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Now the politicians have begun to make their own demands. Carol has surrendered over the porta and railways, but has refus- ed to sacrifice his friends at the head of the police and the gender- meric.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1933.

THE CONFERENCE IS.

NOW A HABIT

WILSON'S FORMULA OF OPEN DIPLOMACY

HANDLING WORLD PROBLEMS

statesmen

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When world problems become too) dines with each other and every- M. Titulescu, that arch-concilia- tor, has rushed back from a ski-ing involved to be handled through the body else. holiday at St. Moritz to confer ordinary channels of diplomacy, Still no apparent result; the dis- with the King at Sinais. If the then the

call an inter-patches become gloomier. The Ger- Premier, M. Maniu, resigne, as is national conference. Peace, arma-man plenipotentiary or the British

the French excel probable unless the King gives ments, debts, reparations-the roll noble lord or way, a dictatorship of Army of conferences has been long and is lency, cornered by correspondents officers headed by Carol may by no means ended. How does this as he emerges from the lake after

swim, or incautiously takes result.

method of dealing with international a problems differ from the old diplo-|stroll alone in the hotel garden, re- macy! How is the conference luctantly admits that progress has stage set! What is its method of not been great, but he still has procedure? These questions are hope. Particularly be believes that the principle for which he himself answered in the following article.

is contending, or which he stead- By FREDERICK T. BIRCHALL fastly opposes, must prevail, or fall,

Paris. ROM January to June, 1919,

Your Daily Smile.

BRAVE INDEED HUBBY (as burglars are heard downstairs): Sh-h, dear! This is to be a battle of brains.

WIFE: Hoe brave of dear, to go unarmed.

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SUCH IS LOVE. Brother Jack was bemaoning lost romance to his sister.

"Yes, it's all up," he said. loved and lost."

you,

"I suppose you got the ring from her?" said his sister.

"No; that's just what I mean she didn't return it."

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his

according to the way he looks at`it. The Plenary Session.

At a plenary session, called to

Fthe peace conference of all the adopt

霖 temporary compromise,

concerned in ench delegation, with its eye fixed victorious powers the great war was in session firmly on the correspondents repre- "I've here arranging a settlement of the senting the home papers, again numerous issues left by that con-states, restates, discusses and pro- The result, produced with [nounces as the folks at home would backflict.

much labour and constant bickering, like it to do, ending up exactly where it has been all along. All was the Treaty of Versailles.

More than forty-five European of which the correspondents again conferences, in several of which the send along, with the gloomiest fore- United States has taken part, have bodings, and the conference takes a This Premier goes since been held to straighten out week-end off.

by that home, to consult with his Cabinet, entanglements created treaty and they are not straightened maybe; that Foreign Minister gocsB In fact, when any nation to play golf, and the other, re- "I can't do anything for this out yet.

said the doctor. "I'm a wants anything nowadays and any calcitrant takes a motor trip in the man,"

other nation objects, the great mountains.

After the week-end it is worse. "You're the right man," said the thing to do is to call a conference

It becomes positively known that amateur motorist. "I was an ass to about it.

All this is the result of Europe's the Premier of one country pointed attempt to apply seriously the first his finger at the chief delegate of of Woodrow Wilson's famous Four-janother country during the

He was dug out of the wreck of his car and carried to the ucarest doctor's office.

The China Mail. Ireland's complete independence, veterinary nurgeon."

politically and economically," Hong Kong, Saturday, Feb. 25, 1933, and in a manifesto issued to think I could run that machine."

Mr. De Valera.

some reason

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"But what?"

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wards the end of the election campaign he declared for "a rea- eonably self-contained, self- "I can never marry you," said teen Points, which provided that in ing session of the conferees and the future there should be no more put a terrifle poser to him which sufficing Irish Ireland." What the film star, "but

secret diplomacy, but that the world the chief delegate answered in that the atmosphere be The statement by the Domin-the exact meaning of the word "If you'll come to the studio should be managed under "open kind, so

covenants openly arrived at." How came tense. It is further reported ions Secretary, Mr.

H."reasonably" is in such a connec-morrow I'll introduce you J.

far that eminently desirable result that the Ruritania delegation, hay-- Thomas, in the House of Com-tion it is impossible to imagine; double."

