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AUGUST 13, 1935.
NOTES OF THE DAY
RESTS HIS CASE
After carrying on for the fult five years permlited but not com- pelled by the Canadian Constitu- tion, the Bennett Government now appeals to the country for indorse
BLACK TRAFFIC IN BABIES
By CHRISTINE JOPE-SLADE
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The Very Idea!
NEWS AND. NOTES
Scrap Book
Edited By Eddie
The story of the Chiese gentle- man who jumped into the sea the
Bedford trucks leave Eng-ter be said that Mr. Bennett, the
ment of its policies. It could bet-T will come as a shock to many batten on them at what is probScraps From Eddie Kelly's land for every part of the world.
unthinking sentimentalists that ably the most disorganised and Prime Minister, appeals, as his hundreds of people without proper helpless time of their lives, imme And the rising export figures and energetic personality has through- FINEST
many hundreds of enthusiastic out dominated party and Parlie-authorisation are engaged all over diately after the arrival of the letters from Bedford owners all meat and made his Administration Great Britain in the buying and child, over the world have shown that largely a one-man Government. | selling of the unwanted baby. It It is true that foster mothers the Bedford is popular wherevor Raising tariffs sky high, bringing comes as a further shock to their have it goes. Why this success? the Imperial Economic Conférence
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WITH THE
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Sole Agents
A
the swing of provincial govern- na wholly unsuitable fostor mother.
our
radical (for Conservatives) reform that the illegitimate and undesired the games some of them may be men reminds us of one of to Ottawa, initiating an extremely humanitarian self esteem to know licensed; but it is equally true that other day to get away from two
which he assumes full responsibi-menace of the unscrupulous as well credible. programme, were all projects for offspring is also subject to the up to at the same time are in-alcoholfe friends whose noisy re- lity. Despite bitter criticism and
turn home aroused the wife of his One would think it would be easy was the matter. "I'm-hic-being bosom and an enquiry as to what to catch them at these little games held and over again it has been neces- and stop them. Not at all.
down by two-hle-men, Over m'dear-hic-Haig and Halg.” his own land? Judging by offelaling flerceness, on the wanted baby, sary, because of lack of proper statistics, very little. Could heit is surely desirable that people supervision by the proper authori have done mara? He promised to who care for children should know ties, to call in the services of the
Did You Hear About system reform and regulate the capitalist what may happen to those who, Society for Prevention of Cruelty under ladders because it was not
The flea that loved to modern ideas of social and econ-
more in conformity with perhaps, desired by the nation, are, to Children before it has been pos- superstitches.
ments to the Liberal fald, his faith With a falling birthrate focus- in them accms unabated. has he succeeded in lifting the domestic interest, with embarras How far sing the spotlight of national and shadow of world depression from
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TUESDAY, AUG. 13, 1935.
HONGKONG AND CHINA CURRENCIES
Co-
replacement was his object.
Great-Individual.
and render them innocuous, er protection for the industrial worker, the farmer, the small pro-
There is tremendous need for
There IR money in bables. ducer and retailer, from exploita-close investigation by the proper Quite a nice little pile can be made tion by the big financial and busi-authorities into the subject of in this year of grace out of un- mergem, department stores and tion, and the deliberate exploita of Ita parents or the child itself. interests. monopolies and foster mothers, methods of adop wanted babies by the victimisation chain stores, is all that is required.tion of the illegitimate child for he believes, to increase purchasing power and bring prosperity.
110K
REFORMS
personal gain.
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It is a national disgrace that "It is easier to let sleeping babien It is no idle wisecrack to any beside well conducted adoptionie." The people engaged in run-
scheme
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Jolonelese
walk
There once was an irate colonel Whose language was simply in-
folonel
But the words-and- Are now things of the past Since he's found that his soul is
elolonel.
Bedtime Story
Once upon a time there were
whatever lines appear most beneng authorities found on the steand SLANGUAGE
on tell you of a house where the visit-bare, and the little baby bare. ficial at the moment to themselves floor a pleasant dormitory, full of
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her grand-
"My dear," said the old lady,
for me. I wish you would promise "I wish you would do something
me never to use two words.
One
is swell and the other is lousy. Would you promise me that?"
girl. What are the words?"
"Why sure, Granny," said the
ROAD HOGS
stopped laying?
