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TELEGRAPE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1. 1932.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
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DAY BY DAY
A DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLY TENDS TO MAKE PARTY SPIRIT OBDURATE. "OH, WHAT MAY NOT PRIDE No,' CRIES BAXTER, AND CARRIAGES WILL NOT FACTION HIDE. ---Morley.
WHAT
MIS-
the realities. What hope ls there, it may be naked, of finding a way.. out of this made tangle of claims and counter-cinima? The main hope lles in the pressure of hard, ugly economie facts. The collection of gold, as both France and America Tarifs lins seen, does not help. offer no solution, as the export trade of both these countrica is in scri- our decline. The unemployment figures in the United States are stupendous; they are stendily mounting in France. And Germany is squeezed nearly bone-dry. All these things are realities. It lo Upon enquiry this morning, it was idle to go on talking of justice, gen-tearned that Mr. E. Davey, the Government Analyst, who is in the erosity, the sacredness of treaties Government Civil Hospital suffering and contracts, and the rest. Plain and that his temperature has lowered. from pneumonia, had a restful night, self-interest should drive the na-He is, however, still seriously ill. tions out of their nationalistic fool's paradises.
Dr. W. 9. New of Shanghai will make an address to the members of the Hongkong University Medical Society to-morrow at 5 pan., in the University Union Assembly Room.
A
B
ECONOMY SHOULD. BEGIN AT HOME
BY R. G. EMERY'
A step towards it has been taken in Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Bud- get, but nothing that is permanent form of this kind. The idea is that the nine classes into which the will ever be done till the House of, Civil Service estimates are divided Commona resumes, its old control should be remitted to, say, five over the spending departments of Committees and the defence en- the State. That control has dimi-timutes to a sixth. nished, is diminishing and ought
"Economy" is being eried from Such a change in procedure an i the house-topa. The business have outlined has been suggested man, the financier, nombors of time and again. Mr. T. P. O'Con-. Parliament (always excepting the nor, the late "Father" of the Ilouse Socialists) join in the chorus. was the last to bring it forward;
Morning Post advocated a and more than 30 years ago the re-
to be increased.
Their examinations would take
has regained some of the power it findings would be the Report stage It is true, too, that the Treasury the place of the Supply nights in the House, and discussion of their once had to revise the estimates of of the votes. One refilt would be, the departments, power nearly destroyed when, under Mr. Lloyd stages of Bills would have to be of course, that the Committee George, it became itself a spending taken in the House instead of by department.
*
But
the House of
members
With reference to a paragraph published yesterday reporting, an at- The Lausanne Conference will be
tack on a Chinene by a dog belonging Commons has in effect ceased to Standing Committees. The volume of no value unless it takes account to a resident of Queen's Gardens, it
have any oversight on how the of legislation would be reduced-
in itself a good thing-and the of the great world crisis and necks is learned that the report was incor-
money goes which it votes every examination of Bills which, under rect, and that the dog has not been to work out a comprehensive set-sent to Kennedy Town for observation. year by hundreds of millions.
the present system, pass almost unnoticed In the newspapers, tlement. The fact has to be faced
of of "Secrets preview
There can be little doubt that would have much greater publicity, that the capitalist system has been
time would not be Secretary," which opens at the King'a thin loss of power is largely dueMoreover, strained nearly to breaking point, Theatre to-day, indicates that here to the change made by Mr. Arthur wasted by going through trumpery and it will stand very little more.we have a film which is well worth Balfour when he induced a too-proposals by private The collapse of Germany, with all secing. There is plenty of excitement docile House of Commons to limit which have managed to get a in the story, and some fine acting by the number of days allotted to second reading, but have no earth- the consequences that that would Claudette Colbert and George Metaxe.
The other parts are also well taken, Supply to twenty. What happens?ly chance of passing. involve, would not signalino the end and interest is maintained to the last The Opposition or Oppositions de- Every Government, as might be cide what subjects are to be de-expected, opposes any reform of of capitalism and its immediate re-flicker.
bated on Supply nights; a certain procedure on the lines here sug- placement by Socialism. It would
vote is put down, let us say the gested. They argue that it would Banished for life from Singapore Home Office; the discussion is weaken the control of Ministers more likely bring chaos-and then
in 1925, and from Hongkong for 10 never, or hardly ever, on adminis- tand of the Treasury) over their only a chance of Socialism after years in January of this year, tration but on polley; the kind of own departments, and that the an indefinite period of misery and Chinese was charged with larceny thing which ought to be raised by Committees would inevitably con- before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon direct motion. When the sitting ceru themselves with policy, with struggle. That is not a cheerful pro-Magistracy this morning. He
Wa contes to an end the vote is with-which, they say, “supply" has no- sentenced Lo the convicted and except perhaps โด months hard labour for larceny, and drawn for the time being, to be re-thing to do. In one sense, of Communist Party. But it is one of nine
for returning from vived and redirected if the Oppo- course, expenditure docs depend on months
His Worship ordered aition so wish.
policy, but the converse Is also the prospects which, we hope, the banishment.
