing schoolmarm to the quently been listened to with respect.

wanted a huge, or any per cent.newly weddel

can recall no case in which my ̄nd- and landlord also for arbitration will inevitably correct itself.whatsoever en building contracts,

Among their favourite tenets are, vice has been acted on. over rentals. By this step the His Excellency, of course, appro- cte."

Facing the Facts of Life. The n-

For this I am inordinately grateful, as his subsequent Cause Celebre portance, of Give and Take, and realising as I do that however much Government has provided what clates this,

remarks showed. It is gratify-

favourite of favourites-the Neces- has long been required: a tri-ing to those who have agitated September 21, 1889

comfort disputing husbanda and wives may obiala by first Bity for Occasional Quarrels,

pouring out bunal before which both tenant for so long for some sort of pro-bel suit in the Colony, and was at O lovely generalities. O glorious their troubles to third parties, they must inmmer out their own salva- THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. and inndlord can air their grie-tective measure in the matter of once a cause celebre. The defendant, bunk.

tions. vances. Appeals can be taken rents and evictions, to know Mr. Tarrant was at an obvious dis Many couples are primarily happy

advantage;

for Major Calne bad because their home is an escape from Generallsing, am I? And after all from the decisions of this com-that, in apito of a natural desire secured the services of all theilte, an oasis in the dreary desert of the hard things I've sald about those mittee beforo

in to avoid such drastic steps, His barristers then in the Colony,

who write generalities. judge

and material netuality. Excellency so clearly perceives the ricciaion of the Court

Some wome, and just a fow men, the needs of the community and obvious: "We unanimously and tha

defendant guilty of the libel charge are only happy when giving. Some His Excellency the Governor,the Governmont has been B0

against him. And we find also that men, and quite a number of women,

are only satisfled when taking. in speaking on the eviction thorough in meeting them,

(Continued on Page 5.)

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Well, hero's ono more, just for luck. Most married couples do succeed in hammering out their own salvation.

Thank God.

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