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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932.
DAY BY DAY
►ALKIRITICALSKUNATESE INCLUSİVESTORS
AN EXPRESSIVE COUNTENANCE IS
One case of cholera from the Vie- toria district and one imported case of typhoid were reported to the
enth nuthorities on Tuesday.
A
WRONG IDEAS ABOUT AMERICA
BY "AN OLD STAGER”
now accks to
strikes and civil
disobedienco. None the less, the Press is urging that compulsion in the matter of registration should only be resort ed to if an appeal for voluntary' enrolment falls. This, it may be
OUR GREATEST ENEMY, THEREFORE)TX7E have been told, in an Great Powers. But most unfor- recalled, was precisely tho line1 HAVE MADE MINE BLANK AND WB have been
415 much funntely America threw over its taken in Hongkong ten years ago DULL-Auerbach.
realism as cynicism in it, that life own President, and has ever since to have any when the Registration Ordicance
is a tragedy for those who feel,refused Implacably but a comedy for those who think. lot or part la Geneva, was warmly opposed,
Which implies, since the majority So the European militarism that IL is teresting to recall the
of mortals are better equipped for President Hoover origin of the Bill to which Hong-
emotion than though, that for core owes its continued existence kong ubjected. A committee of
Wong Fam-yuel, a police constable, humanity at large the drama of solely to America.
And what are the gargantuan held over Europe's Cilicial and Unofficial members of who was admitted to the Kowl existence is a tragedy, This is
Hospital on Tuesday, died at 995 well illustrated at the moment by debts now the Council, the latter being mem- night
to Pre-head, like a schoolmaster's rod, to He joined the Patiethe prevailing attitude hers of the commercial community, Force the age of 25 In August,sident. Hoover's much-debated dis- compel Europe to disarm? These
jarmament proposals.
astronomical milliona were loan- put forward certain proposals for
To-day, with the majestic set-ed by America to Europe to en- compiling a register of the British third-class passenger of the ting of the glimniering war ceme-able the Allied Powers to defent. for those mil- man-power of the Colony, and it Yaumati ferry launch Man Tak com-teries as the immediate dropseene Germany. But
must have. won milled suicide yesterday morning by of contemporary history, the civi-ions Germany was felt by that body that the jumping into the barbour. Although ised nations are all strongly pact-the war before America had time compulsory principle was essential a search was made he was not seen fist. This is specially true both to enter it. Those millions were on achieving of Great Britain and America, expended entirely to the
measure. When the Bill
countries with a persistent turk- the object for which later Ameri- came on for second reading, Lig Mr. B. Veliki will be the speaker er strain of ancestry, and for more ca canscripted her own manhood
at the usual weekly meeting of the
Inclined to sentimentality thanand staked her own national exis. neting Governor suggested that the Theosophical Society, 17, Queen's
earnest fervent tence. And every penny piece of Government would be prepared to Road Central-at 6 p.m. Lo-day. The others. All the
title of his address will be "The pacifists on both sides of the At-those millions was spent in Ameri- amend the inensure so as to remove Crucifixion of the Spirit." FULL
flantic have welcomed President en. That is a point of equally certain features considered un-
Hoover's plan with pious joy, and vital geonomic and ethical impor-
xeressarily harassing in charar-
The slander case in which Pedresare hitterly irked that the states-tance in this controversy. Sequeira surd Pedro T. Rozario for men of the world do not at mure All the Spot-Light, ter, this being in view of the in- $1,000 was settled yesterday, the adopt it lock, stock, and barrel, dications in the Press of opposi- defendant apologising for the words To sincere British pacifists But that is not the end of the
used, and the action being withdrawn. America figures almost with
dis.. story. President Hoover's tion to the compulsory character, No order was sudde in respect of costs divine glory. For them President armament proposals,
sprung no of the provisions. For once in a
Doover appears XIN veritable dramatically and suddenly on the Rescued from the harbuur while, the Government
Tidens er maching, sweeping aside Lausanne Conference, are in fact gave the Whitty Street, a widow named Wor all wearisone diplomatic cliches less effective and far-less econo- Official inembera freedom to role Puk, aged 76. was removed to the
and
politien hypocrisies, and mica) than plans already under as they chose, and when an Un Government Civil Hospital yesterday bluntly telling a wayward Europe discussion amongst the European
ķsuferine from the efforts of immer- official member moved the with.
