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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932.
NCHRONNINGH | Blways be kept in mind in case of
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS YEAR'S
YOU
Studebaker
DAY BY DAY
WAR IS THE LAST THING IN ALL
THE WORLD TO GO ACCORDING TO PRO-
of | GRAMME- Thucydides, be
THE VIEWS OF A VANDAL
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real › emergency. So far as Wo understand the matter, the danger la not so muel from actual contact with sufferers as from contaminat- ed water and food supplies. On the other hand, the presence
THE world used to be a very method of shaking their fints hr.
sufferers in our midst cannot
simple plner, in which a little people's faces, The Empress of Canada arrived at geography went # long way, lightly contemplated when it is | Vancouver on Tuesday,
Generally it was enough it we knew The alient feature of politics borne in mind that exposure of the
what was happening la our own to-day is a penchant for appoint- H.R.II. the Prince of Wales celebr- street, or even what the people nexting Committes at home and for at- smallest quantity of the dejects of ates his 29th birthday to-day.
door were up to next.
tending Conferences abroad.
The result in either case is the HAVE
Today everything is changed. į MISSED, AN❘ the patient may lead to a serious
or The Empress of Japan is due here We are expected to know all about same-nothing. worse epidemic. The disease is both air-from Shanghat at 8 a.m. on Saturday. world polities, and to take an in-nothing.
than EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
TO COMPARE VALUES. and water-borne, and in particular
which, to judge by their terest in the affairs of countries
names.The Smashed Atom. You will want your car roomy
As a further complication of and we can't find any record of
should not be permitted to exist,
Our daily papers are a miserable life, here is this splitting of the any car in the Studebaker Six
medley of dull thuds and piercing atom. Some scientists with nothing price class having such wide
hearteries from the ends of the better to do have been bombarding front and rear seats.
Afr. B. M. Tulati, B. A., will speak earth.
it with electricity for yeara, until contamination.on "India and Her People" at the People we have never seen before Ita revolted nature could stand the Here in Hongkong, where so much usually weekly public lectare of the calmly ask us, as they sit opposite thing no longer and it flew into
Hongkong Lodge, The Theosophien of our sewage disposal is conduct-Society, 17, Queen's Rund Central to us in the train or bus, what we pieces; which were eagerly seized thirk of the Czecho-Slovakinn as souvenirs by the assesit, just ed on rather primitive lines, the to-day at 6 p.m.
change question (as if we care a as the bruised and battered ball is dangers are obvious, in which con-
An innovation Introduced at the brass farthing for it) or the pro- seized after a Cup final. nexion the disinfecting of water-Singapore Rotary Club funcheon of spects of the new State of Man- Now, why cannot scientista let closets, dry closets and even dusi-subjects as fire insurance, match mal in general, we should gladly
five-minute speeches on such varied churin (which, like the Far East matters ingrad aluminium was most success wiped wholly and finally oft
ful. The addresses were interesting and to the point, and the manner in up.) which they were received indicated] the appreciation of the members.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1999.
CHOLERA DANGERS
Cholera is such a dread disense and its mortality rate so high that. Hongkong vannot afford to viesy
It may spread through careless dis-at Government House after the King's Some miniature medals were found posal of sewage or from solled Birthday Reception. The owner may have them by applying to the Aide-de- clothes, rags, etc. Water supplies Camp, Government Hotar. also need to be carefully watched against possible
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political
things alone? Why this mania see for bigger and bigger, or, alterna- hins would appear to be
the | lively, for smaller and smaller?
As a fierce contender for the not to be overlooked.
happy meditum in all things, I say So far as the individual is co-
Thank gondness there are still a that this fatuous extremism should cerned, personal cleanliness is il
few murders and holds-up which be stopped. We were quite enn- matter of extreme importance. It
dreary tent with the atom as it was. Hours," the current attraction we may set against this at the King's Theatre, is a film well; desert of foreign news, and inwe want splits, we can always get is well, too, that people should re-abure the average. It is a slee from which we may indulge our higher them in the gymnasium, ar by frain from eating uncooked fruit life, not in New York, and is chock- tutures.
contemplating the atnte of the or vegetables, the danger of which the principal characters are respon rather easy in this climate) when correspondent who cannot produce
ful of dramatic situations, in which None the less, one blood boils Cabinet. He is a poor is, we observe, being stressed by sible for some very time acting. Clive we see the leading members of the at least one split in the Cabinet
Brook and Miriam Hopkins share the the sanitary authorities.
