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the last war." It is also notable that the disarmament demand of Japan has been for the abolition
HERE, THERE
EVERYWHERE
KOWING STRUGGLE
Minny people will be surprised to find that rowing in British schools and universities bad to
Serce struggle against professional
and parental disfavour.
The story of the struggle is told
in "The Eton Book of the River."
LIBERAL PARTY AND ITS FUTURE
TENACIOUS IN ITS
SURVIVAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF BEST
ENGLISH TRADITIONS
(By Isaac Foot)
by L. S. E. Byrne and E L Chur-TORIES and Socialists speak-,able is the element it has chill, recently published by Spottis-Tins on the platform and rived from Liberalism.
woode and Ballantyne,
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through the Press seemingly How many Liberals there are The oldest records of rowing have no difficulty in answering throughout the country no one- come
The three-cornered from Westminster School, the question.. Has the Liberal car say. where the authorities strongly dis-Party a future?
election contest is no guide sim- couraged it. One engagement with They affect to believe that our ply because, in such a fight, votes Eton had to be abandoned because days are numbered and only dis-are-recorded just as much to keep part of the Westminster-crew had cuss how long the process of dis- somebody out as to get somebody been locked up.
solution will last. They dwell in All one can say is that the- ATE there certainly upon our manifest troubles in Liberals relation to money. our depleted some millions of them--and are resources, the successive splits in represented in every constitu- Parents were no less censorious. Jour ranks, the defection offency in the land
Liberals Are There A nobleman, writing to his son alleged leaders, the declining vote at Eton, recollected certain littlețin many constituencies, and have They may be in many places boats, capable of containing one come to the comfortable conclu-disorganised, they may live in person only, who, like an Indian insion that the only question is as constituencies politically derelict. his canoe, was constantly obliged to the division of our residuary they may be in a county where to balance himself with such critical estate-
CENSORIOUS PARENTS
vives." OCCA-
Back To The Wall
nicety that the least mistake was The remarkable thing is that no Liberal has won a seat or ever will, but they are there, and the Party itself insists upon somehow they hold on Some- certain of producing a ducking.".
In spite of successive times they are kept together by A controversy over professionalism living. blazed up in the middle of the last blows, in spite of fueds and dif-organisations and societies which Large century as rowing began to gain inferences in high places, it sur are not political at all. popularity. Owing to the
numbers of the Liberals of any sional fatalities still involved, the
locality are to be found in the authorities disliked the idea of War and the aftermath of war friendly societies, peace orgaiti
societies, temperance sportsmen taking the water without are always disastrous to Liber-sations, expert sid
alism. During twenty years of brotherhoods, and above all the There was fierce resentment at war and reaction Liberalism has chapel this "domination of the river by been fighting with its back to the Liberalism certainly is not professionalism.”
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ETON'S START
Your Daily Smile!
wall Denied the opportunity' of synonymous with "Nonconformi... office and administration, shut ty, bat, historically, Liberalism out from the prospect of power and Nonconformity struck their and responsibility, the Liberal roots in the same soil.
Hong Kong. Tuesday, May 28, 1935 of aeroplane carriers. Each Etonians were constantly threat-Party yet carries on. Meanwhile The Nonconformist tradition country has demanded the aboli-ened with the possibility of all the a large part of the electorate (held by many who have other tion of the aggressive arm which boathouses falling into the hands of has grown up which cannot recol-Church affiliations or belong to they anticipated would do them a monopolist in the early days. lect living under a Liberal Gov-no Church at all) is but one tri- the worst damage, while refusing Accident averted the danger.
Ternment
butary of that "most famous "Jim" Parkins, owner of one of
call Liber- The Liberal Party persists be-stream which we There was one thing about the to restrict the arm that seemed old naval rivalry which was at to them to be most dangerous to the boating concerns, had an oyster canse, as I think it represents alism, but it is a powerful tri- and champagne "party. He died the English mind at its best butary none the less and is not any rate a great mitigation; it others.
