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One case of cholera from Kowloon was reported to the health authorities L on Tuesday.
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a moment that there would be a re- sumption of payments. The Lau-
PEOPLE LOK sanne Conference recognised the PARADISE AS A BRITISH FOSSESSION. inevitable and formally and of--Maz O' Reli.
This "Gain." ficially registered was all to the good, for it remov-
▶OLITICAL NOMENCLATURE, more hardworking than intelli- ed one of the factors most distur-
is often misleading. In the gent; and Herriot had never con- course of time the names of parties bested her judgment-in fact, is bing in Franco-German relations
cease to indicate the ideas they rather proud of it. world and most damaging to
Budget have come to stand for and the
·fact
on position they now occupy in the Cconomic well-being. The
Another picturesque figure in Parliamentary scale. M. Herriot's
is the present Cabinet who is not un- Radical Ministry that such a decision should have
example; its label Huggeats known in England is M. Painlove, Air Minister, M. Painleve proved inescapable casts doubts on the wisdom. of the Advice
The local officer of Messrs. Thos. Phrygian caps and black-bearded, the
atory writers' idea of the typical given by bankers, financiers and Cook and San have received a cable fiery Jacobins, addressing each might well stand for the romantic
advice to the effect that the Siberfan other as citoyen.
JOW yenra railway route vin Harbin is national lenders fourteen
The reality is rather different.savant: and it is really surprising that Buch a brilliant Abstract The Radicals have become respect thinker and one in many ways so ago. The world has paid a very again in operation.
able or at least comparatively
bave funpractical, should Like heavy price for this particular
дл elderly
several times Prime Minister lender converted A new addition to the staff of the respectable. piece of folly.
France. The Lausanne delegates did Diocesan Boys' School is Mr. D. Labour
There are many good storica of Luard, who arrives here in October. patriotism the adventurous days of
The growth M. Painleve's abaent-mindeness, Socialism the right thing with regard to re-Educute at Tonbridge and Lincoln the party are past.
and the but I think the best is about an pressure of College, Oxford, he has a good degree of modern parations under the
a more revolutionary. in Classics and English, and has creation of
been on the staff of Sherborne party than themselves has had the experience he had as Minister of bitter experience. The lesson can
In addition, Mr. E. Ceffect of relegating the Radicals War. Having to go out of
business, M. Thomas
Painleve pinned a notice to the world want neither tariff wars nor Mr. A. G. F. Prew, an old boy of the role from that of prod to brake.
outside of his door anying: "Back in half an hour" Some time after military wars, and they demand School, in joining the staff with added] qualifications and experience after
he returned and still meditating The removal both of the conditions study in America.
The functional modification is deeply on some philosophic matter reflected in the personality of the arrived before his office and read which produce, and the mechan-
"Oh well, I'll wait," ism which is employed to wage A coolie was stopped at Shanishuipo present Cabinet, which represents the notice.
than political he said to himself and sat down Then the world will yesterday carrying two sacka found anything rather sneb wars.
a stable basis upon which to to contain a quantity of chlorale of violence. Its members are most-on the bench. in the corridor. He potash. He was charged before Mrly old and experienced Parlin was discovered there some time pursue its constructive activities. Fraser at the Kowloon, Magistracy mentarians attached to tradition, afterwards when a
to
SPARE TIRES & TUBES be applied. The peoples of the Sebook is returning from leave, while, to the centre and altering their Ministry on some
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Egypt Watches the League. Egyptian newspapers have had a great deal to say about Turkey's admission to the League Nations. The event has apparent NG QUINN. --Mrs. T. Ng Quinn of 5, ly given great satisfaction to the Arbuihinot Rond passed away people of the Land of the Pharaohs, this morning at 11:30 am. at No. and it can be safely said that with Tientsin, Peking and Shanghai Egypt is really looking on papers please copy,
somewhat envious eyes for she, too, would like to join the League. Che question of Egypt's admission as a Member State is, however, bound up with a treaty agreement
3. Po Shan Rond, aged 78 years.
The
Hongkong Eelegraph.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932.
