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thing would thereby be lost, and nothing more utterly than the
HERE, THERE
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EVERYWHERE
CONTRASTS IN EXTRAVAGANCE
Britain spends a lot on education about £100 millions a year, of which 283 millions are State and municipal expenditure.
It is odd to reflect that the na-: tion spends more on travelling for pleasure.
She spends £30 millions a year] on travel abroad, and at least' three times that on pleasure travel| at home,
Still odder is the fact that wo- men spend roughly twice as much on cosmetics as the whole public spends on the cinema.
THE COST OF BEAUTY
BRITAIN MUST ARM FOR PEACE
PRE-WAR LESSONS
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ARE
BEING IGNORED
FOREIGN POLICY FOGGED
(By the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill.)
This is a further article in the China Mall series in which prominent men are putting forward their plans for estab- lishing world peace.
T°
London.
casions preserved the peace of nations.
What Is Our Policy? Europe, whether separated in its Chancelleriea or gathered at Geneva, was not long in taking Str
No prevent a renewal of the John Simon's measure. The Con
horrors and waste of war tinent perceived that it had to deal
is surely the dearest wish in every with a statesman who was natural- more concerned with what
460 millions are spent annually England breast. In no part of the ly
per-
in the beauty parlours of London island, in no class of society, in no might be said about things than lalone.
political association from Fascist about what things actually were. Altogether it costs the women of to Communist is there any dif-The forensic qualities which shine Britain about $100 millions to try ference of opinion upon the goal.so brilliantly in the courts of law and make themselves beautiful. The only question is "What is the, do not exercise their same
in foreign capitals, take?" But upon euasiveness The entertainment tax yields 29 best course to
friendly or adverse. The suspicion millions a year.
this a babel arises. This is about 16 per cent. of the Some say: "Disarm, and refuse that fine-sounding phrases are total takings, which thus work to fight in any circumstances, and being turned to gratify the League lof Nations Union, or to take the all will be well. So supreme an repre-act of faith will carry everything edge off a Parliamentary debate, before it." This is an argument spreads fast through the anxious
circles of diplomacy. which might suit our enemies
The fact gapes upon us that for better than ourselves.
more than two years our Foreign Others say: "Splendid isolation; Secretary has not been able to to Hell if she give a plain answer to question:
out at £56 millions.
Cinema takings pobably sent £40 millions of this..
Your Daily Smile!
The judge and the banker wore talk-let Europe go ing about ages in their club one even- chooses. Our concern is with the "What is the foreign policy of Bri-
tain?" Nor at this moment can the
be supplied except - in meili- so general and so
you are not old, man," said the British Empire alone, judge. "Why, I could give you fifteen But this seems to overlook some answêr years!"
important facts. First, that we terms "Now, now," playfully remarked the are a very fat and easy prey to any fluous as to be devoid of practical. banker, "please don't talk shop!"
Continental coalition; secondly, meaning. that we may be invaded from the NO DIFFERENCE
air in a few hours.
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hopes of Socialists. The confer- There has been little change, Hong Kong, Tuesday, August 7, 1934. ence, in addition to rejecting a says an economist, in the cost of plan for national suicide, saw living during the past twelve also another reason in support of months. It still costs a little more avirile polley. It recognised than all you've got, that there might be circum-
Recognising Realities.
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Vague, pious truisms about peace and our love for it; endless, fruitless formulas of disarmament, ¡ceaseless oscillations from France Germany. to
A third party says: "Let us trust to Germany and to the League of Nations; they France, and back again, have en- will pass some resolution which shrouded English policy with such all good people will respect." But a fog that the action of Europe is proceeding independently of Great what about the bad people?
Istances in which the Government! BELIEVE ME, MR. RIPLEY! A special conference of trades-of Great Britain would be oblig- An elephant owned by a circus
A fourth view favours a definite Britain, although we are still in union and Socialist leaders was led to use its military and naval manager has an old-fashioned held in London recently, for the forces to support the League of Gladstone bag instead of a trunk. defensive alliance, with France, the middle of it.
