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as it is essential for the smooth working of this sch vice that harmony should exist between it and the provincial authorities." Canton, however, appears determined to have Its own way, with the result that daflance of the Nanking orders is in prospect. The eventual upshot is difficult to forecast, but it is clear that Canton Nanking relations will not be improved by this latest develop- ment.
Infant Mortality.
*1932.
WHY SCOTLAND The Very Idea
DESIRES HOME RULE?
By LORD DALZIEL of Kirkcaldy
THE AGITATION for Home Rule for Scotland has lately been gathering considerable strength. In this article. Lord Dalziel of Kirkcaldy explains that his advocacy of Home Rule is "based on strictly practical considerations."
WELL, WE'LL GO HOPPING* By Edward (Itokikos”)-Kally.
Lord Rothschild recently told the British Association that many. million billions of British flank would have to be collected to find two absolutely alike.
Rothschild's word for this.
We are prepared to take Lord
Any fleas we have collotted hava: been alike in at least two respects.
Our fleas have also been pro-
bo tormed good settlers with pen fect safety. But that is as much as we will adult,
.
one
organisation for the administra NEVER MORE URGENT.
tion of local affairs. It was op posed in the House of Commona by, Bill to confer self-government on (tives and carried only by English Some years later I introduced a majority of Scottish represonta-
Flown is past tense for flesing. Scotland. Now, after forty years votes. It never would have been Modern dancing owes much of advocacy, I am more convined passed in a Scottish Parliament. than ever of the necessity of Home
to the humble fea. It was a Rule, and if general agreement!
man with a flea who Invented can be secured among Scottish ances arising from the tendency
the thumbs. Home Rulers it is my intention to of Parliament to look at things
Fleas were also known in the Introduce a Bill into the House of purely from an English point of
viaw. For instance, she has con- Middle Ages. It WAN Shake- tributed millions to the sugar beot
aomo-
Scotland has many other griov-
WHY do I want Home in the Imperial Parliament. Only
They have been easy to colleet Rule for Scotland?ome two days a year are devoted.
to the consideration of Scottish and hard to find... The tragic figures of the Because I have always affairs. The result is that there is Celony's infant mortality rate wanted it since I entered no real control over the adminis-minent explorers, and they could revealed at the meeting of the politics,
trative departments. Society for the Protection for
OPINIONS OVERRIDDEN. Immediately Forty years ago, Children should give, treatment of this problem a new stimulus. Kirkcaldy Burghs as a Scottish the growth of a great bureaucracy backbone of the country. Quito after I came of ago, I contested -For years Scotamon have seen
They are not for, instance, the Much good work Islclearly come Ruler and won the seat by a which is to all intents and pur the reverse. Their country is tho complished by the society and very substantial majority against poses independent of the control of backbone. We got curvature of a valuable effort is made by the the strong opposition of all the Parliament and fa proof against the spine searching for our last Infant Welfare Centres at Wan- existing official parties.
the wholesome discipline of pub flea, chal and Kamling. Equally clear is it that the effort falls Rulers la. Scotland then as there mont Act of 1929 has greatly add- had with a flea in Canton
We remember an experienco we There were not so many Home,lic opinion. The Local Govern- far short of the needs This ja are today, but poon after I entered ed to the power of the bureaucracy week-end. not, of course, the result of a Parlament Was successful in and removed local administration
When we got into bed it didn't lack of public ambition or enter-getting the first resolutiontrol. The passing of that Act was take two ticks to and out
still farther from democratic con-
that prisc. In the main as far as favour of Scottish Home Rule the Society is concerned, the im- passed through the House of Com a flagrant example of the way in something was wrong. It only
which Scottish opinion is overrid, took one fea. portant factor is the lack of mona, one of my warmest sup den at Westminster, The Bill was Starting from scratch, wo saar- means.. To
establish any porters being a young Welsh mem-strongly opposed by every Scottish ched for that Пед for hours. sort of widespread organisation, bor named David Lloyd George,
Then, just whan we thought we bringing the wholt problem of
had him, we found out that the infant welfare within its spype,
fica had flown. is not going to be asy. All the more reason for sincere and thorough examination of the issues by the Government, upon which, ultimately, the respon Bbility really lies. Either by substantial financia encourage ment to the Society for the Pro- tection of Childres or by em- Lords.
