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The
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Thongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1933.
THE CONFERENCE FIASCO
WORLD CRISIS
A FEW AFTERTHOUGHTS
BY FREDERICK W. COPE, À.M.I.E.E,
Before this was done, I consider-
be Д
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The Very idea!
Some person with a grudge against us once told our wife
she could sing, but since baby's health won't
HELPING THE WIFE By Eddie Kelly, Egg-Beater "YES, my dear," we re- marked to ourself at A suggestion has been made financier's game. He can gamble, for the publication in pamphlet Ile is occasionally thrown a few breakfast this morning. form of the Articles, which crumbs. He is allowed a few nics "We will spend a quiet day recently appeared in previous careful, or he will be crushed and and meditate on the failure little wins. But he must be very issues of the Telegraph under
hauls are wiped out. Big
re-of the World Economic Con- the title "World Crisis."
served.
ference. The Super Financier's system
With which remark we smack- of has been attacked politically, on Articles with the idea of enlarging a national basis, by Communism, ed our lips and wiped away the and making certain points clearer. Socialism and
I found I was tempted to re-have mostly been appeased, or
forth. They traces of egg from our mouth. construct the whole and rewrite means have been
"Eddie-le-le," called our sweet the Articles. This would not then them rensonably quiet.
found to keep young wife from the upper
room, "Eddie-ic-lo." reprint of the original But the greatest sufferer has Articles as desired. Therefore I been Industry. It has fought and purpose to leave them as printed fought again to keep its head contenting myself by making a few above water In spite of the hard The contrary view that common casual observations, and giving driving of its tyrannical Master national effort CAT only be further simple illustration.
until to-day, due to its growth and The whole theme of the Articles development, caused by the very achieved by a super-imposed cen- trat force in the political spheres an elaboration of the simple idea striving which has been forced has been proved to be mistaken that "if there is trouble, the only upon it, it has bred that terrifie
an ac Monster, "Prolific Production," throughout history. Herr Hitler thing to do is to obtain
curate mensure of the trouble,
The Monster is there, ready to hopen to divert the storm
by then and not the superficial cause, avenge and devour the persecu- succeed in but the real cause, and remove tors of its Parent, threatening; he may putting it off; but it will come in It."
If we have trouble with a tooth, greater fury when it does break.
we go to the Dental Surgeon, who the employment of his kill examines the extent of the trouble. If the Dentist discerns that the cause is basic, and the tooth is beyond all hope of assistance from the knowledge of his profession. he will fually pronounce that ex traction is the only solution.
Extraction will free the patient from pains and aches, and will eliminate this interference with normal functioning of the the body at a whole.
If we are wise, we forthwith on
have extraction,
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-BUS COMPLAINTS
Complaints about the éliciency of the bus services in Kowloon and Hongkong appear to be grow ing rather than diminishing. The chief grievance of the moment concerns one of the most import- ant considerations when efficiency is questioned, the maintenance of Waits of from regular schedule: twenty to twenty-five minutes five and ten minute routes on both
sides of the Harbour are so common that it is surprising to note the absence of police action.
in
permit. her to go. be- yond a bar, sho stenla
J
surreptit io u B note from our namo. "Coming-x-g-g", we cooed in n It will eventually get him.
deep bass. We also cannot go be- The Super-Financiers know this.yond a They know it is almost too much
bar without slight quaver. for them to tackle-a different job from tackling national political of egg from our shirt sleeve and Whereupon we wiped the tracos troubles.
banished the W. E. C. from our
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W. E. C. is, of course, an ab-
They cannot cope with this new minds. danger on a national basis, the Monster is more than national, breviation for World Economic They know that If they do not Conference, the same as C.M.G.. control it, other forces will use N.B.G., and H2 SO it. So they have called a World Economie Conference in order to enlist its help.
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Editor's note: The same as W.P.B.
Eddie's note: W.P.B. being "Won't Pay Dack?"
Editor's note: W.P.D. being Waste Paper Basket!
charming wife, without the slight- "Eddle-le-io" syncopated our est suspicion of fortlasimo. with a cry of anguish throw our- "Coming-g-g", we trilled, and
VALUE OF GOLD.
Human Nature is strange In its behaviour. Although it realises If we are foolish we continue to truth-What has to be done, endeavour to patch up the rotten what must be done-it is soaked irreparable structure.
