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ANGLO FRENCH THE POSITION OF EUROPEANS IN INDIA.
RUGGER RUPTURE.
CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE!
ANALYSED.
Monsieur Desyrange the Editor- i the great French sporting paper, Puto giver in the Londo Morning Fuat, the exact position of the game in France. In this article he tells of the efforts which a body <f the big clubs are making to bring back to the game in France the fine amateur spirit, so that the cordial relationship between the countries can be resumed.
Our readers are not unaware of the fact that on the day after the France vermut Wales nutch; the Rugby Union Uroke off relations with the French Rugby Federation, and that this rupture bevame efter tire as from April 0, after the match of France, with England,
The French Rugby Federation is under the direction of people who who are socially in the worst yes sible position to understand the true spirit of this splendid game They began by failing to grasp the fact that this game can only be played by a certain class of people we do not say the aristocracy that it demande entire disinterested ness, absolute amateurism, disre gard of all money matters, the necessity of not being obliged to neglect one's work, and that, above all, it calls for a perfect fairness as d'a love of the game for its own, sake
"י
Where the Blame Resta
The French directors, through their non-comprehension of the trae spirit of Rugby, have allowed French Rugby to fall into a deplor
"NO REAL DOUBT AS TO FUTURE," SAYS PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATIÓN OF INDIA,
MOHAMMEDANS MUST BE REASSURED.
An impurtant statement on the enormous interests which they re- position in India and on the atti-present." tude of the European community
11
Spenking of the Mohammedans was made to a representative of Mr. Villiers remarked that there the Daily Telegraph by Mr. existed mongst them a firm con- Villiers, President of the European viation that the British Govern-
stociation of India.
ment had been "Hindroised,” na The association, the only official | well as a deep feeling of resent- organisation of the non-officialment at the effort which, in their European community in India, is working in the closest co-operation with the chambers of commerce and with the European group in Delhi.
view, was made to make them give up what was the very feblood of their social, religious, and political existence--the principla of commun. at electorates.
"No effort should be spared,”. declared. Mr. Villiers, and no
"Peuple in London," Mr: Villiers said, "seem to have formed n totally erroneous and very danger opportunity be missed of rensaur. ous and misleading opinion, both asing them on both thes, points. The to Gandhi personally, as to the position of the Congress delegates in the forthcoming', reassembly of the Round Table Conference, as wall as to the position of the Cod gress ri-i-via India.
There seems to be à general impression here to regard Gandhi as a saint, who, magnanimously allowing bygones to un bygones, is coming to London to settle the future constitution of India, directly with the Prime Minister. Gandhi may or may not be a saint-but make no mistake about this-it is not as a saint, but as a politician, that he is coming to England.
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Mohammedans are a deeply loyal section of India, who teel that they have the sims rights or the Hindoes in the future government of the country, and they are not going to see themselves legislated out of those rights.
"Indeed, unless the announce- ment of the resumption of the Con forence is so worded as to cloar up these misapprehensionė, I abould not be in the least surprised to see the Mohammedans and others re- fusing further to participate."
Asked his opinion on the prin ciples which had been decided upon at the Round Table Conference, Capturing British Trade.
Mr. Villiers said: Generally "He comes as a politician with speaking, the members of the Euro- pean Association are staunchly be very well-defined programme, which embraces, mongst other hind their delegates in all that they things, the intention of freeing "greed to. It is true that they India in the very near future from would have preferred the principle First and foremost came the ques-all effective British control; of of an irremovable executive, but tion of the financial benefits to be maintaining the economic control of they realise that in the circumstan- gained through the extension of the India, where, in fact, it has heen ees their delegates had no option practice of Rugby, and this led to during the past decade-in the but to agree. the double evil that they subhands of the Bombny and Ahmeda-
"Moreover, the somewhat unlook- ordinated all to the necessity of had millowners; and of so moulded for, though very much hoped making money, and got the iden
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Hong Kong will suffer a great loss when Mr, Harry Ore, the well- known pianist, leaves the Colony
that the more Rugby players, there country as shall enable certain In. into the proposed fede: ation made for Manila at the end of this)
were in France, the more profitable would be the results for the
Fitleration.
dians to expropriate wins they fear their inability to acquire by fair trading competition-Beitiah trade,
*** The Round Table Conference can only be resumed for the por-
The Congress, as well as certain people over here, seem to think that iis advent at the Round Table will have the effect of wiping out what was previously decided. Surely, unless the Conference as a whole
cisions, this net be. decides to reconsider previous de
for,
no
less than vast difference, British Not Hated.
