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Bame
of the workers in the cotton.trade would in the end be completely squeezed out and compelled to seek employment elsewhere. In the long run, this is bound to happen, nince the short-time system
go. uneconomic and will have to This is not to the king of the operatives, admittedly, but, realis- ing that wages cannot be cut fur- ther, they noe that; just no Hur- phis plant mit be eliminied, ro must surplus workers go, The biggest problem, however, is the writing off of dead capital.
the wishackling of the industry its heavy hrdens of bank and other standing charges. deling with some aspect of the industry's problems, compulsory
from dichts
In
powers are to be accured, but it would seem that whatever badly is set up to deal with the isanes. power should be given to deal with financial reconstruction in addi- tion to the matter of surplus inbour
and wages.
The Gold Standard,
FEBRUARY 2, 1932
DAY BY DAY-
SELDOM OR NEVER HAB THERE BEEN AN IDEAL: WHICH HAD EAER- CISED A MORE PROFOUND · AND MORE, SALUTARY INFLUENCE THAN THE MEDIAEVAL CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN. FOR THE FIRST TIME WOMAN, WAS ELEVATED TO HER RIGHTFUL POSITION, AND THE BAN- CTITY OF WEAKNERS, WAS RECOGNIS- ED AS WELL AS THE BANCTITY OF soittow-Lreky,
The Empress of Britain, now on a world tour, is due in Hongkong at 8 a.m. on the 11th instant,
The Empress of Asia is to leave here for Vancouver at noon on Thur day, instead of B p.m., as originally advertised.
It is notified that during the Chinese New Year holidays, a constant supply of water will be given in the rider Thursday, Friday main districts on and Saturday.
Among the subjects to come before the members of the Sanitary Board to-day in one relative to the hours regulating the sale of fruit in the open The economate pundita are now marketa in Hongkong and Kowloon. waging a great argument. it necessary for Great Britain to alandon the gold standard? The
Was
THE HONGKONG HOTEL test contribution appears in the Chase Economic Bulletin, by Dr. GARAGE.
Benjamin M. Andemon, who says, "The collapse of the gold standard in England was absolutely unneces-
The Hoogkong & Shanghai Tintels, Ltd. Incorporated in Hongkong. Blubb Rond
Ilappy Valles
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
THE COTTON INDUSTRY
piecemeal
PROBLEM.
regutte in it being handled badly, for the principal
reason that no section seems pre- pared to make Ancrifices unless parallel concessions are made by the rest.
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MY NEW BRIDGE "SYSTEM."
By BEVERLEY NICHOLS.
HAVE discovered a short cut to get any) in a neat pile. Seize to efficiency in Bridge. Inthem with claw-liko fingers, and the old days I used to think that jumble them together. Bronthe if one did all the dreary things vory heavily all the time. Look as that wore recommended in the little as possible at the cards, and text-books one would become a as much as possible at your part- good player. And so I used mono-ner. If, after all this, she still tonously to return my partner's has the effrontery to tell you that lead at no trumps, play low at you lost the game, you can inform "second-hand" (and feel preying her time playing Bridge. She her that she ought not to be wast-
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to
romomber
low about it, too), say, "Having no hearts, partner?" whenever neces- ought to be a policewoman, sury, and all sorts of things like somebody who chops down treca in
Australia. that.
At However, it was of no use.
K by aome strango chance you aro asked to play a second rubber the end of every game, the same ་་ shrieka of abuse always rent the you will, of course, be required, at air. My partners stand up, hun-some-period in this rubber,
and this. Always Hum When Shafting. ched their shoulders, whirled their abufile. Now please arms, spat invective at me. rushed downstairs for fresh it does not matter what you hum. draughts of barley water. I have though personally I have alwaya endured this for some years, and found "Annie Lauric" very effec- aj assez. And an I have for-tive. (Annie Laurie, you may re- which member, was the girl who revoked mulated some new rules will prove of infinite nasistance to once too often). The main point all these players who, like myself, about humming while you shuffle adore Bridge. but never quite in that it demoralises your oppon- realise what, trumps really are.
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Auction Antiquated.
Attitude
Our Sporting Prodigies.
ents. They will think that you. know something they don't know. The Onslaught.