In this foolishness, we eventual-which are foolish and false, and and soddened with ideas and hopes eventually vehicles do conte alongly arrive at a stage, after having these obstruct the freewill attain they are overcrowded, the condl, been by constant agony and painment of the advantages of the self up the stairs and flung open
of exhaustion, when we will agree true.
When
untion to be expected, when the route Is clearly inadequately served. The travelling public appears to have been given a poor deal by those whose chief concern seems to have been the percentage of royalties.
Any attempt to save the World Economic Conference now will
A FATAL DIVE
weakened and wearied, to a state
It is mostly the case that human
to anything which will give relief. Nature has to be kicked into the In the end, we consent to the in- right direction before it will ad- evitable-the only cure-extrac tion.
We
just itself.
the bedroom door.
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Editor: (With feeling): Then came the dawn!
Ourself (B. and b.f.u.): WhyT As an instance, our intelligence (At the suggestion of the proof- is aware of the low utility value. reader we explain here that the ab- consult our Specialist—our of Gold-lower than common breviations mean "Bitterly and Brass. We are as much aware of badly fed up", though we eredit
For our
Economic troubles
ordinary intelligence - common
sense.
of
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The verdict is unquestionably it as if we could see it written our public with more understand- there, and it is the extraction of clearly across the skies; or as if ing).
Public: Ah! I thought that was Articles the what has been termed in the it were just a simple division or
third property
multiplication sum. Yet we must what he meant. Money.
confess that we should experience a pleasanter sensation in holding (not necessarily possessing) a
Brass. handful of Gold than a handful of Logically this reasonable.
suffer to exhaustion? . Shall we be wise? Or shall we
ទ
un-
"Coming-g-g", we mooed coyly, removing tracea of egg from our right hand with a delicate move. ment of our other hand and transferring the egg....
Editor: "We've had the egg be- foret
Eddie: That's Just too DAD! Hai
Editor: Well, get on with the
Eddie: No, no. We really couldn't. "Editor: "What did your wife want when she flung open the door?
Ourself: It was we ourself who flung open the door, and our beautiful
story.
little wife (who is also one of our readers) wanted a piece of soap to wash the baby.
Editor: Did you give her the
benches, steps should be taken to much concerned about producing dividuals who in order to face the soapf: It was we ourself who
Dif-
•
Drowning fatalitles in the and Colony are fortunately few far between, remarkably, so per: haps, having regard to the extent to which bathing is indulged in during thesummer months Nevertheless, such a tragedy ne occurred at Laichikok on Monday seems to be the last thing which So far the idea of extraction warrants an investigation. The
. Could the mind keep vividly yeath apparently dived from a fair the present Economic Conference be a waste of time. The atmos-water, striking his head on a rock
height into comparatively shallow proposes to think about.
It is busy contriving means to before it that Gold has value only phere has been wrong from the and failing to reappear. The im- repair the rotten structure in an by virtue of its job as Money, and beginning.
The keynote has pression gained is that the and endeavour to preserve the power that if we take away Its job it Hal Hai been national interest, selfish-affair could have been prevented of the greatest perverters of this loses its value, and if we could were some form of control exer- property of Money-the Super permeate the mind with this idea, ness has dominated. President cised. Youth is instinctively reck- Financiers, whose interests at the and treat all our other economic Roosevelt's uncompromising re-less and must be protected from moment, through their power of estimations in the same manner, appear from that moment, our troubles But to ar- fusal to consider the stabilisa- itself. The facts would suggest dictation, are made to
would begin to vanish. tion of currencies was the last that diving from a height is dan- paramount.
In the present age, we seem to rive at this state in our Economic gerous at certain states of the straw and it must be obvious de- tide at Laichikok und if this have arrived at a stage where we thought we all have to overcome
point of a lifetime of suggestion. spite the strenuous efforts of the correctly represents the situation, are missing the main
While it is possible to find in- things. We appear to be not so other Americans to pacify feelings na it does at one or two and to
their save.
"face,"
physical wealth as using it as a facts squarely are capable of di- prevent repetition,
means of gambling.
vesting themselves of all tradition-flung, open the door..
