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ing, Dr. Goebbels and Dr. Schacht have all made open-de- mands, and it only remained for Herr Hitler on Saturday to ex- press similar sentiments in more emphatic terms. He declares frankly that Germany must ex- pand or explode, and adds that he is interested not in territory as territory, but only in colomes Hong Kong, Monday, February 1, 1937 filched from Germany on some
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"hollow pretext.”. Here lies the crux of the whole address from Britain's standpoint. It is plain that some serious thinking will have to be done.
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It would be almost akin to casting aspersions upon the powers of observation of the average reader to draw atten- This Crooning
tion here to the drastic changes
in the format of the “Chima The crooner, who first appear Mail that have been put into ed m our midst several-
years effect to-day. They are obvious ago, is still, alas, with us, a
and and compelling. There has been whether he is to be ranked as a complete readjustment of ap entertainment is a question we proach to production problems, continue to ask ourselves when in the belief that the smaller he is heard over the wireless or page lends itself to a greater on the films. A B.B.C. official variability of treatment, while now openly confesses that he readers will find that a deeper doubts the enjoyment these gen- emphasis, where possible, is laid tlemen, who seem to multiply upon the presentation of popu-every year, give to the general. lar features and upon pictures. public. The vast mass of radio listeners, we feel sure, have no In a sense, the change may be hesitation in saying that croon- regarded as an experiment. The ers not only do not entertain, new "China Mail”” —– for we may but are a disagreeable and caco- call it new for our present pur phonous pest. If they served poses, despite its 92 years of any useful purpose there would existence represents an ad- be some excuse for keeping them venture into journalistic realms in action. But they do not. not previously explored in Hong They do not make dancing any Kong in quite the same way easier and they add nothing to That implies the need for care whatever musical appeal jazz ful study, for adjustments here music possesses. - Apparently and there as experience is gain there are only two nations, Bri ed. Nevertheless, we believe we tain and the United States, that can claim that our principal ob-nightly settle down to alleged jectives have been gained, and vocalists caterwauling through we believe that the advantages their noses. derived will be widely under-
stood and appreciated.
New standards have been the Bibles In School aim and will continue to be the aim
Hitler's Speech
The full Hitler's cannot
Schoolmasters in Britain are discussing a proposal to exclude the Bible from their classrooms, a strange nachronism for the year 1936 Though the mass of English people are not very de vout, they are surely not in favour of excluding religion
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