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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932.
DAY BY DAY
A THREE-DAYS GUEST BECOMES A WEALNESS.—German Proverb.
"Let Your Child Develop Himself"
F
SAYS LADY, MURIEL KIRKPATRICK
Country. Then, if we look at the | extremely important issue of the Iron and steel industries, the most that has been possible so far is to reach unofficial under- standings, though Canada under- takes that the tariff shail not ex- ceed such a level as will give the
TN his eagerness to develop in-ployment that it will develop in dividuality in his children, spite of difficulties. For instance, United Kingdom producers a full
The Ben Line 8.8. Denrinnes, from
a genuine passion for music may Home vin Straits, is due here on the over-anxious parent is in dan-show itself quite early in life, und opportunity of reasonable com Friday.
ger of crushing it entirely.
withstand any repression, and petition. Here we encounter the
"My boy. seems lacking in ort-overcome any difficulties in the divergent interests of the Cana-
ginulity," said a mother to the way of a fulfilment. Such cases Three ease of choler, two from master of the school where ahejaro exceptional. As a rule, child- dian and British industrialists,Victoria and one from Kowlooh, one was placing her child. "I do hope ren need encouragemont to try which, it was obvious from the case nf typhoid, and one of you will be able to develop this in jail lines of work and play before
meningitis, wero
reported to the him." start, would be found most difli-health authorities during the week-
they find out what really interests
cult to compose.
The man looked at her--he was them. end. On the qu€8-
used to dealing with parents. tion of Russian "dumping," it was rumoured last week that Canada's
Hongkong Telegraph industry. Yet.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932,
OTTAWA—AND
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"I shall leave him to do that seven-year-old for himself," he replied, "for boy, received a fractured leg yesterday expect what he most needs is men he was knocked down by a taxi little leaving alone." in Hollywood Road at 2.30 p.m. He As a rule, children like doing was admitted to the Government Civil the thing for which they have à Hospital for treatment.
that
res-
A father of a family becoming secretary of a large local club introduced into his study a card children index file. "Will you help me to sort and arrange these cards?" he asked of his small son and daughter. natural aptitude, and it is a safe In ten minuter the boy had rule to let a child choose his own wearied of the job and run off, pursuits and wait and see what but the girl found it really absorb-
ing. She asked intelligent ques-:
for
not
what.
an
representations would probably lead to the abrogation of the Anglo-Russian Commercial Treaty but this is not borne out by the agreements reached. It is clear; however, that the matter is par- The new organ at St. Andrew's happens,
Church. Kowloon constructed at a tially covered by the article which
"I do not want my girl to grow tions about indexing, filing, and enst of $7,000 by Mr. W. Charlton provides that if the United King- Blackett, will be dedicated by the narrow and one-sided," a mother, the rest, and soon devised a Dean of St. John's Cathedral (Very once complained, when she tried quick way of managing the work dom and Canada are satisfied that
Jin hand. Rev. A. Swann) on Sunday, Septem-to curb her child's natural len-
"That settles the matter," said THE HONGKONG HOTELmutual preferences may be frus ber 11, at the morning service. The deney for handwork and induce
Denn will also preach the sermon. 1her to read more. "Leave her her father to his wifo Inter on trated "through foreign State ac-
alone," was the advice of one who "Eva is evidently cut out for a GARAGE
tion" as regards any class of com-
had brought up a big family suc-career in my businers. As it cessfully. "When she is ready to the boy, he had better have his modity, they will prohibit the en-there is little prospect
read she will rend." Absurdly way and emigrate; he could try of such commodities. This would solve their problems. Italy simple as the remark sounded, it help me ten minutes without be-
has a dictatorship as absolute and nevertheless proved to hold provision would appear
the coming impatient, but sco 10 be
as well directed as the veriest seeds of wisdom, for in course of pains he has taken for the last specifically designed against
autoerat could desire. And yet time the child took to books, and couple of hours in planting out Russia, which is the one country italy has not escaped the complex though she is still more practical those seedlings in the garden. in the world producing on a busin
than artistic in temperament, shu All boys like playing with en- problems that confront other has developed into a fine woman. gines, but the boy who will pains- of State ownership and control of countries. Hungary is 41 even
Within reason, children should takingly mend his mother's sew- conegivably in more graphic illustration of the be given the apparatus they re-ing machine, or will spend
Even granted that the quire, and left to use it more or hour in oiling and cleaning the some circumstances, it might be fact..
