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Tuesday, July 3.

The China Mail

Hong Kong, Monday, July 2, 1934.

The Empire's Timber: Wealth.

HERE, THERE

and

EVERYWHERE

Barings And The Rothschild Film

Hollywood Is in historical trouble. The "House of Rothe- child" film, which has already caused differences of opinion among members of the Rothschild family, has now offended another. fainous City firm.

WHAT IS LONDON'S FUTURE?

POPULATION RAPIDLY

INCREASING

“GREEN BELT”... NEEDED

(By Professor S. D. Adshead,

Professor of Town Planning in the University of London).

TITHOUT a doubt the hiswhich it had twenty

ago,-

Baring's have taken exception to the historical which their firm has been portray sessing the signiicance of post-its citizens ed on the screen. They are shown war developments, will lay parti- but very slightly.

inaccuracy with W curian of the future, in as even though the actual number of

may have increased:

In fact, this -

as a smaller concern than Rothscular stress upon the amazing rice raising of the standard of living child's, and outwitted by Nathan of new citlès.

means more houses, more furni~ Rothschild, which is, of course, Places like Gdynia-the optim. ture, more clothes, more luxuries, increased facilities for transport. ridiculous.

istic creation of Polish nation-

and

At the time of the Napoleonicism, mistrustful of the future and more factories. wars, Baring's had been in exis-

of the "Free City of Danzig;

Industry Problem tence for over 50 years. Roths-

Magnitogorsk, one of the first As factories multiply · It will child's were newcomers,

fruits of the Five Years' Plan, have to be recognised that fodus- Nathan, the founder of he English which aims at industrialising tries are definitely of two classes, brunch, became a naturalised Brit-

Russia: Zlin, that light" and "heavy."" If clean, agricultural tish subject only in 1804. When throbbing hive of industry which free from noise. smell or other Sir Francis Baring died in 1810, has sprung up like a mushroom in similar objections, the light in be left £7,000,000—an enormous the folds of an obscure Czechos-dustries can be set up almost as fortune for those days. In the lovakian valley, readily come to generally as schools. words of Lord Erskine, he was mind as typical examples of the But the heavy industries, asade

the first merchant in Europe."

[outcome of this modern phenome-ciated with coal, oil, steel, or co- ment will have to be banished to

there

non.

The

Friendly Rivale

At the same time the hoary ca-that huge area extending from Although the friendliest re-pitals of the world are mil, to Silvertown to Canvey Island. on lationship has always existed be-greater or lesser extent, undergo the estuary of the Thames. tween Baring's and Rothschild's, ing a more or less drastic meta-building of a ring of independent was no Rothschild parti- morphosis, in a combined effort to satellite towns all round London, elpation in the great French Re-accommodate their increasing po- within, say, a radius of 50 miles, pulations, adapt themselves to mo- undoubtedly affords the boat and parations Loan after Waterloo.

That deal was carried through dern requirements, and meet the most hopeful scheme for dealing growth which by Baring's together with Hope's competition of their younger ri-with the gigantic

London has already begun to uns. of Amsterdam-and the only 8-vals.

Shortt.

quarter of a million acres to our film had been approved by the: woodlands in fifteen years. With banking firm.

Dominions.

Your Daily Smile!

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sistance involved was political. A moment's reflection should dergo,

Even now there is a tendency old be enough to show that, unles years ago, and now draws from The Duke of Wellington, an its forests an annual revenue offfriend of Sir Francis Baring, gave one decides to pull down an old for towns within twenty miles of jcity, lock, stock and barrel, there London, like Croydon and Rom→→ LO CHEUNG SHIU-On Saturday, £2,000,000, still increasing. Bri. the loan his blessing.

It is understood that Baring's must be certain well defined limits ford, to become more independent, June 30th, 1934, at 12.30 am-tain, awaking to the imminence have called the attention both of to the most ambitious of trans- and the policy of the London at his residence No. 62 Conduit

Cortege will of absolute denudation after the the film company and of Mr. Ed-formation schemes, from the point County Council of taking Road, aged 60.

places like Dagenhain and St. He hait at the Wing Pit Ting, war, has empowered the Forestry ward Shortt, the Film Censor, to of view of practicability alone. workers out of congested areas to

these inaccuracies. Mr.

