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VITAL QUESTION FOR THE LEAGUE
LEGITIMATE AIMS OF
EXPANSION
NO MACHINERY IN EXISTENCE
TO SATISFY THEM
THE
(By J. B. Firth)
London, April 14. Town Empire derives from much argument of Necessity the same impulses, and they did
is rarely employed in internot cease to operate when the began to climb again in Wales and national politics except to con- League of Nations was estab the Lakes, and some years later done the infraction of some lished-not, indeed, exclusively Jascended the Matterhorm
treaty undertaking or justify but mainly to preserve the He designs his own artificial the breach of some moral status quo. legs. He weans
The desire to expand has elaborate obligation. [metal contrivance with claws which Just as rarely is it accepted sometimes arisen in the past- The could control by a lever. The at the Judgment Seat of His-trom sheer lust of conquest.. physical exertion required to per-itory, though there are notable Mare often still it has been form these feats is tremendous. exceptions which sound a warn-evoked by opportunity. The land Mr. Young's balancing ing against the too hasty ver White Man is naturally in- trusive. He is "not stopped by- powers must be extraordinary. dicts of contemporaries.
or as rivers Nevertheless, whenever Ne-barriers spch
He presses on till cessity is pleaded experience mountains. warrants a certain scepticism he either comes to the ocean or stumbles up against another
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A new versing of the History till the plea is examined. of Herodotus will be published Italy is vehemently pleading race strong enough to call a
Necessity дон to justify halt to his progress. this mouth.
Two Main Factors
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. country which he knows intimate ployed in justification is in fact materiais.
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It will have a commentary by her hugh military preparations A. W. Lawrence, the brother of against Abyssinia and her de Italy's particular urge for two Lawrence of Arabia, who has car-clared intention of establishing expansion is founded on ried out extensive excavations in effective Italian control over main factors: (1) her rapidly increasing population, (2) her Mycenae, Ur and Macedonia, that country.
The argument oftenest em- comparative poverty in
Consider to the weakest. That is the pleas
the population The commentary" will run
colonies of figures. In 1931 the Italian 170,000 words and will consist of that the Italian notes parallel to the text on each Eritrea and Somaliland are not census disclosed a population of safe while the Abyssinian 41,170,000. Last year it was "menage" remains When it estimated to be 43,000,000. The China Mail more than a statement, but a
was suggested in the House of Signor Mussolini reckons on it statement would enable us to
Commons that France and being 50,000,000 by 1950. He remove a critical spirit that the complete
Great Britain might jointly may be too optimistic. The Hong Kong, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1935. flourishes on
absence of information.
guarantee their safety in order Italian birth-rate is dropping, A plan that has been applied
to relieve Italian apprehensions, despite his earnest exhortations. results. "Of my two sons,” a business man Italy resented the suggestion as for its maintenance.
But the menace is 29.8 in 1925, 23.7 in 1933, and: 21.3 last year. That angurs- badly for conscripts, but well in the way of active participa-
Italy Left Ont on, and make the costs of
Far more respectable is the for the standard of living. Italy to other votes were even to a
preparation and training a And when you get out your last argument that Abyssinia, scent-has no stronger claim than any small extent applied to the big first charge on the contribution season's bathing suit you discovering the real nature of Italian other nation that room shall be
$1770 of gest vote of all-the
For instance when a Na-that moths start in at the botoxa, intentions has looked in other specially found for her expand- $4366,701 which is set aside tionalist Government came into
directions for counsel and sup-ing population. But her claim, for the Military Contribution power in South Africa with а
port. and has deliberately of course, is equal. In
The Closed Doors in last week's Briget.
strong feeling against a lump Take care of the pennies and the diverted Abyssinian trade into
Yet if the mouths are there,- making this suggestion we are contribution, it was agreed that dollars will take care of themselves. non-Italian channels.
challenging the obvious the local Government should be Don't take care of either and The Negus- not long ago how are they to be fed? The fact that Hong Kong needs responsible for the landward the Government will take care of granted certain small conces-old pre-war emigration outlets some protection, and that it is defence of Simon's Town and you fair that some contribution the principal ports. An efficient should be made.
Defence Contribution elsewhere with good real or stated in court recently, "one is an insulting. It was, of course. It was 315 before the war,
A great deal of vague dis- satisfaction might be avoided if the principles that are applied
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sions to Japan- Small conces-are virtually closed. The Unit- sions have a way of growing ed States have restricted what society "Did Mesa Bill get into Bat it is not Garrison Artillery was organiswhen he went to Chicago?
into big ones. Great Britain was once a broad river to a thin convincing to 3 determined ed, and all friction disappeared. "Sure," answered: Cactus Joe "He and France, as well as Italy, trickle grouser to say merely that the The money was used in a way has receipted hills to prove that he have no reason to welcome the France, sore troubled by an cost of the Chinese Squadron that could be appreciated by hired a dress suit for three different rays of the Rising Sun on "the unemployment problem that is
mountains of Rasselas " exceeds the sum contributed by the residents, and a big saving
new to her, no longer wants Hong. Kong The various on the Imperial expenditure was
In large measure Italy may Italian labourers to help to till heads of departments present made. Here we suggest that think you ought to give meals to all well have brought upon herself her fields and build her roads lan annual report in which they something of the sort could be the tramps when they call here. We whatever anti-Italian discrim- She now carefully excludes the
give details of how their vote done about aviation. The can't afford it
bination is shown at Addis strong hands which for many has been applied, and comment RAF prefer to have their own Mrs. G. "I know it-out you know Ababa. It is, however, resent-post-war years she welcomed.
