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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1932.
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG ON THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF CHINA.
GREAT FATH INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD.
DEVELOP.
.
Sir Robert Hu Tang contributes a most interesting and able articlé, entitled "Some Reflections on the Economic and Industrial
· Reconstruction of China," to the "China Review," a new periodi- cal, published quarterly in Londan,
Sir Robert writes:-
STABBING AFFRAY SEQUEL.
KNIFE CLUE LEADS TO ARREST.
YOUTH OF SIXTEEN IN CUSTODY.
In connection with the ghastly stabbing affair at 40, Tung Lo Wan Road, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Police, after o vigilant and relentless search, have made an important arrest.
The person in custody is a youth of sixteen who is employed at a leather baggage factory at Nos. 30 and 38, Tung Lo Wan Road, near the scene of the tragedy.
During recent years Chinn has farmer. Co-operative systent should shown wonderful vitality and bo introduced so as to enable the growth in spite of internal and ex- farmers to reap the benefits of large ternal troubles, which so often ac- capital. Irrigation planned on a company a period of transition. national and scientific scale would Yet all will agree with me that no bring much more land under the It will be recalled that an earlier really comprehensive scheme could plough.
report stated that the polico were be worked out without the minimum Every assistance should be given in possession of what might prove essentials of a stable. government, to increase the value of agricultural to be a valuable clue in the form. of law and order throughout the produce and this can best be done of an axe-shared knife. This wen country. This was one of the very by improved means of transport, pon, which was blood-stained, was reasons which prompted my own good marketing arrangements, faci- found in a gutter near No, 40, Tung feeble efforts to secure internalities for the manufacture or pre-Lo Wan Road, and was believed to peace for China. I wanted her to sorvation or export of the goods so have been discarded by the mur- be in a position to launch out into as to avoid waste and deterioration derer in his flight, when he had to constructive schemes and cense ox when the market is too full.
jump over the verandah. pending her energy and wealth un productively.
Allied to agriculture are horticul, ture, animal husbandry, and many other farming industries. parts of China have ideal conditions
Many
Knife Cluo.
CENSOR CINEMA
POSTERS.
EXAMPLE FROM COMMER- CIAL HOARDINGS.
WILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE
JI
ANGLO-CATHOLICS
·AND MARRIAGE.
DIVORCE AND BIRTH CONTROL.
their. Anglo-Catholic priests at annual convention at Oxford on
In his speech at the spring session July 14 were recommended to take of the Loudon Diocesan Conference, an interest in the loys affairs of Mr. Edward Shortt, K.C., the Film their parishioners and to discuss Consor, referred to the need for with engaged couples the problems.
of divorce and birth control. some consorship of cinema posters.
The Rev. J. A. R. Durham-Mar-
A single sentence from his speech, to the effect that there was no cen-shall, of Liverpool, speaking on sarship" of cinema postors, was, un-the duties of a priests towards men fortunately, detached from its con- and girls in his parish, said: text in many reports of the Con- Parish priests must take an un- ference, and was widely quoted as obtrusive but definite interest in the love affairs around them. We reforring to posters in general;
As the British Poster Advertising should notice when a love affair is. to know the Association, in conjunction with the developing and get London Poster Advertising Associa-boy or girl. We should tackla him tion, has for over 40 yeare had ajor her about her or him, and we Consorship Committee at work, it should rebuke both of them tactful- has written to Mr. Shortt, over the ly if the result of the alliance looks signature of its president, Mr. C. to be likely to lead to neglect of W. Gardner, calling his attention religions duty, confession, or Sun- to this fact and giving him in acuy Mass. count of its activities.
Co-operating With Film Industry.
If the affair develops into ma trimony the priest should have A talk with them separately before It has also offered to co-operate ceremony. If they have been pro- On the knife wese inscribed the with the film industry should it perly taught they will respect the characters Kan Fan Kee which decide to establish a voluntary cen- Church and not ask for Christian for dairying, beekeeping, vegetable showed the name of the manufactursorship of cinema posters, and to marriage if they have no intention Police attention was directed put its experience at the disposal of respecting the law of the Church. left in the hands of pro-ed so vast and has such varieties on the leather factory next to the of the Cinematograph Exhibitors' as to divorce, contraceptives, and vincial, district, city or village of climate and soil that it would scene as the knife found was just Association.
4 Confession bofore Christian:
I should expect that China's Cen- tral Government will limit centrali sation to the following purposes
while meat other problems. will be or fruit gardening. China is inde-
local Governments. The duty of the Central
Our Censorship Committee, writes
other questions.
first only be necessary to put the right the type that would be employed Gov-industry in the right place, and in sirch a factory. The Police went Mr. Gardner, was appointed in marriage is most necessary. We ernment would be to attend to all with intelligent work she would to the factory and naked to be 1690. It arose from a strong desire should offer to bless the house or foreign relations and to bring under! really become "a land flowing with shown outting equipment and among
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the instruments produced were several identical with the #xe- shaped knife. They bore the same manufacturers' mark.