I hold that the case is stronger aubsidy and will have to pay her speare, or Dean Inge, or barking upon infant welfare work upon a considerably larger than ever it was and its need more share of the subsidy towards the one, who wrote something about
few guaranteed price of wheat, though
one in "Romeo and Juliet." scale than is represented by the urgent. Within the nat
This chap Romeo shianed up the Centres at Wanchai and Kam- months it has become a liye fogue, Scottish farmers will hardly bone fire escape to the balcony of hla ling, however satisfactory they and everybody In Scotland left at all from these payments. may be doing the task fullotted discussing it. Formerly it was a There is no compensating benefit, girl friend Juliet's fat. them, Government's duy is to political qucation, intermittently in respect of oats and barley, take a closer interest in this supported by one party; now it is which are her staple crops.
a national question, and a strong, One vital rcessity, virile National Party has sprung land is lamentable. Every day we The industrial condition of Seat- if the appalling child dath rate up to support the demand.
hear of works boina closed down is to be reduced, is the stablish.
Persons of all shades of political and business transferred, to the ment of baby creches different opinion are in this National Party, favoured south. For the first parts of the Colony pr the re- which is rallying the youth of time since the census returns were lief of coolie mother who work Scotland in a way that no other taken Scotland shows a decrease all day for a scaty living. movement I know of has ever done. in her population. PROBLEM
Many of these nfortunate The eternal national consciousness Reports from Canton of the women are compelle frequently of Scotland has been awakened, likelihood of the Hongkong to carry their chilren about Chinese Invoice Office being olos, the streets in wrethed weather ce. On her future conditions while craping for ed down in
their daily bread. Ben when the would appear to have their origin in the wish being father weather is fair, te conditions to the thought. Allegedly on are disastrous to child's well of a people in balance sheets and The bogies which timid, op- We can assure you that when we the ground of inconvenience and being. Five.hunded deaths per trade ́returns. Pride of race isiponents have been raising have brouse we brouse. And in that
factor that cannot be
blast their frightfulness. We do room, hung with close-ups of needless taxation, the Canton thousand represent a shocking potent authorities have, ever since the blot upon Hoglong's name. Ignorod in politics, and Scotsmen not want separation from England, clouds and ominent sunsets, wo establishment of the Office, been The figures alot should compel i will see to it that when the and there is not the slightest dan broukad into some books which
BIRTH
منست
POWELL-On December 30th, 1932,
at the Victoria Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs, Powell, (nce Clements),
The
Thongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1932.
CHINESE INVOICE
problem.
make
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"Flen with me", sald Romeo. It is not recorded whether they found the fleas.
THE WEATHER.
the
Now let's talk about weather. Usually our comments upon the local brand are of one syllable, and unrecognised by the Something must be done. The more concise dictionaries. Yes- Imperial Parliament is ton busy or terday, however, our feelings to- too naathetle to deal with the wards the elementa mellowed. A eltuation. I want a Scottish measure of sympathy crept into I am no sentimentalist, and my Parliament to redress the illa of, our soul. We wonded our way to advocacy of Home Rule in based on Scotland. severely practical considerations,
the Royal Observatory, broused around and our further outlook is but you cannot express the gonlus
unsettled.
FACTOR OF RACE,
NOT SEPARATION.
relations between Scotland and
ger of tariff barriers being erected called the weather names which England are readjusted it will be along the Border. on the basis of the recognition of
caused a deep depression in the the historic rights of their country. Scotsmen are loyal to the con-region of our auios baloris. Wo nexion with England and the Em-realise now that our education My aim is to devise a workable pire, in the development of which has been endly neglected. One scheme to overcome practical they have played so great a part. I of the exciting stories concerned difficulties. The laws of Scotland want to maintain that connexion "Katabatic winde in valleys." have never been assimilated to and to make it more real, and that' Now whatever else, wo may have those of England. The eceleal- can be done in only one way-by called the zephyrs which astical system, the educational granting the right of the Scottish tinually remove our bat since it system, the juridical system, the people to control purely Scottish got so small, we have never called them Katabatic. There are some yatems of land tenure and licens affairs. ing are all quite different in Scot
things an Irlaliman cannot do. land from those of England.
An Englishman does not unders tand.