The Government cares very lit-true to a less extent. politicians and industrialists and the sentences to run consecutively.
tle. It has a "Supply night," and financlers of Europe and Americn
On the ocension of the King's birth-at the end of twenty days that vote and all the others which are will realise. It is for them to make day celebrations nt Government their choice between chaos and House, the management of the long-outstanding are put automatically terms of reference was set up and kong and Shanghai Hotels, La., an- from the Chair. Millions and mil- Construction means
nounce that there will be no dinner ions are voted without a word: it has been re-established in the converted measures for getting the dance at the Peninsula Hotel on Fri and members whose division represent Parliament. It might very day, June 3. At the Hongkong Hotel cards are bad turn up and add to well turn its attention to another millstones of reparations and war
grill however, a special dinner will be
their scores to nyold awkward matter which is the cause of great debts from off our necks, the reduc-served from 7.30 p.m., and during the
they meet their expense-the growing number of questions. They have declined dinner selected music will be played questions when tion of armaments, the ordering of by the Hongkong Hotel orchestra un- Constituents.
somewhat in this House. probably because the new members have not our currencies, and the re-estaller the direction of Mr. J. Futern.
yet found their feet. lishing of international trade." If
Thongkong Telegraph.#pect.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1932
A DARK OUTLOOK
r
So far from the Lausanne Con- Terence having its scope widened to take in, beyond war debts and re- parations, the whole problem of work depression, there is Dow |every prospect of the agenda being restricted to matters of immediate moment, until such time as the poli- tical outlook in Europe is more
must composed. This is
regret- the table. In fact, it seems that longer international consideration of world economies is postponed. the more difficult will it become to
construction,
the world's leaders are not prepared to strive for such a policy, they might as well do nothing and wait for the crash to come.
WATER LEVELS.
three
WEST, NORTH AND BAST RIVERS
Last session a Select Committee on Procedure with rather narrow
It is true that a Committee is set which chooses up each session which of the estimates it will ex-
It was estimated some years ago amine in detail; but, as often that the cost of answering each not, by the time it has presented its question averaged about £1. It is report these very estimates have now probably nearer 30%. A con- either been passed or are never alderable proportion of them are renched till the guillotine falis. inquiries for Information which Moreover, this Committee is strict the member could ascertain for ly forbidden to go into matters of himself from official documents, or policy. There is also a Public are of purely local interest, the Accounts Committee which does answers to which could be readily very valuable accountancy work; obtained in other ways. There are but the misdeeds or carelessness not a few; too, which are obviously it discovers are a couple of years put on the Paper merely to adver- old before anybody knows anything tise the member to his constituents. Marabout them.
The following table lasued the Kwangtung
Conser River Commission shows the
by
European Uncertainty Rumours of a successful intrigue vaney
wet Alver
16.6
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Highest on Lowest May
record. on record. 10
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3.8
4.0
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11.2
11.1
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3.4
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2.4
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solve the problem. The outstand from the Right to oust the Bruen-height of water in English feet on the dates named in the West, ing fnet to-day is that the whole | ing Government by 'alienating the North and East Rivers: economic structure of the world is President from the Chancellor seem in jeopardy. and, as Mr. Ramsaylu have been only too well founded. MacDonald rightly says, the pro-The resignation of the Bruening Cabinet comes at a most unfortun- blem is one which no nation can
ate moment in European history, hope to settle of itself. Unhay adding to the complications of the t pily, the United States declines to political situation in France und participate in the Lausanne Con-threatening to destroy all prospects [ ference, while a further factor of a of a valuable outcome of the Lau- most disturbing character is the sanne reparations conference. le new political crisis which has deve-France, as in Germany, the future luped in Germany. The outlook in far from reassuring.
is not nt all clear. No definite announcement of policy has yet bech made by M. The American attitude still referrint, the most probable future
TRUTH ABOUT
DR.
