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THE
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COMING CHANGE IN HAWAIIAN
SPAIN
THE DICTATOR'S DESIRE FOR REST
GOOD GOVERNMENT
over
MAIL.
ISLAND
PARADISE
50 YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES: NO LIQUOR, NO GAOL
RAPS — "PRAPS NOT !
Mr. Abrahams (greeting Mr. NO MOTOR CARS
| Isaacs); "I am so sorry to hear of the fire at your factory Inst Friday." Fifty years behind the times Mr. Isates: "Sh, sh, von't you! and frankly determined to atay Next Friday, next Friday." no, the island of Nilhau, twenty
It may be said that the moment for the change
to constitutional methods of Government is not far dis tant, although not immediate. Gon- eral Primo de Rivera has disclosed in miles west of the Barking Sands Is Honolulu'a lesst several recent speeches his vetenient on Kauni, desire to rest, but only after ensuring known and most interesting bit of
terrain. Owned that his successors shall continue
outright govern the country, on the lines adopt. Aubrey Robinson, a British aub ed by the Directory.
Orderly Sergeant (at dinner- time): "Any complaints?"
Private Murphy: "The soup's by very funny sergeant."
He woke up with a "morning.
Orderly Sergeant: "Then why jact, the island, twenty miles long the hell don't you laugh, man!" The return to constitutional govern and five miles wide, is a succuss« · ment must be accompanied by a comful experiment in paternalism and plete rectieation of the errara of the old regime, and no one in Spain would in addition a righly profitable tolerate the return to political power sheep, cattle and turkey ranch after-the-night-before" head, so he of the men whose action was instru supporting a population of 130 ang up his employer's private num- ber, and said: "I'm feeling very un- mental in bringing about the country's people, who seldom leave their well to-day, so I'm afraid I shan't discredit. Spain's recovery at home homes except to cross the channel be at the office."
and the re-establishment. of her prosta vote at Kauai at election tige abroad under the Dictator's gov times. ernment have been almost as remark-
able as Fritain's progress under the regime of the Lord Protector. General
Primo de Rivera will not abandon the
Nilhau is one of the truly "dry" spots of the United States. Frohibition has been
in force
"You needn't have troubled," came the reply, "It's Sunday."
District Visitor (proudly to old Dictatorship until the means have been there for sixty years. Few of the cottager): "I've just had a letter found for eliminating the vices which residents know the taste of liquor from my son saying he has won a beset the Governments he replaced. the only samples being obtained scholarship; I can't tell you how Nothing could be more simple for the at times when they are away from pleased I am." Dictator than to call the Spanish their
own island. The sale of Cortes together and renounce his ex-tobacco is tabu, although some of traordinary power. Such a step, how the ranchmen smuggle in the for
ever, would not eure, but merely per petuate, the political matady from which Spain is suffering. The TC- establishment of the state of affairs existing before September, 1923, would merely be a return to the abnormal,
Return to Normality Needed What is required now is definite nor- mality, nat a renewal of past error or a parenthesis between one dictatorship
and another. In the opinion of many the Dictator, would fail in his
first
bidden weed. None is so bold, however, as to smoke in the pro sence of Mr. Robinson er his son Aylmer, knowing full well that should they do so their expulsion would follow Immediately.
of
ports.
Old Cottager: "I can quite under- just the same when our pig won a stand yer feclin's. mum. I felt medal at the agricultural show."
with two indders, three pairs of After loading the hand truck
seme cement, sand, bricks, and the steps, three or four scaffold boards,
tools required, the builder told the labourer to push it up to the job.
have forgotten something."
"But," said the labourer, "you
"What's that, my man?" "My nosebag, guv'nor,"
mistress had been telling her pupils The pretty young kindergarten.
different effects, and so on. all about the winds, their power,
There are no automobiles the Island, the only means locomotion, outside of one's own feet, being heraca and a few old- fashioned carriages. obligation to the country and at the Niihau is not connected with same time undo the good work accom- the outside world by radio. It plished since 1923 if he omitted to has no post office. No ships enter tackle the problem of constitutional re-and leave its precarious form so as to extirpate the political An army airplane landed on the vices which were responsible for the island two years ago and caused coup d'etat of 1923.
"And, children," she went on and even among a terrible uproar among the stock,
enthusiastically, "as I came to the human be- school this morning on the top inga.
of the 'bus
something softly There is no gaol and no police. do you think it was "
came and kissed my cheek. What Residents who commit a mis- demeanour are promptly deported. ren, joyously.
"The conductor!" cried the child-
the necessities of life are raised Nhau has no store, Most of
A step in this direction was the eres tion of the National Assembly, a sec. lion of which body was charged to draw up the new constitution. The result
was the project for a single Chamber subservient to the Council of State which would practically replace the Senate. This project has not yet been discussed by the full Assembly, and in order to increase the latter's efficiency
There are no dogs on
Niihau.
