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Hong Kong, 8th May, 1929.
NOTICE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
FRENCH VETERANS MODERN EDUCATION CANNOT THREATEN "LA FLAMME'S" TRIBUTE TO WRONG TRAINING FOR THE ACRIMONIOUS EXCHANGE OF
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Washington, May 1,
There were memorable scenes Knowledge of a foreign langu- in Westminster Hall, in the Abbey, age," said Sir Harold Bowden, in The staid upper house of. Con- and around the Cenotaph, where a an address on "Salesmanship and grese put aside its dignity for an delegation of 900 members of Foreign Languages" before the In-hour to-day while two members of French ex-Servicemen's organiza-stitute of Linguists at the Kinge- the Democratic minority engaged tions, with General Gouraud, way Hall recently, "Is not an end, in a personal exchange, during a de Military Governor of Paris, at their but a means to an end. It is only a debate, on the merits and bead, did homage to the memory of putlining to getting to know merits of the Roman Catholic the British who fell in the War something of the people who speak Church.
5 from The Date Mr. B. L. A SETON TWINDOW has sever ed his connection with our firm by mutual consent and his Powers The visit was inspired by the Bri- that language. You learn moet Acrimonious statements came of Attorney for the andersigned tish pilgrimage to France and from travelling or living in the after the Senate had decided by 69 are duly revoked,
Flanders last year, in which the country and mixing with the to 14 votes, defeating a resolu
Ition introduced last month by S. J. DAVID & CO., Prince of Wales took part.
people." A. J. DAVID.
The delegation was organized by By way of practical illustration Senator J. Thomas Heflin, Demo- ARCHIBALD DAVID. "La Flamme," a committee re-Sir Harold Bowden spoke through- erat of Alabama, demanding that Hong Kong. May 1, 1929. presenting the 520 ex-Service men's out in French. He said he had al-the upper house should go on rẻ. associations in France and was ac-ways felt that there was too broad cord with a vote of censure companied by the band of 110th a gulf between the commercial against unknown persons who HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. Regiment of French Infantry, 84 world and the academic--not in the threw an empty bottle at him
strong.
recent anti-Catholic matter of languages alone, bat, during a Major-General Clive said he generally speaking, in the concep-speech in Brocton, Mass.
After the roll-call Senator thought he was well qualified from tion which the educationist had of ore point of view, to be the inter-education as a preparation for a Heflin was given the floor for his long-threatened expose of Roman practical life.
"It is more especially of public Catholic influence in the Congress. The vote this body has just school and university authorities that I am thinking," he continued, taken," the Alabama Senator as serted, while many members "when I say that they have perhaps smiled in apparent bored indul been apt to regard education too
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Senator Millard E Tydings, De- as he. For 15 years, at Geneva and the public schools assume that the elsewhere, he had been constantly future career of their boys is a mocrat of Maryland, replied to his colleague, declaring he considered TARY GENERAL MEETING include respresentatives, and the
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Indreds of comparatively well Senator Heflin's remarks a per- of Shareholders will be held at work of linking up the two nations educated young men enter their sonal affront.
"I want the Senator from WESTOVER-STEVENAGE, Within the Offices of the undersigned or had filled him with a feeling of names at Public School or Univer an hour from London,
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days when you fought side by side. at the same time as a youth is be- & We hope that this visit will be the ing equipped with special qualifies- precedent for many others, either tions which would turn him out an asset rather than a Mability in the commercial world.
individual or collective. The time of your visit is particularly happy. Last Friday at Cannes the 25th anniversary of the birth of the En- tente Cordiale was celebrated. If its parents could see their child to-day they could say with Cyrano, "This now-born child has grown
into a little Hercules. Your visit also follows very closely the unfor- gettable event of the past week- the funeral of Marshal Foch. His- tory does not farnish such
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"It should be possible for every schoolboy destined for a commercial career to acquire a conversational knowledge of at least one modern also Some language, and possibly elementary knowledge of econo- mies or commercial practice, with- out impairing his general educa- tional foundations.
