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Canada have been. careful not to offend the suspectibilities of Canadian manufacturers; this they have done by urging only the free admission of those classes of British goods not at present mude in Canada. Here we have reflect- ed one aspect of the problem of
DAY BY DAY
EVERYONE IS USEFUL TO SOME- BODY, FOR HE ALSO SERVES WHO ONLY STANDS AND WAITS.
Hospital for treatment.
ROBERT LYND suggests that
HOLIDAY MAKERS SHOULD
BE CERTIFIED
raise
prohibitivo tariff walls against foreign commoditics and at the same timo expect foreign countries to buy her goods. A Canadian commentator, writing on the Ottawa Conference outlook recently remarked that the Canadian Conservatives appeared
REGRET to see that the French, you will hear no more complaints Government has withdrawn the of ragging at Eton. And during to combine a fervid passion for Knocked down by a private motor decree calling on all foreign the great match at Lord's you will incressed Imperial trade with an
car driven by Mr. Fung Wo-iu, in visitors remaining more than twe see such an array of shining faces Queen's Rond West yesterday, Tang months to produce certificates of that the very batsmen will be uncanny skill in avoiding mention of Tuk-sang, aged eight years, sustained character.
Injuries to his head.
dazzled by the radiance the commoditica which are to be
When I first read of the decree, If nono but the virtuous were bought from Britain in increased
I rejoiced in it as a step towards permitted to attend the Cup Final Whilst cutting pork at his stall in a better civilisation, in which the at Wembley, and the Rugby In- quantities, while English indus- the Skivingpun market, a foki ne-Governments of the world would ternationals at Twickenham, it is
cidentally cut his left wrist and had trialists who have been visiting to be taken to the Government Civbe more interested in the moral my belief that an immenso change character of a visiter than in the would como over the spirit of The nineteenth colour of his eyes.
young England. Due to the fusing of an electrici
If such a decree were generally century believed in whipping the young into good behaviour. The wire at 63, Haiphong tend shortly enforced it would undoubtedly after midnight, a small fire broke out make for better international re-twentieth century will show its on the first floor, but the outbreak lationships. If only the best kind uperior wisdom by gently enticing being caused. was extinguished without any damage of Englishman and Englishwoman them into good behaviour.
were allowed to land in France, aystem of good-conduct certificates Some of those who object to the what a high opinion the French the Diocesan Girls' School, has re- longer would they be shocked by behaved person till he is proved Miss Marjorie Mason, a teacher of Would have of the English! No do so on the ground that every man should be regarded as a well- more extended inter-Imperial trade.ported to the police that some tims the spectacle of middle-aged Anglo- to be otherwise. But, if a BUMPERS
All sensible Britons, of course, between 11 n.m, and 5 p.m. yesterday Saxon wastrels flinging away has to produce a doctor's certificate wish to encourage trade between school and stole a travelling clock,
some person entered her room at the fortunes at the Monte Carlo tables, in order to be admitted into the different parts of the
or of young English-speaking Civil Empire,
idlera desecrating the morning in
Service, what logical But that should not rule out the 300, Boundary Street, was entered by,
The residence of Mr. S. K. Loo, of the cocktail bars on the Nice front having to produce a clergyman's objection curi there bo to his idea of stimulating trade with and some
I do not see why, if it is certificate before be is person between midnight and portant for a country to send only into Clacton or Margate?
admitted between foreign countries as well. 8.30 a.m. yesterday when $42.55 its best cricketers to Australia, it
We do not feel insulted when an in money, a gold pocket watch, a gold should not be equally important to insurance Imperial economic co-operation pencil and a piece of green jade were send only its best touriste
company naka must be developed in ways which stolen.
France and the other countries of Why, then, should we be offended whether our habits are temporate. are not exclusive. This can be
Europe. A charity performance done in numerous ways.
if the Mayor of Brighton insists of Raja But it Harishchandra (a play in Hindia resent the necessity of carrying same question?
