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A GERMAN LOOKS AT GERMANY.
A READER'S VIEWS.
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Felice is our cat, and. nothing will convince the headache that she is not suffering from mange. Felice, we mean.
So one night we took the Star Ferry to the island, jumped in a tram, went out to Shaukiwan, and dumped Felice lealde a bag of bricks tied at the top into the harbour. When, we returned home by the tram and ferry, Felice was there ahead of us, sitting on the doorstep strooping her back.
a change which may not be for the better. Everything hinges, as we say, on the man- ner in which the Nazi leader chooses to use his power. He
A recent report in the Telegraphpetence, the result was a union of
`By Edward "Tom-car” Kelly, has a great opportunity-one under the headline "Gerraan Up- the National groups and the which, if utilised in a spirit of heaval" especially the reference overthrowing of the incapable Yesterday we wrote about our moderation, might lead to a real to "British anxiety has attracted Government, in absolutely wife. So don't blame us for what renaissance of Germany and my attention, and I should be legal way, foreseen by the Con- is to follow. It all came about
and contribute much to European. me some space for rectification of President Hindenburg.
very obliged if you would accord|stitution
sanctioned by through Felice. and world harmony. But the what is, I fear, a misleading 'im-
One day last week, the beadache With a National Government in came to us and said: "Look here," danger is that, flushed by suc-pression.
power the Communist Party secs | Edward, you've got to drown cess, the Nazis may offset the The article referred to a ques. its hope of making Germany one Felice. She's a menace." extremism of the Communiststion by an M.P. concerning the of the Soviet provinces, abolished. by a fanaticism almost if not steps of the British Government They call on all their forces and equally as harmful.
in protection of British Ilfe and foreign advisers to cause trouble property in Germany.
and chaos through acts of terror- Since my youth, I have been re-ism and riots, knowing that the The U.S. Bank Crisis peatedly in contact with Britishers Social Democratic Party in its at home and abroad in pre-war antagonism to the Nationalists Recovery from the banking and postwar times, but never will stand "Arm by foot" so far as crisis in the United States is not have I found them nervous and they do not give an active hand.
anxious. On the contrary, they The results are strong and energe likely to be a matter of days, nor have always been calm and col-tic measures by the government of weeks, although useful patch-lected even in tight corners. and the proclamation of martial work may be accomplished be They are surely not infected by law. But the Communists fight fore the end of the week. The the French nervousness, which to the last trench. cause of the collapse has been sees in every Boy Scout a growing
The headache said she was QIL the inability of small banks to peace-menacing army or in every COMMUNISM®
unnatural eat and must die--------- Felice, we mean. So to make a maintain their credit function pocket-knife an infraction of the (SMOULDERING. and the rapid destruction of con- Versailles Treaty.
Communism is smouldering like dead cert, of her this time, we fidence passing through the M.P. puts Germany in about the Harmless demonstration of work from the last party, with water The question put by a Eritish a woodfire in all Western countries. filled a ten gallon keg, left over See and drive the New Rockne | country like a fever epidemicj same line as a savage negro State, less (as in England) are used, tied some more bricks around immediately the ball had been where white life is endangered mostly from the background, by Felice's neck, and dumped her in. set arolling. The restrictions whenever its population is on the foreign propagandiste, to develop We put the lid on the barrel, sat placed on branch banking has warpath. I wonder why this proved a powerful factor in the anxious M.P. did not ask that serious riots, of which harmless on it, and took a disruption. It is logical that some gunboats or war planes be people, women and children are couple of hours."
the victims. Those foreign riot banks affiliated in a large sys- sent to Berlin,
leaders cannot expect to be pro- tem could have stood up better IN NO WAY.
tected, but as far as possible they and longer than the small unit
get a free railway ticket and are bank. It is only necessary to
ALARMING.
