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HON KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1920.
WOMEN AND PEELID SPEAKING
But it does not stop there. The other morning in the Park I saw a lovely girl baby with a nursemaid, and the child's eyes were outrageously kohled i Para CRISIS,
HOW TO MAKE GERMANY PA
FRANCE AND THE BRUSSELS ONFERENCE.
economic situation of Europe.
The very latest development of the New Woman movement is a School of Elden tion: It is about to be opened in the West End of London by Miss Marion Mo
Lord Atholitan, the Canadian newspaper Carthy, wife of a college Don, and sister of Miss Lillah McCarthy, the actress proprietor, who is Chairman of the Im The chief object in view is to train women perial Press Conference to be held at ars of public speaking and Ottawa in August, is in London in oun debating, so that they may equire nection with that important gathering themselves for electioneering work, He was entertained a luncheon by the branch of public activity in which Time, this week at Printing House square the sex are becoming remarkably efficient when a number of well-known people said schieved by Women desirous of entering the legal pro-agreeable things about the power and majority of one-voted for the Bill, fession are to be specially catered for: intiuence of the newspapers under British it to be hoped that the united States will make the annual Payment increase at
Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Anti-Dump ing and Protection of Special Industries Bill has been defeated in the House of Lords on the motion for the Second Road ing The result Waa
and against. The margin is a narrow une, but it is enough for the moment to satisfy our Free. Traders both in Parlia The Lords decir ment and the country. sion has not, however, finally disposed of the prospect of further anti-dumping pro- posals in the present session as some have fondly imagined. Mr. Bonar Law has promised, in reply to a direct challenge on the point that a Bil will be tabled later on
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so are ambitious would be lady M.P..
As regards the political women class, 1 bear that judging by the candidates for admission to the School of Elocution what they feed chiefly, is knowledge of political science and of affairs. It is all very well to learn how to declaim, in sonorous periods, but it is far more important so be able to talk sense. I suppose Miss Me- Carthy cannot undertake to teach her students that...
THE CAVENDISH 'MARRIAGE.
control as home and abroad.
To an interviewer Lord Atholstan stated that the chief question for discussion at the forthcoming Conference will be that of paper, the price of which has gone up literally by leaps and bounds." Dos you know," he said Canadian mills are now selling to the United States paper at 910 American dollars (£32 108. no present exchange) per ton." For comparison with this price it may be mentioned that the pre-war price of news-print averaged ⚫from £8 to 10 a toa ja
null so long as the whole of ber, available resources is liable to be seized each year, for the payment, of a debt which takes precedence of all others, and obviously surpasses the "present, capacities of the The Temp observes that the political debtor
It is therefore, necessary that and military questions in regard to Ger the Eeparations Commission should fix an nay with which the bun Bemo Conterence annual sum. How can it do that when it will have to dear, would be simplified it does not know the rate at which the re- digans could be found to improve the sources of Germany, will increase during The paper, the 30 years foreseen by the Treaty In therefore, welcomes the initiative taken by calculating at the present moment what the Louncil of the League of Nations in Germany ought to pay, is there not a risk ang nations for an international of making the calculation, much, too low Financial Conference at the end of May.
The purpose of the Conference being the impartial study of the existing economie conditions of the world, and not the adop tion of any immediate practical solution, will not refuse to take part, in an official or unofficial capacity, preferably the former. After pointing oot that the pre- eat economic crisis of murope results from the dificulty which all States, alike the victorious, too vanquished and the neutral, are experiencing in ascertaining their exset haancial position, the Temps pro- coeds
The answer is simple.. If it is necessary to fix now a minimum sum beneath which Germany's annual payments must not sink, there is nothing to prevent rates from being drawn up at the same time which
the rate at which the resources of Ger many increase.
The Temps concludes that France can ge to Brussels without, anxiety. The pro- gramme which safeguards her rights prin accord with the general interest.
THE COMMONPLACE, It is one of the paradoxes of existence that the man who is without vision thinks everything commonplace but himself. He finds his work a dull routine; leisure spelly.
uninteresting, only he himself, is blessed. with personality on individuality
the papers to the marriage of Lady publisher: £ to Lord Atholstan, American there is such a gap in all the private and boredom; people are either too vulgar or
Ultimately, everything depends on tho German indemnity. So long as that re mains entirely undetermined, both as to ita amount and the method of its payment,
public accounts of Europe that nobody can make any valuable forecast of the future. The Brussels Conference is bound, therefore, to occupy itself with the quee tion of reparations. But as soon as this inevitabis necessity is realized, two appre bensions make themselves felt.
Un the one hand, is is asked whether
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It is a curious, distemper of the sout It makes a man more sightless than the blind..
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A great deal of space has been given in
have of late bought in the Cand Dorothy Cavendish to Mr. Harold Mac dan mills to sach an extent that they Last year legislative proposals somewhat millan a few days ago; it was an extra havo practically soured control of these But wills; and they are now after other milis. similar in character to those rejected this ordinarily brilliant Society affair.
the real point of note was not the setting There has been an unprecedented boom. in week were introduced, but they were with of the picture with all the grandeur and advertising in the State. The demand for drawn in face of the storm that threatened embellishments that wealth and taste can publicity has been insatiable. The size of the Government from different sections of give command, but the simple fact that American papers has only been limited by: the Coalition. Now the Lords have blar this was the marringe of a duke's daughter mechanical capacity; and this enormous is fitting to study the question of repara- turns, the aposties of the commonplace can
to a publisher's son.
accession of business has enabled publishers Fifteen or swenty years ago this would to pay almost any price for paper, with vetovided, e bine days, wonder, and the inevitable result that prices have wquid have been acclaimed
to excite comment ....
sign soared.
conference where neutrals are
GERMAN NEED OF CREDITS,
And with this instinet for discovering
companying tyranny. Everywhere ona- the commonplace there is usually an ac
found.