They will leap to the conclusion that you have a card up your Always attack. Always? I do sleeve. If you shum while you A visitor at the Nanking Boarding not mean during the game, but
huffle.. (pardon me, these cards sary." Arguing upon the ground House, at 8, Connaught Road Cen-after it. As soon as you have lost are no slippery)... you will goin tral, Wis yesterday removed the game. you must instantly at-1 chosen by Dr. Anderson the state hospital after he had taken a large tack your partner before she can
a great advantage, which will cost ment sounds convincing, Great Bel-dose of Adalin. apparently with the attack you. A good plan, if you
yqu nothing. Įtain his been addicted to a cheap Intention of comunittlag suicide, are in doubt, is to fold your arms,
money policy-to any interest
sneer, and say in a harsh volcé
I am assuming, naturally, that rute over since I returned to the The Bishop of Victoria on February "Really!" She will then have a gold standard in 1926. According 1, licensed in his privato chapel, the shivering suspicion that she has you play Contract Bridge. If any to the rules under which the goldly curate of St. John's, Upper Holly crude.
Rey, Gilbert Alexander Hook, former sat on a apude or something equal-body of exceptional antiquity or dulness nuggests that you should standard operates, this was a mis- way, Londan, to mylasionary work in Or again, if you know that it play Auction, lift the left nostril, take. A deur money policy was Nanning under the Bible Church- was all your fault, you can nay, curl the upper lip, and say "Auc indicated the only possible man's Missionary Society.
"What were you doing with your tion? In these days? Perhaps method of protecting existing gold
diamonds?" She will probably be you would prefer to play loo7" (I supplies and of attracting
Strong rumours were current in too depressed to remember what sounds divinely idiotic. Ar though new supplies. But to say that before Singapore last week to the effect that she was doing with her diamonds, one bounced up and down on baby
His Excellency the Governor was and even if she does remember it chairs and said "toolooloo Great Britain left the go! about to relinquish office and that his you can always shrug your shoul- loo, loo!")
subtler standard its bank rate should have | successor
been appointed, ders, turn to your opponents and Or if you want to use The Lancashire cotton industry been 9 per cent. instand 4 per According to the story which reached repent exactly what she says. This methods, open your eyes very wide
the Straits Times, the departure of
that something problem is still receiving consider-cent, is totally to ignore the pecullar Sir Cecil Clementi had been Ixed for will discourage her. It is very im- indeed and any "Auction? How able attention on the part of those crisis which Great Britain under- March 3 and the reasons for the portant to discourage one's part-thrilling! Is
will went long before the larger erisis resignation were given. On referring ner at an early stage in the game. new? Do tell us about it? Too
Even she Bays hadn't got amus
rotamusini." This who are directly concerned with its future. A many-sided lave. It is enveloped the world in 1929.
any diamonds," you need not be cause the auction-playing offender deterred. You can just say, in
in to turn n sickly green and to. BR
Also. by to means easy to handle, and the 1925 Great Britain elected to
tones of icy scorn, "Quile. No change the conversation. chor its currency to gold at the pre-
diamonds Which ought to make since she will be forced to play opinion is growing that it ought
war parity. In order to carry
without understanding With # record of three previous her shrivel up all right, as though Contract Jang ago to have been tackled by a through this policy, it was convictions for picking packets and who had told you that her children how to score, you will reap a great powerful body authorised by Acttial to reduce sterling costs, such simple larceny, a young Chinese who had no underclothes,
advantage, unless you have foolish When
Playing Dummy. The moral scruples. of Parliament to deal with it, in all as those represented by labour, to appeared before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning on
one essential in speed. Never its aspects. Handling the problem the level demanded by the higher charge of stealing 50 cents from a mind, what you do, but do it with golt value. Otherwise British youth in Belchers" Street was sun- goods could not campete abroad, tenced to six months' hard labour and the utmost celerity. Of course, Britain's problem, in other words, placed under police supervision for you can pause as long as you like was the now-familiar problem of complaint were in a house at 3. Bet card.
two years. The defendant and the before you actually play the first In fact, a very good plan, deflation, particularly in wages. chers' Street where the offence as soon as your partner has laid The decision to raise sterling to its occurred. The defendant was chaned down her hand, is to stare at it
By W.-F-SANDERSON.-- pre-war gold value involved heavy but managed to out-run his pursuers for a moment with glazed eyes. On coming across a police picket, and then to rise to your feet, walk The fact is realised that the Bri-sacrifices for the benefit of the however, he slowed down and com- slowly over to the window, and HERE has never been an age like the present when youth tish cottom trade has permanently holders of Internal debt, who, with menced to walk. The complainant, kok out, tapping the glass, like
the deflationist who was stopped by a detective in the Sir Gerald du Maurier when of
allin fret, children-have been so shrunk in dimensions, quite apart
picket, pointed out the defendant, who
Thurs- screw, found the pounds owed to was then chased by the officer and seems to be lost at the end of Act prominent in sport. On from the general world depression them by their fellowcountrymen be-arrested.
