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Capitalism and the Alternative.
world-famous Financiera, whose Clergy are Bankers, whose Acolytes
heart will always have credit, and credit means capital. Not all the gold in the world's banks will save a country. but for a time, unless that country maintains her credit in the world's markets. To-day Great Britain's gold hoard amounts to about thirty shillings per head of her population, but her credit is good, even improving, and the clouds that obscured her financial sun seem to be rolling away.
One point made by both the Pro- tagonists and the Antagonista of Capitalism seems to us in error-
Lecture...
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1932,
BEAUTIFYING THE BODY
MARVELS OF COSMETIC SURGERY.
that Capitalism is a modern develop Dr. Engel; well-known German found among the Indians who built ment. Surely when the cave man orthopedic specialist, gave an ex- up noves and ears cut off by their barged into history to proclaim in tremely Interesting lecture on enemies, using feah from the fore throaty gutturals that anyone who "Cosmetic Surgery, in London, in head, while the cheeks provided ventured into his particular hole in mail week.
material for grafting new lipa. Hip- the rocks without being invited would get a club behind the ear he moment is not the best time for before the birth of Christ, while While admitting that the present pocrates repaired nosas centuries originated that sacred Institution luxury surgery, known as "vested. Interests," and phasised what the world at large is surgery in the early years of the. Dr. Engel cm Celsus wrote pamphlets on facial when he decorated his wooden per now admitting, that cosmetic or Christian era. In the 15th century suader with ragged shelle from the aesthetic surgery, has passed beyond it is recorded that a Sicilian named sea-shore and so increased the the narrow limits of a luxury and Branca was performing such opera- efficiency of his machine he was the has become a definite economic fac- tions, getting the new flesh from the fore-runner of the great inventors tor in the lives of many women and of later times, of Watt, and Kelvin, even men who are engaged in the was given a definite set back by the arma. Same years later, the science and Edison, and other present-day grim struggle of earning a livell, Church who preached the doctrine idols of Capitalism.
hood. So until the theorists come down
of the mortlication of the body, In the past, cosmetic surgery has Even to-day there is still a narrow- to brass-tacks, and show us some suffered the fate of any new move-; minded class which condemns those system definite and better fitted to ment-it has been treated with seekers after the beautiful, who in our needs than Capitalism it seems ridicule and regarded with suspicion, this laudable ambition are fulfilling to us that we will just have to worry but new modes of life and a com- the most deeply rooted instincts of along as we are. That we in Hong plete readjustment of the economic, the reasoning being. Kong, which from its geographical situation have forced both sexes to position may be likened to a spear-view the matter from a saner stand- and
The discovery of local anaesthesia. head of capitalism thrust into the point. There is no denying the fact the practice of cosmetic surgery. nespsis led to a revival of heart of Asia, will just have to stick that beauty plays an great a part in America eagerly adopted It, spon a few extra shells on our club, business life as in social life. In eored as it was by Madame Noel of wander into the local robber's cave choosing a secretary, an employer Paris whom Shanghai will soon have in hope to come out with a meaty will decide upon the applicant with the pleasure of meeting. It then bone, but if out of luck at least to the most pleasing appearance after spread to Europe generally, but it emerge with our skulls intact, and satisfying himself as to her business has remained for Germany to give our club still remaining to us for qualifications, blea entendu. That it official recognition. Under the further endeavour.
beauty is essential to the film star, Health Insurance Scheme of that the actress the mannequin is enlightened country, central bureaux sufficiently obvious.
have been set up where advice is given to the working classes on this matter, to the great benefit of a vast
News in Brief.
Forty Made Twenty. There is another aspect of this
the larger proportion being betweea 1925 they numbered 11% millions,
the ages of 20 and 40.
1
In an alleged attempt to commit Hong Kong.. Tuesday, March 22, 1932, are Brokers and Clerks. We con-/Buicide Wong Yau-ping, a native of matter of the value of a good ap- army of female wage earners. In descend to confess that Capitaliam from the Kennedy Town Prayà, nearer increasing numbers are forced Shantung, jumped into the harbour Pearance. People of both sexes, in is not perfect, but assert that it is Sand Street. He was rescued and
to take up a business career, and nearer perfection than anything else taken to the hospital.
older workers are often made to in this imperfect world, and works
stand aside in favour of the younger terrors for the uninitiated. A local Aesthetic surgery need have no brought despair to many who are minor operations as the removal of ones. "Too old at forty" has anaesthetic is employed for such thanks to the rejuvenating resultspital is not necessary. One can go financially unable to retire. But wrinkles, and attendance at a hos- of this latest branch of surgery, men about one's daily occupation imme- and women past their prime physi-diately after treatment and no one cally may hold their own against else is any the wiser. their more youthful competitora.