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has been achieved by the confering spent all its money, is going mons yesterday that the British but the whole intention of the

Arms and the Woman

ences already held is scarcely open heme next week, and that the Government, remained desirous quoted utterances is so clear that

Girls known as "gun molls" have to doubt. By and large, it must) Graustark delegation has received any quibble about its inclusion is joined up with Chicago gangsters. be confessed that the resulta of an urgent call to Faris. This le the of a friendly settlement with the entirely unnecessary, Moreover, Lilies of the Volley.

these conferences have not been as stage at which rumours, so to Irish Free State, provided that Mr. de Valera asserted at Clona-

Imeritorious as their originator speak, thicken. the basis is the validity of exist-kilty the other day that there

doubtless would have expected.

Press Receptions could be no agreement with Eng-

The diplomatic exchanges con The delegates, emerging from ing agreements, indicates that land until the partition of Ire-

tinue, on much the same lines, al-conference after a hard afternoon, the British policy is unaltered land was ended -- an assertion

though boundary disturbances are are besieged by several hundred

"Not on the Irish question. There is that can only mean that he and In a novel bowling game that does rare and the topics discussed now anxious correspondents.

as new tariffs word," says the Britisher. "It is Lo hope that the the party he represents will not not require an alley pins are knock-eover such matters

rest content until Northern Ire-ed down by releasing a ball suspend- and import quotas, debts and a fine day," says the Frenchman- sorry economic plight of Ireland. land forms part of his "self-con-ed from an arm by a cord so that interest paymente. But whatever which is seized upon as, a hopeful and an appreciation of the res-tained and self-sufficient Irish it swings around a post.

may be the matter in dispute, it is sign. "Nichts los," says the Ger- This, then, is the

characteristic of the times that the man delegate, which is interpreted ponsibility of his position may Ireland."

Resembling a gigantic stethos-first remedial measure considered is na being not so good, It is made cause Mr. De Valera to moder- avowed policy of Mr. de Valera;

the policy for which he has been cope, an instrument has been into have a conference about it. known, however, that in half an ate his hitherto violent attitude. given a mandate; the policy vented in England to detect leaks in

Usually the conference is held in hour the French delegate will The return of the Republican which, however dreadful may be water pipes and determine in which neutral territory and in some pleas-ceive the French press. It also ap President at the recent clections its outcome, the extremist forces direction water is flowing.

ant place. Geneva, Lausanne, Spa, (pears that the British delegate will behind him will insist upon his

The Hague and the Riviera have receive the British press, and the surprised and dismayed

attempting to carry into effect. Nigeria is the only country of been favourites, but the Italian lakes German delegate the German press. those outside the Free State and Again, what does this mean? British West Africa in which cotton obtained one such gathering at Lo- If there is an American delegation, it is apparent that the Free What must be the inevitable re-production has passed beyond the carno and may be the scene of that will receive the American cor- State voters have not yet realized)sult of such an attempt? Great experimental stage.

more, for it is a pleasant spot and respondents. that economic disaster threatens certainly since the signing of the Britain has for many years, and

one of good omen besides. A combined container for cigar- Geneva, however, has been the the country. A significant fea-Irleh Treaty, done everything injettes, humidor, dispenser and ash scene of most of the big confer ture of the campaign was that her power to meet the wishes of tray has been designed to be mount-lences, for there, in the equipment whereas all the Ministers in Mr. the Government of Southern Ire-led on automobile instrument boards. of the League of Nations, are

land; has gone, indeed, in that

unsurpassed facilities for just auch de Valera's Cabinet were re- régard, beyond everything that News In Brief

gatherings. turned, and in most cases with might reasonably have been ex-

Gelling to Work increased majorities, a number pected of her. She has stood The annual general meeting of So the conference, having been of Mr. Cosgrave's most promin abuse and repudiation almost the Hong Kong Women's Guild and called and a great to-do having been beyond precedent; but there must ministering Children's League will made about it, assembles, organizes ent lieutenants were defeated. be a limit even to Great Bri-be held on Thursday, March 9, at itself at a plenary session the details

Atlantic City, New Jersey. It would seem, then, that South-tain's toleration. And that limit 10.30 am, in the Helena May of which are invariably settled ern Ireland has determined to is reached when she sees the Institute.

