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NOTES OF THE DAY
WORLD VOICES
Listeners-in, who heard the volco of General Smuts speaking at the close of the Press Conference in Cape Town recently must have echoed his sentiments when he said: "What Europe especially' needs today is faith instead of the age-old auspicions which have been polsoning its public life. I nothing in all that has happened recently to make us turn back on the great experiment of organising penco". It can hardly be regarded as an accident that Lord Astor, the Chairman of the Press Conference, who preceded General Smuts at the microphone, should have referred to the proposals of the Conference us Including a wider and more accurato presentation of news Items about the countries of the British Empire and the world at -large-Between-them-the-press- and the radio are "experiments” in organising peace" almost with- out an equal.
POLITICAL PUBLICITY
Puiitical issues in Europe at the moment are more tlian usually dis- turbing; but, although the world's press and radio services convey this unhappy state of things to the public's eyes and ears every second of the day, that fact alono means. that we are far more alert than we could ever have been in previous generations to the dangers which threaten and the suspicions which promote those dangers. Secret diplomacy was ever the forerunner of war; but, to-day, for good or ill, diplomacy is shouted from the Louse-tops. At least, the commen man knows, for the most part, what is afoot in foreign affairs, and he nowadays has a much better opportunity of understanding the views of neighbouring nations. The more he is informed on what is Leing thought and said in other countries, the more is he likely to tee that there is not much to choose in the long run between them and Investigations are proceeding his own when it comes to matters in Scotland in connection with of human rights and human needs. To the davelopment of international an inquiry to ascertain how far understanding and mutual respect post-first school certificate work the press and the radio can ruake would benefit pupila in secondary unique contribution; and we may schools between the ages of six-ference in South Africa has had its be confident that the recent con- teen and eighteen who wish to special share in enter a commercial career. The peace". field covered is not the whole sphere of technical education, but that part of it relating to commerce as distinct from in-
COMMERCIAL EDUCATION
ELECTION SCARES
"organising
haff
Our King and Queen
on their Silver Jubilee
As Prince Edward was invested as Prince of Wales in July, 1911.
“ROMANCE”
LEAVES
AGAIN
YACHT DEPARTS FOR
India.
Vancouver, left the Colony again Lord Gladstone
on are hoping to make the trip to on resumption of her voyage, on Saturday.
The Romance set out from Hong-
Of Hawarden
Next to the great Durbar in July 13, that he was invested interesting and the most moving India, where King George was with his robes of office at a bril- of all the great historic cere- crowned King-Emperor, prob-lant feudal pageant at Caernar-monials it has ever been my good
fortune to witness." ably the most elaborate cere- Von, Wales.
Prior to the ceremony, there Is Great Britain on the verge of mony on the occasion of the as-
Our pictures to-day were taken a general election? The gossip cension of the now King, was had waged a battle between Car- at the ceremony. The young makers would have it 80, and dustry. In connection with the gossip-makers can sometimes create the investiture of the Prince of diff and Caernarvon as to which Prince is shown wearing his should be honoured with the in-robes of office. Though pale inquiry, a questionnaire was ad- a scare among the credulous. But Wales.
vestiture. Since Wales has no and nervous during the cere dressed to a hundred Scottish Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is
Scarcely a month after the cor-ofleint capital, it was natural mony, when it came time for Chancellor of the Exchequer and business men, who, in the main, principal organiser of the Conser-onation of the King and Queen that there should be rivalry. him to speak, he did so in a clear, have no very serious complaints vative Party, has pot his foot down at Westminster Abbey, the But Caernarvon won out in the strong voice. to make regarding the education-on that proposition. "Don't worry King's eldest son, Prince Edward, end by pointing to it beautiful
about elections," he said the other in accordance with the tradition settings and facilities for staging the Silver Jubilee celebrations,
On May 6th, in keeping with ・・ al facilities already provided day: "there won't be any election established by George L, was such a ceremony. At any rate, more than half of yet awhile." Why should there invested as Prince of Wales.