Many people, no doubt, would upon getting an answer to the would not be to the benefit of the tani) is to take place at the Po Iling certificates of character about with
Theatre on Saturday at
8.30 p.m. them. Empire to attempt to shut it off Proceeds of sale of tickets are to be absurd. A good man hae much to put into practice. The idea of I admit that the certificate This, to my mind, is
system would be by no means easy in a watertight compartment from devoted to the Child Welfare Centreless reason to feel ashamed of his what constitutes good conduct passport varies from place to place. What seems good conduct at Torquay might cause grave offence on the Riviera, and conduct that passed
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Mr. and Mrs. James Ormiston left photograph. exclusive economic im- yesterday aboard the s.8. Menelaus on Earning a Day in the Country.
an extended holiday. They expect tu be in the United Kingdom for approx. imately three months, and to return to Hongkong via the Panama Canal, New Zealand and Australia,
the rest of the world. That would
be bad economics. More than thut, an perialism would be just as harm- , ful 48
exclusive economie nationalism can be and is. Despite the difficulties which are being en-
11
Cheung Tim-fa, aged 15, of 75
to
mar
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of certificates of character madejed on by the Lido.
I should like to see the carrying for good at Oban might be frown-
compulsory, indeed, not only for
foreign but for home travel. No Certificates for Cash,
Di
man should be given a ticket at a
At the same time, if we agree Steel, Newark-on-Trent, countered at Ottawa, however, we Hennessy Rond, was lenneked down railway station for
trip to the on the general principle, we shall England, and Mrs. Steel, Hong believe that this great gathering of by a Star taxi in Connaught Ron country until he had produced atfind some means of making it
certificate, signed by a clergyman, work, Central yesterday when riding a bicycle. He sustained injuries to his undertaking that he would
And by the time It has not been working for even a year we right knee and was admitted to the throw sandwich-papers about the shall no longer have to put up Government Civil Hospital for treat-countryside and that he would not with the spectacle, so humiliating
pick more wild flowers than be to a lover of human nature, could carry home in his two arms. that odious and distrustful notice, Scalp wounds were received by a Again, pelicemen might be station-"No cheques cashed," staring at us. woman named Cheng Chuen, 37, of 1B Queen
Rgeded along the roads approaching in so many South Coast hotels. Victoriu Street, beauty spots to compel motorists Such notices will be superfluous yesterday, when she knocked to;oduce certificates declaring in an age in which a man will be down by u public motor Connaught Road Central. She
in that they are not the sort of able to produce his certificate of was persons who believe that a deposit character along with his choque- taken to the Government Civil Hos-of empty bottles, cardboard cake book. pital, for treatment.
Chongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932.
OTTAWA PROBLEMS
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Imperial statesmen cul still accom- plish much of value, even if the dreama of the more ardent spiritement. are not fully realised, But it is essential that nothing shall be done by shortsighted policies which will prove really harmful to the true interests of the Motherland or the Dominions.
move-
ear
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WEST NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The following table issued by the Ewangtung River Conservancy Com- mission shows the height of water to English feet on the dates named in the Weat, North and East Rivera: Highest on Lowest Aug. Ang
duct prizes at school, but in later) life a saint is often no better! rewarded than a rascal. The
(By "Edward Kelly," Imbiber).
rascal with money is admitted to Beer!
the same seaside hotels ny the What, we have often wondered. saint with money; he ік as was it like?
enthusiastically welcomed at the There must be something about best restaurants; even in the allot- beer, we have argued, OF svły- ment of the stalls at a theatrical would strong, silent men weep over first night no priority is given to it, or lean on each others shoulders, the good man over the bad. and sing, and sing, and sing.
Now, if a good-conduct ficate were
certi- made essential as pasaport to the pleasures of life, would not this influence the con- duct of the rising generation more than even the best preaching? Let a schoolboy know that only by
a
We have passed the adolescent stage, but last week we felt reck- less. We decided we would sow a couple of wild oats; we would see what beer was like.
boxes, and gooseberry skins im- I believe that, in such circum- proves the look of the countryside: stances, certificates of character These Conferences.
