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FOLLOWING in the wake of to day's "Independence" celebration in America, the news dispatches will in all probability devote numerous lines to those killed, maimed and disfigured while engaged in the quaint custom of playing with fire- works, not to mention the motor- car accidents, the people drowned and other various tragedies occa- sioned by this day of days in America. Quite a costly price to pay for one day's celebration or is
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The curious relations between the British Government and Mexico have occupied a great deal more attention during re- cent weeks in the United States
"Dust is as dangerous as gun- than they have in England. Fôr powder. If fine particles are distri- one thing, Mexico is a next-door buted in air in certain proportions neighbour, and Mexican anarchy and touched by a spark, they will is something to be feared; for ignite spontaneously and cause a another, the Americans are not blast which has, at times, wrecked without a sense of humour. factories."
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The boom now being enjoy- ed by the aircraft manufactru- ing industry is one of the "bright spots in the world's
economic picture."Shanghai's. Ching Press
When the British Government Peiping “guerillas" might take preached a lofty sermon to notice! Mexico on its "attitude towards Government indebtedness gen erally" and complained because of four months delay in the pay- ment of a debt instalment of £20,000 American comment was ironical; it was pointed out that a British Government that can go debt-collecting with a big stick for £20,000 evades paying any- thing of the £1,000,000,000 she owes the United States. The sequel is the unofficial sugges- tion, which the New York cor- respondent of the "Manchester Guardian" reports is being wide- ly advanced in the United States, that the war debt should be
brought in to settle the British
The terms “booms” and “air- craft" should conjure up visions anything but bright in the minds of Shanghailanders.
LAMENTATIONS:
"Since I became an eligible quarrel with Mexico. Why, it is
bachelor many women from 15 ingeniously asked, should not the
to 70 have been simply insist- United States transfer some of
ing that they bless me with the war debt to Mexico and let
another marriage. I may have the British Government be for-
to marry again to get peace- given an amount corresponding
Ely Culbertson, bridge expert. to that which the British oil
Somehow or other, we can't seem companies are claiming from to work up much of a spirit of sym- Mexico? Of course, money would pathy at the dilemma of Mr. Cul- have to pass somewhere, but it bertson, Maybe it is just because would be the British Government we are not interested in bridge.. that would have to compensate
T.C.G. the British oil companies for the
Mexican expropriation of their tion in Mexico and of the cold properties. The idea is full of attitude of Washington towards poetic malice, but it is hard to the British overtures for a com- assert that the British Govern- mon coercive policy the less wise ment by the tone of its behaviour does the British line seem. Or towards Mexico has not invited perhaps the suspicious are right such a cruel rejoinder. Indeed, when they fear that the Govern- the more that is known about ment seeks a Francofied Mexico the dangers of the internal as well as a Francoffed Spain.