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Chinese Unification.

September, 1931, seems a long time ago. Actually it has reced

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News in Brief

Lowlest open air temperature | yesterday is 59. ( Humidity at 10

am, was 76, and at 4 p.m. 79,

H.M.S. Wild Swan left Hong Kong, yesterday, direct for Shang- hai. The Whitehall left for Swa- tow, to take the place of the Verity, which has gone to Shanghai,

The Kailan Mining Administra- tion reports that the total output of their mines for the week end- ed February 6 amounted to 356 metric tons, and sales during the period to 56,774 metric tons.

EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932.

THE WAR MIND

A GREAT SCHOOL OF

Mr. Laurence

PEACE WANTED.

"Old Fogeyism.”

Housman, In Britain "we could get speaking at a largely attended an overwhelming peace move demonstrations in favour of dis-ment "If the Government would which was held intake as much trouble and spend

Included in the 406 bags of first and second class mail, which arrived armament at Hong Kong by the President the Arcadia Picture Theatre as much money to let everybody Lincoln, on Monday night were 128 (the Rev. A. J, Costain presid- know the horrors of war as they bags of mail from London, sent via ing), said he believed it was spent on making war attractive... Siberia. The London mail was that of January 28 to February 1.

largely because we and other in the tattoo at Wembley, in the nations had tried to keep our air raid demonstrations at Hen- By special request, the talkie pro-politics separate from religion, or don, and in the films for which duction "Lasca of the Rio Grande," to make religion subservient to they had lent troops and ships at (featuring Lily Damita and John

Mack Brown, will be screened at politics, that the curse of war cost price." A reference to off- the Majestic Theatre to-day only. was still upon the nation.

cers' training corps in schools, The next change will be, "Hush But although this was a time trained to believe that war was where young men were being Money" with Joan Bennett and of transition and depression, a right and beautiful thing," Hardie Albright.

with many anxious for the im-was applauded by the audience,

A meeting of the Hong Kong mediate outlook, he believed "Since the war," said Mr. Hous- Practical Psychology Club is to be there were forces working for man, "some Germans come over on an educational tour of inspec-

held at Lane Crawford's Restaurant

other

to

at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 26, Peace and to show the essential tion, and they went to my old when Mr. Manuk will speak on weakness of war to a degree and school and saw the O.T.C. They "Comparative Paychology as ex- in the minds of the general pub-were astonished. They said they pounded in the East and in the lic as never before. Against Would not be allowed to do any- West."

thing as military as that in their that forward movement must be schools." set what might be termed thei "Ladies of the Big House," star-"old fogeyism" which had always Building Public Opinion. ring Sylvia Sidney, who did good persisted throughout human his Then, said the speaker, there work in "An American Tragedy," tory. There were always people was the ghastly scandal of our is the feature attraction at the who had made a lifelong practico selling armaments to King's Theatre. An added attrae-of the obsolete thing. Their countries, guns, and shells, which tion is Zimmy, the legless wander, reputation, their livelihood, was might conceivably at some time The China Mail. as it were, but gradually it was who will give an exhibition in a bound up in it, and they had got be turned upon our own men. borne into the Chinese, and be- transparent tank on the stage. into the habit of believing that, What was wanted- was a public Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1932. cause of this gradualness the

like themselves, it was indispen-opinion, fierce and strong. The next general meeting of the sable. Very often these "old compel the Government really change was all the stronger. It Hong Kong University Medical So- fogeys" were the people whom to do and to mean what it says; first became evident in the ciety will be held this evening at; we called experts. Their linger- to have a great school of peace "Boycott Japan" policy which was University Biology Building.

5.15 p.m. in the lecture hull of the ing opposition to progress that shall produce in Britain adopted.

