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economists that as long as war debts continue to hang like mill- Etonca round the necks of nations, the prospects of the world emerg- ing from the Industrial depression
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THE GLITTER OF LONDON
By E. F. IDDON
of this year,
The life of London is chiefly an is negligible. Improvements can IT 18 VAIN TO EXPECT ANY AD-'TN the course
thousands of visitors have 'arcincial ono. You travel to the unly be of a temporary nature. VANTAGE FROM OUR PROFESSION OF
TRUTH, IF WE BE NOT SINCERELY, Doen "ace.ng the sighor of Lon Duce in a noisy, screaming "tube" Tho truo standards by which the JUST AND RONEST IN OUR ACTIONS-on, and it is safe to say that one under the ground or poruaps in ancrifices expected of EuropoArchbishop Skarpe.
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or their most frequently repeated the cramped discomfort or a bus. should be judged were recently ex-
auntonces is "What a wonuerul You eat restaurant food
lunderground care for lunch. You It is announced that plained by a leading New York
H.M.S. place to live in!" Tomar's dance for today, 11th. Don't you believe it. Ask any brostne air tented with carbon- paper which pointed out that Bri-November, has been cancelled in Londoner where he would like to monoxide throughout the day, and tain has already paid into the definitely.
live, and he is almost certain to 'probaby work in artincialight. say, "Anywhere, as long as it faj At night you again squeeze into United States Treasury since the
tho hot, unhealthy compartment of Mr. II. S. Lowe, driver of car No. weil away from all this turmoil." war about £300,000,000, a sum ro-
440, has reported to the police that For the glitter of London town 'the underground train and arrive presenting nearly one-third of the at 6.40 p.m. yesterday, whilst driving is a snare and դ delusion. The "home" at a time far too late to original amount borrowed. Only a along Chathan Road, near Hunghom. average visitor catches glamorous do anything but prepart yourself
he accidentally, knocked down 51
Bro the very small percentage of those pay-Chiness boy, aged nine, who was glimpses of the Strand and Lelees for the next day's struggio. 1 inents, however. have been applied playing football on the roadway. The ter Square le sees all the broad "nome," but where
ad, who received an injury to haliant ghts and the teeming life homes of London? There to the repayment of the principal left leg, was taken to "Kowloon and colour. He is a little awed by eight million people, but very few of the debt, which has been reduced ifospital where he was treated. Hin the pageantry of the Life Guards; taom know anything of
condition was not serious.
and the stateliness of Buckingham warm comfort and case of a real so far by about 3.5 per cent. Tho
Palace, and he returns
home. his to extinction of the whole debt under
hospitality, too, seems to be at In the Legislative Counell yester-native provincini town thinking the funding agreement will take day, there was a lengthy discussion that the old legend about the discount in the capital. Thore another 62 years, during
Ordinance. streets of London being paved with is certainly an outer voncer of which on the new Companies
which finally passed through the gold in not very far from being politeness. Adm.ttedly I have time the payments will increase Committee stage. The third reading
|never neård "Thank you so much," gradually, to enormous
Burns if was, however, postponed. Beveral rus,
amondmenta were introduced by the But the London of the visitor is "I beg your pardon," and "Allow Britain remains off the gold Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga and adopted, not the real London. Visiting a the" so many times as in Louuen
the place and working there are two but what do all these. suporiicial A most attractive console with standard. This seemed, when the theso, turning principally on
were signed, to be question of filing returns, it being vastly different things. Actually good manners mean? Very littio. butt walnut control panel and agreements
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other than that debts should be either cancelled or paid. Between the two extremes there must lie some revision on which the differ- ences can be compromised and the peoples can agree. A suttlement of
The people of the Midlands, of provincial towns.
Lancashire, and Yorkshire, and of Living is Dear
Take the financial side of the Scotland, may be a little gruff of The current programme at tho Queen's Theatre is a decidedly at question-surely one of the most greaiing, but when they take you tractive offering. The main film is important considerations nt, the to their hearts they menn it. The "The Innocenta of Chicago, a present time. London is an excred- provincial does kindnesses out of Retall in the lead. It is a screaming, live. Bus, tram, and train fares com British production, with Henry ingly expensive place in which to goodness of heart; the Londoner ty funny akit on gangster films and and cafes make an enormous hole monetary cons.derations. is noteworthy alike for excellent pro-
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Johnson and Mollison пррелг will find that it is at least one-strewn with those who are "down well as an excellent Pathe news rent. third dearer than the same thing on their luck," or who "never got a break" or whatever the catch- Altogether a really entertaining pro-
in the provinces.
