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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1933.

LABOUR'S POLICY IN THE MELTING-POT. Socialism Unlikely In Britain.

MR. COLE'S FRANK OPINIONS

Mr. G. D. H. Cole, whose political and economic views are of great! weight in the Labour Party,| contributes an interesting article} in "Current History," of New York, in which he frankly sum

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Orders issued by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.0., O.B.E., Com-

mandant, H.K.V.D.C.:----

Hong Kong, Friday, July 7.

PARADE.

Corps Band. There will be a Band Practice on up his view of the present Friday, July 14 at Headquarters at situation.

-

6 p.m. sharp.

"Labour's policy is still in the

The Battery. There will be no Parade untii. melting-pot and its leadership is still July 20. torn between the desire to

re-

Engineer Company. established the old policy of grad-| Practice at Miniature Range on

Monday, July 10. ualism with only a moderate shift,

Corps Signals. in the direction of more active

Parade at Corps Headquarters Socialist measures, and the feeling at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11. that gradulalism 13 do longer work- able in face of the deepening de- pression in world gapitalism. * "It is gustenough to show that British Labour, even if it gained an

independent majority of its own which it is by no means yet within the sight of doing—would greatest difficulty in establishing

have

Machine Gun Troop Parade at Causeway Bay Stable

at 5.30 p.m. for Pack Saddle' Drill| jon Tuesday, July 11, 1999.

Armoured Car Section.

Leare.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AFRICAN DESERT TRAGEDY.

130 Die Of Thirst In Italian Transjuba. MOVING TRIBE TRAPPED.

Nairobi.

CHURCHESA

CHARGE OF ONE POLLAR IS. MEADS FOR ́· ALL", NUTICS UNDER THIS RAYING WESLEYAN. METHODIST

CHURCH,

Sunday, July 9, (Fourth Sunday

after Trinity).

10.15 a.m. Morning Order by Rev. Erris C. H. Tribbeck.

The following are the forthcom- One hundred and thirty men, wo-Methodist Church, Wanchai,

ing services, etc., at the English men and children have died from No. 1651 Tpr. L. K. James, thirst in the desert areas of Italian Machine Gun Troop, granted 6 Transjuba. months leave from 1.7.33 to The victims of this terrible tragedy [31.12.33.

are natives who had decided to leave SAILORS & SOLDIERS' HOME. Struck off Strength. Dismissed

their homes in Italian Somaliland to by the Efficiency Board:-

return to the British flag under

Every Sunday Evening at 7 p.m. No. 1822 Pte. H. P. Lim, No. 14 which they had formerly lived.

Christian Social Hour. Ptn., as from 7.6.33.

Every Monday and Thursday It appears that a section of the evening at 7 p.m. Badminton Club Having

Somalia, living in the Kismayu area meets.

and Thursday

completed 3 years'

service

No. 1042 Ptc. A. McArthur, No. Ft., as from 4.4.33.

No. 1671 Tpr. E. 0. Butler, Machine Gun Troep, as from 11.6.33.

No. 947 Pte. L. Z. Marques, No. 11 Pin, as from 2.6.33.

Having left the Colony:- No. 1781 Pte. H. E. Santus, No. 7 Ptn., as from 5.6.33. Sha-No. 13 Ptn., as from 1.6.83.

No. 1875 Pte. H. Brokenshire,

Having completed 3

years service:-

A Field Firing Exercise will take place in the vicinity of the village of Man Uk Pia near taukok on Sunday, July 9.

Time of Firing-11.45 to 12.45 hours.

The Section will parade at Head-

Socialism by constitutional means, quarters on Monday, July 10 at as from 9.3.38. not only because it would have to 17.20 hours. encounter

08.45 hours

Those detalled for Field Firing the determined oppost-Exercise will parade at Headquar- tion of the House of Lords and ters at

on Sunday, probably of the Crown, but also July 9. because its majority would almost certainly be composed of hetero- genevus elements, not all of wham

would be anxious

and immediate

gramme.

for a complete

Dress Shirtsleeves, shorts, boots, puttees, hose-tops, (R.T.C. caps and helmets.

No. 1119 Bdr. A. L Cole, Battery,

T. H. S. GALLETLY. Lieutenant, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

NOTICE:-

Annual Aquatic Sports. A meeting will be held at Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m, on Tuesday, July 11. All Company Representa- Motor Machine Gun Section. All ranks parade at Headquar-tives are requested to attend.