WORLD'S
necessary
NEEDS
Egypt
bis
morning with being in possession
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of
the
number of
for an interview
of this chemical without a label in and most at home when enunciat-people arrived English and Chinese. Ile pleaded ing the good old republican shib- with the Minister.
M. Painleve is invariably late the ignorance, saying he was asked to boleths which have done such
holda occasions and carry it to the Yaumati Ferry Wharf sterling service for the last half on all At the Kawloon Magistracy to-day, century. Yes, there is something long-distance record for Cabinet making, having ant through a the police applied for a remand, in distinctly antiquated abou timating that a summons would be Radical Administration to-day. whole night and the forenoon of taken out against the owners of Old-fashioned and yes anxious to the next day without succeeding in warehouse by whom defendant was
Of quite a different stamp 18 employed. The case was accordingly be advanced, like a middle-aged constituting a Ministry.
Take the Prime Minister, for M. Camille Chautemps, Minister remanded until Saturday morning."
instance. Nobody knows how long of the Interior, former President A. Herriot has been Mayor of of the Radical Party and a four Lyons, and the number of years days' Prime Minister. Tall and a palo ascetic face, he has represented that city in sparse with the Chamber must be hurdly less. M. Chautemps is the typical rather It would Heem paradoxical to colourless intellectual lawyer who, describe as a Conservative one by sheer ability and hard work,
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The following table issued by the who bears the reputation that M. brings himself to the front. Like orator nor T magnetic with Great Britain. In the abor-wangtung River Conservancy Com Herriot enjoys in England; and M. Poincare he is neither an in- tive treaty with Great Britain, oralssion shows the height of water yet, if love of France and its 'spiring of the clauses stipulated that Egypt in English feet on the dates named past, and attachment to the con- leader, his prestige is built
an older generation honesty and political competence; the he has done admirable service in was to be admitted to the League. in the West, North and East Rivers: victions of
constitute Conservation, it is rumoured that Egypt is eager
Radicul lender must be regarded keeping his party united through as strongly impregnated with it the trials and tribulations of op- to re-open negotiations with the
of position, and would have made an at the
Starting life as a professor British Government but
literature, M. Herriot has never excellent administrator or diplo- moment the Cabinet has its hands
lost his love of letters and art:¡mat. too full with other affairs-dis-
1 he has written attractive Not much has been heard so far armament, Ottawa, Ireland and in the U.S. Presidential election India, to name but the more out- campaign on the question of war standing issues and until they are delts, but the time will come when out of the way or are less press- will find iting, it is not inclined to commence the United States
to state its attitude an Egyptian Conference.
must, therefore, content herself, for clearly and without ambiguity of the time being, with applying next any kind. There are indications year for admission to the Inter- that the Republicans would favour national Labour Organisation of sume sort of bargain with Ameri- the League of Nations which she ca's debtors, especially along the could do without waiting for her lines of opening up channels for political differences with Britain riore trade with Europe. The re- to be settled. It may be remem. actions of the European Powers bered that Egypt was this summer
represented for the first time to this idea have not yet been dis the LLO. Conference by an ob- blast.
Democrats, on the server. The
She is, of course, repre- father hand, do not appear dispos-sented at the World Disarmament ed to make any concessions on the Conference and also takes an e- matter, but their policy might postive part in the work of the She sibly undergo some change if they League's Opium Committee.
has benefited considerably from came into power.
the work of the LL.O., for as the result of an application for advice
In the meantime, there are still
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| many other issues standing in the which she made to the Internation- way of world economic recovery, Jal Labour Organisation, Mr. H. B. The agreement reached at Lan-Butler, then Deputy Director of the sanne, carrying with it the wip-Offlce, was sent to Egypt last year to advise the Government on the ing out of reparations, is but a beginning in clearing away the creation of a Ministry of Labour, the need for which has long been wreckage of folly and narrow na-
obvious. tionalism. We ought not to allow it to be used to divert attention | from other urgent problems. There are essential. "next steps," and these must include a courageous) attack upon the barriers to world trade and a cut in world arma- ments. Tariffs continue to stran- gle international trade, and the
A fatality has resulted from the heavy burden of armaments is
incident occurring on board crushing the nations. All politi-C.J... Tilsadani in harbour last cal parties in England were week, when a number of Chinese agreed that reparations must be emigrants, returning to ended. But the same measure of homes in Fukien from the Dutch East Indies, engaged in a brawl, unanimity is lacking on the other and one of them was seriously problems, The Hoover Disarmament stabbed.