Dr. darkened the pages of medical an irresistible peace mind. There And, when this wea-G. A. C. Herklots, Ph.D., F.L.S., and legal history with the ad- was at last beginning in pon played such havoc with ate., will read a paper on the snakes vocacy of blood-letting for Britain a definite feeling that Japan and urged her to commit of Hong Kong harmless, poisonous, diverse ailments and hanging one could not be a good honest ed into the past but five months.

and venomous, illustrated with live for small offences. Their oppon Christian and believe in war. the blunder It sometimes seems, however,

of and dead. specimene, also by ents were, of course, "cranks "The worst arbitration is in- the forces which diagrams. Members who wish to and sentimentalista." So five years, five decades and even had been at work gradually attend will be cordially welcome.

infinitely better than the best war," solidifying the Chinese Nation

Church history; it was the ex-was one of Mr. Housman's epi- pert theologians who kept reli- trams. Peace, which meant life Among the passengers On thegious persecution alive. And or death in the world, was the quickened their

And. President Lincoln, which left last war, now discredited as a paying great question to-day. Refer- then, of a sudden, did Japan night for Manila, was Lt. David L. proposition and morally exposed, ring to the League of Nations the historics of the succeeding find herself confronted, not by a Hardee, of the 31st American Infan- still had its old fogeys, its ex months, contain the record of so

try Regiment, which recently took perts behind it. people divided amongst them-over the defence of the American many crises, the record of so much of import, and alas!, they

selves and consequently weak sector of the International Settle-

While primitive war brought and easy record of so

ment at Shanghai from the Volun- prey, but a many tragedies,

teers, The historical tomes are so full people united, and determined with the Regiment from the Philip by giving the battle to the well, who spoke in Welsh, said it

Lt. Hardee, who proceeded out certain individual qualities to defend their country against pine Islands, is returning to Manila stronger physique, in modern was no use blaming the military of incidents, that they tend to push away into the past, farther

by the President Lincoln on official war the balance of power and business.

experts. They knew too much of political interests might crush a than is actually the case, the im-

Observers in Shanghai, and

higher standard of civilisation the horrors of the last war to commentators elsewhere, have

in the interests of a lower. desire another. He quoted Gen- that

Owing to the inter-relationship ing men are prepared to make eral Smuts's saying, "We fight- which has been transferred from expressed surprise at the amaz-

of industry, commerce, and fin the Manchuria

Anyone who has been in a room into ing, determined and gallant re- arena

ance, every country in the world peace; it is time for you arm- the Shanghai sphere and, at the sistance which the Chinese have being taken with Bashlight powders ar

when flashlight photographs were ultimately felt the stranglehoid chair critics to do so." The great- est bitterness was not in the The world could only hearts of some who had never in Shanghai. Even has experienced the now being

unpleasant thrive on Japanese military commanders after effects of fumes and smudge which was essential to the pros- done, Mr. Rhys Davies declared

fluid exchange, fought.

As to what should be! desperately with the aid of most of the modern have had to admit that this oPexplosive noise that accompanies the sults of

that filled the air, and the startling perity of the peoples, but the re- that the only way to destroy the position had thrown out of gear set-off flash.

war had changed the A great many more normal movement

spirit of war was to vitalise a their plans.

throughout When in September, 1931,

delightful and desirable pictures the world, which, because of a

new spirit in diplomacy. That those black war clouds, which But, to us, the most amazing would be taken at night if it were war fourteen years ago, was in spirit could only be gained by not for the annoying odors and thing is the unification of the had been gathering over

Christianising international re- The a state of bewilderment. vapors that hang about after the war had brought us to the ridi- lations, Far East for some considerable

Chinese people that has been flashes have been set off.

culous position that it would A resolution on disarmament time, burst in Manchuria, what brought about. This is a most

It is pleasant to know, then, that have been far better even for the was carried. Manchester Guar- hopeful and promising sign for there is now available an electric victors if there been a dian.

flash that completely disposes of all A unified China the odors which in the past at and no reparations, no inder the future.

drawn battle, with results taking of flash-nities. Victory had made it

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is

devices of destruction.

the

was the state of China? In

Was

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offered

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY.

mar

Barren Victories.

a

Union and its works, he said that

the Union ought to stand in this matter so much above party as to make the Government afraid- of party.