We are at once futile but en- our nearest neighbour, almost the purpose of defining the attitude Nations against an aggressor--&|
to be. collect of "Labour" towards war. There contingency, indeed, which re- In a perfect.world noisy peopls only other parliamentary country tangled. We seem was nothing surprising about mains always present. Leagues who wake the baby would have to in Europe; a peace-loving country, ing, all the obligations ́ of an-ale „ that. We live in times of in- are formed. and may pass; but stick around and help put him to and, luckily, with the best army in liance without its securities. We
the world.
remain disarmed ourselves and creasing violence, and where viol-aggressors, unfortunately, abide. sleep again.
The advocates of this fourth we urge France to disarm, while Even This point brings us to the ob ence is, there is danger. if the strife which troubles or vious dilemma which has for Suppose all these quantuplets course claim that the union of the at the same time we reaffirm the threatens more than one country some time perplexed the Left we read about develop clashing strongest army and the strongest Locarno treaty, which morally at navy, with an overwhelming com- feast obliges us to aid France if is as yet internal, its influence Wing. The conference has avoid-tastes in food and clothing.
bined air force. would place our she is aggressively attacked by is bad and its risk of spreading ed it and taken a prudent, prac high. The chance of war, there-tical course. But with many
shakable foundation. The peace On The March Again fore, is not a thing to be ignor-other Socialists it has been far Facts You Did Not Know safety and.civilisation upon an un-Germany.
The Fabians in par- ed, though some still think they otherwise.
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a years An Anglo-French alliance
a
When I hear the criticisms would be a grace decision, and a which are passed upon Sir Edward few years ago no one would have Grey's conduct of foreign affairs tolerated auch an idea. You can in the years and days preceding not have an alliance of this kind the Great War, I am astounded ing protection. Many people re every lesson that we learned then without giving as well as receiv- that it is not realised how utterly flect that it would be very nice if is ignored. Then at least we had the French would protect us, but powerful friends; then, at least, not so nice if we had to protect with our Navy ready, we were safe
do so by simply turning ticular and their pet organ, the Non-breakable lenses for eyeglasses
invented by hammer have been their backs on it. Such turning "New Statesman," have for years that even withstand pounding with of the back is, as a rule, the me-been contradicting themselves as Chicago man.
as Sir Stafford thod favoured by Left Wing grotesquely
An Italian inventor's machine for gatherings. Often they do so Cripps did the other day. They
money weighs with ostentation and emphasis, have, to take two examples only, detecting counterfeit and at other times with silence, loudly demanded that Britain, and measures coins and tests them
with magnets. The annual conference of the preferably with the League, but, Socialist League, which was held if not, then without it, should Should an automobile overturn at Leeds-late-in-May, was-so-in-set-her-face sternly against new device would shut off the ignition tent on its five-year plan for Japan, in Manchukuo and Hitler and fuel supply and sound a horn to
I marvel at the complacency of radically remoulding the British in Germany. Such demands, it is summon aid.
Ministers in the face of the fright- Constitution-of, course, in the true, have usually been cloaked
Still, there is no doubt that if
ful experiences through which direction of Sovietism-that it with vague talk of "sanctions." never seemed to realise the pos-But if sanctions have no force
England and France, joined for we have all so newly passed. I self-defence against attack or in- look with wonder upion our sibility of some foreign force in- behind them. they are valueless, terfering in the affairs of a na- while if they have, the next step
radiator cap thefts vasion, the blessed results of thoughtless crowds disporting tion thus made weak. Sir. Staf-is war. Yet the most hysteri-occurred during the holiday yes- peace and safety which all desire themselves in the summer ford Cripps, the presiding genius cal appeals, for action against terday in Kowloon. At least five would probably be achieved, at shine, and upon this unfocussed, of that confererice, taking, part Japan or aginst the Nazis have
of
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INDISPENSABLE ACTOR
It is my belief that this should which seems to have no higher in a House of Commons debate come from the very men who cases were reported to the Police, any rate, for a good many years unheeding House of Commons on disarmament just before the have insisted. and still insist, Chan Fung, 38-year-old unem-be the core of our policy, but that function than to cheer & Minister. Whitsun recess, had "insisted that Britain should denude her ployed, was sentenced to three we should work, as I will explain, that. If we want disarmament, self of weapons.
months" hard labour by Mr. J. B. for something even better than this country must be prepared to has the inconsistency been, and H. Lee at the Kowloon Magistracy that. bind itself in one way or another so plainly apparent that more this morning for, stealing a rattan One of our great disadvantages to protect the peace of the than one perplexed disciple of
basket containing clothing to the at the present time is the person- the "New Statesman's" Owa world."
