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combat the depression. World Economic Conference will certainly be a fasco unless the debt question can be cleared out of the way in advance. Europa cannot begin to settle down until the Lausanne Reparation settle-
"REFRESHERS"
By Brigadier-General W. W. SEYMOUR The Army at Home is at present laid by some phenonmenal early
|dividual Training.
STUDEBAKERS |ment is made absolute by a cor./engaged, in what is known as In-succosses which had included_get-
tho
Continuing its role as leader in responding settlement of the campaign for maximum motor-problem of international debto. Ing pafety, a rolo assumed that
World Reflation year with its standardization of safety plate glass in tho medlum
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ed, or ro-gained, is used in the not relate. next phase of training-Collective subjected to what the literary- Training the whole being thep minded Staff officer calls the "acid test" of Brigade and Divisional Training,
DIPLOMAS FOR · THE STAGE
The Very Idea!
ABSOLUTELY, MR. SHAW
We have decided we want a rest. It all came about through a visit. we had on Saturday, shortly after the arrival of the Empress of Britain.
Wo were seated at our desk, thoughtfully biting our finger- nails, and wondering what dodge we could employ to get rid of the next shroff, when he tapped us on the shoulder, and handed us his card.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Wo read,
"Sorry," wo said, "this is the re- porting office. Printing Depart ment downstairs. Visiting cards $1.60 a hundred,
ting himself, the Second-in-Com- By G. D. S. Kelly, Eddis's Understudy.. mand, into Sandhurst. This is a complicated businoss
To Mr. X he went and explained nowadays and is carried out from
his wants. October to March according to the would
Certainly Mr. X correct twenty essays Intricate programme whereby cach
for him. His chargo-to an old officer, non-commissioned officer, alumnus: would be 25 the lot. and man is through a course, price feld, Studebaker again sety The case of deflation veraus or "refreaho
So, after all, clear-thinking won course, in those the pace for safety with its intro-inflation argued by experts has subjects in which he should be the day, but what happened to duction of power brakes in all the not yet closed. The bitter-proficient. The knowledge so gain the essays after that-history does now 1938 Studebaker models. enders who assert that wages in Studebaker's new power brakes a number of lines and prices in are not just power brakes, how-some fields have not yet bowed ever. They are a highly perfect to the inevitable have had their ed and advanced application of day. Now the bar of informed the power-brako idea to the parti-economic opinion is eagerly cular needs of Studebaker care. awaiting evidence that will in- As such, they represent the very dicate how the nations can get finest and safest system of braking known in motoring to-day. going on the road to recovery. Equipped with a vacuum cylin- Credible witnesses are to-day ap der. Studebaker power brakes are
pearing whose testimony lends actuated by the brake pedal and strength to the theory of con- the scientific training of the oh-actrosses have joined together toy, hatching our eyebrows up an.. amplify brake pedal pressure to trolled inflation or "reflation," a
cer being often restricted to protect their own interests and to the precise requirements of a term not found in the diction-writing one "Winter Essay and bring about the downfall of the swift, sure and safe stop, with but ary but coined to convey the perhaps attendance at a few loc-bogus munager. a fraction of the physical effort meaning of price restoration to-tures. formerly needed.
The new Studebaker models will Boon make their appearance in the Hongkong Hotel Garage, Showrooms, and a demonstrator will be available for all who care to test out this new braking
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the year
In former, less scientific days was divided into tho
By GILES PLAYFAIR. Drill Season (summer) and the During Leave Season (winter).
There is excitement in the the latter not much work was done beyond a few route marches, theatrical profession. Actors and
Hongkong Telegraph Arthur argues that as national Ing.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933.
WAR DEBTS
collective.
Cosmic Rays
be
although
Desert Island Population
exclusiveness. It has become the To-day the stage has lost. this of any personable
who can
younger actors
"But I'm George Bernard Shaw", ho proteated.
"Shaw?" we asked interrogativo-
an
He assented eagerly.
1amous.
Seen in the lounge of the Hong-
expressed kong Hotel, Mir, helly looked ro- markably fit, despite his years, and himseif in 18 own
mutable way.
**ut surely you must have heard that they are going into the fruit
usiness?"
"What? Sour
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and
other inch,
"Shaw," he replied eagerly. "Oh, yes" wo said." "Nothing doing, non. You travelling Journ- In theory the movement is toalists are a pain in the neck." ward normal levels. Among the Essay writing was not a popu-be welcomed. It demonstrates, "But won't you give me just a authorities to. espouse currently lar pastime, and reading the re-at any rate, a display of energy. short interview, Mr. Kelly?" he the anuse of direct action in a sults was hardly more so, with the In actual fact there are far more naked, a pleading look in his eyes.