The Police then discovered that
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on the part of the poster advertis flat they are to make their home, ing industry that its businces should and the more thoroughly this is be carried on in such a manner as done the more edifying it is." to obviate complaint, and in the be. lief that clean advertising would be more to the interests of the adver
to objection.
A Much-Baptised Baby. Speaking of baptism, he said: In the East End of London I have baptised as many as thirteen. babies at one sitting, The uproar: on such occasions was nerve-rack-
a single central control the whole'
naval and air forces). The second i group of functions would relate to None the less important and considérations of national import-valuable uro China's resources un-
as the Civil Service, derground. Though estimates vary one member of the staff was miss-tiser than anything which was open anco such Currency, Revenue, the Customs it is justifiable to believe that China ing. They were told that the man and Postal Services, in short, the possesses great and varied mineral had gone out for a walk."
The Censorship Committee, there- *' essential services" of modern riches largely undeveloped and even watch was kept on the premises government. A third group would untouched. These will gradually be whilst detectives followed out other fore, took upon themselves the cening and undevotioned. The system centre round matters of general ap-opened up, systematically and un-possible clues and searched likely sorship of posters intended for pub of copying the names of the newly ic exhibition, and their decision baptised infants with dates and plication, such as minimum, essen der proper and careful supervision. places where the missing man might with regard to any poster is hind addresses, into the Sunday school bc. Their investigations led them tials for educational standards, and Abundance of capital, will be neces regulations for those problems that sary for this proper development of hack to the factory and a seconding upon the whole of the members. register makes them at ones mem- The object of the Committee is to bers of the school, and. if they have require a national basis for stand the mineral wealth and other na- search revealed the missing man keep the boardings free from prat turned up to Sunday schock ardisation. Every encouragement tural resources of the country and crouching behind a leather case at jeney, lewdness, indecency, suggesby the fifth anniversary of their should be given to enterprising also for its industrial development, the back. The youth was in a pititiveness and the horrible. The very local groups, and when they have This capital should be readily forth-fully sick condition. A jacket he prominence of the hoardings de- other absenters. At baptism it in evolved anything of real value, suit coming from Chinese at home and was wearing, it is alleged, was mands that they shalt be innocent far better that the parents and able to other communities, a wider abroad and also from foreign in-covered with bloodstains and he of offence, and this satisfactory con application can be recommended. veators; and the profits earned by appeared to be suffering from in-dition has only been achieved by The relationship between Central the capital thus subscribed would juries to the legs, being unable to the exertions of this Committee, and Local Authorities in the Eng. naturally accrue not only to the walk. He was taken into custody backed by the loyal support of the lish Ecational Systera is the subscribers of the capital but also and sent to the Government Civil several Associations in carrying on ihan see them without ceremony
to the people of China, including Hospital for attention. the Jabouring masses. Industries would grow up around mining cen-
nearest example of such an arrange ment and it well repays study..
We mentioned the necessity for maintaining law and order. There should be a code of law that will be really just, equitable and re- liable in its administration as well us in theory. Everybody should be equal before the law and there must be perfect safeguards, for life and property..
Communications.
its decisions.
baptism they are visited like aar
the now-born sponsors should see Christian passing in procession from the four with ceremony and lighted candle to the first Mass
hurriedly following the verger to Association With the Cinemas. the vestry for registration. The Committee are supported in: But одо word of warning is, their efforts to a large extent by necessary in this respect. I have poster advertisers, licensing recently been told of a little girl thorities and the public, and the in who on seven successive Holy Sa
tres, but China should be careful emphasis, but for China it is not to profit by the past experience of more literacy that we should aim at other countries and avoid all the It should be our object to train up a nation of intelligent, thoughtful, dangers and disastrous social con- sequences of the Industrial Revolu-energetic and efficient citizens, who dustry claims that the work of its turdays has been baptised, the will be a credit to the State. The Censorship Cominitter for the past proud mother liking, to see her lit tion.
general national policy should be 42 years has not only had mostle Alice 'done' in this way. She satisfactory results, but has done bae gone the round of the Catholic all that any officially-appointed cen worship could have done, and that curces in her neighbourhood, and has presented to unknowing clergy- at no cost to the public purse.
The Council feels that the pre-men her daughter for baptism."
Industries.
For this reason we should be into encourage vocational education clined to encourage the develop. Eu as do enable every person to be ment of middle-sized towns rather self-supporting and trained to do I have always emphasised the than to aim at the creation of im- the work for which he is really need of good communications, and mense cities with all their unplea-adapted by nature and circum any thinking person can see for sant concomitants. This is a mat- stances. bimself the great difference productor which will require delicate and
cedent which the poster industry
has established might well be fol-i lowed by other industries, and may i The health of the nation is no be a guide, too to the cinema indus
try itself with which you are now
ENGLISH SAILOR'S
DESCENDANTS.