Socialist pro-ters on Monday, July 10 at 5.30

"It is also not difficult to show that a resumption of the old tactics!

of Italian Somaliland, who before Every Monday the war were British subjects, de-evening at 7 pm. Badminton Club cided to settle in the northera frontier district of Kenya.

meets. -

Every Tuesday evening at 8 pm. Fellowship Meeting.

Wednesday, July 12, 10 a.m. Meet-

A large number left with their families and cattle, travelling acrossing of the Ladies Church Aid; 5.16 the country in the direction of the mittee.

p.m. Meeting of the House Com- Tana River.

Some of them reached British

territory, where they reported that, KENNEDY ROAD, HONG KONG.

UNION CHURCH. while crossing Italian country, the party bad divided.

A search party for the remainder was immediately organised and eventually some survivors were found. They were in a state of col- lapse but were able to relate the tragic fate of their companions, 130 of whom had succumbed after the party had lost its way in the desert and run out of water,-Reuter.

HIGH HONOUR FOR WOMAN.

ing services, etc, at the Union The following are the forthcom- Church, Kennedy Road.

Sunday, July 9. Sunday School 9.80 a.m. Morning Service, 10.30 (Broadcast).

Evening Service, 6 p.m. Preacher at both services: The Rev. E. G. Powell.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.

p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction. AMERICA'S WAR ON Lord Marcher Of Kemes The First Church of Christ, Scien

Machine Gun Company. Thursday, July 13-N.C.O. Lec- whereby the Labour party tried to ture. Application of Fire etc.

(continued).

edge the Britisn economic system

Friday, July 14-Nos, 1 MG. toward Socialism without any frontal attack upon capitalism-Signals. Action and cease Firing. such *S might cause dangerous, economic dislocation and at any

Scottish Company. N.C.Os Class.-Parade Thurs-

rate a temporary fall in the stan-day, 13th instant at Headquartera dard of life-is very

at 5.30 p.m. under C. S. M. Parkin- difficult to carry into effect because there are on. narrow limits to the extent to which

Musketry-Peak Range has been capitalism can be taxed without allotted to the Company on the fol- taxation reacting on the efficiency lowing dates:

of capitalist industry in world com- petition,

GANGSTERS

Government Join In Chicago Campaign.

INVESTIGATORS AT WORK

The

United States Government

Barony.

London.

For only the third time in near-

ly 1,000 years, a woman has be

(Branch of The Mather Church,

tist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.]

Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen

Road Tram Station. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Subject:-"SACRAMENT':

The

come Lord Marcher of the Barony

The Sunday School is held on of Kemes in Pembrokeshire. The Sunday Morning at 10 o'clock,| loffice was created in the time of Wednesday Evening Meeting at 6

WIlliam the Conqueror. Chicago.

p.m. Reading Room at above ad- The Lord Marcher then was re- dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10 has entered the campaign to purge quired to ride at the head of an a.m. to 12 noon, Monday and Chicago of racketeers,

armed force to protect the English Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m. Issuing subpoenas for the ap-counties from the hordes of Wales, Public is cordially invited to at Sunday, July 30.

pearance of a score of leading busi- One of the privileges of the office tend the service and visit the Sunday, August 20.

nessinen; contractors and officials is the maintenance of a bodyguard Reading Room. Branch of The Sunday, September 10.

of trucking and coal companies, the fof homagers equipped with halberds. Mother Church, The First Church) "Accordingly, despite the obvious,

Mrs. Nesta Withington difficulties in the way of winning. All ranks are asked to keep these Federal District Attorney took the

of of Christ, Scientist, In. Boston, British dates free,

first step to obtain convictions Bicester, Oxford, has just succeeded Mass., U.S.A. Cr a majority of the electorate to a positive Socialist pro-

against "hoodlums" who have failed is the 26th. holder of the Lord A Lecture for N.C.0.8 and any to pay income tax on, alleged in-Marcher's office on the death of her grumnie, or, even so, of putting such

father, Sir Marteine Owen Lloyd. into a programme

operation by men of the Company who wish to comes from their "rackets."

attend will be held on July IL. constitutional means, there

The move is the result of a six Her daughter will succeed her. is at

Subject "Map Reading." present a pronounced drive among

weeks investigation in "racket" con- The next Lecture will be held onditions by officials sent here from the rank and file of the Labour

July 18 by C. S. M. Slattery con- Washington to co-operate in the Party towards the Left. The Labour Party Conference of 1932 tinuing on the subject of "Duties drive against racketeers. Seven in- adopted, much to the annoyance of and Responsibilities of N.C.O.s of vestigators have been prying into many of its leaders, a set of resolu- an Infantry Battalion." N.C.O.s union and trade organisations af- tions which pledged the next Labour are reminded that it is their duty fairs.