There was a moment's allence, concerted effort to increase unfortunate senior officer deputed serious faults in the British
"Well, Shaw," wo replied grupig- prices is Sir Arthur Salter, re- to review them. In fact, it is theatre of to-day than the exis
ing, very grudgingly, "we'll come garded as one of the clearest recorded that one officer submitt-tence of the bogus manager.
ed the same essay annually for Tho theatrical profession Ja to arrangement with you. thinkers of the day on economic 10 years-regardless of the sub-popularly known as the profes- We've got an urgent appointment at subjects. He suggests the for- ject net-without detection. At sion. I is dificult to understand the Hongkong Hotel. If you look sibility of an international agrec- last, however, a lynx-eyed Com-why. Superficially it is hard to after this column we might grant ment by which some institution, manding Officer took him to task define it as a profession at all. your request. Mind you, you'll such as the Bank for Inter-for submitting "A short account But 60 years ago the stage-was, find it tough work." national Settlements, for in-of the Chitral Campaign" in place at any rate, exclusive.
Actors and actresses existed na We give you au tals preamble stance, might be authorised to of the desired Critical Analysis of the Battle of Lino-Yang," and issue notes which the contract invited him to re-submit an casay
as an excuse for what is to follow. a class apart. Their private lives ing nations would accept as the on the subject ordered. This was were clothed in mystery. They re can only apologise by saying
maintained a high level of com-
that, after all, there is but one equivalent of gold and which too much. Remarking "You can
of their
Edward Kelty, could be lent to countries which work the willing horac too hard" petence, and the tricks
trade were as closely guarded as have imposed exchange restric- the officer retired from a profes the secrets of the modern con- Edward Kelly was in a real tions for self-protection. Sirsion that had become too exact- jurer. No actor or actress could Kedysian mood when I interviewed ium ung morning (writes our sub- hope to reach London without a crines have been met successful-
thorough and necessary experlutute). Vi an the distinguished ly by note issues, such as the One of the avowed objects of ence of histrionics gained by an personalities I have came to inter- view in tongkong, he is the most great crisis in England in 1825, the essay was to inculcate the arduous touring of the provinces. so an international crisis could habit of clear-thinking. Once up- be relieved by a fiduciary inter-on a time the officers of a certain battalion did some very clear- national issue of notes. It would thinking indeed. They bethought be part and parcel of a "world them of Mr. X, a famous "cram Now that the British delega-policy of controlled reflation." mer" of those days, who, after hay last refuge
His answer to my first question tion which is to proceed to Wa- The possible benefits he sees as ing forced most of them into the young man or woman
find no better place. The old was in typieni Kellysian vein. shington to discuss the war debt an increase in prices and a new Army, was expected to make furstager deplores the complete lack "Don't mind it i-do," he said.
"Have you ever heard of the problem has been virtually se-stimulus to enterprise; relief of ther periodical efforts to retain of histrionic ability which is
them there when Promotion lected, the issue looms forth as the burden of existing debt; the Examinations loomed across their evinced by the modern theatre Hongkong cotary Club, air, nolly " dilettante. Mr. Henry Ainley 1 asked nim, lic answered with a path. one which will soon have to be counteracting of deflationary
forces, such as boarding: mak- To Mr. X was sent an emissary once suggested that 60 per cent.on-committal nod. seriously tackled. One its hand-ing available new capital with with a request that he would
of tho
and "What a your opinion of them. ling will depend, in large mea-out requiring guarantees for for-write twenty essays on the requir, actresses should be shipped to a Mr. Kelly 7"
"Leave, the Rotary question alone. sure, the success or otherwise cign loans, and the gradual re-ed subject, the casays not to be desert island and left there.
If I were naked to legialate for I have not come here to make als- of the coming World Economic moval of exchange restrictions too similar in design Conference. On
the general and other impediments to trade. an ingenuous "common doctrine the theatre I would make it com- chief."
of thought" might not come amins. pulsory for everyone who wished question, it has well been argu- But any such action must
Also each essay might reasonably to go on the stage to undertake ed that war debts are
three years' course in histrio- contain at least one innocuous only a
the end of that time Hittle "blob" just sufficient tonics. At species the most destructive
arouse the combative instinct of each student would be required shawberries, I suppose." and impossible specics-of
The an examination. the reviewer, without enraging to pass
of would vary,
In answer to a question whether examination whole genus of contractual pay-
him unduly. American scientists have pro- iments to which nations
Mr. X agreed to produce the course, with the particular work he had changed his diet since cum- stand vided some entertainment by essaya at se a time, and in due the candidate wished to do. Buting to the tropics, Mr. Kelly ro committed, "but which cannot their hearty disagreement upon course they arrived. After glanc-for the legitimate stage I would plied;
"No, of course not. Why should suggest something like the fol under any conceivable circum- topics which leave lay mindsing with some pride through his wing: (1) A paper in theatrical? Do you expect cause I'm in stances ever really be paid. At blank. Points in the bloodless handiwork (it was as well to Lausanne, the nations agreed to
duel between Professors Milikan know what one had written) each history: (2) The broad outlines drinking beer just because I'm in
technique: (3) no tropica "
"What is your opinion of the cancel reparations, and before rays are particularly difficult to it in.
and Compton over the cosmic officer signed his effort and sent of theatrical
Elocution, and (5) a speetal sub-Engish stage?" I asked.