On receipt of complaints from Whilst there is every hope that
Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son, three likely to raise the average of good that a good man would be able to Can one imagine anything more would be so much sought after arrangements will be concluded at
Practically the whole of this year Chinese who were found gambling in conduct in the public than
the lane running from Chater Road to bestowal of special privileges
the sell his certificates for quite a has been taken up with interna Connaught Road. were arrested by the everybody who can produce good- Ottawa which should materially
on large sum. increase inter-Imperial trade, the tional conferences, all purporting of the men before Mr. Wynne-Jones conduct certificates and the stern
police and on the appearance વ είναι logic of reonomies is apparently to solve the world's difficulties by at the Central Police Court this who are unable to do so? Chiliron ONE WHO FOUND BEER
refusal of these privileges to all modifying the expectations of united action. What is the out-imposed. The third man had his bail are or used to be, given good con-
morning, fines of $3 ench were those who had hoped for miracles, come of them all? Must it be of $5 estreated. In other words. it is becoming confessed that the idents of evident that whilst it is easy to League of Nations enthusiasts are talk loosely of Imperial economic all day-dreams and impracticable? unity. If is much more difficult to Even in critical times. like these, translate the idea into actuality, there are vested interests who are Snags are already being encount- so near-sighted and prejudiced as ered, and although there is
Lo desire to wreck all cause for pessimism, it would be ments tending to promote inter- the height of folly to expect the national peace. Internationalism impossible to happen or to shut | is challenged at every point. Yet our eyes to what is well described it is still too early to declare as the hard reality of facts. One bluntly that International thing, however, is tertain, name- ferencos have no good result and ly. that if substantial agreement certainly it is folly to deduce from cannot now be reached. at the slow progress that is being moment when Britain is no longer made that the ideals of the League on a Free Trade basis and when of Nations arc impracticable. the British delegation is un-There is no other medium which trammelled by traditional policies, could be substituted which would then we can never expect the enable the opinions of all nations, Empire Free Trade movement to great and small, to be collected become a reality. This fact is and reconciled into one formula. now doubtless realised by the It would be a confession of futility Dominions and the Mother to admit that nations will never Country alike and it will at least be at peace with one another; that enise every effort to be made to nothing can be done to prevent the achieve as large a measure of accord [recurrence of war. In that case as is possible.
our present civilisation is doomed
Con-
One circumstance which has and all progress the last thousand probably not received the con-years have seen has been in vain. sideration which it should have There is no question of military done is that the position is be- or religious domination in the tween the Mother Country and minds of world, state advocates the Dominions has immensely to-day. Modern science has made changed since the days when Mr. nations inter-dependent; the risk Joseph Chamberlain brought for of war is probably greater; but it ward hin idea of Imperial Pre- has also enabled nations to come ference. In those days, the to a better understanding of each Dominions were very largely pro-other's points of view. At least, ducers of foodstuffs and raw the League has given permanent materials, and of very little else. machinery to tacklo International In the interim, many of them have problems in a scientife and become relatively highly indua- methodical manner. There has trialised, millions of pounds ster been more open diplomacy and ling having been sunk in innumber- less secret intrigue than there was ablo enterprisca. Naturally, there-in prewar days and more candid in- fore, there would not be too much ternational discussions. This is all enthusiasm for the frea Importa- to the good and we certanly have tion of competing British manu. to thank League of Nations for factures. On the other hand, this advance In International res Britain obviously cannot afford to lations.
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In the course of our experiment
a prolonged course of good con- We met two Australians. They duct can he hope to be allowed to said they would show
|buy a ticket for a Test Match, and beer was like.
"How's the emergency case in 4087" "Much better, except he's rather upset that his accident
didn't get a bigger notice in the papers."
113 what
The Australians said that, first
of all, we would have to drink some Resch's.
Resch's, theysh shaid, Was goodsh, Oshtralian beersh.
Show we hash two botlesh of Resh,
We inveshed ourshelves wish enthuslashm andsh mor boersh.
Then we hadah 'nurrer. Ostralians goodsh fellers. Good old Oshtralia, 'Mericans can'sh drinks beerah. Probishun. Poor oldsh 'Mericans.
Onesh 'America wash as wetsh ash Pashific. Now it'sh dry ash Ashphalt.
We hadeh 'norr bers.. Goodsh olex 80 Strxlaa. Goodresh olaf hayentkefnd. Goo.... HIC.
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