Portuguese Company.

to attend these Lectures in order: Government to an attempt to carry to obtain the necessary knowledge a constructive Socialist programme

required for training their men. immediately into effect,

Wide Support Needed. - "The practicability of such a policy clearly depends on

Anzac Company. Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 (p.m. оп Monday, July 10 for the pro- Machine Gun Instruction.

spect of securing for it the support

A.AL-A Company. not only of the main body of the industrial workers but also of large Unit will issue his Orders to his The Officer Commanding this elements drawn from the profes

Commands separately. sional, technical and administrative | classes....

Kennedy Road Range- Allotment Or.

"Doubtless most of these people

The above Range is allotted to would rally more readily to the sup the Armoured Car Section on Mon- port of capitalist planning than to planning along Socialist lines--but day, July 10 at 6.30 p.m.

there is no indication of the willing- ness of British capitalism to adopt aj planned economy. Many individuals

are

to

at least sympathetic Socialism, and are deterred from becoming Socialists less by the fear of violent revolution-for: Com-] munism is almost as insignificant as Fascism, in Great Britain-than by a doubt whether the Socialista méan'

SMUGGLERS. POSE AS TREES.

New Ruse. To Evade Custom Officers.

Cologne.

business or possess the will and Smugglers camouflaged as pine competence to carry a policy of trees are the latest problem con- planned socialisation into effect.

"There is, indeed, no more likeli-toms officers in the western frontier fronting the already harassed cus- hood of Socialism coming to Great districts, Britain in the near future then

there is of it coming to France. It prised a party of amugglers on the Some officers the other day sur→] is clear that Socialism will not come borders of a pine forest at Roetgen, either by the mere continuation of near Aix-la-Chapelle. They gave the gradualist tactics of past chase, but in Labour Governments or by the rise mugglera had one

Instant the of a party attempting to achieve it appeared.

and all Uig- | along Communist lines,"

in

It was only after the customs of-

Mr. Cole concludes by asserting ficers had carefully combed the that while the chance of the British forest for, a long time that they Labour Party "is not yet lost.

found their quarries had become

the reaction against Sociallam on merged in the pine trees. Their the Continent has made its task a backs and packs of smuggled goods great deal harder than it might were carefully camouflaged with have been,"

pipe barks and branches. All they had to do when chased was to make Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elizalde, profor the nearest pine trees and stand minent. Manila couple, left the against them,

༤

Colony last night on the "Empress The captured amugglers were re- of Canada" to return to the Philip-lieved of their camouflage, 10,000 pines:

cigarettes and 50 lbs, of coffee

bě

Reuter.

NATIONAL WEALTH IN AMERICA.

G$115,000,000,000 Drop In Four Years.

New York.

STEAM AEROPLANE

TESTED.

Economy At 100 M.P.H.

Oakland, California.

A steam aeroplane developed by two brothers here made three short test flights recently.

The engine developed about 90| horse-power they said. It is a two- cylinder oil burner. They described

ernment prosecutors

The immediate objective of Gov- who have al- rendy met with success in using the Income tax weapon against gang- sters including "Al Capone is United States fell $115,000,000,000 flight.

The national "wealth" of the the engine as "very silent" · in understood to be the trucking and from 1929 to 1933,, estimates the

The brothers said they had made transportation exchange, alleged to National Industrial Conference about 100 miles an hour and the cost

under control of Murray Board. as underworld overlord. Humphries, successor to Al Capone

of operation was lower than for a The national "wealth" In 1932] petrol motor.--Reuter. was put at $247,000,000,000 in 1929 Gangsters are said to have levied it was $360,000,000,000. Nationa! a tribute on more than G$1,000,000 "wealth" means the dollar value of a year from legitimate coal dealing the country's physical assets-land, and trucking interests in the city factories and other tangible goods. Recently a series of terrorists' Year to year fluctuations do not bombings centred attention on coal accurately measure the wealth of tracking racketeers here.-Reuter. the nation in terms of its physical units, bat give Instead the estimated Mr. and Mrs. E. Murphy were dollar value of these units according among the passengers who left. Hong to prices for which they might Kong last night on the "Empress of theoretically have been sold in the Canada" bound for Manila.

different years-Reuter,

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