They invade the realm of art; they legislate for human being"; they dominate the theatre; they call themselves advanced thinkers; and brand all others as seati mentalista.
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But can life be commonplace} As long
buman emotions humanity as long as spring succeeds-win- ter, as long. as: bla triumphs over death, Before you think it so, make sure that this world can never be commonplace. life is not reflecting your own mind.— Daily Express..
tions in sitting. It is, in fact, important that the el the role of executioner in their own
Reparations Commission should conserve way by dumping the Bill back on Lord
intact all the powers which is derives from Balfour and bis friends, including the that caste distinctions were disappearing. AT OF THE FUTURE?
the Treaty, It alone is contpetent to fix Lord Chancellor, who is better known to To-day nobody notices the fact. It fai
It is bad enough to have American mil. both the debt of Germany and the methods The marriage fame as the versatile Mr. F. E. Smith.
lionaire newspaper proprietors putting up of its payment. But it is not a question accepted by the most exclusive of Yay It certainly required some amount of fair's high-born dames as an ovens quite prices against the world, as it were, but of infringing the prerogatives of the Com- Like there is an even more serious aspect of mission which would produce a veritable the ordinary course of things. courage to introduce a Bill of this descrip- there more exalted marriage of Princess the question. Lord Atholitan, who is in chaos and compromiso immediately the tion just at present. The crying seed of Patricia to Commander. Ramsay, these a position to know the actual facts so work of economic restoration which should the country is not to keep out goods, but things are a certain indication of the far as Canada and the United States are be the object of the Conference On the to foster the freedom of trade in all direc-way some age-long ideas have changed in concerned, states that the supply of wood contrary, it is a question of realizing the recent times, and also the direction in for palpis within measurable distance of accessary conditions for giving practical
exhaustion. tions and in every possible way. Years which the current is setting.
It cannot be very long. he effect to the decisions taken by the Com-
According to a telegram from Prague, in says, before a new kind of material for mission.
the elections in Czecho-Slovakia held on must elapse before there is the, remolcat"] THE PAINTED BABY.-
paper making will have to be discovered.
Germany cannot pay without working. April 18th, the figures for the Prague possibility of the Jumping of German or A friend just returned from China after He strongly advices British newspaper any other country's products hore, be years of absence tolls me be was sur- publishers to send representatives to She cannot work without credit. She can electoral area show that tho-Social Demo- endae for years they will scarcely be in prised to see the craze for paint and Canada to investigate the situation, be not procure credit without a general crate obtained 222,000 votes and 13 man- a position to satisfy the needs of their powder among women and girls in Lon-cause, if action is taken at once, there: agreement with which the neutrals must dates, the Czecho-Slovak. Socialists with own stricken populations and well enough don. Living here I suppose one forgets in still time to save the situation for Bri- be associated. It is, moreover, the interest 166,000 votes and eight mandates being
of the neutrals to be parties to this
second; the National Democrats, Dr. abrond as well to keep the exchange about it. One gets used to almost any tish newspapers." going. The Tariff Reform champions departure.
I have dealt with this subject at some ment, for they are themselves creditors Kramarah's party, obtained 150.000 votes realised this; and they made no pretence But it is quite true the sex, from the length, not only because this important and clients of Germany, and need to and seven mandates, and the Agrarians international 127,000 votes and six mandates Among of demanding protection againat present irresponsible flapper to the lady of un- pronouncement by Lord Athoistan confirms participate in the only
s the former Prime Minister, Tusati. ills which do not exist, but were merely certain age, is in the fashion in this what & wrote recently about paper prices agreement that will enable Germany to those elected are the Prime Minister, M. concerned about possible conditions some respect. There is no concealment, either. and shortage of supply here, but also in recover her solvency and prosperity.
Another objection on grounds of prin- Dr. Kramarzh. Dr. Beres, the Minister years ahead.
In a theatre where there used to be a flut-order to emphasise the fact that a world But this was quite too much for the tering of fans to employ a phrase dear to shortage of pulp for paper-making exists. ciple is raised. It is said that if the for Foreign Affairs who beaded the list of House of Lords, probably, because as the the Mid-Victorias novelist one now bears Newpapers are admittedly an essential Brussels, Conference seeks to re-establish the Czecho-Slovak Socialist Purty, is elect Daily News puts it, there has been a clicking of vanity bags being un-service in the life of every arvilised com. international credit, it will naturally beed with all the ather Ministers, much as M nothing like this proposal since the White fastened, and may see the inspiring and munity-to-day, and the paper famine led to ask that the payments, which Ger- Svetila, Minister of Interior M. Haber Queen wept at the prospect of pricking artistic dexterity with which Daughters of which is threatened. is bound vitally to many is to make each year shall be fired man, Minister of Education Dr. Franke her finger the day after to-morrow," Eve powder their noses.
affect every part of the world.-H.B. •immediately. The credit of Germany is Minister of Railways, and D Winter-
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