CANCER
MONTGOMERY'S
ADVICE
on
continuation of his address "The Truth about Cancer" (com menced at the previous meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club) at luncheon, held in yesterday's Messrs. Lane Crawford's restau- rant under the Chairmanship of Rotarian P.S. Cassidy.
He
have been assured that if this
What is wasted is detailed ex-plague of questions could only be amination of the estimates by Com- abated, it would be possible to re- mittees with real power-power to duce the staff of one important de- examine officials or even Ministeru,partment by a fourth. and to hold their sittings if they
The same is true of other Gov- so choose in private. It is com-ernment offices. Enormous and mon knowledge that many of the coatly files have to be kept up so Government offiees arc over-that the Minister who replies may staffed; that heads of departments be furnished with all the details and aub-departments not unnatur-necessary to answer the inevitable ally are always anxious to increase supplementary.
the importance of their section.
To this end they press their poli- It may be that democracy and tical chiefs to introduce and pass economy are incompatible. Clobe what are called "Departmental observation of the House of Com- Bills" which always mean more mons for more than half a century money. One Under-Secretary once tends to support this view. But
on a business taking office was the presentation the Civil Service to him of a dozen such Billa, which basis, if the House would go about were declared to be urgently. neces-its principal task in a businesslike
fashion.
sary.
mains based on the idea that war Prime Minister. It In gen- Dr. J. H. Montgomery gave told me that his first experience on a good deal might be done to put debts and reparations are not con-erally expected that the Radi- nected. Indeed, the United States cals will attempt to form a con- cerntration government on the basis expects its debtors to pay up, re-
of Centre and Loft Centre Parties. gardless of what may be done in Its success will depend largely on the way of an adjustment of the the attitude of M. Tardieu, and in reparations issue, although a hint the event of the latter refusing to
The speaker made most interest- is thrown out that when Europe can serve under M. Herriot, the Radical agree on reparations, Amerien will chief might be forced, in spite of asing references to the cure of can- surgery and radiation surances no; to revive the Cartel, cer, by be ready to consider war debt pro-
to attempt co-operation with the radium and X-rays), dealing with the effect of radiation on living posals. Some little time back, Mr.
Socialists. This prospect is n cells and explaining the dimeuf- Mellon represented to Congress the turally viewed with alarm. The ties encountered in its use. intolerable position that Britain is anxiety inspired by and the pro- also spoke of other treatments and in regarding war debts and repara-hable consequence of Socialist parti- denounced "quack" remedies, add- can be gaugeding, "It is essential that the public. tion owing to the depreciation of cipation in power
ters, and i some countries, al- sterling. He was on sound ground, from the fact that merely on the should be educated in these mat- strength of the first ballot results, ready, there are strong, voluntary since Britain receives her payments which were far from decisive, there Associations with this aim in view, from Europe in sterling and makes
was a general shump on the Paris and this work is being taken up other countries." her payments to America in dollars. Bourse: most of the shures re-more and more
It had been suggested, he said, The result is that something like covered when it was realised that
that every man or woman of 40' fifty per cent. na been added to there was still hope of a Moderate years and upwards should undergo the British burden. It is interest majority, but it. ja absolutely cer- thorough medical examination tain that if there were any suspicion by his or her doctor every six ing here to recall the terms of the of Socialista entering the next Gov-months as a matter of routine, and Balfour Note of 1922. It declared ernment there would be a collapse certainly, if this were done many that Britain would ask no niore of confidence, followed by whole- cancer which now in detected so Into that palliative treatment alone from her debtors than was neces-sale stock selling and
Is possible, would be discovered in uf capital. Such an time for successful treatment and anry to pay her creditors, but add-exodus ed significantly that "while we do eventuality is already envisaged in cure.
financial circles, and it cannot be
A general
not nek for move, all will admit that said that this indicates merely a we can hardly be content with
panicky state of mind or that there extensions to cover workers' risks the reduction of mili- without further
less." As muttera have worked out, are not serious grounds for fearing | and unemployment, and we have certainly come out on the a semi-Socialist Administration. immediate wrong side. The point to be kept M. Leon Blum, the Socialist loader, lary expenses In mind, however, to that neither has, in fact, slated as the conditions International guaranteca. M. Blum of collaboration: the nationalisation also declared in his most recent Britain nor anybody else can expect of railways and private insurance address that he did not think the to get more from Germany. The companies, the completion of the Socialist Party would be stopped by United States and Franco, none tho national Insurance scheme with legality. Developments this week
will be awaited with some anxiety. Icas, do not seem inclined to face
"This rascal came dashing through my tent while I was sleeping."