American people would agree to less as they desire. It should be typewriter and putting it into re- applied to any nation which,
a dictatorship and that they could observed that apparatus und boys pair, has probably real engineer- through governmental agency,
things. Toying interests, and should be en- are very different find an agreeable dictator—it is sought to flood the British
hunger should never be encourag-couraged on those lines. still unlikely that America wouldjed, and provided the play sense is A visitor one day observed a Canadian markets. In any event, find itself, forthwith, on the way always encouraged, the fewer toys woman very carefully rolling AFTER | the object is to keep oul goods so out of ite difficulties. Moreover, a child has the better. By ap-minute bandages,
|priced as to be able to overcome while such a plan would relieve paratus is meant such things as "Has someone cut a finger, or herts of cardboard, wheels.what are they for?" she asku. the tariffs and undersell the pro- people of some measure of
Joards, crayons, strips of material. The other woman laughed. Whilst the series of agreements teeted article. In either circum-ponsibility, it would at the same and all the diversity of stuffs with signed at Ottawa by no mannerstance, the wisdom of this mea-
time give them a too easy escape which children can make things,jabe explained, "for she has hardly "They are for my little girl,"
from of means comply with the Beaver-
the experience of self-either as permanent possessions the skill
to roll them tightly sure is doubtful.
management, which is one of de- or as means of play for the moment, brook idea of Empire Free Trade,
enough herself. Those who have been most
mocracy's chief virtues. Woodrow "Did___they_build the market mendously interested when they represent, in their main fea-keenly agitating for conerete re- Wilson once remarked that "it is place first when our town was saw me bandage baby's sore arm, tures, the
built, or did they begin scheme of Imperial sults from the Ottawa Conference a strenuous thing, this living the edge?" asked a small boy. It was bandaging on her doll, and she is
the 'so we decided that she should learn.. Preference adumbrated with such have been insistent on the idea life of a free people; and we can an intelligent question for such a becoming quite efficient at the art, vigour sonte thirty years ago by that by improving trade within not escape the burden of our in-ttle fellow, and his mother say I encourage her, for who knows. Mr. Joseph
strenuous he was really interested. Chamberlain. What the Empire, world trade generally.heritance." That it is
that she may not have the medical "Let us plus out a town in the instinct latent in her?" the British electorate then, and will be stimulated. This line of thing no one at the present to-
the garden," she Every child has within himself again some years later, declined reasoning is not easy to follow ment will wish to deny. And, on, sand-heap in
with sticks for or herself latent possibilities that made since, under the agreements now jably be few who, would wish
second thought, there will prob- suggested. to approve has now been
streets and wooden blocks for only need development to make to houses they started to work. Asite A certain success. The possible in consequence of Bri- reached, a great part of the world escape the burden of such an in-soon as the child had grasped the parents should see to it that every tain's departure from her tradi
will find fresh obstacles raisedheritance. The method of de principle, she left him to work outside of a young character has the tional Free
In the result alone. Trade policy. The against its trade and commerce.mocracy is sometimes hard.
possibility of growth, That little conversation settled hever knows where talent may experiment launched at Otlawn, It may be argued that these for-times like the present, it seems
But its pro-his life's work, though it was not show itself. Encouragement in for such it is.
exceedingly slow. will beeign countries may now show a
made burgh surveyor of a great encouragement In work if one bailed or criticised according to greater disposition to lower their cesses, when they do succeed in until years later, when he was play is often quite an essential us realised would obtain the best resulta the viewpoint of the commenta-tariffs against the Dominions and rising to emergencies, have, none municipality, that they
the less, indispensable compensa-jit.
