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SOWING THE WIND,
WHAT OF THE WHIRLWIND?
Warnings In World-Affairs
Oil-And Oil And Fire
BETTER-A PRACTICAL PEACE
(By J, L. Garvin in the "Observer")
London, Dec. 1 they urge the Stranglehold on. "Christmas is coming" cried a the Italian people; for sanctionist sheet while performing presses and notoriously "Christmas pyirhic dances and shrieking for is coming." All words that smack ent-throat action against Italy. of pressure and coercion are roll- That contrast даз become the ed on the tongue with gusto and symbol of a crisis which the next uxury by our righteous apostles few weeks wil elther relieve or o: jingo pacifism. In the Minis. darken, We are near the plain | terial Press those oracles who alternative. Either the risk f❘ have hitherto been the most
wider war will soon become im-
minent, or "peace with honour" in the straight sense of that word must be conceded to Italy. For ctherwise the British Government
with open eyes must work in earnest for the temporary collapse of that nation as a "Great Power and for the destruction of tha Fascist régime. The latser resulta have never been the intention i thé Cattnet. They would necessa- rily be the effects of short-sighted Luccess in the further policy which they are urged by zealots to purane.
Many of
our blind
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and
faithful spokesmen of the maje rity of the Cabinet predict that the British Government will re- solve on what is called the oil вал. Its word is decisive Geneva.
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THE SUPREMACY OF THE NON-MEMBERS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935.
ENGINEERING AND
BUILDING
CHINESE PLANS
FOR KULING
Ambitious plans for the conver- sion of Kuling, the summer re- sort in Klangal, into a National Park are now being made. The plans include a lagoon for, boat- ing, an arboritum, and a swim- ming pool. The construction of waterworks is now well under way....... Kuling leased territory will... be officially returned to the Chinese authorities from January 1, 1936. ·
RAILWAY FOR KIANGSI
CO-OPERATIVE WORK IN CHINA
Much Development Reported
Nanking.-An authentic-report-in 1933 the National Government
of rural co-operation in China through the National Flood Re- has been issued by the National Economic Council.
an
1934, an increase of 200%..
lief Commission, should be mutual- ly responsible for the repayment of According to the report, the one another's loans. When the number of co-operatives - has in- National Flood Relief Commission creased from 5,335 at the end of ceased to exist, this part of its work 1933 to 14,849 at the end of 1934, was transferred, to the National
increase of 180%; and the Economic Council. of a Following the conclusion
members, of co-operatives have Since then, the temporary $16,000,000 loan project with a
ald societies have gra- Shanghai Chinese banking syndi-increased from 184,578 at the end mutual
of 1933 to 557,521 at the end of dually been transformed into re- cate. the Ministry of Railways,
gular co-operative societies, By together with the Klangsu and
Regarding the distribution of the end of last September there the different types of co-operatives | were 8,311 co-operative societies in China at the end of 1934, the with 166,133 members and 3.501 report says that credit societies mutual aid societies with 194,830 occupy 87.2%, integrated societies members.
Repayments by the farmers were 9.3%, production societies 3.8%
In spite of this rapid develop-made in cash, and a fund was bas ment, the relative significance of thus accumulated, which co-operation to the national become a revolving fund for rural economy of China, the report finance. By the end of last Sep- points out, is not great.
The
Chekiang Provincial Governments, is to begin' construction of the at Yushan-Finghsian Raliway which will link Cheklang and Kianga. Ir is understood that the section between Nanchang and Yushan will be constructed Arst. first issue of the Hallway Con- struction Bonds and the $12,000.000 worth of Yuping Railway Bonds have been pledged as security for the project. Hall of the amount will be advanced in cash by the
Look at the wide background of world-affairs and consider, the results of the Sanctionist mania so far. Already that policy has changed the balance of the world
alle deep and lasting detriment of the League in general and of extremists the British Empire in particular. do. In fact desire to force the sur-Every single stone in the former tender of Fasclat Italy and its fabrics of European security and downfall in Europe as in Abys- of world-security has been loosen- sina. They think that this w1 ed. Are we organising, in fact. be brought about by turning the the ascendancy of the League, as OL-embargo into what they call
some vain enthusiasts Imagine? This" in another Not at all. The imperfect League a strangle-hojd. form la the wag-idea of blockade has no hope in its own strength striking at the whole life
Its prospecte in the present busi- soul of a people. It is a question
ness depend absolutely on the of Greater Italy and its fate for collateral action one way or an- ever. Our deadly fanatics chal- other of a great non-member, the lenge one of the most famous of
United States. civilised peoples-jeopardised by
7 of material nothing but its lack
Those Bure
wider movements wealth-to choose between
which all anti- ruin with shame and a heroic re-, world events Bistance which would stagger the Italian policy stimulates cannot be controlled even by a benevolent world, and
опет inight
BOMe chance of saving honour and non-member like America. On the
present lines the major advant more,
ages are bound to fall more and more into the hands of other po- werful non-members. British policy for the last six months has been organising in its own despite not the increased relative strength of the League and Covenant, but the supremacy of Japan in Asia and of Germany in Europe,
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THE WAY TO THE WORST. Before the World War a gifted young Liberal, destined to be kill- ed in it, scouted the possibility. These things, he said in effect, simply do not happen in our age of enlightenment and in this twentieth-century of grace. It bad been a century that might
On every abstract. principle of deflate the optimism of Pangloss. virtue and obligation proclaimed Voltair's living satire, however, by the Sanctionists we should be brillant in his day. Is more na-
at war with Japan, What is hap- Not yet is tonishing in ours..
