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WHAT DO WE EXPECT
OF
GERMANY?
By Francis Brague
resist one side, it is enough to
more
n
this
can say
Hong Kong's educational needs and problems have been much in the public, eya recently. Here ANN TEMPLE writes of conditionsgin Britair.
CHILDREN WITH
NO CHANCE
jour young post-war generation is Focus on Failures
being sacrificed to the Moloch of confusion and
I have not space to enumerato frustration. We have put through a revolu- a host of other anomalies. Enough tionary
Education
ucation Act which that we have staring 113
for
As
put.
the
ful, imaginative, quick-action ex- pedient?
The
The passiveness of the German 1ance of Europe, As much as the sing Business Manager: W. H. Nolloth people towards the
demolished. Their stones Occupation Germons sway towards the Com-will be used to construct barracks authorities has probably surprised munism of the East, so much for refugees. The principal face from parents muxions about their ment are ready
I have been receiving letters extra teachers, adequate equip Telephones:
most people. The legend of the will Europe lean with them in taries have beer nationalised. children's "chance" in education aggravates crippling handicaps to
it retains and * 2435 werewolf did not last more than that direction rather than turn One-party rule (tour lines)
has changed his for some time. few
weeks after Germany was
both teachers and pupils. to the liberalism of the West. 4 name, but it is still here is bo- Now, as the term-end nears, the Invaded. And only the sensa
The us examine, first, in what fure. The Gernian people show numbers of these Let
Emergency Training. Bubscription Rates:
Tollers tional newspapers ever referred
are Scheme for teachers was a bril- Communtera can attract no reaction. They are used to mounting. The anxiety is mount-liant Improvisation, but in prae- to it. It now appears that the them. In Germany there H.K.$18.000
are these measures. They are not ing too. werewoll never existed. .or. at severnl elements which, when shocked by them. To sum up, I am writing this article out of ment, is is bringing into the pro- tice, owing to ill and hasty judg- H.K.338.00 least, never showed itself serious mixed together, make this pro- they would be ready to accept
ly. No people have ever been blem
of my complicated
with fession large numbers of men and sympathy than Communism, if Communism was parents and my almost despairing women anything but
my deep H.K.$72.00 more docile, mare cringing, on ever, Its two essential aspects not brought by the Russians.
fitted for realisation that the education of their nationally important work. the surface, than the Germans
are the Communist uspect and Hates Russians during the past three years, the Russian aspect.
It must be ́ realised that, the
No Change!
The German does not hate Karl war now being over and the pos-
Marx, who was a German-Jew, xibility being there to establish
There is no doubt that the Thaelmann, or Lenin, He hates relations between peoples on
Hitlerlan regime has facilitated the Russian, the hereditary enemy batis other thar theft and mur- the rise of Communism. In iife of 1,000 years of fighting on the gives equality of opportunity to face an accumulation of failures Since the Immigration De-der, armed resistance and sabotage Soviet zone, people do not; ser a castern border. It is The Slova ali. But between
ween the Plan and that make the shortcomings of the partment regards itself
Usluve no more reason to exist. On greal difference between past and upon whom the German looks the Practice we are finding ob- old system, bad as they were, immune to criticism and free the other hand, the Germans, present; same methods, used very contemptuously. He thinks him-stacles that not only block the seem preferable.
Inspire often by the same men, same self superior to him, the Slav paths to the benefits of the new And look where you will for of any requirement to give after having wished to
advantages, same inconveniences, whom he has often vanquished--- Act but which deprive tens of an answer to your problemsto reasons for its actions, the error, now instinctively try to
Inspire pity.—Emily, nolther-an- and, our could almost say, same but never conquered and
who
thousands of children, even of the the Ministry, the county councils, protest of the "Far Eastern mininistrative frame nor political log and same alms, On always remains п disquieting opportunities that were open to the other local authorities, you Economic Review" against lenders, nor a spiritual force hos March 17 last. Herr Fritz neighbour. The Itussion answers them under the old system.
