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British Wireless Improvements.

Correspondence.

S.P.C.A. APPEAL.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

Malayan Calamily Ruins Planter

Fortunes Lost With Rubber's Decline

[The Editer, "China Mail"3 Bir, Will you please be so good| jaa to allow me space in your co Hlumns to invite the attention of your readers to the Annual Appeal now being made by the Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruel- ty to Animals and to express the hope that all lovers of animals. In the Colony will respond as gener ously this year as they have done In the past and that many new sub- scribers will be added to our Hats ?

I have always heard that more num. My informant went on to The policy of the Hong Kong nationalities are met with in aay: Society for the Prevention

of

By G. Cornwallis-West

Penang, Sept. 12. could produce 250,000 tons per sn="

Egypt than anywhere else, but Cruelty to Animals is as much di Malays must surely run it pretty

White races.

rected towards the Promotion, aff Kindness as it is to the Prevention close. The English and Dutch of Cruelty, and this is effected, naturally are the predominant firstly by Education (and the re Danes and a few French are to sults already achieved by thisbe met with, and quite a number means are an encouragement for pressing on with the work with of Irish, Trinity College, Dublin, being one of the most important the utmost rigour), secondly, by nurseries for the Malay

Malayan Civil Caution and warning, and lastly Service. by:prosecution.

In addition to the Malayans

Insuficient knowledge of the themselves, the Chinese are abl

habits and needs of animalą is the

"Another difficulty has present ed"" }tself."""Many of the smaller Dutch companies and individual plantara," sooner than face com- plete ruin, have sold their planta- tions to the Chinese at figures faz below their actual value....... It will be difficult to persuade these new owners that it is to their ad vantage to accept a quota, and, still more difficult to check their output figures. The Chinese are" born smugglers, and to prevent the systematic smuggling of rub- ber out of Sumatra and Javn would necessitate the strictest coastal supervision, quite beyond the present capacity of Dutch warahipa in Eastern waters." My friend was, however, of the opinion that restriction will even- tually come. When I suggested a country presumedly inhabited that it was a bit late. In the day, by Malays, governed by the with rubber at 2d a lb. and half the English, and run entirely for planters ruined, and that it should the beneft of the Chinese. have come sooner, his reply was

certainly frank: 1

cause of much of the cruelty to quitous. There is also a sprink- which they are subjected and it is, ing of Japanese. Here, too, can therefore, highly important to debe seen the swarthy Sikh, Ben- vote as much time and energy as galee, Afghan, and Tamil.

When discussing the question of may be possible to humane educa-nationalities with an Englishman tion, particularly amongst the ris-who has lived for many years in ing generation."

the country, he described Malaya

There are many forms of cruelty, probably inflicted unintentionally, which can be successfully attacked, or even checked, only by educa- tional-means.

The

ал

=

Little Wealth Left.

I thought at the time that pos-

somewhat sarcastic remark until I

One and

"We Dutch and you English have bean playing an expensive game of poker, both fearing to put our hands down. You be- lieved that the reserves of our big companies would not last as long as they have, and we be lived and hoped the same of yours. So far, both have proved wrong, and that is why I believe something must now be done if the industry is not to be entirely

ruined"

The Society is always at the dis- posal of the Public who are re quested to co-operate with it by system, the number is steadily reporting any case of cruelty that sibly the heat had caused this

creasing. Three valve or four-may have come to their notice or The family of the late Mr. J. P. valve sets, mains driven and by offering suggestions to the car to examine the situation Christensen wish to thank all

the beautiful villas, with their well- connected with the activities. ·of. friends for their kind expressions complete with in-built loud Committee regarding any matter more closely. I discovered that cared-for gardens blazing with of sympathy, attendance at the speaker, constitute then what the Society and by becoming active tropical flowers, were not, as I had funeral and for all floral tributes may be called the standard, and members.

the listener will find it diffent The Society is anxious to be in fondly Imagined, the property of to choose from the embarrassing the fore in all movements in the wealthy British planters and tra benefit of animals, but the extent ders, but belonged to well-to-do

Chinese. selection of these types display-of its work is necessarily limited

Alast there is very little wealth ed to-day. Since the perform by Its financial resources.

amongst the White races.