well beforehand, and the correspon- That the moon affects wireless. army of Irish citizens who are

dents send out to all the world as reception by raising tides in the adopt the de Valerian policy, still loyal to their word, and stall The Management of the Hong optimistic dispatches as the circum- atmosphere much as it raises tides and has given its author instruc- loyal to their King and Empire, Kong Hotel advises that owing to stances permit." What usually hap-in the ocean has been suggested to tions to put it into force without threatened with betrayal and the the engagement of the Roof Garden pens the first day is that the con- the American Association for the delay. What does this mean in wild bitterness of an internecine for wedding reception

committees to Advancement of Science. this ference, appoints

The moon's pull on earth, which plain words?

the struggle. And that is exactly afternoon the usual tea dance will deal with various phases of the mat- To answer what Mr. de Valera's policy must take place in the Grill Room. ter in hand; a ""bureau"-committee causes the tides, also seems to have question we have only to remem-eutail. It has been said of Mr.

of the whole ft is called in 'America) a similar effect on the "radie roof"" ber what Mr. de Valera has him- de Valera that he is a sincere With the view of further exten--for sessions in camera and thus or layer of electrically-conducting self said during the campaign. man and a patriot. He may be,sion of activity and other necessary gets down to work. That means air which reflects radio waves, sald It is true that on making his first and his alms-may seem to him improvements, the Hong Kong that the conferees begin to talk to Dr. Johnson, of the California In--

desirable both for his country Sanatorium Ltd. is taking over the each other in constantly changing titute of Technology, This raises and lowers the "roof" which affects speech after the dissolution he and its people. But the sincerity Yeung Wo Hospital Ltd, at the price little groups, p was twitted with the extremists of a fanatic cannot be accepted of $818,500. We understand that The French and British chief radio reception, he said, EM

with the German When the "radio roof" is rising with not having definitely pro- as a reason for permitting, or ex- Dr. L1 Shu-fan is the promoter of delegates lunch

cusing, his actes for history has the new company.

Then the German in response to the moon's pull, fa- mised that Southern Ireland shown us times without number

and French delegates take ten with tensity of radio reception increases, would be proclaimed a "Republic" that it is the sincerest fanatica

The annual prize distribution and the British delegate and the French he found. This agrees with the were he returned to power. And who have produced the greatest concert of St. Peter's College is to delegate entertains the other two theory that reception is poorest in It is the daytime because the layer is it is true enough that he has disasters Patriotism may take be held at 7.30 thie evening in the and several more at dinner,

many forms, Is Mr. de Valera a school hall at Caine Road. The understood, however, that the great lowest then. Reuter. even yet not actually made use greater patriot than Michael prizes will be distributed by Mr. disagreement which the conference of that word in any of his policy Collins, the man who loved not Ngan Shing-kwan.

was called to remove still remains, speeches. But in that very open-only his country but her honour wo

ehchalde having merely stated › Its

:: FIVE SMALL-POX CARES. ing address to which we have too; who, forgetting his own The forthcoming weddinga are well-known position" and rested wrongs, laboured only for her announced between Bergt John upon it. Dispatches from the con- referred he promised that "his welfare, and who was murdered Orem, of the Water Police Station, ference take on a gloomy note. This

Five: fresh cased of small-pox, Government would immediately for his patriotism by the very and Miss Elis Edith Wiltshire, lasts for, several days; sometimes three occurring in Hong Kong and Dass the Oath Bill which abol people he had worked so hard to nurse, of 111, The Park and Mr. for many days. This and that de two in Kowloon, were notined to the ishes the oath of allegiance to people of Dublin sre

help7" It is aald that the business Sidney Morris, a clark attached to logation takes luncheon with the Health Authorities on Thursday. the King at Cahir a few days the result

at the BA BC. of the Garrison other delegation; the other delege-One case each of diphtheria and bbs, Barsta Mesa and Miss Leia Davi- tion takes ten and apparently takes mahingitle, both reported from

Cony district, were "also later he assured

rers that They may"

de Brasileracy, hairdresses of the panse with minor delegations Hose for not be alone fi thel"

Helena May Insti

A

chief delegate.

more or less interested. Everybody

New Element In Reception.