Fascist Italy has done what on the progress or otherwise of zerodrome quite distinct from it is such a great satisfaction to meed the more because she feels their special work. The big- the civil drome; but there are ing fault with the cooking.”
to see a man eat a meal without find-that at bottom it is prompted she could to meet this problem gest amount of all, a reduction many ways in which one can
of by cultivating her own soil
j
Mr. Groucher: "Darling, I don't
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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Two cases of enteric fever and
by Abyssinian memories
in which would make it easy to help the other, both in peace when should the average com Adowa, which have bred a more intensively, and by re go on with improvements that and war, and as the Navy keeps poser stop writing popular songs" highly dangerous possibly even claiming not only the Poutine would benefit Hong Kong not a plane carrier here we may wonders a writer. Now,
a suicidal-contempt of Italian Marshes but other tracts im strength in untutored minds. Italy and Sicily which for cen only in its municipal activities prasume that Hong Kong is a but also in its function as an good air base. Imperial Air-
lain waste. The Menelik had, to deal with turies have advanced base. is paid over ways is on the point of begin-
Francesco Crispi; Haile Silssie Fascist regime has not shrunk without a word of comment.ning an experimental service
confronts Benito Mussolini. He from committing Italy to a 40- and on a system which penalises from Penang, and it is natural-
has behaved as though he re-year programme involving an
expenditure cognised no difference.
of 9,000,000,000 all attempts to improve our to suppose that assistance
lire No praise of that splen- finance or to undertake
Real Foundation new given to that service will be one of cerebrospinal fever were social services.
useful to the Royal Air Force reported to the Health Authorities
The real foundation, how did work can be pitched too in the 48 hours ended on Sunday. When
the Army Estimates in case of need. The more ex-
ever, of the Italian plea of high. It is a model to the were under discussion in the perience gained in local air
Necessity lies in the national world. The Entertainment Committee
Italy's Deniand Imperial Parliament. the vote conditions by British pilots the
Yet this will hardly do more- for new barracks in Hong Kong, better for the RA.F. or the of the Royal Artillery Sergeants urge for expansion. That this of which we do not seem to naval air forces if they are call-Mess, Gun Club Hill Barracks, is natural, Sir Samuel Hoare
Kowloon, are running a Whist frankly admitted in his recent than compensate for suspended have heard very much since, ed upon for scouting duty. Our Drive and Tombola in the Mess review of British foreign policy emigration, and Italy has near- was explained by the statement suggestion is that if the tax- that it was to provide for the payer was told that so much next Sunday, commencing at 8.30 Nor did he let fall the expres ly a million unemployed. She sion by a slip of the tongue in demands, therefore, the right removal of troops from Shang-had been spent on new barracks Pattle
an unguarded moment. Our to expand, and with it a place to expand in. But again, it hai to this station. They were and so much on facilities for stated to have been kept in aviation, he
may be remarked that Germany would pay with
might enter precisely the- Shanghai simply because there more cheerful goodwill.
same In conclusion, we are
plea was no accommodation for them
with equal force. while Japan here. As Hong Kong has been willing to leave this subject from Tsingtao She saluted the
country with 21 guns, and the The RMS Empress of Asia is not only entered the plea making her large contribution without repeating the sugges- for many years why has not a tion we have made before, that salute was returned by Blackhead due here from Manila on Thurs but has hacked her way into day morning, and will berth at China to carry her plans of portion of it been set apart for the deduction of 20 per cent.
the Kowloon Whart the provision of barracks here, from all revenue has a depress- which is apparently regarded ing effect which would be as the most suitable place? I avoided if a fixed sum payable Comrades Association will hold Rahmin Bux, aged 33, an In- the maintenance of order in in Hong Kong dollars were sub- their usual, fortnightly whist drive dian, was this morning cautioned Shanghai and other costs, such stituted.
and tombola in Wellington Bar-by Mr. QA A Macfadyen at the as upkeep of establishments
racks, in the open air, at 8:30 pm. Central Police Court for entering the Colony without a valid pass- Land buildings at Wei-Hai-Wei Among the passengers-booked next Monday.
port are all lumped together into in Europe to connect with the one account it would obviously BMS Empress of Canada from be dificult to estimate how Vancouver, due in Hong Kong on Kong Telegraph amateur photogra- Bemarking that it was a case the receipt of the following sub- mach is spent on Hong Kong September 27, are the following phic contest, now being held at the for civil action, Mr. WM. Thom-scriptions: and it is strategically correct Mrs. J. T. Scott, Miss BT Gloucester Hotel, top floor, Lieut son at the Kowloon Magistracy Hong Kong Fire In- to subordinate
sidera Nitschke
tions to general policy, but Miss there would not be any difficulty Moller,
in stating how much 4-1
actually been spent here in previous year, and how m if any, had been set aside. expenditure
The Japanese cruiser Tatsuta arrived in the Colony early this Street, second floor. The woman morning on a three-day cruise had been ill for some time.
Fort
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