Pro-chief honours, and both give splendid British Government instead of at-ench week,
The splitting of the atom, how- character studies. From the techni- tending to affairs at home, for cal standpoint, too,
they were appointed. ever, was decidedly uncalled is of high merit.
the production; which task A film which enn dashing off to the Continent on the Even the experts who claim the be thoroughly recommended.
slightest pretext or nome, to at- discredit for splitting It confeas tead this or that international con- that their nefarious exploit is un- This is a sort of offence which is ference which, inevitably will come likely, so far as they can forence, to becoming far too ronimon in Kowloon", to nothing.
have the alightest commercial Magistracy this morning, when pass men attended to home affairs and they are condemned. remarked Mr. Fenser, at the Kowloon In the good old days our states- value. Out of their own mouths ing sentenew of three months impri- bothered about the outer world as
for.
the
lics in preparedness for the worse. thing is that, with the facts so shame when they see so much red that big flens have little flens upon
patent and formidable, and then the map. • • opportunity inviting, no ex.
Nowadays we must have a nod perienced veteran of the West-ding nequanturce with all sorts of
National Economy.
with the Parliamentary
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tective inoculation has been proved most effectual in other centres, and we notice that in Shanghai it DEATH
is being carried out free of charge by the Municipality. Mobile in RUMJARN. -Entorna, wife of Usufi
her residence, 3 culation vans are, in fact, operating Ramjohn, at Arbuthnot toad, on 22nd June, daily through the Settlement. 1972 is ber G1st, year. Funeral Jeaves residenen to-ny at 5 p.m.,
Whether the Hongkong Govern but on a Chinese charged with little as possible, Generally they There is much talk of disarma- arriving at the Momtrent nt 5,45)
the theft of three pieces of clothing intervene in foreign politics only ment, and future treaties on ment intends te
proceed along from
from A woman in Taumati. The similar lines has not yet been dis-six weeks' imprisonment six months favoured foreign face, to the im-clause to spike the guns of those accused had a previous conviction or to shake their fists in some i-subject should certainly contain a efused, but at any rate the authori-ago, and Mr. Fraser remarked that he mediate confusion and flight of the scientists who, without the slightest ties should ser to it that there is Another Chinese charged with the
was going to make an example of him, latter.
provocation, fiercely and continu- ample vaccine avkilable in ease of theft of some clothing and a clock feared in those days, and did not
Yes: British statesmanship was ously bombard inoffensive atoms.
Unprovoked aggression in no- need. As we have remarked, the six months' imprisonment.
froin a dwelling house was sentenced need to know mueb
tions or individuals is a geography.
crime
itution at the moment is nut such
The British citizen was satisfied to against humanity (vide leading He plenty of red splashes on the articles). And i would add that it as to occasion any alarm, but with
map, with periodic additions
is not less a crime 10
against ato- such a disease as cholera wisdom solvency or political and constitu- their number. To-day oven school- manity,
tional revolution. The weird boys think, they must blush for
Ever since somebody dlacovered
their backs to bite 'em, this process of finding something still maler
ng gone from bad to worse.
Mankind would be much wiser Those who are in close toneh minster arena has Heized the absurd names in outlandish langu-to let sleeping fleas lie (and steep- fobbies leadership of buck-hench seanomy ages--names that seem to belonging atoms likewise) than to try to with anything but seriousness the are aware of a growing restless battalions. There is all the mak rather to the domain of nightmare emulate the baboons and chimpan- sober zeen in the zoo, whose avidity for present epidemic in Canton. Al-¦ ness. Supporters of the Nationals of a wonderful Fourth Party of printer's pic than to
reality; names that
search and research, also! is sur though, happily, the number of Government give every credit to the present House of Commons, those of Chinese generals passed only by that of our refentifie
Ministers for what they
but neither Le nor
Winston, sublime simplicity. casos locally is extremely small, it
experts. done, but on an vital tople they Jas been shown that they feel strongly that
moment, has stirred
a bund toalised? nearly originate from Canton. This is enough has been even attempted,other. 1. 6. perhaps wears, if rally the National economists lo- ;
Someone has been saying a word There is only one language in favour of the child who coples not surprising in view of the There is no dispute about the
to be, an international one.
at school. It is, I suppose, the the shares the politician's distrust that is English. Why cannot constant daily contact between the main urge and impulse that re
first time that that unfortunate two centres, both by water and by turned such 201 overwhelming
of demo- confounded foreigners and their creature has ever been defended.
