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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
Wyndham St., Hongkong
'Phone 26615 April 5, 1939
U.S. Re-armament
AVER SINCE the Munich Agree-
EY
ment unsettled American isola- tionism, a struggle has been going on in Washington over defence plans for the United States. On one side were the military men who wanted careful, steady equip- ment for technical efficiency in defence. On the other were those who, led by President Roosevelt, thought in political and diploma- tic terms. The Army recommen dations, which were finally adopt- ed yesterday, disclosed that former had won.
the
A defence programme calling for a total expenditure of £550,- 000,000 does not measure up to the colossal £1,500,000,000 armș bud- get which Britain has undertaken. this year: nevertheless, it is some- thing for the American people to think about.
The most controversial part of
ARP
ANDY THE BULL
SHELTERS
Stempe
AFTER WALT DISNEY
ANDY WAS NOT LIKE OTHER BULLS, HOWEVER MUCH THE MATADOR TRIED TO GOAD HIM, ANDY JUST SAT QUIETLY AND SMELLED THE FLOWERS.
After the Disney Alm "Ferdinand the Bull,"
Advice to an Easter bride
and bridegroom
HILDA COE
is a spinster-but here she tells what she would strive for if she were among the thousands who will be married between now and next Tuesday, peak marriage season of the year.
You
TOU will start your new life together in the presence of God; on your wedding day you will stand before Him and make your vows, then kneel before Him to rê- ceive His blessing.
You realise that you are not under- taking a task that can be thrown over when either of you grows tempor- arily tired, but a task which you trust will be told down only with death.
So you must bring to it all your
the
DURING the next few self-willed ill-tempered, domie wether to up their to powers, all your virty and end
days there will hardly nating child, don't commit the ether to bring up their children to thusiasm, all your endurance. the programme was the appropria- | be a church where a marri. tragic mistake of asking some. be good Christians and good eliizens, because no one is perfect you know tion of only £80,000,000 for new
body else to share your life.
you will need continually to seek If you are marrying and have strength and is age not solemnised. You may get a good bargain out made up your mind not to have chil- prayer for grace, wisdom, and under- encouragement by -aeroplanes.-which-was-signed-by-
Brides and
dren, think again and change your standing. the President yesterday after
bridegrooms of it, but your partner won't.
mind, for you are despoiling your I know an old couple who have being passed by both Houses of will line up to make their
Lus tune that within the are robbing it of its chief responsi- They made up their minds that ET us assume that the people marriage before it has begun. You already celebrated their golden wed- Congress, It will more than vows of faithfulness before
bility and its first reason for being from louble the U.S. Army's existing God, and to seek the bless. next few days have decided on their entered upon, as well as its most would say their prayers together day of their marriage they ability to co-operate in marriage.
They will never regret it if
enduring Joy. they
every day, and that--because if they take time between
And at this point you can see how left them until bed-lime they might now and their new life together.
wedding day to sit down quietly and wide is the basis of your co-opera- be over-tired by work or over- How
tion. are these men and make themselves fully aware of the between your two selves to achieve would always give themselves
It is not only a co-operation excited by a theatre or dance--they women-mostly young men and Christian outlook on marriage.
a happy comradeship, though that is extra ten minutes to dress before women approaching their The Christian belleves that mar important enough; for, in your deel- their evening meal, and utilise that marriage? They have fallen ringe is a "holy eslate" (ordained sion to have children and to being ten minutes for prayers. in love for some it may have by God and sancilled by Christ them up in the sanctity of a good Now, if every partner in marriage by His presence at the marriage in home, you are making a contribution does something like that their mar- been love at first sight-and Cana) having 115 its object the both to your personal happiness and ringe will not drift on the rocks either the chances are that, being founding of a Christian home. In to the well-being of mankind.
air force, but will add only 3,000ing of the Church on their of the 10.000 planes which, it had been widely rumoured, America intended to build.
It was President Roosevelt who wanted more and more planes and not the Army generals. And the Army generals had their way. Army experts told Congress that the 3,000 planes required in the Defence appropriation would be sufficient to ropel any attacks on the United States. The Presi-
young, they sincerely believe that that is all a successful mar- riage requires.
But "in-loveness," vital us it is, is like the poet's inspiration Until he has test- for a poem.
dent, who throughout has taken the broader view of international
ed his inspiration by sitting requirements, proteated that great- ly increased speed and range of air down with pencil and paper and attacks made the Army estimate seeing if it can be fashioned and disciplined into A permanent obsolete bofore it was passed.
thing of beauty it is valueless;| America may yet and, in restrict- and if the inspiration should fail ing its aerial production, that the poet's test, it must remain the ignoring of diplomatic and
an airy bubble, brilliant and political considerations will leave beautiful perhups, but vanish- her unprepared, as she was uning at the lightest touch. prepared in 1917.
If there is another War in So, if you are in love, and
Europe or more defiance of Ameri-
can protests by Japan opinion may jump beyond the generals, as quickly as it jumped beyond the isolationists after Munich. Those who hope that America can keep out of war by neutrality nets are far fewer than a year ago. And if the American people decide that
contemplating marriage above all if you are contem- plating a Christian marriage, which entails making a solemn and lifelong vow before God- spend time in examining your in loveness"; see if it can bo fashioned, In marriage, into a permanent thing of beauty.
Remember that there is noth-
a great American air force willing of the holiday adventure restrain aggressive diplomacy and,about marriage once the honey- will leason the chances of war, as moon is over. It is a construc- Great Britain belloves, Presidenttive task for two people, and be- Roosovolt will find much greater cause in its essence it is a part- support for such arming than at present.
war-
In terms of a decade ago, the construction of 3,000- now planes is a gigantic undertaking. But it is as nothing compared with tho superhuman efforts now being exercised by certain, European nations.
nership, you must first consider whether you are fitted to co- operate with another, or whe- ther, by nature, you like only your own way and intend going your own way, regardless even of those you love.
If you have been a pampered.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
SEE
WHEN INDIA
OMAR FABULO FAKIRS
RUNTHING
By Lichty
“You mean to say that Omar—the guy we work for...
started all 'this on a single mail?”.
un
"of ill-temper, unfaithfulness, sloven- liness, superficiality, or any other kind of disagreeableness.
TT is hard for the young-per- haps Impossible to visualise a time when they will be no longer young, when that rapturous "in-love- neng will have softened into a
a love
of gentler quality, when the physical attraction of youthful elegance and bloom will be a beauty recaptured only in the memory. But that time must come unless death, untimely, intervenes.
And when it comes they will know how much more important are the things of the spirit than the things that time has swept away.
U in your wife's wrinkled check
and fading eye you see shining n qulet, happy, loving spirit; If in her voice you hear tones of gentleness, loving-kindness, and sympathy; if ini her Inughter there is still the ring of good humour and an enjoyment of the happy things of life, you will kneel down beside her at eventide and thank God for her even more gratefully than you did on your wrɗ-. ding-day.
AGAIN, don't come to marriage feeling that it would be rather fun to have a shot at it and see if you can make it a go." Sorie- body is going to suffer for that kind of puerile nonsense, for there is in it neither the will to endurance nor kuny sense of responsibility.
Once you have accepted the respon- sibility don't let anybody come be- tween you, or dilly-dally', with the idea that a passing love affale won't Impair your marriage. It won't do it any good.
It would be stupid to suggest that a man and woman once married should never enjoy the company und conversation of another, person of the opposite sex.**
(Continued on Page 5.).