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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

the text vehement appeals to use INDUSTRIE DELIVER INTE this man's pilla and that man's hair restorer...If advertising were never out of place, the Church of England might enrich Itself by offering to have advertisements of dentifrice and electric combs read from every pulpit in the land be fore the sermon; great cricketers might add to their slender pay if they were allowed, before leaving the pavilion, to shout through the microphone to the crowd the in- formation that they always smoke Anti-Cough Cigarettes, and that every morning in the bathroom they are with Throatine.”

THAT THINGS ARE NOT 80 ILL WITH YOU AND ME AS THEY MIGHT

HAVE BEEN, IS HALF OWING TO THE

NUMBER WHO LIVED FAITHFULLY A

These, of course, are extreme aspects of the question, expressed more in humour, possibly, than in serious vein. Yet they do carry a lesson-mely, that there are certain well-defined and generally-

HIDDEN LIFE, AND REST IN UNVISITED TOMBS.-George Elit.

One care of cholera and one typhoid were notified yesterday.

from the North at 9 am, on August The Empress of Russia is due here 3rd.

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PALTERING

PERDITION

By "AN OLD STAGER"

FACT of the utmost signi- wither and decay, then

demo-

fleance in the postwar world cracy's historic hour has struck. in the way in which catablished The world will huston to make it- democracy is being challenged by self safe for democracy by revert a clearly reviving impulse towards Ing to autocracy. And there is dictatorship. This is quite un-nothing under heaven to enable mistably the tendency everywhere,ven the most fervent disciples of cradle and not least in Europe, the very democracy to say at this moment of democratic principle. that such an impulse might not Without bothering with minor ex-be right. At this precise moment The P, and 0. liner Mantua, from varied, thred of the great historic must admit quite frankly that de

amples, which are many and any impartial student of affairs Shanghai, is due here at 7 a.m. State of Europe, Russia, Italy,mocracy Friday.

is not cutting and Germany, have completey cut gure. It seems utterly impotent the democratic apron strings.

to avert its own, and perhaps As a schoolboy I remember the civilisation's, rapidly impending fury of contemporary critics when doom. Max Nordau launched his indict- Evading the Truth. ment of those democratie ideas

But here arises another most which were a fetish of the sturdy pertinent inquiry.

Is it really democracy that is

that confronta

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Sir William Peel, Governor of Hongkong, took part in the speech day celebrations at his old school, Silcoates, near Wakefield, Yorks, on July 8.

Amongst the passengers arriving by Victorians. Grave and reverend

a good

the

accepted spheres for advertising. the P. & O. a. Ranpara is Mr. W. J. soigneurs who had sat at the feet failing in the present abnormal Radio broadcasting is not one of Cole, A.C.A. Mr. Cole has come to of Gladstone recoiled with horror

Hongkong to join the staff of Messrs and indignation them, and there is no reason why Thomson it should be. Certainly thisants, method is open to strong objec tion when employed-in conjunction with entertainment or educational programmes. Indeed, we can con ceive of nothing more likely to in- duce a listeuer to give up all in-

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WEDNESDAY, JULY. 27, 1932.

ADVERTISING

room

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the true explana-

Ce, Chartered Accoun- blasphemy, But to-day that dat-world, or is it only the anointed

from such flat emergency ing iconoclast is being impressive apostles of democracy who lack Mr. W. E. Orchard, Superintendent ly corerborated by the inexorable viadom and courage? of the Hongkong Electric Co.'s show-gic of historic fait accompli

The latter appears to me to be has reported to the police the theft of moment a reaction from demo-tion of the plight to which cata-

in Des Voeux Rond Central, The world is experiencing at this incontestably desk fan from the shop window,jerney, and a revival of autocracy,blished political principles have

which is enough to make our Vic-

been brought. Really educated torian forebears turn in their and well-informed people every- A Chinese who unexpectedly appear-graves. Prison at Laichikok yesterday was to a great war which was to make has been the slow and scientific where, in Europe and America, ed on the roadway near the Female

This is a truly sardonic sequel world's capitalist system, which have long realised that the knocked down by a car driven by Mrs. the world safe for

democracy.growth of centuries, is tottering cent, Kowloon Tong. The received slight scratches to his right and, without exaggerating them, debts. In France, in America.

victim

a strangle load of war fore-arm and declined

Toto to endeavour to analyse their and in every other country, the hospital.

political import,

at him whenever he may feel like } *. M. Jackson, of No, ti. Estex Cres-But it is best to face the facts, under

tuning-in.

