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The "Deares Absolute:""
In the letter to Sir Herbert Samuel in which Mr. Lloyd Georgs pronounced the deeree absolute," the ex-Premier dwells on the calumitous fally of October." He is mysteriously silent as to the
turs of the folly which proved futile to stem „the rising tide" of calamitona, nor does he indicabs" economic militarism and theday weapon whom the calamity befall, But ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TOara too enferbied by our own sache toes state that as a result'of STUDY THE ADVERTISEMENTS Gues to be in a position to assert IN THIS 18SUE OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, AND IN our view-point, EVERY SUBSEQUENT ISSUE UP TO DECEMBER 25
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Foundations of the Empire.
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The British Empire is founded pruek. The courage and en- terprise of individual men during Tour centuries of discovery and development; pride in a copunon history and byalty to a roma eentry and king, belief in t co min ideal af hanan lilaerty, thewhers, so top hure the Samelites: things were the foundations, and
nor have the Lloyd Georgians suf it is on the strength of these things that the searity of the Empire will fored, fer- they were and four always depend None of them is they remain. There are left Mr. in any way inconsistent with the Henderson, and his followers on the vision of Imperial economic unity which holds, the imagination of our |
one hand and Sir Oswald Modley people more firmly to-dly than au
and chin supporters on the other. any previous stage in our history. Now it is an open secret that the
Hy a prochas of elimination the riddle may exsily, be anlved. The cause of Conservatism can be ruled - Du without farther ado, the Simonites have added to sheir num
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To Meet at Ottawa..
Mr. Bennett, on behalf of the Canadian Government, has lost n67 time in proposing to the other Governments of the Empire this the Imperial Economic Conference should meet at Qutawa at the car tisement between December 21 Best date possible date. and 25. Testers must be received | Guvernment is confident," by December 30, results Mr. Bennet that the Conference published January 4.
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never more apparent, Cannda will do her fair share to bring it about "
The next meeting of the Confer ence will decide, for at least a generation the course of Imperial
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A Paramenant Picture COMING KING'S
are in aggressive mood. At Oxford they are agitating for the pr hibition of beagling, and under- graduatés already soused to righte- ous anger by the refuse! of the authorities to permit thear to cir brate with appropriate fervour the downfall of Guy Fawkes, are deter. tined to die in the last ditch rather than surrender this ancient liberty. In London the Lord Mayor's Show is singled out for attack, and the This
City Fathers held up to ridicule and contempt. Amidst and this menalcholy there is catise, for glad
we have at last prodhuerd the per- ness, An expert has stated that
feet-boer." The fact is worthy of more than a passing thought. Good men have always understood that there is no such thing as bad Beer, but "the perfect hear
is SCX- make"for cohesion and unity can be thing of which even brave men have harnessed to serve the needs of a feared to dresu. Let the kill-joys great Imperial purpose. So much rage and threaten, who cares--cow depends upon the sucesss of its that we may console ourselves with efforts that fack of preparation, the principal cause of failure in the perfect her?
policy, whether the forces, which
past, must be avoided, and the full]
and frank examination of the facts:
to by, faved undertaken well in ad. | {
vaner by all participants.
Our Unique Opportunity."
"We shall have a unique oppor tunity," said Mr. Baldwin recent-
ly in references to the coming Con- frener, to lay frm and deep, the foundations of that Imperial economic unity which has been our dren, for so long,"
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If that dream is to come true, if we are to achieve an enduring plan" and not merely a series of high-sounding resolutions, time and. labour must not be grudged, and doctrinaire extremists of every king must be securely muzzled, whilst practical men, who know how to give as well as to inke und whose vision extends, further than the tips of their noses, get on with this wonderful job.
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