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Justice and Mercy. in Hongkong
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
By E. L. ALLEN
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We notice that gold is still sup- posed to be the "greatest lever In the promotion of trade." This is doubtless on account of its pur- chasing power!
Those who scorned the warning ference President Roosevelt The question "Who Is the great-not merely have high ideals, but has not waltod for the Con-est man in the world to-day?' is who also have the courage to act that the sun should be taken gent- ference. If Britain goca on one which it is really futile to as these ideals require of them hore ly now realles that ignorance in
And he himself is the waiting for the clearer skies, wo ask. For the answer which any and now, shall find ourselves unable to one of us gives to that question best illustration of his messago,
But what was it that made this take full advantage of the finer is determined beforehand by his
It has been noticed already that conception of greatness. Thus ene brilliant son of European culture weather.
man will select a statesman, an-dedicato his life to the people of other a leader of industry, a third Africa? He tells us that his work several local flappers, having ap- a literary genius. Each man is for him a bearing of the white parently forgotten how to swim, chooses according to his own inter-man's burden in a new and nobler are again taking lessons this year.
E eata. But if one day some sort of sense. He seeks to make atone- international tribunal should sit to ment for the wrongs which men of
Backless beach pyjamas are to Bummer. The If the Colony wants to manu- decide who is the greatest of all his own colour have inflicted on facture criminals from misguid- these, I should like to be there to Africa in the past. He says; be the vague this SURPLUS STARTINGed youths, we can imagine no put in a claim on behalf of a man if record could be compiled of all height of fashion, is however, ban
better method than that adopted who might easily be overlooked, that has happened between the not yet been fully indicated., in the case of So Wing-kan, a Just because his life is being spent white and the coloured rnoca
in the heart of the African jungle. would make a book containing num-
"Enquirer"-No! Local nudists budding young soop manufactur- At thirty, the Alsatian Albert bars of pages, referring to recont er, who was sentenced to three Schweitzer had behind him a record as well as to early times, which the do not suffer anophele bad time over from mosquitoes. They marely. months' hard labour on Thurs- of brilliant achievement. He had reader would have to turn Price from HK$27.00. day for uttering a forged docu- written a book which had fluttered unread because the contents would at among the rocks!
ment. A clever boy, with am-the theological dove-cotes through-be to horrible. We and our civilis- bitions to get on in the world, he out the world, and any University ation are burdened with a great
Judging by the obvious reliabi in Germany would have welcomed debt. We are not free to confer over-stepped the mark when endeavouring to dispose of che him to a chair, He was an organist benefits on these man or not as we with which seme people enjoy with a European reputation, and please; it is our duty. Anything
coctions might be advertised as micals of his own manufacture was perhaps the foremost living ex-we give them is not benevolence soup, certain of the thicker con- for soap making, and foreseeing ponent of the music of Bach. Even but atonement. For every fallure if the true source was greater things were confidently ex- who scattered injury someone ought nourishing and entertaining! known, represented them as pected of him, when one day his to go out to take help, and when we
As far as dentists are concorn- coming from a non-existent firm, relatives and friends received lot have done all that is in our power ters from him bearing the post-wo shall not have atoned for the
thousandth part of our guilted, gold is stopping still. He was underpaid by his cm-mark Paris' and announcing ployer, If the
prosecuting decision which took their breath officer's statements were acquite away. He quietly informed curate, and we have no reason them that he proposed to return to to believe otherwise. Far more the University as a medical student, important, he was a first offen- and on the completion of his course der. The Magistrate seems to to offer himself for service as a have been over-awed by the medical missionary in Equatorial
Africa! word "forgery" connected with
What about a 'movement to al- WORK STOPPED BY WAR,
"Now if I'd been the British leviate the distress amongst the
announced not a serious one. The cho-
A free-lance by nature, it was Government"
many local families who are com- micals offered for sale were not easy to find an organisation Hat from the corner seat of the pelled to share one matalied be- analysed by Government officials with which he could work.. How Third Class Smoker, "I should have
tween them! mada atuck to my guns. We don't want and found suitable for soap mak-ever, an arrangement was ing. The "forgery" was noth-with a French Protestant Mission our firms to make money by sup for the Far
According to Edward Kelly al ing more than a misguided at-which gave him the scope ho need-plying armanmenta
In present conditions, it's tempt to overcome the disabilited, and he set out for the Dark East, The New York Stock Market ies of youth in endeavouring to Continent. But he had not been as bad as supporting the white slave optimfat is a man who looks makes hay while the sun shines find a customer for his product. and he found himself in an intern not have been removed."
