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TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1931.
CORRESPONDENCE.
vice.
Silver, Gold and Tariffs.
To the Editor, Hongkong
--Telegraph:]---
THE BELLS OF BOW. A FESTIVAL OF FOLK
THE HERITAGE OF THE REAL COCKNEY.
A world wide appeal in haing made by a committee presided.
DANGE & SONG.
FORTHCOMING ATTRACTION IN KOWLOON.
are English so who mlased the
on
It is now nearly six months Sir-May I suggest the reason over by the Lord Mayor of Lon- silver has fluctuated faithfully in don for funds for the urgent re- since the holding of the Interna keeping with other commodities pair of the church of St. Mary-le-tional Festival of Folk Dance and while gold has held itself aloof" is Bow, and its famous balls, better Song Initiated by St. Andrew's Church and carried through with that the former, as far as the Wes-known as the low Bella.
This beautiful Wren Church in the much-appreciated help of the tern world is concerned, has be- modity prices it the Com- Chapaldo is one of the unforget-foreign communities, and nationa
the
Colony. represent the rela- table momorlés of London, and the societies tionship between commodity and
well known bella, associated with Church la prganising another func- currency values, and the cause of Dick Whittington and so prominent tion on a big scale, namely an "Olde to be held on Brd the recent disruption of that rela-every pantomine seaker, tionship the international debt familar to all children the world October.
opportunity of attending the Inter- situation with the resulting mal-over. distribution of the yellow metai. A recent survey of the building national Festival will be able Had silver been our standard it made recently revealed the fact this occasion to see some beautiful would have given us no better ser- that the walls were cracked, the old English folk-dances performed Is the girls of the Diocesan Girls' ateeple needed
strengthening School, and those who already know
by Immediately after the war. the roof was badly damaged hy France and the U.S.A. were warn-water and the depredations of the something of these frolics, so ed that unless international debts Death-Watch beetle, that most of typical of Merrie England will be were cancelled the world could the bells were cracked and that it interested to fearn that among the look in vain for any
the dances to be close permanent was imperative to
the e performed on "Village Green” at the Olde English Industrial recovery. Britain has church for repairs.
the very ancient It is estimated that at least £16,- Fayre will be fought hard to achieve this end, but the U.S.A. and France stood 000 will be needed to put the build- Kirkby Malzeard sword dance-a dance which has never before been adamast and to-day though fully jing into a proper state of repair.
But folk-dancing is only one of Donations may be sent to Alder- alivo to the fact that it lies with- in their power by the cancellation man Sir Louis Newton, Bt.. The the very many attractions which the of war debts and advancing of Vestry Room. St. Mary-le-Bow, Fair will offer. There are to credit to set the world on its feet Cheapside, E.C. 2. again, they still decline to make the necessary monetary sacrifice. So Britain, with her former allies content to sit back and watch her topple into industrial chaos and oblivion, has the two alternatives -the silver standard or a manag- ed currency.
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many atalla at which all kinds of commodities will be obtainable. Flowers, needle-work, cigarettes, books and Christmas presents of ali descriptions may be purchased. There will be a stall devoted to the Aule of Chrismas cards designed specially to appeal to the folk at home. There will be lavender girls selling the fragrant herb the scant of which carries the exile right back in spirit to the homeland and at English fair would be complete, a "wise woman will peer into the future and forecast all the good tiara in store for her clients.
Young
to and old will be able enjoy all the fun of the traditional and fair. For the adventurous enterprising there will be the thrill The first unofficial quotation for of an aerial trip in the Ducking
London, Sept. 25.
The adoption of silver would Inevitably art to An apprecia- tion in its value relative to com- imodities and that would entall in- The committer of the Stock Ex-the gipsy's tent, without which no
crensed production. Something ap-change intimates that, beginning proaching stabilty might be main- from to-morrow, all bargains must tained by restriction of output, but be for cash, and may not be con- one insuperable obstacle to this tinued from day to day. No fresh would be in the necessity for the option business may be transacted. U.S.A.X
co-operation. And 08- suming that could be obtained, in- ternationai credit would undoubt- edly drive as eventually into the
fuel.