the Prince of Wales will be rein- those addressed were satisfied be? When Parliament abolished
Of the pageant, Mr. Balfour's vested in Wales but this time, Officially he had borne the title description made afterwards in to Cardiff will go the honour. with existing methods. This the Septennial Act, and substituted
five for seven years as the maxi-since June 22, 1910, the day be the House of Commons, is aptly
To-morrow: King George in may be taken to mean that many mum period between general elec-fore his 16th birthday anniver- descriptive. Ile described it as employers do not pitch their tions, it did so because seven years expectations too high; they look was thought to be too long; but sary. It was not, however, until "the most remarkable, the most
Ave years was held to be a reason- for a certain degree of rawness able time in which a strong govern- in the newest recruits---and raw-ment should he allowed to develop ness they are likely to get, how its polley without interruption. ever close the liaison may be be-The present Government has been Constant elections are unsettling. tween the schools and the com- in office only three and mercial world. Bad handwriting years. It has an overwhelming is the chief subject of complaint,
majority in the Commons, To but handwriting has notoriously deteriorated in recent years. Many business men, for example, cannot or will not write legible signatures, and thereby cause much inconvenience and annoy- ance to recipients of their letters.
This is not to say that the coun- Another criticism is that young try or even its own supporters in people show a weakness. in the Parliament are fully satisfied with what it is doing. Among the latter proper use of English, a sore there has undoubtedly been much what common failing nowadays, unrest and even some agitation: even amongst adults. There is But what they demand is not the also some criticism of weakness but a more vigorous policy which unsettlement of a general election, in arithmetic, but here, again, would strengthen the Government's young people are not alone in prestigo. There
are vigorous this defect, which is fairly to whom an invitation to enter the atutesmen outside the Government common even amongst the cul- Cabinet would be welcomed by tured classes. The Scottish in-friendly critics. A National Gov. quiry is likely to be further ex- crnment, it is held, should be clastic; it should bo capable of tended, in which connection drawing to itself now talent; and, there are suggestions that as having completed the great task of pects of the question to be dealt averting economic disaster, should with should include the typos of capable of adjusting itself to the new task of reconstruction. schools, and at what stage, in The National Government cannot be which it is desirable to provido judged to have falled until it has specialised instruction in purely run its allotted course. commercial subjects; the rela
to the country now or in the
autumn would reveal distrust of its own position and would involve the abandonment of much of its legla lative programme,
SOME UNREST
tionship between day schools and feel that British educationists continuation schools in regard to are taking a really active in- business students; the possibility terest in specialised education of some organised system of for those likely to enter com- merce. Here in Hongkong, sclection and guidance into
special efforts are now being employment; and the prospects made to provide technical in- which the business world could struction along lines most suited offer to enable schools with to local requirements a promis- safety to encourage the most ing movement, the growth of gifted types of pupils to seek a which shows that the Colony is keeping well in line with the commercial rather than a pro-Home tendency to invest what fessional or industrial career-may be termed popular education Looking at the question general-with a really practical value to ly, It is certainly reassuring to the student.
VANCOUVER
The 20-ton yacht Ramanice, in which Captain E. P. Green and his
kong on April 16, but was com- pelled to return a few days later, DEATH AFTER LONG
owing to leak in the bilge pumps. This has now been repaired at Bailey's yard, and the long voyage has therefore been resumed.
"Terry, how would I took with a baby 1-
SERVICE
SON OF NOTED STATESMAN
London, April 28.
The death of Lord "Gladstone of Hawarden, Brat Baron, and third son of the famous statesman, Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, was an nounced to-day.
Born in 1852 and educated at Eton and King's College, London, he ultimately became senior part- ner of Ogilvy, Gillanders and Co., London and Liverpool, and' of Gillandera, Arbuthnot and Co., Calcutta, in which he remained for thirty years, and he was for many, years a Director of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company. His public service was rewarded with a title in 1932,
He entered the East India House. of his uncle, Robertson Gladstone, of Liverpool, and of his grand. father, Sir John, in 1871. He was in Calcutta, with intervals in England, from 1874-89, and acted for some time as private secretary to his father, who was then at the height of his power.
One of his most outstanding ser- vices to his country was achieved while he was a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Finance and Currency, 1918.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire and President of the Territorial Army Association In 1915, amongst other official pests.
· Lord «Gladstone was Treasurer. of the National Library of Wales, and President of Universitar College, North-Wales. Reuter,