MONTHS.
od in villages once they are brought skilful handling. Industries would less important. The Chinese are a
associated into contact with the outside world. grow up according to the availabil virile race, and every effort should
On previous occasions the Posteri China's communications are already ity of raw materials, fuel or elec-be used to build on the good foun- Association has offered to co-onsrate SEE FIRST STEAMER FOR undergoing development. Recent
dations that already oxist. China' with the Ginematograph Exhibitors" years have seen a considerable exvide mash of this) and as soon as include Public Health and Sanitasorship of cinema films. That offer trical power (the rivers would pro-national health programme would Association with a view to this |
establishment of a voluntary cen- tension of railways, motor roads for possible. China should produce most tion, Prevention and Control of still stands, and we shall be very
An English sailor, William Mar regular 'bus services, steamship of the goods required for daily use. Infectious and other Diseases, Re-glad to put at your disposal the steers, migrated to Palmerston Is- lines (river, coastal and interna Every effort must be made to reduction of Infantile Mortality toge experience we have gained in hie land in 1862, taking with him three tional) and air services for mail establish China's trade in tea and ther with Birth Control, Child Times.
town. work. - Cinemato-graphic
and secluded listricts.. Of course, silk. The factory laws would pro- Welfare, Nutrition and numerous it has always been realised that vide minimum standards but it is these are far from being adequate hoped that as soon as possible cach up a strong and healthy nation..
other positive methods of building and that further extensions and de factory will take pride in having Many will be tempted to ask me velopments should be undertaken as inteligent, efficient, healthy and co-where I expect the money to come.
rapidly as circumstances permit. oporative workers, while from all the above lines of develop
there
BRITISH MINISTER IN JERSEY.
The present postal, telegraphic, should be suitable arrangements answer is that there is much wealth
meat and reconstruction. My first NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
ATTACHED TO VISIT. telephonic and wirolcas services
with the workers in the mattor of within the country and more to be found through her own natural re-
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native wives. The 100 inhabitants of the island are all his descendants
and they still speak English. When the American freighter Golden Bear called at the island on its way to Sydney as many of the inhabitants as could crowd into their one dinghy rowed out to the ship.
The boatload of half-caster, should also be well kept up and exprofit-sharing. The problem of the sources... Further, the present sys Paris, August 29-Owing to the speaking excellent English. asked for food, tobacco, and matches. It Capital anotem of banking should be extended persistent rumours about the poli- was the first steamer they had seen
by and saving banks promoted, Moretical significance of their meeting for months, states Reuter,
capital will be forthcoming from today, notable the one stating that
tended.. A good system of com relation between munications will do much to pro- Lahour should be, anticipated mote good and to cure many evils.
effective machinery such as Indus- Agricultura,
trial Boards of Arbitration.
Education and Health.
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abroad as soon as China has ro- the now Anglo-French Trade Treaty The present chief of the island, established her credit with the will be discussed, both Sir Herbert with his bushy white board, bare China has hitherto been chielly
world by paying off her old debts Samuel, the British Home Secre feet, and very dark brown, face, is. an agricultural nation, and I think
and by demonstrating her. perfect tary, and the French Premier Maid to show more of his island than she should remain mainly agricul No scheme, which has for its ob integrity and reliability. All this Herriot have again given assurances Brian origin. He is the son of tural though on an improved level, jest the creation of improved is only a matter of time, patience that their meeting to Jersey pure Willing Marsters, the founder and.
am very hope-ly unokal,
firat inhabiting of the island.”....... In most places farming would still chinary can be complete or effective and perseverance. be, intensive rather than extensive, unless it is accompanied by a scheme ful about China's future though Sir Herbed declared to-day that After 70 years of isolation, the though we should try to preserve the which aims primarily at creating many of the policies I have sug he is in Jersey, merely on a holiday inhabitants of the lonely isle still benefits of the one system and in the good citizen, the intelligent gested seem far from the realm of while M. Herriot who has been aug God Save the Queen.” troduce those of the other. In other human-being behind the machine, practical politics just now China joined by the Minister of the In Lady Alice Ferguson-wife of the words, human labour should be That no country can be prosperous has been a marvel to many in the terior tud Mercantile Marine, stated Governor of New Zealand, visited supplemented" or substituted by and successful if it has any large part and she will be even greater that his sale reason for going to the island a few years ago, and aechanical or animal labour wher number of illiterates, hardly needs and more wonderful in the years Jersey was that he was writing a dispatched stores to the growing ever this is within the means of the Continued at foot of next column.) to come.
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