Proof by Photograph,
the
for the greatest good of the greatest The total output of the Kailan number. Without Capitalism civil-Mining Administration for - The
amount and diversity ofisation as we know it could not week ending March 5, 1932 amount writing and apeechifying of late exist."
ed to 95,489 metric tons, and the years on the subject of Capitalism
Now for the Antis. :-
safes during the period to 83,332 may well make the plain man won and no excuse. It is a late inven-
"Capitalism has no background metric tons. der what all this pather is about,
for one
T
Dr. Engel then showed by photo-
eyes, and those
tion of the Devil and his emissaries Suffering from a fractured skull, and what is Capitalism anyhow, and specially designed to grind the faces Au Tai, (32), a scaman on obard a To women whose goal is matri- how does it affect him in his life and of the poor. It takes the wealth of Kowloon Godown lighter, was admony, a beautiful body is a most!
the world from those who produce mitted to the Kowloon Hospital, important asset. Face lifting and graphs how effectively the human lawful occasions?
it-the Workers; and hands it over last night, in an unconscious and
wrinkle removing are as much" a body may be improved-a matter of Now all graduates of the Science to the idle rich. Under Capitalism dying condition.
commonplace 29 the permanent! interest to men 25 well As of Exact Thinking, of which science the workers are slaves, mere wage-
wave, but it is not, so generally to women. Crow's feet, pouches In order to meet the general re-
known that journalists are naturally the Mas-slaves existing under a worse form
the cosmetic surgery can under of slavery than that of the Feudal quest of patrons, the management restore to the "forties" the pleasing devastating lines which run ters and Protagonists, pine always System. The Angels of Darkness of the King's Theatre have decided contours of the "twenties." A from nose to chin disappear like and ever for a definition. So in the are the Financiers and Bankers, and to screen,
day only, the woman, though she may have the magic and only an infinitesimal scar beginning we ask ourselves "What the Aristocracy who passed the laws British picture "Tilly of Blooms-face of a Helen of Tray, has no just remains well hidden by the
hair |that made Capitalism possible, but bury." It is being shown to claim to beauty if she has a poor above the ear or on the forehead. then is Capitalism?
the real head and front of the morrow, don't miss it.
figure. Aesthetic
aurgery will Nor need people fear that the face Turning automatically to our old, offending, the bold bad barons of to-
counteract those sagging tissues lases its character. Lines caused by friend "Webster" we got something day, are the Employers, gradgrinda Thanks to the enterprise of the which are too often the lot of plump illness, severe emotion or climatic all, who pay their workers a "mere management of the King's Theatre, The psychical importance of an mate of a disposition and their re-
women and mothers of families.
conditions may give a wrong est!- of a shock. "Derivation, Latin
pittance," and expect them to slave we are to have a British Musical
moval is an advantage. Other photographs showed how aesthetic surgery can dispose of double chins, big hips, bulging ankles, fat arms and sagging figures.
Capitalis, deadly," which seemed for eight hours every slaving day, picture. This film,. "Sunshine Jattractive appearance cannot be
-
rather a nasty
one for
our old Capitalism and Capitalists are the Susie," which compares favourably overestimated. A person conscious friends Rothschild,
Rockefeller, enemies of mankind, and unless we with the Hollywood products, will of some physical defect or deformity
|can_smush Capitaliam' civilisation as start its run on April 3.
often concentrates on that to the Carnegie and Company, all kind men we know it will cease to function,
detriment of everything else. This and philanthropic. Further on, and the world return to Chaos."
Whilst at work in the Hong Kong produces an inferiority complex, however, was balm of a sort. "Also There is, you will notice, a slight day, an employee named Lau Kong, as the lecturer can testify.
Hotel Garage, Stubbs Road, yester-leading in some cases to insanity, from Latin Caput, the head. divergence of opinion in these two (39), crushed two fingers when a
An Old Rience. definitions; but there they are, take iron wheel fell on him. seemed better, mora encouraging,
Aesthetic survey is not for the head is on top, and certainly
That
if you have not got capital you are not on top to-day.