A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY
opposed to the new regulations., the Governmen to The probabilities, however, are effort to removit. that political considerations ac- count for the opposition. The latest step by the Canton au- thorities is to instruct the Pro- vincial Government and the Talking to an udience of boys Customs Offices to admit goods the other day, thParliamentary without consular invoices. The Secretary to the pard of Educa authorities even go further and tion made a pledor the use of tell the Customs people that they, simple language the conduct must not admit goods accom- of human affairs An audience panied by such invoices. Thus of elders would be as greatly the issue boils down to one be enjoyed his point. It was never tween the Canton Government more in need of phasis than
for the fonduct
Scottish low and procedure, and EXTRAORDINARY AFFLICTIONS ARE and the Maritime Customs. It now, is well to remember that the human affairs ta to slip bera of Parliament to legislate for EXTRAORDINARY SINE, BUT SOME this ignorance units English mom- NOT ALWAYS THE PUNISHMENT OF original notification of the put out of the hats of the the Scottish people: Scottish TIMES THE TRIAL OF EXTRAORDINARY, ting into force of the new re-humanist whose tining gave business is scandalously neglected GLACES.-Henry. gulations came from the Cus-him contact withhis fellows toms Inspectorate-General. The and into those of he expert procedure laid down is that the who may evolve in laboratory invoices have to be forwarded by or study plans thatre perfect the consignor to the consignee, but, since they can be appre- for presentation to the Maritime, hended by the vulgaleave the Customs at the port of entry. man in the street wildered, Obviously, in Auch circum- The politician, as Matamshot- | stances, the Customs authorities, hama politician imself— owing allegiance to the Nanking humorously admits often Government, must see that the studiously vague. Hanguage regulations are complied with. is simple but tactly non- In such a matter, the Canton committal. The exit is not Government, cannot take it upon intentionally vague. He has itself to order the Customs to every anxiety to be dite, but Ignore requirements prescribed he is apt to be unlligible. by Nanking. Much less can the, Mr. Ramsbotham acces the Customs held up cargo which ia economists, for instar with accompanied by the appropriate whom the present if pt the documents. Hongkong is only future lies, of having vented Indirectly concerned in the "a sort of verbal bollam matter. The Invoice Office have which conveys some ming to was established as the result of themselves but very tle to an agreement between the British and Chinese Govern- mist is using the only, tea that anyone else." But thecono- ments, which provided the neces can scientifically be justid, and sary machinery in the absence if they are unintelligiblo the of a Chinese Consular re- bulk of the community much presentative. This Colony is the worse for us The not interested in the dispute as bridging of the gulf bet the between Canton and Nanking. mind of the citizen and ex- It has done its part by permit pert to the point at wh the ting the facilities which enable former trusts the latter not merchants to comply with the be easy. But if the rld's regulations, and it is to be as troubles continue to be much sumed that shippers will con economic as moral text tinue to do what la expected of generation will be four dis The question of the cussing, let us say, bimilism necessity or otherwise of the with us much heat and der- system is a matter for the
standing as the last did vio Chinese authorities. Unhap inted neutrality, and it be pily, the Customs officials find the job of the Board of ca themselves in a difficult position to see that they can
them.
"Angela, darling, wouldn't you like to attend the movies
this evening with Bobby".
*
con-
PITY THE GOVT. SERV.
Government service is a hard the higher-ups, drawing no more life. Particularly if you are one of than $1,800 a month. We went to see one the other day. He was full of complaints.
"One night I was knocked up by a man who had walked four miles to tell me that he couldn't sleep for the pneumatic drilla on the tramways."
"Regarded as cure for Insomnia," We wrote in the interview.
"On another occasion, I TRELA awakened in the middle of the night by someone who wanted me to stop a manhole from overflow- log."
"Regarded as a sanitary in- spector," wo wrote.
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"Perhaps the oddest experience of all was an urgent telephone wegunge to visit a houan whore, in her mistress's absento, amah was having twins."
"Regarded as writing when the pencil broke.
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And then there was our Christ- mas shopping. We weat in looking like a man with a packet of nephews. We made straight for the model rallways. Wà ran fast trains, slow traine, goods trains, suburban trains, rival. trains. Everything else faded Into oblivion. Another Puilmon, mian, Switch her.on down the mainline Here 'she
Tollerod ... us as supérie intendent when we piled up the y down fier in a two-dollar tunnele They also rellaved use of. $45,84 (ton per cent discount for cash)un for the debris. Never mind w expect Eric will be glad of i