Neighbour-Have your hens
stopped in the last few days.
Farmer-Thres of 'em have
the
Cause?
Neighbour What WAN
Farmer-Motor cars.
PONGO
"The darling! What i her iame 2"
"Daphne Cynthia."
His reform legislation was for societies of wholly humanitarian aing this baby business for profil mulated accordingly. The Farm-im, it is still possible for anybody are adept at correct presentation three Nudists in liangkong. There ers' Creditors Arrangement Act, without adequate investigation to when the authoritles call, I can the Natural Products Marketing conduct an adoption
was the father bare, the mother Act, Unemployment Insurance; boards for supervision of trade and industry, marketing of grain, farm loans and housing; amend- ments to the criminal code, labour,
There is nothing covert about little cots with cooing babies in A very nice old lady had a few patents and various other acts the methods of these baby traf- them. The number, of the chil-words to any tween individuals and classes an all these were designed to remove fickers. They advertise extensive dren in this dormitory were leeus- daughter, the more patent inequalities as be- ly, or slightly, according to theed for, and well repuid a visit. that the capitalist system (to use ducting. I should like to lust-were another half very difficult for volume of business they are con- The statement that one of the
Upstairs, unlicensed and hidden, main objectives of Sir Freder-
his own words) muy effectively serve the people's interests. He rate accurately a few of their in- the authorities to get anything ick Leith-Ross' mission to the of the new Bank of Canada,, let
stopped short at public ownership defensible methods. Far East is to induce China to
done. Fragile babies frequently alone the chartered hanks, amal join
die, very satisfactorily, in the most the sterling bloc has gamation of the two railroad sys- Quite recently a girl and a man, comfortable, unsuspicious circum aroused a deal of interest
tems under the Government, inflat-in comparatively poor circuma- stances. in
ing the currency even to the ex- local commercial circles. It is tent permitted by the gold cover.
lances, by borrowing both from stated that Japan, with whom age, or materially lowering interest friends and money-lenders raised Britain is to seek closer
charges on borrowed nioney. He £75 between them and passed it home for no unwanted baby in Attempting to find an adequate operation in the East, is luke-cular "Biers" at codes and price-ficker ensconced in a cosy office, of mine obtained the addresses of refused to take any of the specta-over In a lump sum to a baby traf- which she was interested, a friend warm to the tea, preferring fixing indulged in by President who promised to find their unfor some of these registered guardians that China should link with the those convinced that the present Roosevelt with mixed results. To yen, but that economic proposals system cannot be readjusted, his
tunate offspring a good home." of unwanted youth. that Britain is ready to make efforts were foredoomed to failure.
She called at In the course of a month or twoja house where there, were five may Overcome the Japanese To the apparently greater number
this unfortunate couple heard from youngsters of the toddling age. objections. On broad principles, metion satisfactorily, he has gone office that the baby in question had losaly clean. They were strapped who believe it can still made to the benign gentleman in his cosy They seemed well cared for an spot- there can be little doubt that far enough, or even too far, in the been seriously ill. It had required down in their cots and provided China would have much to gain
way of state interference. All will
specialists and nurses. Unforten with toys and books, agree, however, whatever the im- by linking up with sterling.clate or future results of his ately this had deterred the people. The experience of other nations Administration, that he has proved The £75 was now gone on medical was leaving, that these tables had he had in mind from adopting it, with a dissatisfied assistant who She discovered, by conversation
is encouraging to its extension to be classed in history with Sir more ability and courage-one worthy care.