રી London has to pay "through the 'parase of the moment may be. noso" for her amusement. In most, low years ago they came to Lon- provincial cities or towns a really on full of ambition, fired with excedent programme can be seen the hope of success, and now they -from really good seats-for any-are on the scrap heap-unwanted, thing from 9d, to 2/6. Not so the forgotten. For Lonuon is not the Capital. Senta from 2/4 to 8/6.dear, gley lady of legond. She is JAB a special favour, however, a cruel, mercuess machine. Thou The following extracts are from those who contrive to arrive at the ads are broken oa her wheels always take their tent for 1/6. It is not that thousands cinemas are any moré luxurious.places. Nor do the
Tacre is a common Tallacy that differ. programmos The rate of the dollar on de-London usually has the new films fortunes await the man or woman London. Arst, it is true, but Greta Garbolho nas rent ability, in
Of course there loses none of her charm for
are glittering two prizes to be won, but no more than Chinese community in being soen for a month or
EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES
the issue, and removal of its dis- the Hongkong Telegraph for the, Cinemas before 1.30 p.m. kave aleach year, but there are
Hongkong Telegraph economie recovery.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932.
every reason
week ended Nov. 11th, 1911.
mand was 18. 10d.
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ruptive effect on world commerce. would constitute onc of the strongest possible aids to general There is no reason for American politicians to cast suspicion upon the action of the Hongkong Indulged in wild de after the premiere of her latest, there are in most prov.nc.al e.ties." diplomats at Lausanne, but there is monstrations over premature news Alm; Clark Gable is still AB af Peking to the re-irresistible even after travelling a for the American of the fall
volutionaries, THE END OF THE WAR State Department to keep the way
DEBTS
(open for whatever negotiations may be necessary to effect an all-around Bgreement-and for American flints of the existence of a de-public opinion to prepare to ratify tailed British plan for the liqulda- it. tion at a single stroke of the pro- blems connected with Europe's war debts to America have followed quickly upon the completion of the presidential clection campaign. Very little is known regarding the *60 (925 || 96 | Love jerkpongpang | netual scheme but substantially it appears to involve the wiping out of inter-governmental debts, en- tirely by the flotation of a huge international loan at a low rate of interest. The debts, sub-
And remember the competition is much kouner. The average Lon- don child is two years ouer worldly knowledge than h.e pro vincial counterpart, and two years Many officials fled from Canton On the score then of economy in view of the success of the re- London has to give way to the pro-needs some making up.
These in-vinees.
To every amait.ous young per volutionary movement.
son I would say: consider every who came down to Hongkong with cluded Viceroy Chang Ming-chi, Loneliness.
The vast legion of people who fore making the plunge.
advantage and disadvantage be- his staff.
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Remembrance Day.
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lonellest in the world. Go info failures in your home town. In the Legislative Council, Hon. any West End cafe between seven the urge to go to London, however, Mr. II. E. Pollock raised the ques- and eight in the evening. You is in your blood, well, come and tion of the restoration of five will ace accres of lonely people, see for yourself. public street fountains erected to sitting at tables in blackest commemorete the jubilee of Queen solitude. The only words they Victorin and which had fallen into murmur arc, "A gines of water,
Government reply waiter," or "My bill, please," SELECTING THE TEAM repair. The was that these fountains were not Every night throughout summer now needed, and it was not intend-land winter thousands of the lonely ed to spend money on their res-of Londen dine thus. They have toration.
