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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1932.

THE VITAL PROBLEM OF DISARMAMENT

VIEWS OF LEADERS OF OPINION.

"War Is Horrible

War Is Futile."

Mr. Lloyd George.

The National Peace Council pub, fore it can be effectively secured, lishes a series of specially contri-the possession by each civilised na- buted opinions from prominent men, tion of a great mass of offensive all urging the vital significance of machinery constitutes a danger as the Disarmament Conference to the well as an avoidable burden. Ex- peace of the world. Among the cessive armaments are surely not! messages are the following:-- necessary for protection against turbulent and criminal assaults. Let' The last great war cost Britain us hope that the Conference will 1,000,000 slain, 2,000,000 maimed, approach the disarmament problem and over a third of our whole na-with mutual goodwill, and that the tional wealth. The next world war results rany be a real step towards might well blot out whole nations a new era for humanity. and utterly overthrow civilisation.

It is imperative for the World) Yet nearly every country while pro- testing its devotion to the cause of Disarmament Conference to succeed peace, is basily arming Itself with for two main reasons-first, be-j every deadly weapon that human cause armaments divert money and skill can devise in readiness for that energy from the urgent tasks of Anal suicide.

social and economic reconstruction,

Professor Julian S. Huxley.

It is idle for nations to sign the and, secondly, because excessive! Kellogg Pact or the Covenant of armaments together with excessive the League of Nations if their only tariffs appear to constitute the main real hope for national security is inhindrance to better international the strength of their armaments of understanding.

WAY,

Peace cannot be ensured

Sir Josiah Stamp.

The only sure A real measure of disarmament! by such means.

which rests, not on by mutual consent is becoming al peace is one force and fear but

The on the world necessity.

existing authority of justice, at whose acale of expenditure is an economle dietates a fair and impartial settle- menace. It is also a diplomatic ment is wrought out for all griev-hindrance, as it stands in the way ancea or causes of dispute. Such of a proper rectification of repara-j peace is impossible if the stronger tions and war debts, It complic- nations maintain vast armaments ates the problem of security, and to throw into the scale, and weigh renders more difficult of solution: it in their favour. The world must virtually every question that arises

Bold Gesture Needed.

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NOMINAL RATES.

The official summary Issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states:

The opening session this morning was quite uninteresting, the market being extremely dull and rates more or less nominal.

Sales.

Hong Kong Bank, $1,465. Hong Kong Lands, $74/74%1⁄21⁄2. Shanghai Lands, Tis. 26. Hong Kong Trams, 82034.

Buyers.

Wharves $144% X. Div. Providents old), $4.90. Providents (new), $24. Hotels (old), $13.75. Hotels (new), $13,45. Hong Kong Lands, $74. Realties, $9.

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Chinese Estates, $95.

Hong Kong Trams, $204.

Electrics, $731⁄2. Canton Ices, $5.

Cements (new), $5. Dairy Farms, $28. Watsons, $151⁄2.

Amusements, $19.90.

Constructions (new), $1.75. Govt. Loans, 4 per cent Premium. Sellers..

Docks, $29.

Shanghai Lands, Tis. 27. Humphreys, $18. China Lights (old), $21. Malabon Sugars, $22. Watsons, $16. Constructions (old), $5.35.

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CHINESE WOMEN'S Y.W.C.A,

CELEBRATION OF TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY.

Comprehensive Review.

The twelfth anniversary of the Chinese Women's Christjap Association of Hong Kong was celebrated yesterday afternoon at their headquarters, 38-C, Bonham Road, and was attended by a large gathering.

The meeting was opened with a hymn and prayer, followed by a few opening remarks by the President, Mrs. Ma Wing-chan. In the course of her remarks she said that it was a cause of special thanksgiving that the building in which the Association was now housed was wholly free of debt.

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Mrs. Tso Se-fong then read, the St. Paul's School), Middle School cle- report of the election of Board (Yeung Chung, Fairlea)

mentary School (Tuan Ching, Lai Members for the year. The fol-Ying and Congregational schools). lowing were elected for a period These 400 girls could be regarded

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of three years.-Mrs. Wong Kwok- as a sub-unit of our Association,

having projects and interests shuen, Mrs. Wong Tse-chuen, Mrs.

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ours, only Wong Yue-yee, Mrs. Lum Wal and theirs are more adaptable to their Mrs. Shin Kwai-sang.

Our secretary, Miss. Wong On behalf of the Board, Miss Yuk-mai, is to be congratulated on her keen interest in these girls. Kwok Sheung-man, acting general and untiring efforts.

age.

secretary, gavo a

We have at present 880. mem- report of the work of the Association during the bera, 480 being adults and 400

junior members (students). past year.