Yet, when you consider what rail At Tuesday's meeting
majority of National M.Ps to the ey, to add an unpopular econo-incolerent offspring be compelled
shameless, persistent copyista of Commons, ty slogan of Liberalism's exist to turn English? How much the Sanitary Board, Dr. Basta
electoral handicaps. But longer will patriotism compet them admit that in blaming the school
grown-up beings are, you ing was a demand for sound finance Winston might be thought to have to cling to their barbarous tong, copyist we show what can only be raised the question of preventive and drastic
The only language that is easy to described as a good check. measures, but as he had not given ment.
the tradition of Fourth party
pronounce, spell. parse, analyse, untice of his questions, no
Much the larger part of our formation was vouchsafed of the jod, but the most active and zeal-
however, is that when he wasted signs is English. Sooner or | Government's intentions. Bowever, ous of the Ministry's hack-bene Chancellor of the Exchequer he later the world will have to wake lodging what other people do, say
or dodge. Existence is one missed his chance. Had he given up to this portentous fact, especial orgy of imitation or long at to-day's Legislative Council (supporters feel that a strange te the camtry ʼn commanding econoly if it wants British statesmen, lender. The man who dares to be follow-my Juctance seems to exist, or else may call then, we should still be affairs of every country save their usual, is kicked about from pillar who are so good at controlling the original, to do anything out of the meeting. there should be SODIC
some vague insuperable difficulty, on the gold standard, and many of own, to do full justice to themselves, to post, definite indication of the Governin getting to grips with the econo- ment's policy as a result of the my issue. To that extent their our existing troubles would have
Otherwise, our statesmen will lunatic asylum.
or else locked up in a questions tabled by the Hon. Sir
return to the old-time)
And teachers, themselves the Henry Polluck.
most imitative of persons (80 much so that the teacher can always be picked out in a crowd), must flog the child who copies his neighbour's essay or suma,
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present House
not
have
national retrench- Other matters have re-
make even
scem
Why cannot
both unemployed Othellos at the all thre maines he internation- The Art of Copying.
of the comniotic sense
and
W
must
in-ceived the attention they deser acties in his blood. His tragedy. understand, and show in illumtinut-lives is spent in doing or saying or
main raison d'etre hangs fire. Be- cause they realise that, though we The problem. at preventing may have got the ship of State possible infection through sufferers on an even keel again, she still from Canton coming into the makes heavy weather of it, and Colony, is one which has periodical-Hafe navigation demands drastic ty to be faced when epidemics break is still too far
lightening of her deckload. She down below the out in nearby ports. It is a par- fuancial Plimsoll mark. Most ticularly difficult one when we lake of the National M.P.8 are into account the fact that there is new recruits at Westminster, a constant stream of people coming totally inexperienced in Parlia-
and going between this Colony and mentary procedure, and mystified Canton, not only by the regular by a good deal of its red tape. train and steamer services but also have not yet necomplished
They are fully.conscious that they the by native bonts. Quarantine
remain part of their mission, but galations naturally suggest them are quite unable to see how to set selves, but it does not require much about it. Ministern are themsel- reflection to realise the immensity you aware of their predicament. of the task. We had the same Thoy know they must have their difficulties to face at the time of alone will enable them to brave hands forced; that moral support the meningitis outbreak in Macao, the Scylla and Charybdis of elec but fortunately this did not astoral debacle and eivil-service sume really alarming proportions. non possumus. They now realise It may be that unless the present that It is futile and even fatal to alt down and wait till the Canton epidemic becomes more
economic, clouds roll by. They Berious it will be found impractic- might as well wall
the upon able to enforce quarantine restric- Greek Kalonds. It will be de- tions, but, on the other hand, if endes before the world recovers matters become
worse, it would fully from the wreckago of the | be infiitely better wore the normal Great War, and, unless adequate transport services to be suspended precautions are taken to cut down than that the Colony should be ex-ble burden of taxation, the
expenditure and ease the impossi posed to untuld danger. This, of tion will have foundered long be
ourse would bo 44 ex.reme fore that can happen. The grimm mensure, but the possibility must alternatives, too, are national
na-
been avoided.
have to
"When I'm able to get around I won't have to be careful about
my health, will I. Doc?"
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Now, the plums of life have al ways gone to the man who has a genius for choosing the right man to do his work for him, the while he looks on. What is this but the school copyist writ large?
School copying is certainly one of the enterprises that should bo encouraged. It suits the copier and it pleases the copied,.no why should the teacher, er society la general, interfere?
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Prophetic Frauds.
Those incurable frauds, the weather forecasters, are emerging in force.
Why does the nddle-beaded public pay any attention to these miser- able Incompetenta? Why does it pay any attention to the weather at all, when it obviously ought to be ignored?
If we must have weather fore- casts, let them be purely retrospec- tive; It is when they dip into the future that they go all wrong.
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When we set out for work in the morning we have not the faintest notion of what the weather will be when wa sally forth for timn.
Yet those mercurial impostors, the weather prophets, brazenly protend to know what climatic eccentricities we shall be groaning under. How some people estapo. Jail is a mystery.