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A Memorable Accident
A collection of hirtorical docu- ments of great, interest is in the London market.
They were originally the proper- ty of John Pym, the great Parlia mentary leader.
is Among them a manuscript|
"Memorable diary headed: dents,"
THERE COULD BE NO WAR IN EMPIRE
A LEAGUE OF BRITISH NATIONS ADVOCATED
WOULD INSURE WORLD PEACE
(By Major-General J. F. C. Fuller.)
Acci- It has been put forward that the same thing. How often is it over- twenty-fifth anniversary of the looked and especially by paciflets an that we have so thoroughly insured
For the year 1613 the entry is: King's Accession next year is "I seeing so much wickedness in appropriate date for an Imperial against war that an all but perfect the-world-and-so-much-casualty Conference. In this article General peace reigns over a quarter of the among men, thought good to chuse Fuller suggests what he thinks a globe and among 500,000,000 peo- out a companion for me and took a most essential item on the agenda of ple more than the total population wife."
such a Conference.
of Europe. A war between, say, London. India and Australia or South Africa The diary, was treasured for
Can we insure against war? Yes! and Canada is really unthinkable. many years as being that of Pym, but a close examination of it by We can insure against any disaster. We have solved the war problem, in the historian Dr. Samuel R. Gar-fer at bottom insurance is nothing spite of the fact that all our Do- diner disproved this idea.
more than a calculation of risks. minions and Colonies are more or Dr. Gardiner's research revealed If the risks are great or if they are less armed, and should Australia, the strong probability that the small the premium we pay will be for instance, suddenly conscript her Consequently, entire manhood or build an enor- author was one William Ayshcombe, either high or low. [of Alvescott, in Oxfordshire.
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it is to our advantage to inquirejmous fleet, Canada would not care
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Though we have solved our do-
the two hools! into the nature of risks, for more we can reduce them the lower will be the premium. For instance, mestic peace problem more thorough- The Junior Imperial League.
should the insurance in question be ly than any Empire which has whose members pride themselves on
one against dire, then if we build existed since the full of Rome, un- their combative abbreviation of
our houses of non-inflammable fortunately for the three-quarters "Imps," held its annual meeting at material the premium we shall pay of the world outside our Empire wo Leeds recently.
will be Insignificant. Fire may exert little influence and footle our still break out, but it will do less time away in debating which wea damage.
pons are aggressive and which are
There is nothing combative about the agenda.
The 17 resolutions down for dis-
As regards war, an identical pro- not. or whether a battleship or a cussion dealt with such praeblem faces us. What is the nature submarine, an aeroplane or a tank worthy subjects as national sports, of its risks; in other words, what is an offensive or a defensive wen- a national speaking competition. profit-sharing in industry, world are its causes? If we could elimin-pon. Geneva and its futilities have ate the lot the world would become so turned our heads that we neem peace, and youthful electors.
war-proof; but as we cannot, any- to have forgotten that there is in war, nor any dry-as-dust burrow-
But the league who middle name how for a long time, this is no rea-existence such a tremendous piece ing into past facts for their own is "Imperial" has nothing to Bry sake; but a very realist endea-about the Empire. In 14 pages of
Bon why we should leave them un-machinery as the British examined.
of peace-producing and maintaining Hong Kong. Thursday, June 14, 1934 vour to understand the facts of pap there is not an ounce of red
political human nature in order meat. that we may know how to pre- vent our suspicions and resent-
The China Mail
The Kaiser As Oracle.ments from again running with us down a steep place into the Events move at such a rate sea of tribulation and destruc-
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It is obvious that war is a risk, So purblind is our outlook that and probably the most tremendous since the close of the war, by one risk which to-day faces us. The means or another, such as the nega- pacifists are constantly dinning it tive Statute of Westminster, More in sorrow than in anger, a into our ears. And I am in com- seemingly wish to disembarrass our- German publisher relates story plete agreement with them that no selves of what I believe can become nowadays that the incursion of tion. The Kaiser himself has which illustrates the difficulties be-sane man wants another war, any the fly-wheel of world peace. the old Kaiser into current af-published his apologia, without setting his profession
under the more than any honest man wants is the war insurance for which at fairs in the form of an interview any further result than to re- Nazi regime.