The most vital element in our likely to perish in "bogs and Even if this last scare should next day. could not be suddenly intensified by decided
surreptitious be found to be emphasised by a Old Etonians started, a subscrip-British political philosophy is streams" for a long time to come. Well then, there the Liberals The Liberal of The Parkins business was Liberalism methods of mass +
production- certain amount of bluff, the effect tion.
course, has much in common with are. I make bold to claim for The places where battleships is and will be practically the bought, lock, stock and barrel.
the Tory and the Secialist, but. them certain essential virtues. could be built were few and well same. Disarmament, if it comes,
Jalthough the party frontiers are They are temperate, not class- known, and all near the sea. No will be based on calculations and
not in these days very clearly conscious, internationally mind- very clever secret service agents not on ideals. were needed to keep all the in- The effect on Italy was imme "The barber in the next block has drawn the central element of ed. believing in democracy and terested navies well informed not diate. There is nothing new inlet his prices" remarked the man in Liberalism is something sharply freedom even at a high price only about new keels laid down, the facts or the principles of the the chair. He now charges only 35 distinguished from Toryism on willing to experiment but opposed the one side and Socialism on the to destruction, cherishing free but about the progress of the Abyssinian dispute to account That's all right," rejoined the bar-lother.
and representative institutions, construction. It took at least for the sudden willingness to ber. "A good barber cuts hair, and a It is true that the Tory and suspicious of any enlargement of two years for a ship to be com-arbitrate except the new publici-poor barber cuts prices.”
Socialist Parties have both the power of the Executive, sen- pleted, and frequently, especially ty given to the fact long obvious
jadopted a great part of Liberal sitive to social injustice, and if plans were altered, twice that that if Italy were entangled in time. There is no such consola-Africa, far larger interests would "Boss, is you got a man on yo' book policy and doctrine, but it is just earnestly desiring the elimina this element derived from tion of distress, unemployment. tion about the new rivalry in the be jeopardised in Europe. Even named Simpson?"
Liberalism that makes themjand the undeserved hardships air. Both the official informa- the prospect of an Abyssinian **Wall, Ah's dat man, boss: Ah just tolerable to the British mind. that fall upon their fellows. tion and the espionage which is campaign has destroyed the thought you done had put down Samp- usually so up to date, were destability of the lira, and prompt-01” ceived. The explanation is that ed a general commandeering of large numbers of the aeroplanes all securities of foreign countries now known to be at Germany's held by Italians.
cents for a hair-cut.”
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Maybe a Mistake
"Yes. What about it?"
*Hard to Spell
The shop window had been broken policeman on the case asked: "What's your name, lad?” "Willie Brown.”
A Conservative Government
Sovereign Rights adopting a true-blue Tory policy Proud of the Constitution, might rus on for a couple of and the institutions which have years or so, but it would crash as flourished under it, Liberals have soon as the people could get to no belief in the efficacy of the the polling booths. A Labour authoritarian State; they stand Government adopting a deep-red by the sovereign rights of the Socialist policy would be in dif-individual and will judge any poli..... "And yours?" the constable asked ficulties within six weeks, and if tical system by the opportunity a foreign-looking lad
it survived for twelve months, it gives for the full development- "Benjamin Gosmogolitch.”
would encounter disaster from a of personality. Self-respecting,
"And yours.
"Tommy Wallace."
disposal were manufactured by In Belgium, where information The German firms who had built of the growing airfleets was factories in Russia in order to more exact, though not complete. Idodge the restrictions of the the old value of the belga has Treaty and the restraint imposed had to be abandoned at the mere by the Disarmament. Commis-whisper of the possible storm.
The personnel of course and the whole gold bloc has The officer scratched his head and disturbed, perplexed, and dis-they respect others, their rights can be trained with even quite begun to disintegrate, to the dis-after a few moments though, said:appointed electorate- The only their freedom, and their.com→→ a small number of machines-advantage of France." The Now, you run along home. I don't
wish thing that makes either a Torymon humanity. Then a few heavily laden freight modern augur gets his omens of think you had anything to do. trains are run through and be the future not from the fight of
sion
ttis."