says "Still half of it left." The long at work when war broke out traffic. That arms embargo should a half-empty bottle of whiskey and but the rest of the world is He expected, with some justi- ment camp, where he whiled away
"Poor old Government 1" solllo- pessimist says "Only half of it watching the results of Amer.fication, that if he held himself the tedium by playing Bach with quised Trilby Hat. "It gets plen- left."
口口 ica's adventure into inflation out as a manufacturer of soap the table for an organ! He went ty of kicks whatever it does. By
Pocket radio are becoming the with decidedly mixed feelings. making chemicals, he would be into the camp a German citizen and trying to please all the oponcuts of came out of it a French one. Re-Japanese militarism, it merely got There seems no further doubt laughed at. This does not ex-turning to Europe, he set himmelf, kicked in the pants by the Chin-vogue, according to and that those that President Roosevelt, havenerate him from the offence, by writing, lecturing, and giving esc, who said that the embargo was paper. We understand that those ing overcome a natural aversion but the punishment was out of organ recitals, to raise the money hurting them more than the Japs" especially for ladies may be dis to abandonment of the gold all proportion. The case is an needed to enable him to resume his "Naturally", retorted Bowler Hat tinguished by the absence of loud standard is now prepared to go illuminating example of the medical work, this time indepen-"Since the League of Nations had speakers.
declared Japan to be the aggres- the whole way. He has re- continuous overlooking of the denly of any organisation. peatedly demonstrated that it is First Offenders clauses
So he is there to-day in the heart sor, the embargo should have been
A fashion writer expresses the impossible for him to be a tame corporated in Hongkong. Or of the African pungle, with his levelled at that country alone". and timid President.
"And what then?" his opponent inton that long cigarette holders hospital, bia organ, and his books, Inter-dinances. If ever there was a He heals the ignorant patients who demanded. "Such discrimination for ladies "add a distinctly grace- mediate and evasive counsels of case justifying first offender throng to his door, and then he would have been interpreted as an ful air. We have noticed a fow mediocrity in plights and quan-treatment it was this. The sole retires into his study to grapple act tantamount to warfare. We locally about six feet--in well daries are not for him. Hence, purpose of such legislation is with the problems which besot that should have had to bear the brunt polished lounge lizard! while it is possible for the that it may apply to cases of Western civilisation of which he "Well perhaps boganBowler United States to abandon gold this type, yet it is ignored. It and again he turns back to Europe Hat, and then paused for a moment.
still a representative. Every now
A new invention enables and still maintain her dollar ata, we know, argued that the for a short rest, to see one of his "But that's not the point. To my motor-ear to move sideways. or near parity level, every step psychology of the Chinese is books through the press, or to tour mind, moral considerations should what lots of us want is one which contemplated seems to suggest such that application of first three or four countries in the in- come first. You can't get away will make it move forward. that this is far from the pur-offender treatment, and theterests of his work.
from the fact. that this horrible trade in slaughter is all wrong". pose. The proposed debasement "giving of another_chance," is GREAT PHILOSOPHER..
"SO CONFOUNDEDLY SLOW. ̈
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Hongkong Telegraph. the case. But the offence was
- SATURDAY, Árnil 22, 1933.
CURRENCY WAR?
Chinese Aid
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By Lelio R. Aldous.