Mr. Rhys T. Davies, of Holy-

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Mail" of

February 24, 1922.J

i what plight was she then? Her

Government

now seems no impossibility. It tended the embarrassed

is a dream which promises to light photographs. financially; large tracts of the country had been flooded,

come true, at last. And when it better than that, it is noise- worse for the victors. and

lesa.This feature eliminates Why did we make such a vin- comes true, the Japanese may be the famine and disease stalked on

startled, staring expres- dictive peace? Because the war thanked for blundering and helpsions that so often the mind made it impossible for the and in the wake of the ankiming it to come true. For Japan's usual flashlight photograph.

nations to make a just pence

-day's dollar in worth 2/8.1/16, waters; Communists were caus-

blunders

With this electric flashlight lamp, The war mind would always make ing trouble in some provinces: Shaughal and in other Chinese followed in daylight photography from the terrible ordeal of war which is believed to be connected practically the same simple methods it impossible for nations fresh A sensational shooting affair and the Nanking and Canton Gov-coastal ports has had the effect, out of doors can be applied to the to make a just and reasonable with the strike occurred on the ernments were at cross purposes, it seeme, of hastening the pre- taking of photographs indoors at peace. Our financial advisers Praya this morning. At about a

cipitation of a divided Chins into night,

were now begging us to do the quarter past twelve Mr. Leung Yuk.

and to such an extent that civil

in Manchuria,

war was being talked about free a solid whole. A united Ching, built, in form, exactly like an ordi- which if it had only been done Tal stevedoring at, was riding The electric photo flash lamp is sensible and Christian thing tong acting manager of the Jack A ly and expected to descend on a in other words, China already over-burdened with tribulations and sorrow.

Personal Par.

nary electric light bulb, having a fourteen years ago would have along in his private lekisha to the standard screw base; inside the saved the world from ruin and omces of Messrs. Butterfield and clear glass le plainly visible a sub- bankruptcy. "There," said Mr. Swire when a Chireno, sald to be a That was China's plight, when

stance that fook like crinkled tin Housman, "you bayela demon- seaman, who was standing in the foll, but, which is really thin station that Christianity is not roadway near Statue Square, fired. the Japanese began their

aluminium leaf. The bulb is part scntimental, but practical, even at him. Mr. Leung Colapsed at invasion of Manchuria. Bat it The forthcoming wedding is an-ly filled with oxygen; and an as in this world.”

once and was attended soon after- mounced of Mr. James Howellen- beatos disk, lead wires and a thin did not take long for the Chin

"I claim today," he went on, warda by Dr. Back who chanced to ese people, as a whole, to realise sinear or board ss. Selatan, and filament coated with flashing, primer "that the pacifists are the real be passing by... Dr. Black could Miss Pipita Lawrence, Kowloon are part of the outfit. After the ists, and the war-mongers the find no trace of any wound at firat that a common, danger was now Docks.

flash has been set off, the aluminum sentimentalists; they are the old but afterwards it was discovered. leaf disappears and the bulb cannot fogeys, whose old remedies are that Mr. Loung, had been mortally out of yesterday's Chin-be distinguished from an ordinary utterly inadequate for modern wounded in the back. The Police ations, three Chinese were electric light bulb that has been conditions. Our peace, is still ambulance, was called up and Mr. before Mr. E. I. Wynne- burned out.

harnessed to the lie that the Leung was at once removed to the Korning, charged with Using this electric flash a very Germans. only were responsible Government Civil Hospital. Ha *sult on Sergeant J. E. simple; the bulb is screwed into any for the war. We know it was arrived there dead.

Shantung policeman, and a convenient lamb-porket in front lie. We cannot justify fruits The man who fired, the shot ran

district watchman. All and alightly above the Toned object of victory based on that lo. But away but was caught, b

"by_some_by- intre remanded to Fri- and finshed by turning on a single one of our allies especially will standers and handed over to the

UDE BONE mary spermidinellaire Chelatinas Balande traitor, not think in terms of peace. Police..

facing them, and that, unless they presented a united and bold front, they would fall easy prey

to the Japanese, from the mo- ment this was realised, a re- markable change came over the Nation, it did not, come upon the N