Our Hostel has been of great: In the course of the report it service to students, single Indies was mentioned that

alone. a fortnightly and ladies who travel

Since the recent influx from

religious talk had been the pro- Shanghai we have been taxed to

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which all members

our fullest capacity. At present we were invited. The can accommodate at the most 20 success of such a scheme has been people and many have been turned largely due to the splendid co-away much to our regret. It is our ¡greatest desire and hope that as operation of the different pastors soon as opportunity and finance and leaders of local churches. allow, we may be able to extend our They were indebted to the National rooming capacity. We owe much Committee for Miss Catherine to Miss Alice Kwok, our hostel

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aome members took interest in we may make the connection be- monthly discussions and debates on tween positions and applicants. social topics such as citizenship. We should like gratefully to world fellowship, uses and abuses acknowledge the assistance given

get rid of armaments and of trustin the international relations. As a sequel to a bag snatching Vance's visit from Shanghai last secretary, who takes a motherly in armaments, or it will ere long go Wherever we turn to improve these incident which occurred in Austin Spring, which brought helpful interest in these, girls. down in ruin and destruction. relations we find the way blocked Road last evening, a Chinese was messages and suggestions for the Employment Bureau.

Sir Herbert Samuel, [by the existing scale of armaments, sentenced to six months* hard development of this branch of In view of the fact that the There are three reasons which or the amount of economic relabour at the Kowloon Magistracy work, During Dr. Eddy's visit number of women and young girls raiso the Disarmament Conference sources devoted to them. A step this morning,

last Autumn there were about 166 seek employment and vocational to a position of the first inmportance in the right direction is, therefore, It appears that when Miss E. girls who decided to study Christian, guidance is increasing, an Employ- and render its success essential to not a matter of sentiment merely, Sousa was walking up the steps of teaching further.

ment Bureau was organised in our the welfare of the world. The peo-but also of hard practical necessity St. Mary's Convent in Austin Road,

Education.

Association some months ago. A plea are suffering under heavy fin- on material grounds. On moral the defendant approached from be- Interest in the educational de-number of women of different ancial burdens. If we could great-grounds the case is self-evident. hind and seized her bag. She partment has been more varied due nationalities has applied to us for ly reduce the armaments of all the

raised an alarm and the man, who to the needs of members. The fołoccupation and quite a few have nations none of them would be Mrs. Corbett-Ashby the only Bri- ran into Chatham Road, was lowing classes have been heid been placed in positions. We weaker than before relatively to tish woman delegate to the Dis- caught, and handed over to Traffic weekly--Chinese and Western cook-would commend it to business and their neighbours, wil would be the armament Conference, says in an Sergeant Clark. The man was ing, Mandarin and piano lessons and professional men and women and richer through the lessening of article in the New World that if thought to be one of a gang who instruction on first aid to the in-jask that they kindly apply to their taxation.

any one nation had the courage to hung around in that vicinity, jured. In addition to these classes, when needing employees, so that Secondly, formal undertakings go to Geneva with a gesture of a waiting for such opportunities, were given to Germany that her teal cut in armaments it would set disarmament was to be the prelude the pace for the Conference and a to a general disarmament. Those definite and satisfactory reduction obligations cannot be ignored with- of armaments would follow. A ges-Ishbel MacDonald said: "What we of cosmetics and luxuries, and the by the Benevolent Society and St. out a breach of a definite under-tufe of that sort would bring about young people believe and under-problem of white slavery, etc. Stephen's Girls' College M.C.L.. standing, and such a breach would amazing results.

stand is not merely that war is hor- Another piece of fine work under Fund which has made possible the be a blow struck against the comity| She adds: "The real principle rible but that war is futile." Sir this department has been free night schooling of two children thereby of nations. Lastly, great arma-which will be at stake during our Paul Latham, M.P., said: "The real schools for industrial girls in the freeing the mother to accept a ments are not a guarantee of secur-discussions at Geneva in a new con-dragon we have got to disarm is the city. During the past 12 months position which she very much ity but an admission of insecurity. ception of national sovereignty. Are dragon of mistrust and suspicion. they had been able to conduct five needed. We owe a great deal to They are a cause of insecurity as the nations going to continue The one great hope of the future is schools of this kind, with a total at- Miss Elliott, who through her un- well. Let armaments further in- to treat armaments as a purely na-that the young people of this coun- tendance of 220.

tiring efforts has met the needs of crease and everyone would see that tional concern or are we going to try or any country will no longer The wide scope of interest and many who have come to us. the world was on the road to fur-recognise that armaments of any go into war with the theory theirs success of this department is to be Our members responded, most) ther wars. Let them decrease and and of every nation are a matter not to reason why, theirs but to do credited to the secretary, Miss Li wholeheartedly and generously to- mankind would know that pance had of concern to every other nation?" and die."

Tuen Yee's thoughtful planning and wards the relief work in Shanghai. received a firmer guarantee.

Free State Delegation.

Miss Megan Lloyd George, M.P., methodical management.

Last September they were busy Mr. McGilligan, Minister of Ex- said that while delegates had been

Physical Department. packing away old-clothing to the Western civilisation la et the ternal Affairs in the Irish Free gathering for the Geneva Con- With a good sized playground at flood sufferers and altogether we British and parting of the ways. We must fol- State, will be unable to attend the ference.

Ameri- our disposal in Bonham Road, the have sent away about 50 bales of low peace or perish.