Secretary. It is always bad for a The London conference urged views has written to the paper value of $30, from No. 8 Havelock ality and outlook of our Foreign country when its foreign affairs that efforts should be direct-pointing it out and asking for a ed towards ridding the world straightforward statement. But
Chik Wing, a 35-year-old gar-have to be conducted by a politi arined force and sub-the editorial footnotes have not stituting an international po- removed the difficulty. The fast dener, was removed to the Kowloon cian who has no solid footing to lice under the control of the is, it cannot be removed. People Hospital yesterday, suffering from the public life of the nation. League of Nations. Any sane who make every excuse for a the effects of opium poisoning, said Sir John Simon is recognised as man will agree very heartily with heavily armed Russia and none, to have been self-administered. the first of these two propost-at all for even a lightly armedj tions, however much opinions may Britain, are treacherously un- differ concerning the practica- patriotic. When they proceed to bility of the second. But, hav argue that, an unarmed Britain ing spoken soundly in the gen-should threaten and dictate, they eral sense, the conference refus are also ridiculously illogical. ed to speak foolishly in the par-The unintelligent "Intelligentela" ticular. It discarded the idea, so might learn a little from the often and lovingly toyed with by latest of Labour conferences. theorists amiable and otherwise.
INDECENT PICTURE SELLER
Attempt Sale To Police Sergeant.
REASON BANISHEE RETURNED.
TROUPE'S LOSS FOR YEAR
For returning from banishment any authorised permit, Kum-shik, 42-year-old
being one of the chief encom brances of the Government. He has no sure position of his own. He has a fine intellect, great legal nuisance-value on the Indian ques-Wong attainments, and potential without tien of which he is well aware. theatrical actor, was sentenced to But these foundations are not one years hard labour by Mr. J. the pedestal upon which a calm, B. H. Lee at the Kowloon Magis- simple, strong, far-seeing foreign tracy this morning.
Can be erected. A Minis When asked why he returned, policy ter. In such a plight cannot afford Wong sald "I am a theatrical actor Pleading guilty to the charge of to take a decision which for the and my troupe came to Hong Kong, distributing pictures of an indecent moment may be unpopular. He must so I had to come. If I had not nature yesterday, Yeung Kam-tin, trim his sails to every breeze. He come with them they would have unemployed, was fined $150, in de must exuberate in platitudes. He been unable to play" fault two months hard labour, by muat avoid any policy, which any You are IndispensableT'z'said w Mr. E..W. Hamilton at the Central section of opinion and there are
so many could vehemently attack. Mr. Leer Magistracy this morning.
Sub-Inspector Dredge stated that He cannot afford to dispense with
of a general strike in opposition to war, and did so mainly on the all-sufficient ground that such a
GRIM STRUGGLE IN HOUSE method, whether Buccessful or not in Britain, would certainly have
Chan Kon-fuk 25-year-old stable no chance of success in several of those countries from which boy of No. 148 Yen Chow Street, danger might come. There are was admitted to the Kowloon Hos Socialists, then and we may pital at 1:15 am to-day, suffering be thankful for it who fall to a. stab wound in the back defendant was arranged, in the pas- any cheer or fleeting mood of without you for a good time." see that anything, would be gain which he sustained while fighting sage way leading to No. 17 Queen's Parliamentary approbation There
ed by turning their country into
one lone lamb amid a world of
wolves. Almost certainly, every
Yeah "Well the troupe will have to do
Defendant had five pervious con-
wo man in his house. The Road Central, while attempting to is not much chance here for that victions against him. One for Kwok Wah-chul and Ah sell some of the pictures to Felice blunt homely truthful realism larceny two for begging, and two
escaped.
Sergeant A. W. Mooney.
which has on many memorable oc for returning from banishment.