Some- everything for the best in the best pening in the Far East?
thing about a thomand times more s gnificant and sinister than what is taking place 13 the "Ethiopian empire."
of all possible worlds. The history of our time taught us nothing if the 1100 one thing. Ametimes worst, "does" happen-and the worst cunceivable. It has happen- ed already. If we are not more careful it will assuredly again. will..
It
III
"THE CHINESE EXHIBITION"...
AND OTHER LESSONS **
No less than Manchuria, the adjacent regions of Inner Mori- Monsieur Laval continues his golia and China proper are being tenacious fight to limit the war, brought under the suzerainty of "to uphold general peace, and to Tokyo. Those regions contain
save the League from itself. Last
near 100,000,000 of people and vast week his political difficulties at
resources. Neither Geneva por home enabled him to secure. Washington, nor both together, useful postponement of the meet-can
do anything to prevent t ing at Geneva for the organi-
They can only promote it Ration of oll sanctions. That
Europe itself is to be still more ominous meeting is now fixed to deeply split and imperilled. This take place on Thursday next week, December 12.
is the real "Chinese Exhibition" In world-affairs. The sublime irony is that China is member The British Cabinet meets 10- of the League appealing in vain morrow. Deepite
General under the the
Covenant, to every Election, Mr. Baldwini and his col- sacred principle of mutual ob- leagues are exhorted by all our ligation that is invoked, against
PRESENT DANGER Using the ratio between co syndicate, while the other $5.000,- operative membership and general 000 will be in rallway material to population as index, China has be supplied by the German firm.only 1.24 Messrs. Utto Wolf.
NEW TOKYO STATION
;
has necessitated
thousand
|tember loans repaid amounted to $2,084,398.43 while 'loans outstand- Ing: 3909;422.04.
Turning to rural co-operation in the Northwest, the reports says that the NEC., ip co-operation with other interested organizations persons per : belonging to the · co-operative such as the CIFR.C.. has been societies. while the rate for exerting its efforts in this connec- U.SSR. In 56, which is followedtion, especially in extending chead by 17 countries having a rate of credit to the poor farmers who about 100 per thousand, 21 coun- constitute almost the entire popu- tries having a rate of 10 to 100 Intion. per thousand. 13 countries having. a rate of 2 to 10 per thousand.
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An investigation of the condi- Tokyo's constantly increasing railway trafic
tions of rural finance was made last summer 'by two of Its experta: enlargements which will virtually China stands 53rd in the world,
Yet careful observers of Chinese szid upon their recommendation, double the station and will' neces- sitate new switching space or 160, are of the opinion that the present operation
co-operation, the report asserte a Shenst Bureau for Rural Co- established in 000 square yards at Shinagawa. Engineers are to build three piat- danger of the movement is rather alliance with the Provincial Goy- forms, bearing six lines of track, its too rapid development, as ernment. At present there are 30 on-44,000 square yards of the pre-trained personnel is lacking and co-operative sent switching grounds in the rear organization and supervision of societies in Shensi with a total of societies are in most cases in- | 53,359 meinberg and $443,109 loans of the station.. The plans also cali
adequate.
4 outstanding. for an addition to the station
building proper nearly as large as
Meanwhile, although loca1 gov- ernments, social agencies as well the present structure. The in-
as commercial banks are enthu- erease in trains will necessitate asiastic in promoting the
move- new railway yard at Shinagawa It is proposed to extend the exist ing yards at Oku, above Ueno, and
ment, there are many instances of confusion in administration over-regulation, and confuet of functions."
and
mutual
ald
RURAL CO-OPERATION With regard to rural co-opera- tion in Klangst, the report states addition to the special that in
the agricultural loans extended, N.E.C. allotted another $500,000 88 at Tsurumi, which are used chiefly
a co-operative trust fund for the for the handling of freight. Two
promotion of co-operative work in additional tracks are to be laid
THE OBJECTS"
that province, A special com- between Tokyo and, Yokohama. In order to remedy the present muttee has been formed for the and express trains will be added situation, the Co-operative Com administration of this fund. to the service, the Tokyo-Yokosuka mission, the report continues, was Training of competent co-opera- trains operating on a ten-minute established" by order of the Native workers and research in co- schedule during rush periods. The tional Government last Oct. 1. operation, have not been overlook- work is to be started early, and The Commission is consisted ofed by, the co-operative authorities, the schedule calls for completion 17 members under the chairman- the report aftrmk..