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hold, the whole balance of birds but from the flight of what LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES they ask still for, a party organi
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lor a Socialist Government toler This great body of opinion is disinclined either to Toryism or Socialism. They have had, and aggressive force is reversed-jbankers call "funk, money." No wonder that both France and Banks are supposed to welcome
sation representing their outlook. England have been roused by the deposits, but no bank welcomes Beturning for his car. No. 2214,1 The annual concert of the and philosophy. If indeed it revelation "that the German the influx of these, millions of which be parked in Salisbury Road, Volunteers and the presentation of should happen that this organi- planes had been doubled without pounds on short loan terms duellast night, Mr. W. D. Lorrimer rifle meeting prizes will be held to-sation were crushed out of exist discovery. Nothing disturbs to some foreign crisis and liable found that it had been stolen. day at Volunteer Headquarters at ence, and if they were denied re- any staff like the realisation that to be withdrawn at the least sign Police messages were circulated to 7.30 pm. their means of information have of anxiety. It is these wander-all stations on both the mainland İbroken dow
ing funds that make stabilisa-land island, but no trace of the car
It is notable that the Soviets tion almost as idealistic as dis-has yet been reported delayed their, adhesion to the armament at the moment; for League until this big contract their weight would snap any
to
presentation in Parliament, an injustice would be done to them,
For the theft of a fountain pen and grave loss inflicted on the from the person of Cheong Chee nation Shut out from their Man yesterday, near the Sun Co.,own representation, in so far as Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 Wong Sing, was this moming sen-they were forced to choose, they was complete; but the knowledge agreement with a sudden strain hours ending at 10 am was 0.01, tenced to four months' hard labour, would undoubtedly choose the of what these factories are cap-The usual instruments for deal- able of producing throws a new ing in francs are exhausted by inch. The total since January 1 has by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Left rather than the Right. Of
been 12.09 inches,
those who voted probably 'seven: light on the fear of attack from transfers of funk money
as against an Central Police Court.
out of ten would vote Left- ľaverage of 21.03 inches. the East which was candidly London, and every week shows a
Fines totalling $60 in default. The wiping out of the Liberal pleaded as the ground of his large export of gold, which has
A whist drive will be held at the six weeks imprisonment, were im-Party would give this country policy by Herr Hitler. It was amounted to thirteen
Socialist government not because Kowloon Docks Recreation Club at posed on Pun Kai, a 4-year-old thought to be rather far-fetched pounds in one week. Coming on
9 p.m. to-day.
female, by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen the majority of the people want as long as people still thought of the top of an unbalanced budget
(Continued on Page 10) at the Central Magistracy', this the march or rail transport of it looks as if there would be no
Charged with the theft of a wal-morning for pretending or pro- !slow and heavily equipped gold currency left in Europe.
Wi. "Lin," a female, was this white fessing to tell fortunes and for morning fined $2,000, in default six armies. What has happened is It is of course, this same flight let containing $45, and that the whole of military of each that has sent sterling up metal watch and chain valued at $5, taking part in the establishment of months' imprisonment, for the pos- The an 18-year-old Chinese lad, Ching a Chinese Temple on the top door session of 9,450 heroin pills at No. thought has now been switched and the US dollar down
million
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292 Des Voeux Road Central on Thursday last.
over to the air and even the omen as to silver policy is easy Chi-cheang, was bound over in a of No. 25 Cockrane. armies of the future are likely to to interpret. The object has personal bond of $100 to be of good
For returning from banishment be small highly trained forces, been to achieve "practical stabi-bebaviour for a period of 12 months fully mechanised, and capable of lisation with the pound at the by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central before the expired period, Chan The half-yearly meeting of voting was banished for 10 members of the Hong Kong Jockey moving as far m a day as the old rate of four dollars eighty Police Court this morning Defen- Lam, who old armies could move in a six cents, and the tendency has dent was also ordered to be sent years early this years, was sen- Club will be held to-day at 5.30- monthIt is characteristic of been for the dollar to rise above back to his village in Tai Koon tenced to six months imprisor-| our times that the change has it checked by silver purchases
ment, while So Hun, who wasi taken place in advance of events, which tended to devalue the dol A dinner, dance will be held at the banished for 10 years in 1933 and term of while the old taunt against lar. With the dollar falling to a Pepulse Bay Hotel to-morrow. The who had already served military staffs was that they five dollar rate there is no more last bus will leave Repulse Bay at imprisonment for returning, was spent their time preparing for motive for buying silver
sentenced to 12 months
One imported case of diphtheria, and one case each of typhoid fever and meningitis were reported in the Colony
wing the 48 hours ended Sunday,