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WHAT ARE LAWS.FOR?
Somebody once said
that laws
were made to be broken. But he did not mean what he said. Laws, for untions ns for men, are the first requisite of peace. Without they. IRA, and the protection afford, a community of secured happiness and prosperity would be progressed finpossible. We have beyond the stage when a strong bo Jow man and a fearless can unto himalt. And the same thing applies to nations. Because a na- tion has a big and powerful and well-equipped fighting force is no renson why it should be excused for violating the most fundamental of all international Costiers. I that of mutual respect for
seems a pity to be continually rapping at Germany's door and making protests and giving warn ings, and It seems a pity that such.
are ordinarily res methods as pected in diplomacy appear to have so little effect on the new-bora Standard £220. 'De Luxe £240 Nazi Reich. Within the past few
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1996.
MAY 11,
1935.
Our King and Queen
on their Silver Jubilee
The King and Queen Enjoying a Sidoshow.
Despite the seriousness of the were no canteens nearby, and work they had to do, the King the King ate a box lunch, along and Queen enjoyed a brighter with the other members of his side to life. It was not a case staff, standing up, using a flat
ear as a table.
There are occasions when the
of all work and no play.
Queen, whom one is always told
BULLS AND INNERS
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The only unfortunate aspect of the striking Jubilee Illuminations of "Shell House" was that, from some angles, the "S" was not visible!
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The trouble with lots of Hong- kong people is that they have greater yearning than earning capacity...
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Hongkong has been on the Silver Dragon Standard this weok.
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Many home has been wrecked
by men backing horses, and many
a garage has met the same fato by........ women backing cars.
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Couldn't golfing suits be describ- ed as swearing apparel?
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The Hongkong doilar seems to
follow the up-and-down move-
ments of the silver dragon.
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We suppose the reason vegetar-
lans are generally good-tempered
people is that they never have a
bone to plek with anybody.
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It's said that a pretty lisp often
attracts a man. Thex appeal!
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An amateur boxer recently
we have heard of instances of tivo alleged frontier violations by If you
are contemplating to the German police, the first la Holland, the second in Czecho- become a motorist owner-if you Sluvakta, In the frat instance are desirous of a change-if you Holland, alone, can do very little are going on home leave-a word about insisting upon her sovereign from you to
rights and that sort of thing; but YOUR in this latter case a frontier viola- Mer something. These FULL people at Pragte are big and strong and they have bigger and stronger allies. A note of protest and a demand for redress will not HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. Į be ignored. The ridiculous part of Phone 27778-9. Stubbs Rd. the situation in that Germany's secret police should take Buch measures in the pursuit of a per- son wanted for pofitient reagona, In the case of un International criminal a frontier violation might be exeused. bit because nan offends the party in power that party is not justified in stamping Our pictures to-day, for in- over somebody else's back yaril instance, show an informal snap is so formal, relents and forgets knocked out a pollee champion. search of the offender. It shot of King George and Queen particularly objectionable that Ger- Mary as they set out in a minin, that she is a queen and really He Inid down the law. man police should so over-step the ture train at Wembley Exposi- ture shows her at a table, quite enjoys herself. One such pic- THE VOLUNTEERS
bounds of justice and prudence in the direction of their smaller neigh-
tion. It clearly illustrates the and Hotland. I fact that, the rulers of the Em. Unconscious of the fact that she music is medicine. Some of it is British residents of military bours, Switzerland
pire were not haughty rulers, the music of a children's Is waving her fan, keeping time age who, for reasons of their
not incapable of being "human.”
chorus. own, are not members of the
Biographers record many occa- The interest of the entire royal Hongkong Volunteer Defence
casions when the King and Queen family in the affairs of the people Corps, will have a somewhat uni offer sound advien about stinderita' forgot, seemingly, their position. is not just motivated by a sense que opportunity on May 20 of anti-war strikes, The strike mayOne such occasion was during of duty, but by a real personal The the war when the King was visit interest-they like to take part engaging in a free and frankbe defined as a form of war.
mans emotionalism that impels the ing the trenches in France, and be one of the people. discussion with Major-General anti-war strike may be ton nearly when lunch time came, there Monday: Queen Mary. Borrett on points which they that on which propaganda eau play may care to raise concerning the or war as well as peace. Strikes too often are taken advantage of by organisation of the Corps and Communists;
AID FOR CHILDREN the duties which members there- of are called upon to discharge, The chronic grouser will no doubt be as welcome at this in formal gathering as holding what he considers con- structive views on the functions
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MILITANT FOR PEACE
Older, suger folk probably
anti-war strikera
thus run the risk of exposing their ense to charge of Communism. The strike through which some 160,000 college students have just declared sentiments of an increas- the maning section f American youth. showed to some extent these weak- newer. But on the whole the de- monstrations were conducted In a
A GENEROUS GIFT TO UNIVERSITY
LATEST DONATIONS TO THE
MR, EU TONG-SEN DONATES
SIR WM. PEEL, FUND A GYMNASIUM
The well-known
The Hongkong Society for the millionaire Protection of Children acknow from British Malayn, Mr. Eu
ledges the following further dona-
nt
$17,198,60
F.
20.
$17.223.60
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A well-known composer says
a pretty stiff dose,
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According to a psychologist, a good poker player can handia al- most any job with success. May- be, but what would a good poker player want with n job?
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Local upstarts should remember that they have to watch their steps to avoid a come-down.