8 a consultative body. Gen. Primo de on the island. Others are import The superintendent Rivers invited all the ex-Ministers of ed from New York,
Chicago or mercy.
The lunatics bad broken loose. was at their
the Crown to become members of the from just across the channel at "Jump from this window. If you Assembly. This offer was in the main Waimea.
can't, or won't, we will throw you refused by the majority of the ex- While virtually all the residents out," they told him. Ministers affecting to maintain that no are Hawallan they speak and un thing had occurred to warrant the re-derstand English well enough to "Jumping down's easy.
The superintendent galmly said: vision of the constitution of 1876. Tho
Let me carry critics of the proposed new constitu
conversation with show you I can jump up from the tion consider that a way out of the dif
visitors..
They sing as all ground to this floor, through the. ficulty may be found in the reform of
Hawaiians do, beautifully.
window." the constitution of 1876, but this connot te done by the National Assembly
on
1
created by the Directory. It must be HORRIBLE MESSAGE
performed by a body invested with the necessary authority and armed with the express consent of the country. King Alfonso cannot be expected to
TO CHINESE
place his signature to a constitutional BABY'S HAND AND TWO BULLETS jaw which has not been voted by the legitimate representatives of the popu Jar will. Such a reform must be con- fided to a properly-constituted body elected for the purpose.
Women and the Vote
SENT BY POST
་་
THREATENING LETTER
Delighted to witness the sight, they let him go.
The milkman gazed wretchedly at his runaway horse, and then glanced at his overturned milk-cana, covered the ground. A crowd had and the dirty white puddles that
gathered to watch the fun.
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London-
1/6 % Bank, on demand ... 1/6 11/10 Then on January 15 be received Book, 80 days' sight
An old lady among the crowd re- marked: "What a shame!"
Suddenly the milkman turned and The hand of a baby and two pis faced the onlookers, Important events are announced for tol bullets accompanied in Shang- 1930. La Nacion, the Government's hai recently, a threatening lating a threatening attitude, "the first "Look here," he ahouted, adopt- organ, stated recently that the Govern- ter demanding $20,000 from a idiot who says it's no use crying ment would order municipal elections Chinese resident of the French Con over apilt milk I'll punch his bloom- daring May, and that County Council! elections will come off in July.
ccasion. The demand has decreasing head for him!" At present members of these bodies aro
ed, as some time before the sum ask- appointed by the Directory. Then Par-ed by the same gang was $50,000| — liamentary elections are announced to but they have now become a little take place in September. For these more bloodthirsty and have adopted events the overhaul of the Voting Re- melodramatic effects. gisters is necessary. For the Parlia It was ten months ago that the mentary elections the lists will bo first threatening letter was received greatly increased, and as the Dictator hy this Chinese gentleman, and he is known to favour extending the refused to reply to it. Nothing auffrage to women it will be practical-happened, and he ceased from Bank, wire ly universal. This and the presump worrying. tion that patronage and party bosses will in future have no say in election contests will give a big advantage to a telephone call from somebody Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6 % Republicans, of which they will tako whose voice he did not recognize. Credits,, $ months' full advantage.
The voice asked if he had received
sight
1/7 % The latter is only one of the many problems which the Marques de Estella reply being given, went on to toll
present, and upon a negative Documentary 4 months' has to face but he has shown great him just where it was hidden,
Bight
On Pari capacity under difficult circumstances. Shortly after the spot was found, On demand Six years of the best Government Spain and the "present" was there.
Credits. 4 has had since the Bourbon restoration have Armly established General Primo's
It was a biscuit (in, in which was
sight. prestige, and the great majority of
found the hand of a baby. Accom. . On Berlin- Spaniards look to him to volvo panying the tin was an envelope On demand ...................... method by which the gradual return to containing two pistol bullets and s On New York-- normality may be effected without letter. The letter demanded $20,000. On demand sacrificing the benefits which the Direc- and Instructed the Chinese to write Credits, tory has conferred upon the country.
The Internal Gold Loan Hats have "tien" meaning "heaven," if he
on his door the Chinese character aight closed with the amount easily covered. agreed to pay the sum. The preliminary Budget statement not intend to pay, he was to write On demand
If he did Wire shows a surplus of 185 millions.
the character "di," Indicating On Calcutta- "earth." In which case he, would Wire... After the police had searched two baby...
meet the same fate as that of the On demand cquntries for a man who had`es-
On Singapore caped from his cell in Aberdeen busily engaged on the case.
The French police are now On demand COUGHS prison, he was discovered asleep in
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