The injured man WAS taken Plan represents the minimum of
Civil nshore to the Government what should result from the Geneva Hospital, apparently dying, and Conference. At least it would it was thought expedient to tuke afford a definite measure of dis- his depositions in regard to the incident on board. Ha condi- armament in our time. Disarman- tion unexpectedly showed signs of ment is the key that will open the improvement, so much so that he was discharged as boing quite door to international economic co recovered on Tuesday. operation and the recovery
Yesterday, while at the Wntor world prosperity, but rojec Police Station, he suddenly col tion of the Hoover Pina would bolopaed, and died shortly after being re-admitted to the Government Civil Hospital,
of
small encouragement to the Unit
ed States to play her part in carry,
hrossmen, BETON
their
The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday has been received by Messrs. Pentreath and Co.
London Terminals. December 1932 G/5 down l March 1933 6/7 down d .May 1933 6/84 no change
August 1933 6/10% down d Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d more,
on Mme. Recamier, Beethoven and M. Georges Leygues,. Minister the Normandy Forest; and in the of Marine, the fourth ex-Premier
active intervals of an
career, in the Cabinet, has held his pre- divided between the leadership of sent portfolio so long and so often the biggest political party and that he has taken on almost
of France's nautical air, and with his long the administration
ruddy second largest town, he finds time drooping moustaches. and to give public lectures on music complexion might puss
and French admiral en retraite. He is гаго bibelots
the only member of the Govern- and collect original editions.
M. Herriot adds to his other ment recruited from the Left Re- distinctions that of being the most publicans, the party of M. Tardieu, assiduous railway traveller in whom he has never forgiven for France, He lives in Lyons in a dropping him overboard during the house overlooking the Rhone, and London Naval Conference. stays in Paris on the top floor of The element of staldness is not a big hotel on the boulevards. lacking in the rest of the Cabinet, During the Parliamentary session in such members of it as M. Albort he often travels three or four times Sarraut, the King of Toulouse and the Midi, who might have weck between the two.
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M. Herriot is very big, and been Premier but for his anim- admits to being considerable posing exterior; M. Paul Boncour, New York Terminals.
cater; he is also capable, he claims, the brilliant ex-Socialist lawyer, September 1932 1.09 down 6 pts. like the boa-constrictor, of doing frequently spoken of as future Minister; M. Germain periods. Prime December 1932 1.14 down 2 pts.without food for long March 1933 1.10 down 2 pts. His only pear relative, an aged Martin, the financial expert whe reduce has been brought in to aunt long since dead, always con- expenditure; M. Gardey, another May 1933 1.13 'down 2 pts.
sidered her distinguished nephew right-wing man. July 1933
The inclusion of that explosive little Meridional M. Daladier is in fact an exception which only proves the rule that the Cabinet is respectable-too much so for most of its supporters.
Had a terrible bust-up. She wouldn't even come
THE ADJECTIVE EVIL
By Edward Kelly, Wowser. Congratulate Us..
We have been appointed Pro- sident of the Society for the Sap- pression of Swearing and Pyjama Parties.
Conscious as we are of the magnitude of the work that Bes before us, wo unflinchingly face our tosk One of the Arst mat- ters we will discuss will be a proposal that girls be prohibited from going in for en sir sports. The loose leaf system, which in Raid to have been the origin of all sin, must be abolished, and nobody's breath shall, in fatare, come in short pants.
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The corruption of our language in a subject that must be gone into thoroughly. Several widely used and revolting expressions have already been placed on our Index. Shing Mun Dam, must,' in fatare, bo referred to as Shing Mun Dash.
Auch concern has been ex- pressed by our Committer at the continued use of the word “blast- ing in connexion with rond week in the Colony. We hope to abolish all blasting within the next six months.
Motorists, when drawing my to # bowser for benzine, are re quested to pronounce the word "Shell", with the last four letters – Later in Paradio
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