Editor: Yes, yes, I know! What that no progress can be achieved
conventional and The Super Financier is at the al,
selfish did she want? in, the economic field while sec-
Ourself: We don't know. You sco HOCKEY CONTROL
head of affairs. Governments are economic thoughts, and letting tional interests demand the
his catspaw. He is largely Goy-reason stand on its throne supreme it was we ourself who dung open the shelving of the crucial monetary
Sponsors of the scheme for the crament expression, because his and uninfluenced, it is highly im-door and wo flung open the wrong It was not our beautiful catablishment of a Hockey Asso-systém well pays and satisfies the probable that a committee of such door. questions. Atempts to apportion ciation in Hongkong have accom- individuals who compose Govern- men could be found, let alone the little wife's bedroom.
question.of a whole Conference of Editor (excitedly) whose room the blame for the collapse which plished the first part of their task. ments.
was it? must be regarded as inevitable | Birth has been given to the body
The man in the street of bust-such men.
Ourself: It was the room OF to play the
(Continued on Page 5.) would serve no useful purpose. and judging by the unanimity afness is permitted
the person next to us, but she was out. Judged by the needs of the world the meeting, the weening period
should be easily survived. to-day, President Roosevelt is ficulties may come a little Inter. right in principle, magnificently The apparent demand in Hongkong right as Professor Keynes puts for competitions carrying trophies it, but grotesquely wrong in his is likely to be the main problem. The Association must be guided by method of applying the principle. the rulings of the English govern- One day it will be generally acing body, to which they are be- cepted that the gold standard coming affiliated, and, at the same and the economic system it sup-timo give sympathetic considera- ports are unequal to the needs of tion to the wishes of members. In the world. On the right track, the end these things may work however, he has raced too far themselves out quite naturally, but ahead of the rest of the field and the Association is to foster haa forgotten that recovery can hockey in Ilongkong, it must enjoy come only through teamwork, the fullest support and confidence
of local sportsmen, He appears to retain a sneaking belief in America's economic in- dependence; believes he can IS IT ENGLISH ? establish a measure of prosperity A recent British picture, we are while other nations are flounder- told provides a classic example of ing. The immediate and satis- how English thould be apoken. It fying effects of his inflationist in not clear whether the qualities policy have blinded him to the nro tho. of grammar realities. Thus, while we can nunclation. Even more debatable heartily endorse the principles of is the exact definition of "English his programme, particularly in as she should be spoken." To- few exceptions, the the monetary field, his dismissal day, with of the orthodox view seems to Englishman sprinkles his mother us to have been a fundamental tongue with Americaniams, the offect of which is often worse mistake. The delicate situation
than the full-blooded speech of at the Conference demanded a
the alanglest and most nasal reasoned, persuasive statement. Amortean. Englishmon are in- President Roosevelt presented clined to jibe at America and her the gold countries with the atti-Idioms without worrying whether tude: these are our views, with they can afford to. The language or without your association we of the Englishman' is rapidly intend to put them into prac- changing. Bernard Shaw foroscos tice, take it or leave it. It was the time when pidgin English will 12 disastrous attitude to tako, be the universal tonguo, but it „Jeome more likely that America,
or pro-
in the gold fetish with pathetic the radio, will have the greater loyalty.
influence.
"He's awfully dull company, but he always takes me to a movie, so it doesn't make much difference."
A SAINT'S FLUCTUATION. Lady Sterling looked out from
Threadneedle Stree,
At the Bulls and the Bears
having ten,
And she sighed for the Golden
days of the past, When thoy courted
chivalrously,
her
And she sighed for the days
before they re-cast,
Her value in hard currency. There was little to do in the
Market to-day,
Because of that beastly Yank
Dollar,
And she couldn't deacond to his
Standard at all,
Without making her own
hangman's collar,
So she almed her pea-shooter at
poor St. Paul,
And made that brave Saint
loudly holler.
•
And he shouted "Dear. Lady, if
you'll just stabilise,
The ratio of your exchange re-
action,
I'll discard my dome for a com-
fortable home,
And put the W.E.C. out of action. We'll pack Uncle Sam back over
the foam,
Reduced to four and a fraction.” "I'm on!" she answered in accents
metallic,
And a glint in her golden eye. She cracked a looлo Joint" "· and
pulled up a point;
And the Markets; sont roaring.
high.
2. M
For his shares had gone into