The English stage? Pah! long they will have to agree to grasp. Professor Milikan de-
It was the lot of the Second-ject.
There would also be an inter-Notning will induce me to say a
before the cancel external war debts, or scribes the rays as a bombard-in-Commmand to review the "as-
board. of word about it. So long as England else accept the accomplished factment with photons, which he says, and it was with little plea- view
sure that he one day found an examiners, consisting (shall we as playwrights who inflict zuch of general repudiation and de-likena to bullets of invisible imposing pile of envelopes upon say?) of Mr. C. B. Cochran, Bir tommy-rot us "The Apple Cart", fault. And if war debts have to light, whatever that may be, his table, and with less still that Basil Dean, Sir Nigel Playfair, "Joan of Arc" and Man and Super-
He Mr. Henry Ainley and Mr. Lewis man" on audiences, the stage will. while Professor Compton defines he realised their contents. go, other international debts will them as streams of electrified also did some clear-thinking., and Casson, at which other qualifica always remain where it is." have to be drastically scaled particles wholly unlike light. Ad-remembered Mr. K. the foundations might be taken into con- down, whilst even internal debts mittedly the discussions are tions of whose career had been alderation. may not escape unscathed amid merely evidence of the recent the general readjustment of the creation of extensive data, which that world to changed financial con- so far principally show ditions. Already, numerous more must be gathered before examples can be quoted of na- it is safe to draw conclusions. tions which have either alto-The debate is especially inter- gether wiped out their national esting because both are winners debts or written them down of the Nobel Prize and both made aeroplanes very considerably by creations experiments from of new currencies. On the up to 21,000 feet before cry- question of war debt revision, stallising their ideas. Professor America has been fond of point- ilkan finds that atoms of lead ing out that Europe's professel are split by a cosmic impact, q a photon inability to pay its debts does particle identified as not prevent it from spending making no track in vapour such more and more upon armaments.as would be inevitable if it were Figures, indeed, show that world an electron. Professor Comp- expenditure on armaments has ton politely disagrees with this appreciably risen in the past conclusion. All this is strong five years, although Britain has meat for lay comprehension. to its credit the fact that its Opinion in England rather seems to support the photon theory. armament expendituro has fal- len from £127,000,000 in 1925-26 the origin of the photons. On although scientists diffor about to £106,000,000 in 1982-83. the other hand it may be recalled The general character of the that Professor Piccard has shown American complaint is nol
a preference for the electron without paint, however, and a beneficial service will have been theory, and suggests that the cosmic rays are formed in the performed if the United States
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stratosphere. Both the Amer
exerts all the pressuro it can to
ican scientists, on the contrary, link debt révision with effective take it for granted that the cos guarantees of a progressive fall mic rays enter the earth's at in naval and military expendi
mosphere from distant regions ture. But from whatever angle of space. Whatever may be the the matter is approached, it is
upshot of the present dispute, it vitally important that the debt is important to note that both question should be settled on scientists believe that if the the realistic basis of cancella origin of the rays can be tion because, until it is out of tablished it will help man to the way, there is little hope of understand the fate of the uni- united international action to
тогве.
"We're too well off to bót hor with our old friends, and
not rich enough to travel with a wealthy crowd."
At the end of half an hour Mr. Kelly began to show signs of rest- lessness and biccoughed occasional-
ly.
"Do'an wanner discush anyabing. wish anybodish!" he said.
"Pink stripes and purple dots," he murmured vaguely, after short pause,
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I clearly saw that it was time to stop. Seeing that he has been pestored by his admirers ever since ho came to Hongkong, his con- sistent good humour has been re- markable.
It all seems to suggest that the worst thing a man can do for himself is to make himself world famous.
It's tough to be famous, Mr. Shaw forgot one thing. We signed his autograph book!'
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MESSAGES.
The following cables have been addressed to Mr. Shaw, c/o Edward Kelly. They can be picked up at this office any day!
From Mr. Priestley-What I Iko about Mr. Shaw is that he always sees both sides of a question. Give him my love. Tell him not to forget our rendezvous in the Hooghhough Club,
From Mr. Walpole:-It is my de- light to hear of dear George's safe arrival. And by the way, the 9,745 pages in all, will be publish- ed in 1935,
Miss Gladys Cooper.--Only too pilensed to add my testimonial. 'I put on a little every night (Some- thing seems to have gone wrong here, Ed. Kelly).
Mr. Baldwin. So Bernard Shaw i la Hongkong. I am sure it
must be a ̈nica' place to stay at.
Mr. Lansbury Good
Juek,
Georgle boy. Remember me with
| the naparagus tips.