seat over the border to their own point to the possibility of di- The situation in Germany is in country. It is the merit of the versification of banking port- no way alarming. The press re. Hitler party, together with the MCEACHRAN-WILLIAMSON. On folios in contrast to the many ports give the situation in a com- other Nationalists, that it forms the 7th March, 1933, at the unit banks that depend entirely pressed form concerning theja bulwark against Communism. Union Church, Hong Kong, by the Rev. E. G. Powell, Alexander upon the main agricultural or whole country. But sometimes Redford McEachran, second son industrial enterprise of the com- riot only the day after from their districts of a big town learn of a of the late Mr. McEachran and munity. "How are your 'taters, journals. Generally of Mrs. McEachran of Aberdeen, Mister?" is not so much a quip ported riots are only half as ser- to Anne Strother Williamson, only daughter of Dr. and the at the farmer as it is a question ious or dangerous as American late Mrs. Williamson, also of of supreme import to local banks Election campaigns,
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in the potato country. First- Actually Germany is in a state Sporting Club of Monte Carlo, class management, huge re- of fermentation in its internal Europe's home of high play, a serves and a broad perspective politics. But if foreigners, do not dice game known as "Monte Carlo of credit conditions could be mix in the riots, out of curiousity, Hazard" has apparently come to provided for small as well as for no harm will come to them, but it stay as the only casino game in cannot be expected that every (the world which offers the extra- large communities. At the
foreigner who wants to see night-ordinary odds of 180 to..1. present many of the communit-life in the big towns will be pro.
In the odds it offers, if in [ies
arc without banks Or vided with a company of soldiers or nothing else, the game excels with banks so divested
trente et quarante, of a machine gun to protect his roulette, public confidence that they can precious life. When they visit baccarat, and chemin de fer the no longer fulfill their credit ill-famed quarters, they do so at Big Four of the green balze tables.
But what has Felice got to do responsibilities. Thus branch their own risk and if they mix in The highest odds at roulettee are banking is now being suggested. riots they must consider that the 35 to 1, and the others are even-with it, you ask? (I didn't!) You
did....We're telling this story.
We released Felice from her Unsound banking has played its truncheon-swinging policeman or money games,
the shooting soldier has ho time) part in the breakdown. Where to investigate their nationality. The Monte Carlo version is an bag. She purred softly, and bank credit from 1920 to 1928 be forewarned. as the increase in outstanding In case of real danger, they will adaptation. Three dice are used, stalked off with her taikin the air
Stubbs Boad
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amounted to 43 per cent, the
credit needs of the same period SIMPLE AND
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"HAZARD"-
"Hazard" originated in Cuba,
snooze for a
We lifted the lid and gazed at Felice. She had lapped up the. water.
"We then decided that the only way was to lose her.. We took a car out to Shing Mun, and walked for miles and miles and miles, with Felice in a black bag.
Then, suddenly, with a sinking feeling of despair, we realised. that we were lost.
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The impregnable jungle closed in
Leat! on us.
Heavens! What were we to do? (Don't interrupt, we're telling this story.) There was nothing ahead of us except the future.
Before us stretched the gloomy, swamp-lands, mountainous swarming with NT. tigers and wild boars.
Behind us was the terrible Peak-lands, through which Victor- ian shroffs, some more bores, and other wild animals, slinked. The position was fraught.
But wait! All was not lost.
There was Felice.
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and the stakes are laid on a horse-Saved, saved, saved! shoe-shaped "tableau." Down Whaldeyer mean, saved? the centre' of the "tableau” are We wish you wouldn't inter- marked the "brelans," or triples, rupt. Can't you see we followed and it is these you have to back Felice home?
JOURNALISM THROUGH THE AGES From the "Telegraph" of Sejt, 9th,
IS THE BOMAN OCCUPATION
DOOMED BRITISH QUEEN'S EID FOR POWER (From Our Own Correspondent)
"Yes, Rome is doomed," said
La Br
Queen Boudicca, when I saw her yesterday at her headquarters "somewhere in East Anglia." "Within a few hours my plans will be complete, and my ex
field" peditionary force will take the
Boudicca is an impressive type of womanhood. A good horse- woman and a keen follower of hounds, ehe has the directness and poise of the trained athlete. But she is, they say, at her very best in the battlefield. "Let 'em. all come," she told me: "that's my mottó."
"A very mood motto too," said I; with enthusiasm.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1933.
THE GERMAN NAZIS. At long last, German elections have resulted in one faction sceuring a definite majority over all other parties in the Reich stag. Herr Hitler, with the help of his allies, is now able to dominate the situation. It is declined 25 per cent, based on | LOGICAL. something to the good that an industrial volume and other The German situation is simple in order to win 180 times your S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. end should be put to, the fans commercial loo 1928 and logical. Since 1919, Com-stake-but you have to decide condition of stalemate, since bona fide commercial loans by munism has been smouldering in which of the six possible triples 'national banks declined by al-the beginning with destructive you want to back. You win, for there is now a possibility of a most $2,000,000,000, while in results, but National Volunteer instance, if your money is on the 4.D. 62. return to the parliamentary the same period loans on stock regiments in co-operation with the three fours section and the croupier duly throws three fours. of government. "But it and bond collateral increased Reichswehr have kept it down.