He regretted that unless never learned to walk. It was far was forthcoming the baby leas trouble to keep them penned in the Far East, the more so Jahn A. Macdonald and Sir Wil would be sent to an institution, since there is little indication of frid Laurier. the bloc breaking up in the near MISJUDGMENT future. So far as Hongkong is concerned, if China were to go one's impression of a foreign coun- It is often misleading to take on the sterling basis the task of try from what appears in the news currency adjustment between papers. Reports of events in this this Colony and China would be city or is that may be taken as a immensely simplified, and stabi-general epidemic condition when, lisation of the local dollar would in truth, it is only sporadic. For be rendered immeasurably example, when one reads of the casier. Actually, both Hong-pagan rites practised in Germany kong and China are at present that the country of Luther has en- the conclusion may be arrived at on silver, but whereas we con- tinue to follow the trend of sil- There is good reason for believing tirely lapsed into heathenism. ver prices, China has succeeded, that this is by no means the case. by a managed currency, in more Sir Evelyn Wrench, being now on or less pegging the rate of the his fifteenth visit to Germany since yuan. The consequence has the War, should have formed a been to create a marked dis. fair estimate of conditions there, parity between the currencies of the German youth are toying with He says that undoubtedly some of Hongkong and China, to the manifest disadvantage of this
strange doctrines-Germany is not Colony. If, however, both were
singular in that respect--but to be linked with sterling, and all parts of the Reich he found no among a hundred of Germans from suitable stabilisation levels followers of the new cult. All his reached, the outcome would be friends assured him that out of to bring the two centres into present religious difficulties would better
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stronger Christianity than before. There is nothing be- yond reason in that, as the history
of religion shows. It is also Sir Evelyn Wrench's belief that rela- tions at the moment between Great Britain and Germany appear to be better than at any time since the War. That may well be when re- cent events are regarded-Hitler's Reichstag speech, the enthusiasm roused by the Prince of Wales re-
emerge economic relationship. The question arises as to what the stabilisation levels should be; that is a matter for experts, the main desideratum being that they should approximate each other as closely as possible. The visit to Hongkong of Mr. N. E. Young, of the British Treasury, has given rise to all manner of rumours regarding marks to the British Legion, and possible stabilisation of the the Anglo-German naval agree- Hongkong dollar, but these can ment. In such a favourable atmos- be discounted. Mr. Young isphere as that there need be no des- here in connection with Sir Fre-pair of success in reaching out to derick Leith-Ross' mission and another essay in humanity, the is studying the general economic prohibition of air attacks upon outlook, gathering data for the civilian populations, which the in- use of his chief, who has only fluence of Britain and Germany just left England. Any imme-
might very well achiere. diate action regarding stabilisa- tion locally is therefore obvious ly out of the question. In any event, it seems certain that Hongkong will do nothing in the matter until China has worked aut a more or less permanent currency programme. None the
less, the report of a possible in- vitation to China to join the sterling bloc la. not without its interest and significance at the moment. And, as we have in- dicated, it is a matter of vital importance to this Colony.
There was no more money forth- coming. This baby is now in an institution. This is one of many similar instances that I can vouch for.
up in their high cots. There were. only two assistants to a great many ables. It was easier to keep them like well fed, well groomed, little animata in cages, in their cota.
The slightest publicity given to In homeless dog or an ill-used cat
in this country will provoke
n
"How perfectly charmlug! And
TOO MANY LETTERS what do you call her?"
"Pongo."
There was a lad named Bitters Who thought it fun to try Experiments with chemicals
When no one else was nigh. He went to school at Burnham,
But he'll not go any more, For what he took for 11:0
Was H2SO
It is admitted that young storm of passionately indignant couple without money, and unable letters and if possible, a to provide for an unwanted child, judicial redress. It is a pity we A LONG RAIN
quick are not at their most logical and do not beatow some of our emo. analytical at that moment. Hun-tional interest on the stray, home- dreds of similar parasites to the less, paréntless, unwanted children benign gentleman in his cosy office of our own nation.
"I'm stuck out here in the country all summer, while he stays:
in his nice air-conditioned office."
The children of Capetown were given a medal and n box of chocolate each to celebrate the Jubilee. One little coloured boy took his gift home, and his mother asked "What did you get it for?" He replied "The teacher gave
it to me because it's been raining for 25 years in England."
ACCOMMODATING
Mistress (to new mald)—"Now, Nora, I always take my bath at nine every morning."
Nora-"'Sall right, mam, it won't interfere with me a bit. I'm never ready for mine 'Tore 10."
HOPELESS!
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With a great show of
show
of ... determination.. nation the villain picked up a pistol picked a pistol.. and showing hla teeth shot his omeny
chemy ... mination
showing
teeth.. pistol,
hla back
in the back
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.. picked pistol
shot enemy in the villain showing
and picked teeth
teeth. With deter
platol. villain. show-
ing teeth in.. back Oli heck. what's the use of trying to read' a book. In a bus, anyway?
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