ליסות
-Reuter,
90 Franes to the
Paris, Sept. 25.
Bamo corner as we stand to-day, the pound sterling wast in the Stool while the more sedate may The world's commercial affairs neighbourho of 95%. but by try their skill at Skittles or the have become too involved to admit! 10.45 was only 90, at which It Cokernut Shy. There will be Skoo of a metal basis any longer, and remains after a slight rally.-Eru-Bail, Helter Skelter, Hoop La and further discussions na to its pos-jter
many other attractions. sibilities only delay real construc
At tea and upper the visitor tive action and allow a critical
will be able to enjoy Homeland situation to become more and
that we have definitely deserted daintin which, perhaps, he has not precarions. We are trying to gold and silver and are about to tasted for many a long day. Hoky smouldering ushes into flame control our currency supply with a poky, Yorkshire padding, Brandy while our only hope lies in fresh view to maintaining a stable com- Snaps, potato bread and all sorts of modity purchasing power, is what other delicacies will be available. The only object of international is urgently needed. We could not Not only those who serve the re- trade is specialisation in the Pror Britain's currency would then beers will be dressed in costumes hope for immediate stability but freshments but all the help duction of those commodities for which a country is naturally the one standard that would give
of
old English style, adapted. The object sought in any promise of future
given the fine weather hoped and the introducing tariffs is restriction
work would inevitably
the grounds of St. Andrew's Church for follow
should present o pretty sight The
question of increasing our jolly lads in smocks and pretty those who favour such a the international exchange rat: of foreign trade will soon be demand maidens in frills and flounces move the
country
in ing drastic action in other direc- about among the cottages, concerned rises consequence and the result in a tions if we are to avoid inflation
Bestdes folk dancing at intervals earresponding reduction in ex-land general collapse. Allevin- there will be dramatic performances restrict imports from tion of industrial taxation is the in an old-style booth to which all will be called by bent of
of imports, but unfortuna ulicy!
ports, To
and
for.
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any country reduces that country's paramount necessity. The war good he proceedings will con-
kets.
purchasing power in our own mar left us with a huge national inter- drum.
nal debt, and the deflation policy clude with dancing on the lawn. Britain relies upon international subsequently adapted increased The Fair will be opened at 3 p.m. trade for her very existence, and the intrinsic value of both capital by Mrs. W. T. Southom with the just when we are in unprecedent and interest rates to about three fon. Mr. W.E.L. Shenton in the nd need of an angmentation of times their original worth. The Chair. Tickets for rudmission cost that frade we are calmly discusa-bond-holders have been bleeding
only 60 cents, children half price.
ing the advisability of erecting the country's Industries by tax. The proceeds are to be devoted to tariff barriers. The people at tien for the past twelve years, and the re-conditioning of the Church Home are fiddling on the old. worn the time is now propitious
Organ in celebration of out party strings while Rome rectifying onc of the greatest Church's 25th Anniversary
wrongs ever perpetrated by any
burns beneath their fact.
Were we a self-supporting nation government in history upon its In- there would be a certain amount dustrialists.
BY
the
est logical reasoning in the tariff catting down both invested little to encourage them to make proposition. We might decide capital and interest rates to their any further sacrifices in the in upon the discouragement of in-original value, the burden of taxa-terests of the investing classes. ternational exchange
If we are to maintain a solid complica- tion wou
would he immensely relieved, tions till such times as our ear-production would be cheapened front in the biggest crisis of our reney could be stabilised infernal-against foreign competition, un-history, we must have leadership 13. but the one country of the employment would be absorbed from now on, with the strength of world that cannot, at the moment, and there would no longer be any mind to over-ride party political enforce entertain the Idea of a tariff wall necessity to cut the earnings of feeling and the will to
people who offered their all in the equality of sacrifice.. A declaration to other nations Great War and have since had
is Great Britain.
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