*What we now wast is that the autonomisation of the Provinces should be proceeded with as soon as possibla
month. He is an accomplished music teacher, and has been the leading spirit in all the musical enterprises of the Colony.
Yesterday at the Helena May Institute he gave his farewell con- cert, which was most enjoyabic and very well attended.
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TRAFFIC NORMAL DESPITE THE DEPRESSION.
PASSENGERS report
IMPROVEMENTS.
Harbin, April -As is usual at this time of the year the number of passengers passing through Har bin to Europe is increasing with every train, each rain now carry- ing 30 to 40 foreigners from differ- “India,” added Mr. Villiers,
ent parts of China and Japan, all "does not hate the British. That has been one of the marked, fon-
xoing home for their summer holi- Four of Mr. Ore's pupils, Misses | days.. tures of the past eighteen months; Marie Alves, Doreen Ma, Daisy Ma Notwithstanding the general econ- her quarrel is with the Govern-and Mr. Antonio Tubine were the omic lepression the figures for this ment. And although from time to first to perform. They all played season are so far not less than those time there have been sporadie very well, especially Miss Daisy of Inst year and is evident that manifestations of anti British feel-Ma, who was called upon for an
the passenger traffic will be again ing, this has been purely the re-
encore, which, unfortunately, she good. Curiously enough there are "Why, becaus
one of two newsult of an artificially worked up did not give. delegates arrive upon the scene, hymn of hate,"
also more, passengers than usual should it be held that their bolated
The Hong Kong trio, Messrs. H. travelling from the west to the cast advent shall override all the work
Ore, F. Gonzales, and L. Szente for this season of the year, the last that has already been done ???
played Arensky's "Trio in D. three trains bringing from 20 to 30 Minor." The third movement, foreigners who in almost all cast, « The Elegy," was particularly went straight ou south. Since through cars from Manchulj to beautifully rendered,
Their second lies in the fact that they held out the Championship to their players as the sole goal for their efforts, because the Champion.pose of carrying on the work where
it was left. | ship brought in huge profits. It is not necessary to explain the danger of a Championship to English readers, for the Rugby Union has suppressed it. But in France, it produced the inevitable con sequences. It monopolised the care: arid ambitions of the young Rugby | players of France. French players, neglecting their work, began to travel all over the country in order to compete for the Cham pionship. Clubs were no longer in terested in anything but the pos
·sible proceeds of the Championship, And it was not ong before all the signs of professionalism wero evident.
Since it had become of the utmost importance for slabs to win the Championship, it became essential for them to have the best players. I order obtain these, it was necessary either to pay them or to take them away from the smaller elabs where they had been trained, To get them, it was necessary to procure employment for them which would make it worth their while, as otherwise there was nothing doing. In fact, it meant taking them from
Mohammedan Resentment, "Moreover, it must never be for gotten that the Congress in no sense whatsoever can be said to reprezent India I dinit it is a large and important political party--but it is nothing more than that. To think otherwise is to ignore those Hindous who did attend the first session and who represent vast num- bers of Hindoos; to ignore the 70,000,000 of Mohammedans to ignore the princes, the depressed and other minority classes, and last, but by no manner of means least, to ignore the British and the
This cannot last and is even now dying down. One of the most difficult things of recent months has been the discounting of the artifer al atmosphere of hatred, and of keeping one's judgment of the fu- ture unclouded by it.
when.
"We non-official British in India are firm believers in her future, Mr. Ore finished by playing Sve Changchun and vice versa were and while realising that we still piano colon-Beethoven's "Sonata introduced Harbin gains very little have difficult and even dangerous times ahead of us, we have, I think, Appasionata," a work regaining from transit passengers and the no real doubts as to her future well great skill, Techaikovsky's "Cradle local hotels are not reaping the being san contented member of Song," Debussy's "L'Isle Joyeuse," benefits, they received the British Empire. We week no privileges, but merely stand, and Schubert-Liszt's "Soirée de Vienne," through travellers stayed two or intend to stand, by our rights as and his own "South Chion Fan- three days in the town waiting for citizens having full equality of taxy." This Inst is a charming visn. Now everything is arranged trading status such as are enjoyed piece, with great life and atmos instantly and most people get their by Indians in this country.
phere in it This unmistakable visa from their original starting tune of the Chinese flute and many place and therefore have no reason. sounds of the East, 1 beljevo Mr. to stop here. Ore has written a story about it, which he unny, make into a small operetta.