This house burnt down; but I cannot present we refuse to pay a premium. in which he reveals to Mr. Ran-veal that if his book is sincere he It is about Mr. Eric Linklater, stomach their main argument, which Anglo-Saxon Brotherhood dolph Churchill the result of his was amazingly impulsive; total- the author of "Magnus Merriman." is: that if we disarm we
What is this premium? In one broodings in his hermitage atly unable to realise the currents The publishers had arranged to fight and that, consequently, wars word it is "Consolidation." The Doorn sounds like an echo from of contemporary public opinion publish a complete edition of Mr. will cease to trouble us.
formation of a true League of. Brl- another age or a voice from thefin foreign nations; and ignorant Linklater's works. Translations
tish Nations, an articulated and co- dead. What a contrast is the of much that his Ministers were had been made, printing had begun.
As Lord Ragian has logically operative Commonwealth, which one mildly interested respect with doing in his name. Mr. Lloyd Then the attention of his firm pointed out: this is "equivalent to day-and let us hope at no distant which the interview was receiv-George's 'Hang the Kaiser cam was drawn by the authorities to saying that people play golf be date-will, through affiliation with rd to the hysterical excitementpaign only compromised his own an article by Mr. Linklater on Nazi cause they have niblicks." Also he the U.S.A., establish one united An- with which the famous Daily dignity an} reputation, for Germany. Telegraph interview was receiv-people who thought at all
might have added that it is always glo-Saxon Brotherhood. United not ed years ago. In those days he that a vast machine like the pre Phrases like "rancid Prussians possible to play an indifferent game politically but morally, the object of enjoyed a visit to the Cowes Re-war German Army gets beyond ranked. gatta in his famous yacht the the control of any one man or The publishers were obliged Meteor in which he could chal-any Ministry, and begins to slide cancel their plans. lenge with varying issue King by its own weight no one knows never read Mr. Linklater. now. Edward's 'Britannia; he wrote whither.
to the First Lord of the Admir-
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Mr. Linklater is 2 salfrist.
The revelation of State secrets
alty a long series of suggestions arose mainly from a determina-| about the re-organisation of the tion to rebut the accusation of
Causes Of War
with inverted walking-sticks umbrellas. to
Germany will
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which will not be to create a world hedgemony but to establish powerful an authority that Euro- pean and Asiatic nations will cease their inane liberty-mad quarrels and will be brought to heel.
The causes of war are numerous and complex. There are economic, political, strategical and cultural causes; but the main cause to-day, (a combination of all these) is that the civilised world lacks stability.
The war and the Peace Treaties proposition.
Three great|
Then, possibly, a World League of Nations will become a practical Failing this outside pressure, I see no chance of the
SIX MONTHS HARD FOR $12.42.
British Fleet; just as in earlier War Guilt' which was fixed upon from the Zoo," says a writer. Al-disrupted Europe. days he had written to the old Germany by the Versailles Trea-though adequate precautions are empires-the Russian, German and present League becoming anything Queen setting forth a scheme of ty; and it is natural to ask the always taken to protect the kan- Austrian--were dissolved; the first other than what it is "a turbulent strategy for the Boer war. His question:-how does that stand
dema- collision of embarrassed garoos from pickpockets. personal popularity in England in the light of the evidence avail-
became anti-European, the second ebbed and flowed from time to able now? The Kaiser himself we read that a London bank 18 and the third was split up into a
was hacked about on its frontiers, gogues," as, I believe, Mr. Churchill
called the Peace Conference. time, reaching its climax in 1897 is admitted not to have wanted in danger of failing down. No number of smali antagonistic States.
(Continued on Page 11). at the Diamond Jubilee celebra- war; but some of the policies in doubt an obliging bandit would be tions. Then the speech in which which he concurred had made only too glad to hold it up.
So disordered has Europe become that the supreme peace problem is he recognised the American Ad-war inevitable unless Europe miral as the 'Admiral of the was prepared to yield without a
no longer the prevention of war, Pacific, while he claimed to be struggle much that men
say, between France and Germany, the Admiral of the Atlantic' ready to die for; but at any rate temper last night. Picked up the prevention of a universal conflagra- "My wife thoroughly lost her or Germany and Poland, but the made Englishmen seriously the guilt has been more widely child's toy drum and threw it at study the Naval Estimates to distributed. see whether they still had some- Avoidance of war requires thing in the way of a Navy that not merely goodwill, but know- might have to be considered be-ledge and skill
It is felt that fore the, claim should be Sir Edward Grey, and England admitted nemine contradicente, generally. had been too much The result of a study of the impressed by the Kaiser, and building programmes was that had too readily, assumed that he the friendly feeling towards controlled the policy of the
ay head."