She was stated to have att apt-hat if it wants to be forgiven' its statesmen then assembled, and the drawal of the Bill, the Colonial el to commit suicide.
just lebts to U.S.A. it must give abrupt interposition of America's practical proof of its change of plan had the prompt and inevit Secretary seconded, and the motion
heart by cutting down its arma-able effect of completely dialocat our requert of the charges was agreed to. Thus ended long-theft and assault against Private menis by one-third.
ing all the very promising and What, exclaim the well-meaning patient endeavours of the Lau- kong's venture in the direction of Andrew Young at the Kowloon Magis.
tracy yesterday, inadvertently sentimentalists, could possibly be saune Conferences 1 compulsory registration. It will stated that the accused belonged to frunker or juster than that? For whole deliberations
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THURSDAY, ARGEST 18, 1912.
be interesting to watch the fate of the Singapore Ordinance.
of
ngain.
in
W
och regret the error. the Sooth Wales Broderers, Wefthose who share these feelings confusion.
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account.
threw thr into utter
America got all the spot-light. is a colossal tragedy that Euro- pean diplomacy still hesitates, and evoked the enthusiastic e
21 ፺} British Str. 1. D. Lambert has drawn our For those who coldły ponder upon | claim of all the attention to two errors which
-but sentimentalists, apthe cynical facts, the Hoover 1997-American The Artiglio Adventure. peared in the report of his lecture ature is a screaming comedy:
| America's, gesture is far less effec- "Pieces of eight! Pieces
The Rotary Club on Tuesday. In one sentence. it was stated that oil was Most whole-hearted of all the live in the eanse of international
this country, who disarmament than as eight!” cried Long John Silver's taken out of the crank-case of a car pacifists in
no astute armed and characteristic electioneering parrol of Treasure Island Tate, at varias periods up to 10,000 miles. would boldly serap alt our
if they could, move on the eve of America's Pre- This should be 1,500 miles. Refer forces to-morrow Now comes a saga of son adven-ring to super-charging, the report are the advanced Socialists. These sidential contest. To be brutally 'A MEASURE WHICH ture which starts with the ring-read "The super-charger put air and game people, however, are ardent frank about it, America has ruth-
a very admirers of Soviet Russia. HONGKONG REJECTEDing words, "The gold! The gold! petral into the cylinder at
Andlessly jettisoned European in- much greater pressure than the 43 ፓ = chorused by a group of treasure dinary atmosphere, and pumped any Soviet Russia, despite its overt ferests to domestic party politics.
To world disarinameut,! sockers riding above the wreck of thing up to 25 gallons to the square homage
The sincerity of America's pro- There has just been introduced a modern liner, ten years on the inch into the cylinder." This should, maintaining a standing Army of posals may be gauged by calmly of course, read 25 lbs, to the square over a million men, and has about considering a few pertinent facts. in the Straits Settlements Legis- bottom of the Bay of Biscay, with incis.
ten million trained reservists. We America rejects our proposals Inny, therefore, with our lative Council a Bill which is devast riches stored behind the bul-
little to reduce the size of warships, and if her bullion
Aring at 200,000, leave the Red insists on reducing numbers. That signet to secure the compulsory King bulkheads
Not zoom.
Their immensely favours her own strate even the groody
pacifists out of registration of all male British
screams of the fictional pirate's
position is simply untenable and gic position as against either ours | subjects of puro European, descent
ittogical to the point of absurdity, or Japan's. We absolutely need a parrot could surpass in fervour
She Ueld Aloof.
large number of small craft to who are of military age and are the significant exclamations of the
THE LATEST CABLED
But there remains the great aaintain our lines of ocean trans- not members of the Army, the crew of the Italian salvage ship
QUOTATION
body of sincere pacifists, who havelport. America has no auch need. Volunteers or the Police Force. Artiglio II as the fortune within
affection for Moscow and its But the saving in money on re- The object aimed at is to facilitate the sunken finer Erypt began to the sagar nurket yesterday Amerien has given a brave legal to most two-to-one as compared with The following eable at the dio Ogpu. bul genuinely 'believeduced size of naval vessels is al- the preparation of schemes for the pile upon the dock in ingots of has been réreived by Messrs. Pen- the world. Their attitude deser-mere numerien! reduction. best utilisation of available mon-gleaming gold. The tale of the at-treath and Co.
ve a little closer attention.
finch added to gun-calibre means tempt to retrieve the intrinsic
Let us try to get away from the 2000 tons led to the size of a power in cases of
emergency. treasures of the Egypt, sunk in a
emotional atmosphere of pure bb-warship. And it is the big gun This measure is practically identi-collision southwest of the Ushant
hling sentimentality into the solid that costs the
money. America cal with one which was introduced in 1922, is one which leems with
realm of hard fact. To a ship-wants to reduce the existing naval in Hongkong just ten years ago, adventure.. Four
wrecked crew one water-tight life-ratio which is 15, 15, 9 for Bri- years. have
boat is worth a whole edition of tain, U.S.A., and Japan-to 10, 10, but which the Government felt it ulapsed since the Italian salvage
Swinburne's portical chapdies, but leaving the battleships as wise to withdraw after its first concern undertook the task of lo-
on the beautiful blue
The huge as now. We suggest lear- Versailles Peace and reading, in consequence of bitter eating the liner's position
wasing the numbers as they are, but New York Terminals.
founded on President Woodrow making cuts of 10,000 tons in ench opposition raised by the Press of drilling a passage
to the dank depths of her bullion compart- the, Colony.