It is difficult to believe that fourteen years have passed since the Great War came to an end. To-day, in all parts of the world, the anniversary of the Armistice is being observed, recalling the rent cigh of relief which went up from war-weary peoples when at long lust the weapons of war were which the last great war involved, stantially reduced, as they would laid aside. To-day, the dominant they will assuredly serve a useful be, would be transferred from gov- theme everywhere will be peace purpose. It is in this spirit that ernments to private investors. Briand its preservation. Not that we we
no friends-only one or two casua}:
By Edward Kelly, Socker.
acquaintances at the once who We were disgusted to see in the Tappear at half past nine in the Telegraph that the team of "Prob- morning and are swallowed up in ables" chosen by the Selection the teeming crowds at five thirty Committee to represent Hongkong but none-in the provincial sense in the Interport football match did of the word. One does not open not include aur name. should keep Remembrance
lone's heart to share every sorrow
Speaking as one who has tain. France and Italy, instead of can ever forget those who laid Day; thus shall we best honour and joy with a London friend.
broken his collarbone so often owing astronomical sums to the down their lives in the great the memories of those who laid Real friendships are in London es
that it is now just a waste of United States Government, would struggle: they have gone to their down their lives for others.
time wearing collars, let us say right here and now that Hong- kong are going to be defeated. What we really want to point out is the shocking inadequacy of the kind of football that will be played without us on the field.
Owe
1914-18
OR
the
substantially less to
abonoured rest, and the memory of multitude of individuals. Govern-
their sacrifice will long remain. ments would retire from the money-anything its observance must more But if Armistice Day is to mean lending busincas.
If this correctly summarises the building up such a solid weight of and more centre on the need for scheme, it is one of notable im- public opinion as will make a portance, deserving ` thought andļu repetition of tho discussion. Thero RTC many upheaval an impossibility. Un- technical difficulties in the way and happily, there is still evidence in the negotiations would possibly be some parts of the world of the full of dissension. Intergovern- spirit which la based mental indebtedness inevitably principle that Might is Right. Var clouds have by no means been leads to antagonisme, un admitted wholly dissipated. And there are fact which provides, in itself. an also the many unsolved problems adequate reason for earnest consi-left by the great conflict, atl deration of any proposals designed pressing for anlution. By slow do to eliminate such indebtedness.green, however, the urgency No-one believes that the present getting rid of these danger-spota funding arrangements will be carri. is being realised, and it is to be ed out literally to their bitter end. hoped that before another Armis- tico anniversary comes round The successful completion of tho
there will be some defnite achieve- work begun at Lausanno dependamenta recorded at the disarma- entirely upon America's readinessment and economic conferences, to to consider modifications. Am-say nothing of the long-standing erica has consistently refused to war-debt issue. Unless some real hitch debt payments to the falling progress is made on those and etar of reparations, but just as the other problems which
are the huge concessions made by France direct outcome of the Great War, to Germany were inevitable, so a
we may well depair for the future of civilisation. Now more
than reduction in the obligations of the ever before is there, a need for Allies to the United States must be healthy public opinion to assert It- regarded as inevitable,
nolf. If these Armistice Day obser-
of
An early agreement for liquida-vances result in strengthening the tion is essential. It is becoming a will to peace by recalling needless truism among financiors and merlices in life and treasure
Igrasa in Piccadilly.
"I had to sit through the ploture four times to get the
out of the skirt right.”
If wo are really going to have any chance of ever beating Shang- hai, we'll have to change the pre- Isent method of selecting the teams, Tako Tuesday's trial match.
Repeatedly we saw big, able- bodied men pitiably distracted by the presence of a football when they should have been belting a spinal cord or two. - This sort of thing from chaps who are ideally fitted by Nature for kicking tho Peak into small places, is all wrong, Look at the amount of time that was wasted by Johnson and Suen Kam-shun, of the Interport Trial Toam, whò kicked two goals each, yet allow- ed the Swab's goal-keeper to re- - main intact.
What's the use of attacking the goalie if you don't finish the job. Jump on him. This sort of thing has to be done properly.
Personally, we are all against. the idea that gamea should be de cided on a more trumpory of add- ing up more or less mythical points for so-called goals. We should employ the sturdier, more British, process of jumping on the captaina.
Let each team to alternato turns at leaping on the wind- waggon of the opposing captain, who would be hold in a recumbent - position by a gang of umpires, Whichever captain got tired of it first would lose the match for his
Iside.