are met with evasion. 11 replace collapsed
Socialist-Communist Bur- Just Lang. the exclusion of eight Syrian come along to
This is disastrous, In no as- sur lust
checkmate 11,5 spontaneously 10
everywhere. Comelster
this peet of our national life can the nuzitsm. To resist openly ander
of Brandenburg, de- comeister merchants will probably suffer these conditions would be almost claredat meting of
de racial hatred. The harshness He
The insuperable difficulty in the of all such com- inconceivable. the fate
former with which they treated the oc- fruiting down of standards and lack of accommodation. And there Put. If one looks uzl party, for whom the Soviets
"non-active" members of the cupled German population will opportunity be so dangerous as in seems to be no remedy in view plaints of the Department's more closely,
for years and years. one realises that, party
leave deep scars on the Germans that of education.
Any Idea heavy-handed methods. In under their apparent submissive- had decided to spare the ignominy mind. As a result, the atmo- The placating excuse of "tem-of putting up temporary build-
ings de-nazification: "I prefer the sphere of the relations between porary cannot be accepted. short, it will
ruled their of
A robot be blandlyness, the Germans resist in
way. Circumstances and their smoil Nazis to the anti-Fascists, Russian and German a singularly well put up explanations for the bureaucrsey crushes back enter- ignored. In the past twelve tuteness created this paradox: who are hostile to the unity attacking in warmth.
absence of the lower rung of a prise. Ask any schoolmaster. months, we have ourselves
Germany and favourable to German Communists, nearly ladder which is sound at the top. The Challenge drawn attention to several collaborate with the other. When western *Imperiallats. I need all of whom were trained in the It is on the quality of education Is there anywhere specific cases of pettiness and German collaborates with the 6,000 of you for our work of re- U.S.S.R. and who are looked upon wow that the hopes of a decent will come forward with here whe
Russians, be resists, ipso facto, Injustice, including one in the Americans. And vice versa, have committed na
icto, construction.
I think that you by the population, purely and future enn be based.
crime; you simply, as agents of Moscow, The bulk of the Inquiries 1 re- stance of a blank refusal to One has very etten heard that nove just been imbeciles."
readily sense drawbacks and, as ceive from parents are concerned
It would take courage. permit a temporary resident the Germans have tried to in- In engaging hir 6.000 "inn result, they abatam from taking with the transit of the 11-year principles of the Act are good of Macao to land in Hongense the tension which exists beciles" for Communist reton- the Initiative, leaving this res-old from the Primary to the
between the
principles. two chief struction work, Herr Fritz Lang ponsibility to the Russians them- Secondary School. Kong in order to liquidate cupying Powers und, conscious uttered words
The aims are truly that his former relves.
democratic. "My son, .an
All three political intelligent la'd his business or to get trans- or not. have played the role Fuchrer would not have dis- Thus,
Communist propaganda with an obvious bent towards his cry halt would look like going parties are committed to it. Το port to India. The case of fot true provocatos.
avowed.
clashes with German hatred for father's profession, has failed by back on the promises given. the Syrian merchants, there- Eastern Menace
Such
are the reports which are the Russians. In the Soviet zone, a very narrow margin to pass fore, will occasion
driving from
Would that we could have the the Soviet zone. this hatred shows itselt prudent-the In receiving an American gen- The frame of the old Prussian ty, but in western Germany It ex-Grammar School,"
qualifying exam. the speed of from-rage-to-riches ap- prise: it just happens to be eral in Munich. Dr Eherd, Min-society
has bren destroyed. plodes openly. Who
plied to from-ignorance_to-know- typical of the spirit which tier President of Bavaria, de Junkers have disappeared and which will win the political
Focus on Anxiety. ledge appears to guide local off-clared recently: "It we are with their land has been distributed, propaganda or the racial hatred? Or another: "My very keen, cialdom in dealing with for-you, you will be able to face then Saxony, 1,809 castles are be-|—Agence France-Presse.
hard-working little daughter has eastern menace." At the same eigners (unless they happen time, Dr. Pieck, one of the lead-
passed her exam, but there is no to possess American citizen-ers of the Congress of the Peo-
place for her in the other school." ship papers).
my son to lose the oppor But because ple, backed by the Soviets, an-
tunity
of a university career? experience has taught us to nounced in Berlin "We want o
Must I make big sherlices to pay expect these things, there is foreign capitalism will have no
Government centralised
ament where
the heavy feca of u private school?" HONG KONG no reason to accept them role to
to play."