"This is a matter in which em- ployers generally by showing their example of homage and admiration practical readiness to prefer young Undersigned have received of millions of people of different men with some previous training, could encourage a modification of nationis inpressing the mod is the
the pedagogie attitude of detach- ment towards commercial affairs."
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TO-DAY
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way so impressive. By this de- monstration, so imaginative, Bo Sir Harold suggested that the spontaneous,
have raised B Institute might play a useful part monument unique and imperishable, in bringing together headmasters, which Foch, as illustrious by his university, authorities, and com- character 28 by his military
mercial leaders with a view to im achievements, would appreciate and Approve of more than any others." Long Live the Flame
proving the commercial value of our public school and university youths. Too many of these
Lord Jellicoe, welcoming the de-potentially valuable men were lost
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On View from Friday, the 10th legates in the name of the British to industry through their initial May, 1929.
Legion, said: "It is you who light unfitness for business careers. every day the sacred flame which Mr. Tom Shaw, M.P., who spoke burns to the eternal memory of the In French and English, said it was
Miss Juliette Compton, beautiful sons of France who fell in
the the most elementary commonsense British importation, has brought her Great War. Let me tell you that in the world that a good working self and her voice to America where the homage which you render to the knowledge of foreign languages she will work in Hollywood. She is wearing one of those new greations in dead of your Allies helps also to was what was needed.
veils which are all the rage in Europe. make the flame of comradeship "Unless we have the wit to do shine, to which the War gave birth. what is being urged to-day, then, In spite of the misunderstandings as the Prayer Book says, there is which occasionally happen we ex- no health in us," he declared,
"We have to get down to the goldiers know that we are bound
the grind- together because we have fought fact; get our noses to
the other fellow side by side. And that comrade stone; work as ship, If it is used in a tolerant and works; and understand the peoples generous way, can be one of the as our competitors try to under- finest means of preserving peace stand them, or, more and more, our and increasing the goodwill which people will go short of the food and statesmen should use. We hope you work they need." are rejoicing in your unity here, and we thank your distinguished leader, General Gourand, and his friends for their presence here to-day. Long live the Flame,"
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General Gouraud, in reply, first explained the origin of "La Flam me," the movement for keeping alive the flame of remembrance at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Paris. How was it possible, be asked, that two people who had abed their blood together on the battlefield should cease that friend ship? To-day Entente Cordiale was stronger than ever, and ́ ́all Frenchmen were eager to streng- then it General Gouraud päld per sonal tributes to the memory of Lord Haig and to Field-Marshal Birdwood, and in conclusion ex- pressed the gratification that the French people felt at the recovery of the Klug from his illness. “May God protect him; long live the King,” said General Gouraud, and a
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American prohibition had placed Canada in rather an un- pleasant situation the speaker in- timated, and while Canadians might sympathise with the dif Washington, April 30.ficulties confronting the author- The national headquarters here lities of the United States in the of the Association against the enforcement of these laws they revel Prohibition Amendment, has an- could not be expected actively to nounced the names of additional assist in such enforcement, as artistes and writers who will con-long as the laws of the Canadian tribute to its propaganda cam-Government were obeyed.-Unit- [paign designed to bring about the ed Press. *:
repeal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. The names in- clude those of Mr. Gluyas Williams. cartoonist long associated with "Life," Mr. Corey Ford, contributory of satirical essays to "Vanity Fair" and other magazines, Clare Bright and others, Meanwhile the Prohibition Commissioner; Mr. Doran, said that work on the educational campaign to instruct the public on the benefits of tem- perance and the evils of Intoxicat ing beverages is progressing, and that his campaign for prohibition has received many contributions for posters, slogans and other propaganda material."
Canada's Attitude
Washington, May 1. There was a widespread opinion in Canada that the methods used by the United States Coastguard and other prohibition enforce- ment organisations, as expressed in the sinking of the Canadian- registered ship "I'm Alone," were not authorised by international treaty nor by the precepts of In- ternational Law, Mr. C. H. Chang, a Canadian M.P. told the aumial convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce in an ad- dress today.
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