Leather Purse Stolen. ion which will devastate all coun- tries. In brief, our most pressing
Kwong Chiu, a strect coolic, and insurance should be against a world Ho Chan, unemployed,,were charg- war which may destroy, civilisation ed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the by ending in a world revolution.
Central Police Court this morning, Most pacifists are, anti-Im-with the theft of a leather purse, perialists. They say that Im containing $12.42, the property of "If you don't want it all your pertallam engenders wars. It is LI Fat, near Kum Yu Street yes-
"Really? What did you do?" "Beat It!".. Tes-time Tattle
"Can I have a piece more cake?” “If you what, darling?”
self."
wife.
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the All-Highest rapidly waned. Triple Alliances the fact being Charged with striking his wife. is it true that civilisation that is, Kwong gave the purse to Ho, who than not created by war; but also Sergeant Fraser stated that Then appeared the startling in-that Austria had seized the terview, intended to restore the reins and was only set. upon em The magistrate was unmoved, how ble unless wild beasts, human
a man pleaded for mercy in court-ordered society-would be impossi-then gave it to another man, not old goodwill, in which he ex-broiling her Allies in a war byl plained that he was really well-which she would extend her ever, and seat him back to his well as animal, were kept under six months' hard labour was Im- 44 yet in Police custody. Sentence of
disposed to England, but that boundaries to the Mediterran-
control and tamed. What the paci-posed on Kwong Chin, while Ho his people were all against him, ean.
fie. anti-Imperialist will not, rather Chan, owing to insufficient evi- than does pot, see is this: Once the dence, was discharged. authority of an empire is Brmly established there follows a prolong-
A well-known step-dancer re- and determined to humble our The views expressed at Doorn pride. In England there was in favour of a Japanese control vealed recently that his hobby was. blank amazement as such an in- of China. and against the in- bee-keeping. And, on the other discretion; in Germany there crease of self-government in In-hand, we've often seen an apiarist followed the quarrel with the día, are merely the prejudices of step-dancing. Chancellor, Prince von Bulowa superficial thinker who never
were gone.
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and the days of the old light-realised the force of national Winged From The Wings hearted assumption of autocracy and racial feeling outside of his "When I went on, the andfence
own country and who has fall-simply sat there open mounted." There has been in the lasted to note that these instincts "Oh, nonsense!" They never all twelve years an absolutely un-are not merely the strongest yawned at once." precedented spate of publication, forces of our day, but world-} not so much of the old type of wide.
ed period of peace.
It was not Roman Imperialism MACHINE GUN BELT which caused wars, for it, founded
AND BLANKS: the most prolonged pasce Western Búrope has ever known. And it
Alleged Theft From was not the extent of the. Itoman Empire which caused dla fall, but Army Or Navy. Its smallness, for it was not big "For perfection in shape," says enough to tame the barbaric world Had it embraced the official histories, but of the ori-
French beauty specialist, "Bri-outside it.. gfinal documents that contain the The ball of $26, deposited by tish girls' cars are far above the whole of present-day Europe dealings of nation with nation in Lam Shin-wah, a student, was es-averge We are glad he didn't might still be in existence. the years before they all decided treated by Mr. QUA. A. FacFadyen describe them as outstanding. that the only thing to be done at the Central Police Court this was to stand up and be shot to morning, as defendant failed to "A man wins a sum of money in pieces. The inspiration for this sppear in Court when charged a sweepstako,”... anys, a 5 reformer, careful research has not been with riding on a bus without pay-and what comes after that?" À any romantic enthusiasm for ing his fare,
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A Chinese, whose name has not yet been disclosed,....... was arrested
on June 13 in Main Street, Shau- kiwan, for having in his possession is it significant that pacifista were one machine gun belt and 117 never so numerous then when the rounds of blank cartridges, ap decline set in.
parently the property of the Army -War Problem Solvei
or Navy. From the Roman Empire to our · No' réport has yet been made- whole boat of relations, probably. Town is a long stride; yet we see the concerning the loss of the belt.
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