from 24 plastic und ия yet tors-that is. either from the Britain in return for concessions tions. For the objective is not Work is the most important unformed character. angle of those who believe that on their goods. What, then, be- only to perfect the mechanism of thing in life, and to be really changed conditions call for a de comes of these elaborate and society, but, in the school of co-successful one must find the work parture from the past order, or from carefully-worked-out preferential operative effort, to perfect the one enjoys. that of others who hold that tariff schedules
"What a success you have been' A way inevitably will various individual. discrimination by Britain against parts of the Empire? The argu-ficulties with which the world is to receive the sad reply, "You be found through the current dif- in life!" someone once remarked to an American millionaire, only foreign trade will have undesirments could be continued ad in-confronted. That is important. mean, what
a failure. I have able reactions. On which side finitum, but space forbids. One But it is of even greater impor- made a fortune because my father [ wisdom lies can only be shown by thing is certain-and it has been tance that, in the effort to
find insisted on my selling boots. results. There will, however, be stressed by most of Britain's that way, mankind' will have should have been a happy man if something that's so scandalous general agreement hoth in Bri-leaders in the recent past-name-learneal certain things and gained could have earned a pittance by that if anybody else but us tout
painting pictures."
you, you wouldn't believe it. tain and the Dominions that inter-y. that Britain cannot afford to experience which can be added to Some children have so marked
Our new neighbour was mowing Empire trade should be improved jeopardise her immense foreign the aum total of human progress: an aptitude for some line of em- his lawn when we first saw him. "Nice lawn mower you have and developed. Any step which trade. Let the Empire by al
there," we said in accents sweet and low.
us
between
leads to this desirable end, and
means draw closer together when- which has no harmful economic
wherever and ever
possible, consequences, must command the
Let no sound or reasonable oppor- approval of Britons everywhere.tunity be lost, to improve and ex- Opinions will, however, differ on pand inter-Imperial trade. But, the point as to whether the agree ments now concluded meel the conditions postulated.
in the process, let nothing be done which will militate against the true interests of the Mother Coun-
A dispassionate reading of the try or of the Dominions. The it chief fear is that the Ottawa Con-
terms of the treaties
makes
under.
as its delegates have been in their aims and motives, may have chosen the wrong method of doing the right thing.
clear that agreement has only ference, sincere and well-meaning been reached with the Kreatest
the difficulty. Taking standing with Canada as the most important of the series, it is to be noted that Canadian dairy pro- ducts are to be admitted free into Britain for a period of three years, after which, if the United Kingdom producers demand it,
Democracy in the Crucible. Patience, in times like these, is more than ever a virtue.
For in
It is de- democracy
duties may be imposed. Again, particularly a vírtue in in the case of certain commodi-mocracy. ties, including wheat, it is laid there are always those who stand down that the British duties may ready to place the blame for un- solved problems upon the form of the government and to advocate
be removed. If Empire producers are unwilling to offer them UIL some undemocratic short cut as a first sale at prices not exceeding sure rond to their solution. But
in world prices and sufficient it in has yet to be demonstrated demo- quantities to meet Britain's needs. that the abandonment of
that cracy would enable nations to These provisions indiente some nervousness is felt over the work economie magic. A dicta- torship in the United States, for possible reactions of the new
which there are a number of advo- policy; In particular, on the
cries 'just now, might relieve effects which this polley may have Americans, Individuals, of on food prices in the Mother many of their responsibilities. But
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"Heary, I'm afraid it doesn't look right for you and the kids to hang around here so much. You'ro Hable to cause
me to lose my job, too."
Sho wan
for
tre- she
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OUR NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE
By Edward Kelly, Philanderer. We have a new neighbour. And now we're going to tell you
"Yes," he replied, "not bad. Do you mow your own lawn?”
We shook our head and said "yes."
"Tell you what," he anid gen- erously, any time you want to borrow it, just hop in and take lit."
When we saw our neighbour next he was driving a car. He fu- vited us for ride, and we telambered in.
A.
"Wonderful car," we anid by way of conversation, as we bowled along the Castle Peak Rond, “Had it long?"
"No," he replied, and asked "Do you drive?"
Wo nodded,
"Take it any time you feel like
a spin," saith he..
We did not see our neighbour after then until yesterday after-
noon.
"Was that your wife we saw yesterday ?" we asked over the porch.
"Yes," he replied.
"She's n porch!" wo Anid enthusiastically.
II hesitated, and looked at us thoughtfully.
"Do you-er!-ever fuel lonely?" ho asked, after a pause,
We gulped.
"Yes, sometimes," we guld jnervously.
He paused before replying and we watched him anxiously.
"Toll you what," he said, "any time you fool lonely, hop in for a game of carila,”
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