A social Democratic parliament The odds are enormous against seems only a bare possibility, if about 60 per cent, Phenomenal it be true that the Nazis are increases in real estate and fixed ary Government which promised its being done,, but it is done, and the working classes heaven on have seen it. One of France's likely to cause the arrest of all capital loans occurred at this earth and resulted only in produc-millionaires recently backed three the Communist deputies and time, though much of this in- ing millions of workless and near-"brelans" within half an hour. thus enjoy an absolute majority vestment is alleged to have been ty bankrupted the country, filled You can also bet that any triple without the aid of their allies. highly speculative. If, as has the ranks of the Communists will turn up, against which the odds offered are 30 to 1: on the In such an event, parliamentary been claimed, the collapse was again.
deflation of over-inflated values,
"Then the Hitler Party and the sum total of the pips turned up, government will become A mockery, with the country plac- then the relation of banks to Steelhelmets took up the battle for odds ranging from 6 to 1 (nine ed under the most severe Nazi the crash seems fairly direct. against the common international ten, eleven, or twelve pips) to 60
foe. The elections showed that to 1 (four or seventeen pips). domination. The crux of tho
the national population recogniz The mathematical odds against situation now is the manner in
ed the value of Hitler's work and the player are higher at "Hazard" which the Hitlerities will use
leadership, and after some wrang-than at roulette. their power. Judging by the
Relief measures just rushed ling about formalities and com- methods they are adopting in through the Danish Parliament seeking to impose their wills on represent one of the most ex- others, they are in no mood for treme steps in state.control of respecting political conventions. industry and finance vet taken They appear determined to rule by any country. This move, by sheer force: the rights of made in the face of growing others are to be ridden over unemployment and diminishing roughshod, if needs be. The foreign trade, is an attempt to terrorism of others will be mitigate the evils of one and matched by the use of force to foster the other. In fixing the bend the people to the Nazi will. krone at 22% to the English It is to be admitted that the pound, the Premier is acting for times call for the use of the the agricultural population, strong hand in Germany, for the which depends largely on the rising tide of Cominuniam has English trade to absorb Danish been an ever-present danger bacon and dairy products. Un- internally. But there can be employment relief is expected to such a thing as abuse of power, be furthered by several of the and it is precisely this danger new enactments. Large ex- which loonts up in Germany now. penditures for public works are Of even more importance than planned, while property taxes the nation's internal problems are to be reduced by a transfer is the effect which Hitler's rise of public expenditures to power may have on foreign local authorities to the state. relations. One has only to look By far the most drastic step, back to the time when Strese- however, is a law that prohibits mann died, three and a half all strikes and lockouts for a years ago, to perceive the mark-period of one year. The only ed change which has occurred. vociferous. complaint to this Then, a Republican Germany came from the Communists, who was bathed in the spirit of staged a riotous demonstration Locarno, Her reconciliation in protest against the inter- with France grew steadily on ference with the right to strike. both sides. Her young people, Yet this unprecedented measure rejoicing in immunity from was passed to forestall plans of conscription, were prevailingly certain employers for a lockout antimilitarist. Hitler was bawl-which would have affected some ing in vain to half-empty halls, 150,000 workers. This drastic Now power has fallen to Hitler experiment in state control of and associates who have the industry and finance will be means of making the bureau watched with keen interest by cracy and the police obedient the rest of the world.
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"After you finish these, write a letter to my son telling him to "get down to his studies and stop thinking about, idiotic, young
blondes,"
"Well, it is and it isn't," was the Queen's surprising answer. "There's some of these Romans, the dirty dogs, that I'd go a long way to avoid. But don't you say I said so," she added grimly.
The two armies will get into touch fo-morrow in the neigh- bourhood of Hugaboo Parva.
We shall not be there.,
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HOBSON'S CHOICE.
The sentence on a Hyderabad murderer that he must "serve one year's imprisonment and pay a fine, or alternatively spend three further months in gaol, before be- Ing hanged," is a curiosity in psychology as well as penology. It presumes that a further three- months of life is an ordeal which the prisoner will pay a fine to avoid. No doubt something de- pends on the condition of the Hyderabad prisons,