The suggestion that business. hends should be the first to go to the front in Lime of war isn't so crazy after all. They are often pretty good in the firing line,
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About this time, the average
ther the taipan remembers, whose funeral ho attended-n-year ago: ᄆ ☐
Judging from some of the war debt arguments, the only "Handa Across the Sea" that Uncle Sam
of the Corps and the manner in manner that can reflect no great Tong-sen, has announced his tions to the Sir William Poel office boy begins to wonder whe-
discredit on the anti-war move- tention of donating the sum of which these are put into operate ment. Generally speaking, the $30,000 for the purpose of erect- Fund: ion. It is, however, mainly to student strike-was-attended-by-a-ing-a-building-and-equipping-it that section of the community degree of official tolerance that as a gymnasium for the use of Previously acknowledg- typified by the latter individual speaks well for the discretion of students of
ed Hongkong Univer that His Excellency the G.O,C. educational and law enforcement nity.
Messrs, Wallace Harper addresses his invitation. The authorities. Free expression of This generous gift will be and Co., Ltd. whole object of the suggested opinion is not only one of the pri- greatly appreciated. Many of the Mr. A. B. Reynolds talk, as we interpret. General ileges of democracy but one of its undergratuntes have no doubt had
will extend from now on.will have Borrett's appeal, is to exploremost dependable safeguards. Sup. physical culture instruction
the palm upwards, pression was attempted In com-school which they are not able to every possibility of meeting the paratively few
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A reader' suggests that heavy full sympathy with the Volun-expressing peace purposes the call-fill a long-felt need.
acknowledged by the Hon. Treu- drinkers should use leer movement,
a handicap Mr. E Tong-sen has 'for some surers-Mr. believe that bre of many of the student meet-
A. McKellar, c/o | system, counting their first drink command
Identified there are some respects in whichngs must
respect. years
himself with Mackinnon Mackenzie and Co., P. the fourth. They're not ex- it might be made more popular. Prof. Albert Einstein addressed the Hongkong, and has two big housed and O. Building; and Mr. Kwok pected to try for the course re-
gathering at Princeton University. here, both in the form of casties, General Borrett is to be com-Senator James P. Pope spoke to a one at Repulse Bay and the other Chan, c/o The Banque de L'Indo mended for resorting to this audience of 300 at Yale. Mr. Nor at Bonham Road.
Chine, Queen's Road Central. rather unusual course, the more man Thomas and others of note so as he indicates that he is added to the thoughtfulness of the prepared to consider any reason-nation-wide demonstration. It still able proposals for making ser can be said that there are better vice in the Corps more attrac-Ways of carrying out the peace
Ideal than by assuming the definat- tive. It is suggested in the attitude of the strike. But anti- G. O. C.'s communique that the war demonstrations should not be number of Britons between the out of place in a Christian nation. ages of twenty and forty-five | Itather they should be regularised who are outside the Corps com- and should inclutte sober and sin- pares unfavourably with the core observance not only of stud- statistics relating to the British ta' antipathy to war but of all the. communities in Shanghai and people's desire for continued peace. Singapore. No doubt care has
been taken, in reaching this con-been allotted a specific and im- clusion, to take due account of portant role in the defence syɛ- the respective totals both in re-tem of the Colony. Moreover, gard to population and age-there are now so many branches limits. There was a time when of the Corps in existence as to the Volunteers in Hongkong | broaden its appeal immeasurably numbered at least seven hundred as compared with other days. men, quite a good percentage Taking all the facts into con- when we bear in mind the fact sideration, there is certainly no that the last Census showed the adequate reason why, in parti- total number of British civilians cular, any unmarried Briton in to be some 3,700, this figure, of good health, between the ages of course including children and twenty and thirty-five, should those above military age. At remain unattached to the Corps. present, the Corps is not nearly Not only does membership pro so strong as it formerly was: vide ideal opportunitíca for com- but, nt the same time, it would|radeship, healthy éxercise, and be informative to learn the pre- Linteresting work, but it also ciso percentage of Britons be- carries, with it the privilege of tween the ages named who are rendering essential service to included in its ranks. Varying the Colony. General Borrett, by reasons no doubt operate to keep his friendly gesture, has now put men out of the Corps. One of it up to those who have so far these, possibly, is the thought hung back to show cause, why that there is not much utility for they should not join up. He is Volunteers in a big military prepared to take them into his station with some thousands of confidence and to discuss mat- men serving under the "colours. ters fully and frankly. His This, however, la" a mistaken action deserves a generous and view, since the Volunteers have sympathetic.response.
your principal duty will be to keep an eye on the rest.
of the employees.
cord, though.
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Photographers looking out for still life studies should remember
the possibilities in a night watch- man's yawn.
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1liberate people In Russlu are now being taught to sign their namca. All the world wants now is a movement along the same lines amongst the really educated.
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The modern girl adores #pin- ning wheels. Only she wants four of them, with a spare.
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No less than £5 is being offered for a copy of a magazine published in 1924. Dentists may discover they have a frozen asset in their' waiting-rooms.
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An astronomer calculates that a single day will eventually be as long as a month is now. Which seems to suggest daily visita by the shroff.
A statistician is listing the com- mon causes of fatigue. Let's hope he doesn't overlook statistics.
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In a manner of speaking, the earth is already inherited by the mock-the meek taxpayer, who la carrying it around on his shoul- ders.
The aclóntine name for an asthmatic ailment is pneumoneul- trainiserescopiscilicovolcanok. If you can say it, you haven't got it?
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