Cut-Throat Policy. ance

of a modern wireless represent expenses cannot be reduced all are faced with the same cala-

mity, the decline of the price of I could not refrain from men ceiver is very largely deter without seriously curtailing the

work now being done. mined by the efficiency of the Interest in the welfare of those rubber and tin. The outlook for tioning the conclusion at which any thermionic valves, the work of friends called by your patronage the latter commodity would car outsider who has studied the ques-

tainly appear brighter.

tion on the spot, must arrive. 'dumb' - because their ways of the valve manufacturer is of

speech are not our own does not Whereas, in Ceylon, tea is the "Here," I said, "are two countries prime importance. in recent preclude the fullest care for the saving grace of that colony's pro-Great Britain and Holland who, ducts, the Malay planter has, un by reason of events which happen- The exhibition of British wire years we have had to learn all needs of human beings. Sed less apparatus at Olympia was a about the screen-grid valve and There is much work to do and fortunately, nothing to fall backed well over a hundred years ago, striking illustration of the the pentode valve

and the we have each an individual res- Don. He contemplates with ever now possess a certain corner of the continued globe where two of the most im- ponsibility where avoidable suffer-increasing glooms the growth of one of our youngest miraculous amplification which Png can be spared, for one and all fall in the value of that commodity portant commodities necessary to in the production of which so many civilisation are solely grown-- electrical industries. Ten years they give. This year we must can help to secure protection for millions of pounds have been spent, namely, tea and rubber. Instead ago the wireless industry hardly similarly become informed about our animals by supporting the existed, but since the advent of the variable-mu" valve, which Hong Kong Society for the Preven-

tion of Cruelty to Animals, broadcasting it has grown with gives smooth control of volume amazing rapidity. In 1923 the and helps towards selectivity. National Association of Radio The stabilisation of désign in "the Manufacturers attempted to modern receiver has permitted establish a commercial co-opera- mass production, which in turn vention of Cruelty to Animals. tive organization, and from this has caused an all-round reduction Association sprang the present in prices. The low cost of the CHINESE RESERVISTS Radio Manufacturers' Associa receiver at last year's exhibition tion, which is responsible for the was widely praised. This year present exhibition.. Wireless it will be just the same. At has ceased to be a luxury and Olympia the British wireless now most be regarded as an manufacturer displayed goods essential. Providing efficient

which are thoroughly sound, at-

his life have been given. His the world. We have no wish to and so many of the best years of of mutually saying to the rest of axistence has become a nightmare bleed you, but only to sell you these I am, Dear Sir,

of uncertainty.

commodities at a reasonable profit Yours faithfully,

Any day, by reason of further to ourselves, they proceed, in the D. DAVIES,

cutting down of expenditure, he commercial sense, to cut each Vice-President.

may receive his dismissal from his other's throats." - Hong Kong Society for the -Pre-London office. I met some of these He agreed with me, and even went men, many of gentle birth, and further, and said it was childish. their greatest fear is that it will He suggested that the chief difficul not be possible to continue their ties lay with the Governments of

the countries; each one systemati Briton's Distress.

cally turned down what the other he added, Sa dire is the distress that many proposed. "I believe, who have already lost their jobs that if the planters of both nations have been allowed to engage per- had got together the whole posl

settled manently in the Singapore Volun-tion would have been taers, and are paid by a kindly months and months ago... Government suficient to provide for

CONGRATULATED.

Mr. D. L. King Praises Finance Committee.

MANY GET PROMOTION,

children's education at home.

apparatus at a reasonable price tractive in appearance, and low About 60 members, their friends the bare necessities of life.

In every hotel and public place subscription lists have been open- ed to provide for unemployed whiter Their tragedy is far

and supporters, including members of the Finance: Carmmittee, attend- ed a tea party held at the Head- quarters of the Chinese Police Re serve Company, 172, Queen's Road Central, yesterday evenin hina pertunity was taken, in congratul

ng members who had won pro-races hardly appears to

Parenthe "l'ami on the rubber

for the millions of British in price. It remains for the listeners, the Radio manufac British listener to support him. turer gives direct employment to some

Personal Pars. 100,000 workers. The British wireless product in this respect is second to nor and foreign wireless sets in British homes are correspondingly rare. This year's exhibition again

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AED Unemployment » amongst other

Among those present were the fand the Chinese coolie avia-Commissioner of the Chinese Com-mine are content to work

pany of the local Police Reserve, fraction of the wage paid them Hon. Dr. S. W Teo, O.B.E, LL.D., good times rather than face the llace and Misa D. Mr. Dudley L. King, D.S.P. (R), expense of returning to their native

Mr. B. C Randall and Mr. Sirdar land.

Kha

the European I travelled ngents of the Bir

News in Brief.

The bea return on Thursday

The total output of the Kailan, Mining Kdministration's mines for the week ended September 10, amounted to 107,988 metric tons, and the sales during the period to 70,692 metric tons.

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