Moreover, it was with resignation. The Syriana German newspaper, the AIRWAYS 'expulsion decision--refusal, "Taeglische Rundschau," which that is, to grant an exten-Arst suggested the departure of the western occupying Powers sion of their permit to stay from Berlin. The Control Coun-
London, July 28. in the Colony-is a
Because of parents.
Mr. Ernest Bevin; the Foreign parti-il, this newspaper also declared,
desperate inadequacy in the Secretary, said today that the cularly bad example as all was of no more use and should eight are men of some sub-be replaced by a centralised Ger- it appears that 98 por cont of the people supply of teachers, schools, and Government would continue to equipment parents are finding give full support to British stance, keen men of business, this proposal nie with Russian government. Insofar as
queried are of the opinion that the Western that the new scheme can debar companies in Burma' which and at least one had the in- ideas, revealed a few days later
powers are entitled to stay in Berlin.
their children from the fuller and were expropriated on June 1 Out of this number 58 per | United States were more desirous
wider tention, given the opportun- on the same subject, this Ger-
education they may wish and to other British Interests them to receive. Journal ity, of making a large invest- man
in Burmo. own well-being was collaborating cent were of the opinion that to ensure their with the Soviet occupation au the presence of the Western than that of the population of the on the Elementary side the In-tinuing in Bangeon between the
Under Ute old system we had
Discussions, he said, were con- ment in the colony by a new tnorities. But was it not resist- Powers was necessary as they Western sectors of Berlin. enterprise in the industrial ing the three others?"
On the prospect of war, 82 per Junior (7 to 10), and the Senior fant School (ages 5 to 7), the protected the city and had to
Burmese Government and the line. A year ago, prosperpus Towards Whom do the Ge- keep their pledge.
cent of those polled now consider (10 to 14).
expropriated companies. All free. But avoll- Sir Hong Kong could possibly mans Extend the'r Sympathies? Aamailer percentage of Ber-war ne table as against 42 able were the Secondary Schools, had asked what was being done Ralph Glyn, Conservative, have afforded to discourage upon which will depend the bal-
This is one of the questions liners believed that the Western Agence France-Presse.
percent in August last year.prov
providing for free places and fee to safeguard the investment of the development of
powers stayed to save the prestige
poyers, giving a broad education £100,000,000 of British capital business activities, commer-
and prevent the spread of Com-
under graduate staffing. There sun
sunk in Burma as well as the munism to Germany and Europe. cial or industrial.
were also the,grant-aided Gram-further Today
£100,000,000 advanced On July 20, 8 percent of the
mar Schools and when if the slump is not yet
the Public under the terms of the people were of the opinion that
Schools.
Anglo- Burmese alarming, the business reces-
in a reconstruc- the Americans would
treaty stay In
Now we have the arbitrary tion loan--- sion is being widely felt, it
Euriin as long as they would stay
Mr. Bevin said that the post- In the rest of Germany as against seems shortsighted indeed to
opinion on 74 percent of this.
commercial drive finance-capital out of
July 5. Hong Kong for no better.
Concerning the air supply of reason than that the power
the German caplini, 84 precent of to do so is placed in the
the people queried in the Western sectors were of the opinion that hands of a Department which
un air bridge would be cumielent appears to pride itself in out-
The treaty provided not for to ensure the present rations. Five
See how the plan is working any further loans to-Burma, he Molotoving Molotov in nega- Japan's big three daily papers, rercent of the Berliners favour-been recovered from an Ameri-out in practice. Take the divi-said, but for the waiving of the tivity. It is suggested that commenting on Chinese mis-ed the breaking of the Soviet can B-29 Superfortress which sion of Secondary into Modern, recovery of a part of the
crashed in shallow water one of the men
trust of Japan, hinted today
a Technical, and Grammar Schools, due to the British Government 25 percent belleved In the mile off Aden, in Southern its aim being to provide the type from Burma and for repayment has taken an
that some anti-Japanese quar- oficiency of the air supply in the Arabia, last night, with 17 or of education best suited to the of the balance, Interest in Macao gold dealings. Sup-
ters in China were at present winter months, 52 percent doubt-18 United States Air Force child's aptitudes, Excellent. But The amount due for repayment posing that to be true, it does misjudging Japan in the same ed it. 80 percent belleved the air men aboard.