September 1932 1.10 down 3 pts. Wilson's idea of a League of Na-ship, December 1932 1.16 down 1 pt. tions. Had that idea fructified, The Singapore measure provides ment which is believed to have
March 1983 1.10 down 1 pi. we should no longer have feared British Plan Better. contained more than £2,000,000.
wars, and the world would not to- for registration
Where the American plan would of persons
May 1988 113 down 1 pl. One vessel was lost in salvage July 1983 -
day still be in arms. One thing
pounds, save one millión tween the ages of 18 and 55 years, work. But the undertaking went
Cuban 96"-Spot New York 1.18 only was lacking to give practical would save nearly two. Because with requirements calling upon all
power as well as high idealism to on, Much credit is due the perse-no change,,
not only are 20,000 as against 30,- of Nations. That Liverpool (17/8/32).~Sugar re- the League
maintain, but build, equip, and nearbys; expect further advances, backing along with the other the correlative reduction of their
bo-
London Terminals,
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armament from 16-inch to 12-inch guns means a great economy also in responsive coastal defences.
Toughley Minor on Masters
registered to notify every change ivering salvagers; and nure of an- finers appear to be urgently needing thing was America'a support and 1000 ton battleships far cheaper lo of address and to give details of } other sort will be forthcoming I qualifications in respect of flying, should the recovered gold be put motoring, radio and shipping. Re-into channels of financial produc- gistered persons are also requiredtivity where a million pounds in gold can produce ten times this to attend at any time er place
amount in commercial credit. when needed for the purposes of Meanwhile, seventy fathoms un- the Ordinance, while another pro-der the heaving surface of the vision is that refusal or neglect to en, divers are groping their way perform any duty prescribed by through the weird gloom which the Ordinance is punishable by a surrounds the weed-grown huik. fine not exceeding $100, with a Day by day the precious metal is further fine of $10 per day in caso raised in dripping piles by a of a continuing offence. The Ormechanical, steel-lingered grab dinance was introduced last week, such as would have made Captain Kidd blink with amazement, Sea- and in bringing it before the
faring geallenien who stormed the Council, the Attorney General con- Spanish Main in the palmy days fessed to some hesitation in putt for Kidd paid off in doubloons and |ing it forward and was not able shining pieces of eight; the to make out a very conclusive caso Egypt's salvagers.count their gold for the measure.
Indeed, he went in solid bars. Even after other so far as to admit that the measure claims to a share in the Egypt's
in
ex-
is likely to offend certain of the wealth, the Artiglio's books should show a handsome profit in money "free-born Britisher's idiosyncra- and adventure. Bies." As might have been pected, the Bill has already como for # certain amount of criticism, first of all on the ground that there is a reluctance on the part of the authorities to take the nubile into their confidence is to the reasons for such a
measure,
and, secondly, because there is no Bituation calling for alarm in the Straits Settlements. Apparently, howovor, there is some idea that it would be wise to make prepare
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"I warned him, doctor, if he didn't guloton down I'd bring
By G. D. Martineau. copy lines," 66FTY "Toughley minor wearily.
said
"fifty miserable lines. Why the blazes should I do linea ?"
"Coo! Only fifty? That's potty," snid the practical Kelly.
"Yes-it's the potty things that annoy me."
"What's it for?"
"Oh-playing in tre racks in reading-time."
Kelly was silent at this. Fifty lines seemed such an obvious un- awer to the offence.
"Masters," resumed Toughley minor, "are all right in their way. Most of 'em mean well. But they annoy me."
Kolly made a sound of agroc- ment with what appeared to him platitudinous.
"What's more, " said Toughley, leaning back with a yawn; "they're lazy"
Kelly looked up questioningly. "Take Marty, for instance," continued the critic. "The other day some fool borrowed my sweat- er and left it on the floor.
"I was put on to weeding. I told Marty it wasn't my fault. 'All right,' he said, 'go and find the Tel- low who borrowed it, and then he (Continued on Page 7.):
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