Disarmament Conference owing to tan troopa and battleships report continued, not far from our clothing. Since the recent trouble Field Marshal Sir W. Robertson. the general election in the Irish had been hurrying the Association, loaned to us by the in Shanghai there have been first

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The outstanding factor in the Free State. The delegates will be Far East. "Hardly the setting Government since last September, aid classes held at the Association present situation TX that the great Mr. Sean Lester, permanent repre- for a disarmament conference," she we have been able to give our mem almost daily, and every afternoon inequality of armaments as now sentative at Geneva, and Mr. J. commented. She continued: "It is bers physical training. Volley ball, women are seen busy rolling band- maintained by the various Powers, Hearne, legal adviser to the Depart a severe commentary upon the pro- basket ball and tennis. have been agea and making Red Croan sup especially in Europe cannot be ex-ment of External Affairs.

gress made in the past, and a warn- thoroughly enjoyed and being well plies for use in the Red Cross CERAL SHAL pected to continue indefinitely. Youth Denounces War. Ing of what may happen if we go on organised by our Physical Director, Hospital in Shanghai. Either those,Powera which are over- The Women's International Postponing decisions- warning to Mrs. Ho Ka-lau.

After having had six years of armed in comparison with others League organised a rally of youth the nations to tackle in earnest. this Our Children's Clinic. held every strenuous work at the Absociatida, must agree to make substantial re- at University College to renounce vital problem. ductions, or those which are under-war. It was probably the youngest is like true repentance It is al-tion has been another centre for is now having a year's rest and armed will feel that they have no platform ever known. The speak-ways much easier to do to-morrow. the gospel of good health. Chil-study, Wo ́are fortunate in having alternative but to make substantial ers were Miss Thelma Cazalet, But the same dictum is true about dren come regularly to be ex- Misa Kwok Sheung-man, one of our additions, This will mean, of M.P.,

Sir Paul Latham, M.P., both. Except ye disarm ye shall amined and weighed and at the first Board members, take her place course, a return to the old and per- Conservatives; Miss Iahbel Mac. perish","

nicious competition in armaments Donald, Mr. Maurice Webb Labour;

and Miss Megan Lloyd George, M.P., and Mr. Robert Bernays, M.P., Liberals..

from the results of which the world auffered so terribly during the sixty or seventy years previous to 1918.

It is earnestly to be hoped, there-

Before the meeting was a resolu. fore, that the forthcoming confer- tion expressing hatred and con- ezce will succeed in its object; that tempt for war, and appealing to the avary man and woman. will try to Disarmament Conference to secure .assist in this, and that those nations the highest obtainable degree of who are inclined to hold back will world disarmament On the plat not forget that their con form also were representatives, of tinued refusal to make appropriate the Church, literature, medicine, reductions in their armaments may law, musle, teaching, drama, jour- ultimately spell disaster for them-nalism and sport. Mr. J.-A. Molli- selves as well as for those whose son, record flight holder, Norah efforts their refusal tends to thwart. James and Norman Collins, novel

Vice Admiral J. D. Allen.

ists, and F. Price, the Middlesex There must be no shirking. Every wicket-keeper, supported the chair- alngle person shares the respon man. sibility, and so every single person Reminding the gathering that the must do their utmost in every way meeting was being held in the hall they can, by thought, word and which was University College'a war deed, to ensure the success of the memorial, Miss Jean Henderson, World Disarmament Conference.

Bir Oliver Lodge Although the will of men must be genuinely set towards peace be

who presided," """said there was÷2 Ferowd of witnesses there that night, and "we are herb to declare Cur contempt and hatred of war "{{

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end of the term, those who have while she is away, to ha attained the highest records and It is with deep regret that wel have been following: instructions recall the departure of Mies most closely, received prizes. Marion Dudley for America last Because of Increasing member- Summer. Miss Dudley meant much bhip from different sections of the to our Association and to all who city, we felt it wise to change our came to know her though her time social meetings, which before have had not been quite three years with been held at the Association, into us and we hope that she will some district meetings held monthly at day, be back In our midat. different members' homes, which Miss Taeng left us last Spring really facilitated the acquaintance for America to study, and we are atmong members. Whenever fine glad that she is happy and weather permitted picnics, other along well in her college, At forms of out door life or trips to sent we are having, Miss Ho Yin- Canton, Chungchow and near "by yin in her place,

places were arranged and were We are most sorry to say that thoroughly enjoyed. One of the our membership, secretary, Mrz outstanding features is our Drama-Yung, has been transferred to tie Club; which staged two perfor- National Board in Shanghal and mances and realised over $8,000 for we know that very few cat eyer |flood reliéf.:

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The Wah Kwong" Club (Light We are hopeful that a site su of Chim) has a membership or able for our requirements approximately 400 girls under the shortly be forthcoming Age of 20 and consists of 12 dif- the mainland), ană if thin ferent clubs, ranging from High ed it is our hope, when Schod (girls, from Ying Wan avaliabla (tashbaid at School, St. Stephen's College and! (Continued on Page 8.)

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