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of the dollar by the lowering of not appreciated, but is more Its gold content. the statement often taken
a sign of As a thinker of the first order,
trouble. "Excuse mo", put in a mild little that the object of the measures weakness on the part of the he has a message for Europe as is to minimise the effect upon judicial authorities. It is an un-well as for Africa. The main out-man in spectacles. "Is this a pri American foreign commerce of
lines of his philosophy were com-vate argument, or can anybody join I think most of us are agreed plete already before the War, and int
"Children" fluted the fair lady the existence of depreciated proven hypothesis. The currencies of other nations, both we have quoted is not the only what happened then served only to that it would be a good thing to
now where point to the intention to let the one. Examples are sufficiently confirm him in his convictions. He cut off the supply of arms from of the gold locks and brassy ac
numerous to call forth a remin- preaches Reverence for Life, res-Japan-some people, who believe cents, on the ferry." dollar go lower if it will. The der to our local magistrates that peet for the meanest thing which all fighting to be wrong, say China have I heard that word before." inherent dangers in auch the essence of British law
is shares with us in the mystery and as well. But, apart from the valua situation are obvious.. A cur justice tempered with mercy.
glory of living, respect above all of a gesture, it isn't much good for
The Anzac Company are holding for every human being, of what- one country alone to do it. Just rency scrambla seems inevitable.
ever race or creed or colour. He like disarmament, you know-uni- their annual dinner on Every country is affected to a
tells us also that our great mistake lateral disarmament isn't prae- night. We are assured that bottles greater or less extent. Britain
is to put our trust in organisation tieal politics. If anything a will not be used as implementa. and other countries on the ster.
and machinery, the world can only to ge done, it's the sort of matter ling standard have secured an
the League Assembly The Chinese sometimes have be saved by an increase within it on which
(Continued on Page 19.). a backward race. of the number of individuals who advantage in foreign markets been called which America is setting out to Recently the Chinese of Boston remove. If the ratio between held a parade which was in line the dollar and sterling is greatly with all the traditions of old reduced, Britain must expect a China. There were firecrackers, substantial reduction In her bright costumes, Oriental music, foreign trade. Franco and and the not-to-be-omitted dra other countries still adhering to gon. Along the route the gold standard, already badly chants and restaurant keepers hit by the activities of the ster- hung out offerings of money at- ling bloc, will have to meet even tached to fresh lettuce leaves stormer competition and adjust which the cavorting monster ac- themselves to new conditions. cepted amid the pleasant din of In such circumstances, a general the crowd. It was all very pic abandonment of the gold stand-turesque. A stranger viewing ard cannot be considered im-the procession might easily have possible. Necessity for self-wondered what Chinese holiday celebrated. Ho being defence will, dictato protective was
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steps in some form or other. I might have been surprised to the American action compels learn that the dragon was higher tariffs and other trade collecting offerings for the Bos- barriors in gold countries and ton Emergency Relief Cam- commences a general deprecia-paign. And his surprise tion race elsewhere, it can only doubtedly would be tinged with end by defeating itself. The thoughtfulness if ho should position is clearly one requiring pursue his inquiry and find that the earnost attention of all not a single, ChinesO statesmen. In Britain, it is figures on the city welfare lists. certain that Mr. Neville Cham-This great parade was staged berlain, when he presents his by members of a so-called back- Budget next week, will have toward race to help the less for face even stronger pressure fortunate persons in the Occidental Inflation from tho already sections of the city. A hungry, powerful group favouring some begging class among the Chin- such action in England. The cse in Boston does not exist as result of America's action must it does, among other com be increased unemployment in Imunities. They help them- England, where the excess of sclves. And when the pinch of unemployed labour Is counter-hard times is felt, Chinatown at balanced by an abundance of un- least seems prosporous enough employed capital. The capital funder its own particular system that is employed is hampered by to be able to donate to Occidental unexampled taxation. A crea- charity.
"But, papa, sometimes you say I will be a greater artist than you and sometimes you tell me to forget all about music:"
A lot of employees in Hongkong say it's a great life if you don't waken.
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Robert MacWhirter has a bro-
ther in Scotland. So near and yet. so far.
An engineering journal says that
it is absolutely necessary to keep
machinery well-olled. Edward Kel
ly says it must be nice to be a bit.
of machinery.
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