Mr. Henderson's Future, Mr. Arthur Henderson, with his work for disarmament

the House of Commons would add

The attempted armed robbery at morning, when Miss Beppu, masseuse. No. 308, Nathan Road on Monday!

three men

Statesmen Impotent.

greatly to the strength and vigou-SESSIONS START ON plosion has produced a situation hesitate to take it because they

of the Opposition-and so far the Opposition has not been

con-

are:

first-

TUESDAY

system now

leaders of political thought know that. They know the general Why is it that democracy, which not only an imperative necessity cancellation must come; that it is far from wna injured had a sequel at the Kow-most of us were taught to regard bat complete, has no intention of seek-loon Magistracy this morning when as an inspired, revelation, is be-Yet they lack the strength of mind # stone-wall inevitability. ing a scat in the House of Com- said to have taken part in the maing to experience the tremors and courage of leadership to tell

Tong Ngan, ane of the

Tor senility even before. mons' although several bye-elee-was charged before Mr. Fraser with quite abandoned its swaddling truth."

it has their great democracies the blunt with

intent to rol. Inspector clothes? tions are pending. The decision Shannon who asked for a formal re-tolerably simple.

The explanation seems

Precisely the same fear of the will be regretted by most people, hospital. Itis Worship accordingly pheaval has go shaken the com- of the very leaders of democracy,

mand as the injured lady was still in

The 1914-18 democracy, inherent in the hearts including those who disagree with remanded the case until August 30

plex edifice of the world's econobstructs his polities. His reappearance in

mics that the whole structure tional disarmament, Statesmen acc the cause of internu- quakes to its very foundations clearly which way lies the path That colossal international exof wisdom and security, but they The fact that an advisory com-

in which statesmen are no longer are afraid their democracies may mitter at Home has found

captains of the fate of nations. turn, and rend them. in

Material favour of sky-writing for adverspicuous for these qualities,

circumstances' oyer- whelm their puny efforts.

That dread is born of their in- tising purposes, though under de

MANY CASES FOR could hardly expect to be, with

When doctors fail not merely now everywhere have in their stinct that party politicians, who finite restrictions, has raised the most of its normal leaders casual-

HEARING

to cure but even to diagnose the hands the working of the demo- general question of the extent to ties of

patient's symptoms, there is al-cratic the last election. Mr.

The Criminal Sessions will com-ways a danger that the sufferer obtains, will promptly seizo on

system where which advertisements should be Lansbury is a great popular fa-Roud murder case being assigned is how convinced disciples of the by its baser passions the wrong it still mence on Tuesday next, the Village may turn to quack remedies. That their action to sway democracy permitted to encroach on one's vourite, but he would probably be to a special Sessons on August 8. democratic" daily life. One writer, who says the first to admit that he is not.

The cases set down for hearing the very natural impulse, of dis- tion, let anyone ponder calmly on excuse way. If that sounds an exaggera. that a newspaper that contained of the type out of which

treased and bewildered people to the effect the impending American no advertisements would be, to class

Kong Sze, alias Hung Si, alias cry out for some liberating dicta-presidential elections are having front bench parliamen-itung Sze, alias Kwang Sze, breach tor. When him, only

events ur half a newspaper, tarians are made. Mr. Maxton, of deportation order:

circum-on the world crisis, or to what stances transcend human control,extent recent remarks that people ought to be who is of that type, is too un-ull with intent to rob; sperious theory may be faintly the mere fact that popular elec- Li Ching-teung on two counts mankind demands a miracle. That ences were reduced to fiasco by European confer- able for at least part of the day orthodox to lead the official La-(2) common assauit: to escape from the insistent pes-bour Party. And