happens in fact?
had not beeh exactly determined, not justify a blanket treat- manner Japan formerly mis-bridge had strengthened the pres-
There was only one survivor.
Modern he said, but it proportion of
was 'in All the others are presumed dead. Schools is overwhelming. In one neighbourhood of £30,000,000, ment of all persons of the judged China. same nationality:
There was (pre-Pacific war) ever, were of the opinion that the bodies is continuing. The sole three. Modern gear 50. This is
A search for the rest of the county-Technical one, Grammar Reuter nor were in Japan's view a basic idea that it shown that all of them China was steadily pursuing a
surviver, whose name was given near reduction to one-type
educa had dabbled in it would the sourse of antagonising Japan,
us Gusterson, was picked from a tion. Something near the old decision necessarily be agreed blunder as a result of associating committed n colostel
raft after being in the men for a whole conception of the Act.
tary level. It defeats the Elementary hour when shermen saw his torch signals from the shore,
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Tokyo, July 29. Mainichi, onc
all moves in China with that fun-
crisis without abandoning hopes
of
us
GALLUP POLL OF BERLINERS
Berlin, July 29.
Following a Gallup poll carried out in Berlin by tho Information Services of the American
IB
"Is my daughter to stay in a school with
this limited curri- } culum for the rest of her school
career?"
Military Government between July 19 and 21, questions focus the an-
blockade by force.
tige of the Western Allies.
The majority of Berliners, how-
CHEN LI-FU IN BRITAIN
London, July 28.
turn Com- Chen declared
B-29 Took Sudden Dive
Aden, July 28. Five bodies had by tonight
·
divisio
to
at
British Capital In Burma
of Primary Schools (five) 11) and Secondary (11 on- tion of British wards). All free. The old type terests in Burma was dealt with Grammar School has disappeared, in Articles 7 and 8 of the treaty The Private Schools, forced to with Burma of October, 1947. charge heavy fees, are for the On the general question, he had privileged.
nothing to add to his previous statement in June,
The
In Practice
Excellent is the change-over
Is hospital suffering from shock trom the examination test to that and slight facial lajurios, he said of the school record. But what
the plane suddenly noso-dived hes happened? The record
CRANK TO BE TRIED
New Haven, Connecticut,
July 28.
Stephen J. Supina, the *
sum
the
#Um
as the right one, It is easy to talk of parasites on the damental concept. community' but there is no "Chinn strove to save the evidence of that On the ter peace even when Japan's in- The Deputy Chairman of the into the sea from about 300 feet. scheme is applied only here and advocate who bombed the Unit- contrary, the "Economic Re-vasion was at issue, because she Legislative. Yuan, Dr. Chen L-There was no fire.
or explosion there. The qualifying examina- view" protest points to the adhered to a policy of peace and fu, arrived at Southampton to-before the crash,
tion is sull mainly operative. With ed Nations headquarters, was. reverse and identifies one of morality, we take it. Advocates day aboard the Mauretania that set out from Tucson, Arizona, of 11 the entire
The B-20 was one of the three the result that at the tender age thorities today for trial on
turned over to New York the men concerned
of a strong polley toward China
career of the | as the in Japan, however, did not con- from the United States.
on a round-the-world fight--the child may agent in Hong Kong of 18 sider the matter
During his sojourn in Britalo, first one to be attempted by failure.
charge of malicious mischief. in that light.
depend on Dans or United States firms, and an-thought.
China's diplomacy of peace, they Dr. Chen hopes to have talks
In ordering the former Army with Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Bri-
Superforts. was a camouflage to
The raising of the School Age?
filer extradited, Judge Domenic other as prominently con- earn time.