day a small buy from Newcastle on This action will terrify your Tyne, aged only 10, played in the It has to be remembered that coming ever more valuable. Thla
partner, who will feel that there Anal of the Boys' Championship. cotton กางเกงfect!! is, in the extra valve had to be provided by
must be something extremely un-Ils lost, to another boy of 15 years, for the debtor, or business, class of the of the general state of European ladylike about the dummy which Without a doubt we have two boys cheaper branches, well suited
The chief pint of confidence, whether any last-minute she has exposed before you.
here who may rise to the greatest carrying on with cheap labour and community.
the attack
When you return say nothing. heights in the world of billiards. because Retion of this kind would have wages, almost fool-proof machines, so that
At ten years of age the small wages are the chief factor in pro. achieved its international object, Regard the card your opponent conceivable reduction In
the has played with a faint ancer boy, who often had to use the duction costs. To theorists like namely, the continuance of Dr. Anderson, this may appear as old link at pre-war parity. At And then, without warning, leap long rest across the table, knows upon it. Play with tremendous and can execute every shot to enough to win back a large part it did to Adun Smith
to le no
speed. Do not arrange your billards. That in a gift. of the lost marketa. The Far East. problem. But economic behaviour
tricks (should you be lucky enough with sinfinito supply of cheap bas nowadays a habit of punctur labour, is bound more and more, toing the economic laws propounded supply its own markets, though at by the theoreticians. This was the case when wage decreases broughi the moment Japan's energies may
on the genend" strike of 19/26, be employed on other matters. Labour, ever jealous of its living None the less, there is an obvious | standards, which had been Deed for Lancashire to reorganise after much tribulation, refused to her methods, for unless this is be deflated, It was so afraid of door she may lose a great deal more being "squeezed" that it ignored bonus it WHA than she already has done. Plant the fortuitous
receiving by why that has become definitely redun- constantly
of improvement In the buy- dant and obsolete has to be
ing value of the pound-conversely, Herapped; even if it were not done of, the fall in commodity prices. by collective action it would doubt Between 1925 and 1930, according less happen in the long run either to the Macmillan report, wages in by bankruptcy or obsolescence. It Great Britain rose by 8% per cent. was thus over. has been well pointed out, however, Br.dish Industry that the destruction of surplus weighted with production costa plant will not in itself be enough arising out of swollen wagen
fixed charges. The Bank of Eng-
no
Lancashire's costs can Ko far
every twist
to
WIN
Won
and
to reduce costs aufficiently to secure and tried to mitigate the burden an expanding world trade. Even by keeping the rates of working the marked fall in prices which has | capital cheap. To have put up the followed the depreciation of the rates to the levels montioned by pound han brought with it only a Dr. Anderson would have laid on burden too crush- D rélatively small stimulus to experts. Industry
be barne. Murcuver. The employers are trying other ing
few yeare methods by wage reductions and experience the last
has shown that high bank "more looms per weaver," but these rate alone is not effective in main- are not being favourably received taining the world's confidento 'In by the workers. The elimination a country. Indeed, the high bank of surplus plant and 'the granting rate, like the high interest rate on of a minimum wage must lead to a bond, may be looked upon as an the same result the fuller em admission that investment in that ployment of fewer factories and of country carries with it a heavy far fower workers. Perhaps half risk. And it is doubtful, in view
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any rate, Britain felt that it was not worth the price.
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"A college education's a great thing. Lots of these books.
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Not so long ago I watched a girl 11 years skating in an Intor national trial-sho is to go to America ne a member of Britain's team.
In the last four months I have men children ongaged in golf, .and tennia, swimming, football boxing. In every cuse I have heard the same story: "Here is a hope for Britain in the future," and it is a fact that in all these games have seen children technically perfect.
All this is good for British sport of to-morrow, but all these amaz- ing children were similar in one the all Jacked respect-they allehtest sign of nerves, they all had the mental poise of seasoned, experienced players of games; they all had the same cold, stony mental indifference to anything but the game and I wonder if it is good.
No Childish Graces, ́ Look at the small boy in the billiards championship. When ho played his semi-final there were hundreds of people looking do, he had never played in front of audience bofora, yet he did not BCD them. There childish
gesture.
was never one
girls
At Stoke Poges during the golf championship I saw a child of 14, three down at the twelfth, neading a 20ft. putt to win the hole. There were 300 People crowding round the green. There she was, on one knee, studying the line of the putt, utterly Indiferent to the crowd. She hold the purt
As I watched that child on her knee I saw her face." She was to,
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