Let us, for eumpte, take the lier's is a sound one. Pokfulam Road, at 4.30 pm. on Commissioners to add nearly was under the impression that the case of London. Dramatic pro- But this is only touching the.

possis for Increasing the traffic fringe of the problem. It will have ̈ width of London's streets, by to be realised that these huge- shifting pavements under arcades housing areas need converting in- a wise and far-sighted forestry

running behind the frontage lines, to perfectly self-contained patel- policy throughout the Empire,

for running such arcaded thorHte towns, and will also, sooner. we may become self-supporting

A man was driving a big car at oughfares in continuous ribbons or later, have to be provided with in hard-woods, enjoying a beauty fast speed along a wide road when a over first floors connected by industrial areas, civic centres,

very small car appeared alongside, an and variety of such material un trying to pass him. The driver of bridges, and for providing over and all the acquipment of a fully

2 developed cityURING SLE British the big car was peeved. He wouldn't head rapid transport resting on

piers high en- rivalled beyond the

We madly need legislation to let a small car pass him, not even a network of tall, new one. He went faster still-sixty ough up to carry the traffic well promote these developments, but

sixty-five miles an hour-but

over the

roofi-all these and the town planning of Idodon จ the small car kept beside him.

schemes, ingenious the best lines cannot be 'proceed- Suddenly the driver of the small car many similar

(as they are, will I am convinced, ed with until the railway compan. opened his window and shouted...

"Do you know anything about these come to ultimate shipwreck on the les, the road authorities and one Cara?"

rocks of Impracticability.

might add, the Zoning Authori "Why?" asked the other driver, To arrange a parade of veteran

ties, who are virtually the town So great is the world consump horses of the Great War was a gear," was the reply.

planners-all-joln in considering tion that the British Forestry happy inspiration of the organ-

to the future programme.", over estimate the influence that For example, it is a pity that Commissioners have estimated isers of the Olympia Horse

Hosts of people will Books are acceptable presents the coming expansion in aviation the suburban railway companies, the quantity cut down annually Show.

rend of it with a quickening of for the elderly," says writer. may exercise in the structural de- that can do so much to help Lon at ten times the growth. The memories and do honour in their Give the old folks a tome! velopments of a city like London den to realise its full town plan. vast resources of the British thoughts to devoted service and

The Ides that we are steadily apning programme, are not includ.... The records of

Taking Unfair Advantage

proaching an age when we shallfed in the operations of a Traffic Empire must be developed if loyal affection.

"Most Interesting," said the sweet all be able to step into our private Board. we are to avold the dangerous the chargers who were seen at Olympia was a splendid testi

young thing to the motor car sales-aeroplanes, parked all ready on the But the trouble is that London economic pressure of scarcity mony to the heroic endurance man, and now show me the depres flat roofs of our offices, and by off is so immense that it is impossi and obtain the full advantage of which the horse will give at ciation, please. I hear it is heavy in

to our suburban or seaside homes ble for any one authority to deal man's demand. Lord Mottis- these care"

with the problem both as a whole the Empire's incomparable na-

"As matter of fact madam," re is a most tantillaing viston. tone's Warrior went out in olled the opportunist, "we found it

But I am confident that it is and in all its details. Hence the tural resources. At present the August, 1914, took part in Le such a source of work that we had

only a vision which at any rate tendency to re-divide solid Londos correspond with dominating factor is that Im-Cateau, carried Lord French at it removed altogether!"

in the case of the old cities of the into areas,

be translated the old wards, aɛɛms sod one. world—will never perial demand and supply are in-the first battle of Ypres, and

Work-Out Areas Jadequately organised. The Em-served on to the end of the war. Hero as he is, he is only typi- |

jinto terms of cold reality.

How great is the importance of timber in tae modern world has not been sufficiently recognised.

Bources.

War Horses At Olympia.

"I can't shift the thing

HOME CORNER

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Science and Socks

with him.