The other two planes have re- A magnificent reform. But gate Court said he had read "the re- and
fun-tish Foreign Secretary, and other turned to Aden and will remain what has happened? Rushed into
Celotto of the New Haven that its nected with importing and damentals were opposition to political leaders. exporting in the Far East Japan Such dogmatic view "Chine will
until an enquiry is held-Reuter. operation before-new class-rooms, and expressed hope it would be markable record of this man" not brought irreparable har for many years before. the Japan and others.
to munistie Dr.
after his arrival." war. Mr. Bevin has time "We do not say that some He added: "Nevertheless, Comi- and again insisted upon mea-quarters in China are repeating munism now consultutes China's
the mistake sures for facilitating move But if there is major premise in 25 years."--Agence France-Presse, made by Japan. greatest danger during the post ments between countries by their reasoning that a revival of relaxation of passport rJapan,we need: hardly say it is 'militarison is being prepared in gulations, and the Foreign unjustifiable Office has already made "A democratie revolution can- valuable improvements alone, not be made to-bear fruit in a that line. Here in Hong easy thing for Japan to regain single day. It will not be ди Kong, swamped with Chin-international trust; United ese, who can proceed in and Press. out at their own will, clut-
the
TITO ACCUSES
SIAMESE BAN ON
ALIEN POLITICS
soon
•
taken into consideration, by the New York courts,
ho
Mr. Celotte's order camo after fller's lawyer said a phychiatrist had found. Supina mentally competent to understand. legal proceedings. Associated Preps
BEVIN, ACCUSES BULGARIA
Bangkok, July 28. Political activity by Chinese societies in Siam, whe- Lake.Success, July 28.
Ether officially registered or not, is illegal. The Yugoslav Government to- This warning was given to Chinesa Youth Movement and the lay accused the authorities in day by Nai Prosit Choopinit, Kuomintang Party has given In- Anglo-American zone of Assistant Secretary of the Instructions for all members to Trieste of attempting to incor- terior.
London, July 28. report at the nearest branches as tering up the city with des-cers who appear to be en- porafe their territory Into Italy titutes, and squatters,
as possible. Do not regnest Bovin,
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. it is dowed with cloak and and asked the Security Council Nal Prusit branded recent nounce your rights."
today accused still felt necessary to offend dagger mentality. The sooner to inquire into the matter. Chingan newspaper announcement Nai Pravit said that an investi. Bulgaria of disregarding the foreigners by sticking to the such Departments are scrap-and British authorities of viola-Youth Movement hore
They accused the United States calling for a union of the Chinese gation is being, made as to the peace treaty it had signed by harsh code of an out-worn or ped, together with all such tions of the Italian peace treaty. Kuomintang Party a contraven added, however,
with the origin of the announcement. He wiping out the Opposition.
that
He told the House of Com- dinance which was never de petty restrictions surviving-Router.
Action tion of Siamese sovereignty." against the publlahar of the nows mons" must agree that signed for the purpose of the emergency of war, the
"Such activity is against inter paper was not contemplated..."
Opposition in Bulgaria have been preventing the free move sooner shall we haston, the
national law and against the spirit
if the Com- of the Bino-Biamose Trealy ment of respectable citizens day when we can with relief
The Inolt Ambassadores to Amily!! Not Prasit said,
of societies are illegal and that re- munist". Party. of any nationality and to and truth use
gistered societies become illegal here, the life of, many of the that blessed Soviet Russia, Mrs. Goldie Meyer The announcement, which was when they engaged within the members on tay sida ht the entrust the, carrying out of word 'normal' in regard to son, is to stay in Palestine for carried in the sewspaper Chore realm of Glam in the poilies of House would probably be shorter. its arbitrary powers to offi- the Colony's life,
some time before taking up her Tan Yee Pao, bald: The argan their post in Moscow Associated Pran. cor of the union between the Press,⠀
own country."- Untied than thong on the other side,
United Press,"
Halfa, July 20
the
Ho repeated that all secret wiped but, could got", "power