The Co-operative Commission, at the end of 1938. The estimated ship of Mr. Chen Kung-po, Minis-
cost is Y.38,500,000,
FIVE GENERATIONS--- ONE BIRTHDAY
Dec 24
When Mrs. Marshall, of Kidra, (near Working, Briar-road, Bend Surrey), gave birth to a son-her fust child-the news of his arrival
was carried to
His father, whose birthday it was; then to
whose
His grandfather, whose birth- day it was; then to
His great-grandfather,," birthday it was; then to
His great-grandmother, whose birthday it was.
And when "the child's great- great-grandfather heard the newa, be said:-
"It's my birthday, tool
ter of Industries. It has a Stand-in co-operation with the Univer- ing Committee of four members sity of Nanking, Nankai Univer- with a Secretarial Section and sity and Yenching University, is two departments. the Technical | working out a co-ordinated pru- Department and the Finance. De-gram for the training of senior partment.
inspectors of university standard. The objectives of the Commia- | Several experts have already been Bion are as follows:
sent to North · China and the A. Technical assistance to and various university centres for co-ordination among re practical field inspection and
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gional Co-operative pro-advice..
grams,
In order to give a systematic,
B. Introduction of commercial and adequate presentation of the capital and supervision principles and methods of co- thereof into rural co-opera- | operation, a special monograph is tion;
C. Training of technical per
sonnel for co-operative work: and
being published, in co-operation with the University of Nanking. entitled "Rural Finance and Co-
| operation.". Two more monographả D. Demonstration of practical į are for preparation; one on "Rural
„feld_work.
Co-operation in China,” and - the, The field programs in Co other on-"Laws and Regulations operation, in which the National, Governing Co-operation in China.” Economic Council participates, un-- Ta render technical advice to der the supervision of the Co-dela agencies, specialists have operative Commission, are the been sent out to different parts of agricultural co-operation, in An- the country to investigate and hwel. Kiangsi, Hunan and Hupën assist in special problems, such as provinces, rural co-operation in the adoptation of forms of ac- the Northwest and a contribution conating, the training of local
in Kianga.
the Commission may in time be- Reviewing agricultural con come a centre of technical re- operation in Antwel, Klangai,search and personnel training for Hunan and Hupeh, the report co-operation. states that during the great food Central News Agency...
Gothamites to put both hands to Italy. According to the practical Olympic Games, 1936 toward the co-operative trust fund organizers, etc. It is hoped that
the Screw which to them has be-interpretation of the Covenant, come the religious emblem of a cuis. there is one law for the "stronger
I they vary their plous language and another for the weaker.,
NEUTRALITY LAW League sanctions programme, "at
IN AMERICA-
Washington, Dec. 18.
HITLER INTERVENES ON
BEHALF OF BERLIN'S
CHIEF BURGOMASTER
Dec 4.
GERMAN RAILWAY BOND ISSUE
least as part of the League."
With regard to whether oll and
are opening on January & and closing on the 16th. These tres- cotton should be labelled imple-
sary bills are registered as gilt- ments of war, that should be at
edged for investment of trusted the President's discretion.
In order to avoid anything like- [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily rands, and are acceptable as colla- Meanwhile, the United States ly unfavourably to affect the hold-
Press (Copyright:)]ch toral at the Reichsbank, High Commissioner in the Phillp-Ing of the Olympic Games in Ber-
Berlin, Dec. 19. It will be remembered that New neutrality legislation was pines. Mr. Frank Murphy, has Un in 1938, Herr Hitler has per- Five hundred million marks of public issue a year ago for a like imperative, and should be dis- cabled to the State Department sonally intervened on behalf of the 4-1/2 per cent loan will be ammint was readily placed owing cretionary rather than mandatory, asking the United States Govern- Herr Sahm, chief Burgo-master of Issued next month by the German to the great liquidity of the money declared Mr. McReynolds, Chairment's attitude towards the ship Berlin who was expelled from the Railways in the form of treasury market. Though it is not officially man of the House of Representa- ment of chrome ore from the Nazl Party for making purchases bills, the issue price being 985 stated, the purpose of the present tives Foreign Affairs Committee, Philippines to Italy. The question in Jewish shops.
with interest beginning on January issue is doubtless to carry to com- speaking to the Press to-day has been raised by a company Herr Sahm has now been reips Mr. McReynolds expressed the having received a large order | stated in membership of the Party, opinion that the United States | from Italy. --
says a Reuter, wireless, message onght not to participate in...the Beute.
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