Consolatory to good democrats, tions were taking place in France Sir Stafford tering of the advertiser, good fel- Crippa,, who is both

Sze Yung-sang, unlawful posses, populi vox Dei, but there is a pos-agonishing spectacle of the world reared in the doctrine of the vor and Germany We have the able and sion of arms and ammunition: low though he may be. The argu-

sible snag in it. orthodox enough, has not been a Henry, alias Peter Low, uttering wards

Li Chi-hung, alias Dolvin Peter

How if the popular

stumbling to disaster because the ment is that one can have too meinber of the party sufficiently forged documents;

urge to-nations fear each other and dis- autocracy in some in-trust themselves. much of a good fellow, and if he long to command its entire con- Lo Shik, robbery by two or tiny,

stances produces, its Man of Des- is permitted to make use of all fidence. A correspondent of The more:

and the dictatorships de-

When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald monstrably shape more efficiently hope, his head blended but un-

returned, the inventions of science, front Times recently suggested that Op-robbery by two or more;

still hoping against Au Kau-ching and La Shu-wing, and capably against the post-war bowed, the megaphone to the microphong, I positions are absurd anachron-

eataclysm than do the still stead-day, he told us at 10

from Geneva the other he might easily become the most isms.

Tam Yuen Tze Kin-shun and fast democracies?

Downing It does seem odd that peo-Yan Shun, robbery by two or more: That is a possibility which has been

Street that the utmosphere had maddening bore in history.

ple should devote its energies to with a second charge of received now to be faced, and which, with and German

unpropitious, The French The B.B.C., as is known, dorsalecting a Government, and at the

stolen goods against Yan Shun: great autocratic States check by close. I speculated in my mind elections were too So Ifung and Lam Chun, receiv-jowl with great democracles, can at the time whether not permit the use of its entertain- same time choose an Oppositioning stolen goods; ments for the purposes of adver- to hamper and criticise it when-Wan, procuring murder.

not conceivably he burked.

the Prime Cheng Kwok-yan, alias Ching the dictatorships flourish and is, fully realised what an indict- If Minister, sturdy democrat that he tisement, and we imagine thatever it attempts to get on with its

make good, while the democracies ment that was of his cherished most people are glad of this fact. job. Yel, paradoxically enough.

faith in democracy. In some countries, it is the eus- nothing adds to the power and tom to remind the listener to a

strength of a strong government Bach concert, for example, that so much as a reasonably strong there is such a thing as chewing- opposition. With this body's gum, or to preface a Beethoven erilicism to face, the Government. quartette with a reminder of the is alert, enger-on its toes all the existence of a certain brand of time. Moreover, in default of a cigarettes. IL is said that 11 true opposition, dissatisfaction. broadcasting station is being and unrest are likely to manifest planned for Ireland which will themselves on a government's own Jaud such things as soap, and beer, back benches. With no powerful and catarrh cures, while, accordi opponents to keep its forces weld-

ed together, they are likely to split ! ing to a London commentator,

up into factions and groups. Al-] people listening-in to Paris often ready in the present House, Mr. hear the announcer's voico Jelling Winston Churchill has on several of a shop's address which nobody occasions succeeded in making wants to know. Here is what one things very uncomfortable for the writer has to say on, the subject:leaders of the Conservative party. Besides Mr. Henderson, the re- turn of other defeated leaders of through the microphono are the Labour. Party might be wel- utterly superflours that we resent comed-perhaps not least by the their intrusion. We do not turn more farsighted of their oppon- on the wireless in the hope of ents. Not only would their re- hearing some razor blade praised turn add to the efficiency of the above its rivals. Nor would it in-

Opposition in Parliament--It would detract from its efficiency crease our pleasure to be inform- outside. This is an important ed, before a famous violinist he matter. To-day the Labour Party gan to play, that he was paid by can call on the services of prac- the advertiser of Porcofino Sau- tically all its most seasoned cam- sages. The works of art and ad- | paigners for propaganda work in vertisement cannot be blended in the country. The Party intends to make the utmost use of this op-

"It is because

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