Into top

clever;

Effect of Aviation

Again, It is only too easy

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Quite possibly in the near, fu- Large areas in worn-out parti. ture sites may be acquired in the of London should be entirely built-up area of London where cleared. In their place there.

machine will be quite exceptional. ventilation, which will allow their Perhaps the most striking fea-Interiors to be used as shops, gar

and swimming. with the ages, cinemas, tura in connection

(Continued on Page 3) growth of London is immigration pools. from provincial towns, which has been proceeding at an increasing-

LITTLE THOUGHT Some men are born pire possesses the immensely cal of many whose names, we others just have to work. valuable asset of 2,800,000 square should like to think, will not be ales of merchantable timber. forgotten. In legend and ballad

A professor was delivering an ad-airplanes can land, but they will should spring up tall blocks of

opin park-like- Yot the greatest market in the many a famous war horse is cele

¡brated. The ancient world was dress before a group of business men be used only as a means of public buildings, set in Empire, the home country, draws not feering when it recorded that At its conclusion a manufacturer join-conveyance, and the citizen of a spaces, fitted with the latest im by far the largest part of its Bucephalus. Alexander's horse,en is of Re bereft to me he large town flying his own private provements in artificiil light and

would let no other man ride him, insisted. consumption from foreign

and was buried by his master "What is your business 7"

"I manufacture sock suspenders." with a new city for his tomb.

"And where would your business The increase of consumption We remember that Napoleon's

white horse was called Marengo," was the next question, "If the

of gravity were suspended!" of Canadian timber has thus far and that Wellington rode through been restricted by the inevitable the long day of Waterloo a chest- THE BEIGHT OF CONCEIT difficulties of adjustment to e nut by the name of Copenhagen, The man who sent a letter new market, by the need of or who when his master dismount his other on his birthday com-

ed at last in the dark of victory gratulating her. ganisation of production to the retorted to a friendly slap by conditions and grades required trying to kick the Duke. It and of the arrangement of eco-is a sound judgment which all

down the ages has thought the "People in business should take nomical shipping. Beneath all soldierly virtues of the horse bigger risks," declares a writer. In this lios this fundamental ques-worthy of memory. If a time is these days it's a big enough risk tion of tong-term forestry coming when war will all be being in business at all schemes. No Dominion, what-horselessly mechanised, the more

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to Yet some people think that the population of London will now de- cline: Buch is not mylew; it {will probably continue to in-

ever its primioval wealth of tim-reason to honour these veterans, Facts You Did Not Know

last heirs of a grand tradition, ber, can any longer neglect plan-

ning to conserve and multiply

LOCAL POSTAGE RATE DECREASE

ly rapid pace ever since the war.KING COLLECTING AIR MAIL COVERS

May Add Set To His Collection

{dresse,

Actually, the population in the centre of London is decreasing, becauso people who used to Ilve

London. Reuter understand that the

in the centre are moving to the King has expressed his Interest in outer edge of the bufit-up area or the most modern branch of philate--

ly the collection of air mail covėtą to the suburbs.

We seem to have lost sight of and that he may be adding set in Gloves have been manufactured in one essential fact. Although the the near future to hit famous, col Czechoslovakia for nearly 150 years, actual gross population may not lection..

Typewriter, ribbons can be reinked with a new liquid applied with a spray

gun.

be increasing very rapidly, the The use of air mail, covers the that wealth is an investment for

rajsing, of the standard of living stamped envelopes for air transit-- generations The United States

amongst the lower tisse, which is dates back to Hawker's Atlantic. undoubtedly taking place, and is Flight in 1919, when aftor landing has already discovered what the waiteful" exiloitation of virgin From yesterday the local postage of botal of $7,000 commuses in becoming more and more marked, in the sea ble machine and the mail Forests megis. On the other rate on, letters to the United King-France 83,000 ara, supplied, with elec- is bound to have the effect of In- were, salvaged.

essing London's size, wealth and Mails have been carried since.im have the brilliant ex-

and Brillah possessions and tric power.

Intensity of organisation,

most of the long-distance flights ectorates via Suer and the Pic

Ninition "pletures, can be taken on MONDO PREZEN which discerned so will be reduced from 12 cents per,& roll at six filma with a new camera) -

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