He was
a new
your choice! On the one end of the taken to the Government Civil Hoscience. The oldest traces of it were rope you have Horne, Runciman, pital. Norman; Geddes; on the other end
OBITUARY. Lansbury, Maxton, 'Davy' · Kirk-
Five Chinese men, three of whom
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The dictionary.not having been of watching the mark on the rope) all entrance to 20, Hillier Street yenter-i
wood, Neil McLean: (with Snowden were armed with daggers, gained Capt. A. F. B. Howard much assistance we will now pro- stout men and true and pulling their day afternoon, and, after overpower- ceed to give two definitions, widely weight according to their lights, and ing the inmates, decamped with
Dies at Sea. differing, and as they have of late yet on the knees of the Gods.
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At the conclusion of the noting the audience gave Dr. Eagel a hearty round of applause which left so doubt as to their appreciation of address.. his interesting and instructiva
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "China Mall" of March 22, 1922.1
To-day's dollar is worth 2/5.9/16. ON THE WAY HOME. One thing you may have noticed
Interviewed by a China Mail re- is that not one of the reformers,
The death from heart failure oc-presentative this morning, the Hon. We are informed by Messrs.curred on board the P. &. O. Jiner Mr. Lau Chu-pak, senior Chinese humanitarians, pseudo-economists, Goeke & Co. that a cable just re- Carthage, on Sunday, of Captain member of the Legislative Council, faddists, doctrinaires that dangle the ceived from Societe Internationale A. F. JB. Howard, M.C., assistant said that he had decided to resign. Take first then the Pros:- millenium before our dazzled eyes de Placements, Basle, states that auditor of the Hong Kong Govern his seat on the Council, and had al- "Capitalism is the logical develop will come down out of their clouds yesterday's official quotation for one ment. He was on his way hotae ready sent an intimation to the Gov- ment of the bullon-banking system of rhetoric and give a cut-and-dried sub-unit of the Infernational Invest on leave. the way
system to take, the place of Capital-ment
ernment to that effect. He was now of the middle ages. The nine tem. The only example to-day of a £2.18.0, excluding dividends accru- of age at the time of his death, for this decision was that he had Deposit Certificate was Capt. Howard, who was 39 years only awaiting orders. His reason teenth century saw the introduction country not on a capitalist basis in ed..
was educated at Wellington, and already given 30 years of his life of paper and token money, and made Soviet Russia, and she seems doing|
at the outbreak of the Great War possible the industrialisation of the her best to get back to Capitalilam
in 1914 was British Vice-Consul at
(Continued at foot of preceding | së soon, aà độ may be. For Indeed modern state, with the splendid re- their position was forced on them:
column) Danzig He served in France and Italy with the Durham L.I. and re- sults we see all around us. Capital- When the Sovereign People slow the ism made possible the United Tzar and chased the aristocracy, nounced of Mr. Luiz Edwardo de tinguished service,
The forthcoming wedding is an-ceived the Military Cross for dis- (who in Russia were the Capital Sousa, No. 754, British Concession, Colonial Audit Department, Lon- States, where every citizen will ists) Capital and Capitaliam faded Shameer, Canton, to Miss Leonor
After the war he served in the shortly have two motor cars; and away in a night
Maria Xavier, No. 28, Granville Auditor in Nigeria, and in 1926 don. In 1919 he became Assistant Great Britain, where nobody needs For the one thing we do know Road, Kowloon, to work unless he wants to, and is that it is an intangible entity, its about Capitalism for truth to day
Auditor in Gambia. He came to where the proletariat can afford a working only known by its results, Chief Justice (Sir Joseph H. Kemp, sistant Auditor, and had acted as
We regret to record
Hong Kong in 1928 as Second As football match every Saturday after-not understanded of the people, seen H.C.) Is Indisposed with a touch of Auditor and First Assistant Aud!; noon, and a cinema every evening of votaries of Capital itself also this the family dispu
only as in a glass darkly even by its fafiuenza. the week. Capitalism is a sacred much at least we have lately learn- before the Court,
case, at present ber of the Perseverance and Uni He was a keen Mason and mem cult, whose temples are Wall Street, ed. That is neither gold, nor Bir Joseph's
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