Boad to Victory,
It tolerated that each year the
their work and making them into ing spirit, became something more ** unemployed."
ly rough and brutish-a deadly
had duly, remunerated their play-
But when all the wealthy clubs game! But of what use to place Championship should be won by the ers, they found that they were un such a game as played in France club which had been most successful more advanced than before, and within the ranks of Bugby, Scotch, in its canvassing, which had the
how they could gain some addition- ben began to look around der Irish, Welab, and English teams most highly paid and roughest al advantage. Therefre, instead of. know it well, having suffered from players. Because the "Commissio 15 previously, secking the most it, and suffered from it to such an skilful players, they looked for the extent that the Rugby Union wit!
and vigorous, strongest roughest. It was impossible and no longer play against the Freuen certainly useless to train this now teams. type of player in all the finesse and beauty of the game, it suficing for them to throw themselves hesitatingly and mercilessly against their opponents.
most
A House House.
of Disciplino" denounced the ob vious professionalism of one of th largest clubs in 1020, the Federation simply dispensed with this Com- mission, and the club in question continued to play, finally winning the Championship of France in
The best item on this very enjoy able programme was the encore, Kazontoo's "Gavotte.?"
RAILWAY DISASTER
INQUIRY.
OPENS AT KOWLCON TO-DAY..
The increase in Siberian express traffic may be seen from the follow. ing Bgures:In 1920 there wore 1,934 passengers travelled by this route, in 1827 there were 3,928, and
in 1925 thu cumber reached, was. 0,901. The unfortunate railway 'conflict naturally oreught down the figure in. 1999 to 4,070. Through traffe was again opened on the 1st. February, 1930, and for the eleven months of last year the number was 7,830.
Let us complete this far from elevating picture by saying that for the last ten years, during which the 102. standard of French Rugby has
It came to pass, naturally, that
Stories have been spread of bad fallen lower each year, the French Hugby Federation has not only when all the large French class,
Wo understand that there will by food being served on the ling and other tales invented regarding de. done nothing to stop the downward creouraged by the silence of the
a public inquiry into the recent lays which were actually caused by The consequences were not only a tendency, but hins seemed to look Federation, had transgressed all tha callous disregard for broken legs, with indulgent eye upon this does of amateuriem, they had a railway disaster at Taipo, in heavy snow or avere frost, but revolt of conscience. They resolved
these need not be believed, as pas arms, noses, and even collar bones, cline. and indignent families refusing to It did nothing to stop canvassing, on their own, whilst strongly con which eleven Chinese passenger sengers arriving at present state allow their children to play Rugby it allowed clubs to pay the players, tested by the French Rugby, Federalost their lives and many others that they had comfortable jour
sity, and food was certainly not but the game itself lost its meaning. r every year was indefatigable in tion, to renounce all canvassing, the
were injured.
scarce nor had. On such a long The inquiry will be conducted at route as the Trans-Siberian it having developed into a purely developing the importance of the paying of players, acts of violence. negative form.
Championship, whilst tolerating ad falss amateurism, and so, last
the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. E. often happens that there is delay, It was no longer a question of hundreds of young playore as un-year founded; .-
'L'UNION FRANCAISE DE REGRY W. Hamilton, as Coroner, assisted and considering the weather that, straining for tries, but merely of proclaimed professionals. It col
the trains have to pass through preventing the upmnernts from get fairated through its very silence
niste vargaring the winter <mortir frár ting them. This splendid games though in gorau
The first sitting, will take place more a matter of wonder that they
keep up so well to time,
which calls cepecially for powers responsibility with all the acts of with the sole object of returning to of attack, initiative, and the Bght violence, brutality, and canvassing. Rugby as played by the English.
this afternoon.