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Silver Speculation

HERE, THERE

and

` EVERYWHERE

KNOTTY PROBLEM

Is a statement made on a granio- phone record written or spoken?.

This question is agitating the minds of several eminent counsel.

A well-known man thinks that a gramophone record which is being

ROOSEVELT'S THREE

STORMS

EMPLOYERS, LABOUR

AND FARMERS

AMERICAN BATTLE ROYAL

(By Legley Farson)

sold in its thousands casts a re- TN pre-war days in the United a battle between the members of flection on his character.

States we had a sporting event the affiliate union and the so-called

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He consulted a solicitor with a known as the "battle royal." It"company union," hastily organised view to bringing an action. "The consisted of putting twelve negroes by the employers to thwart the record is libellous," he said. in a boxing ring-and then hitting growth of the Federation unión.

"No," replied the solicitor, "it is the gong. It was sauve qui peut, slanderous."

In such warfare the Federation, Quarters, fifty-cent pieces, dollar within eight months from last bills were thrown into the boxing August, "organised" 130 unions WHAT COUNSEL SAID

ring. Hard things to try to pick inside the motor industry. Before Then he thought again—and de-lambitious negro did make such an one Inside the industry.

up with a boxing glove. When an August, 1933 there was not a single jelded to consult counsel.

attempt two other negroes "Obviously slander," said the bined to hit him at the same time strength of over 35 per cent. of the com- Best neutral observers give it a counsel, "because the words com-and eliminate him. The last negro workers-in the straight production plained of are spoken in the record loft standing up got all the money. plants, over 50 per cent. In the body fing studio,"

This was prohibited by law.

plants-always excepting Ford, "Libel," he said. "It must be nation-wide battle royal that is

But no law can put a stop to the where it has got nowhere yet. libel, because the words are elecgoing on in the United Statos

Poor Strike Record trically written on the record."

In steel the Federation seeins Still not satisfied, the solicitor their nerve back (although they affiliated union, the Amalgamated The Republicans have got weakest, Probably because ita went to a counsel with even greater haven't got a polley yet) and, are Iron, Steel and Tin Workers experience than the other two.

attacking "Libel and slander," he said.

Roosevelt ulong all America, has been in existence fronts. They know they cannot years, But as the Amalgamated get in for two years,

Yet in the has not won a major strike in forty November elections they hope to years it has not much of an argu- win enough seats to get control ofment for recruiting membership, Some men deem the 30-minute ser the lower house, with which they and there is little over 10-15 per men too long. So they substitute the hope to put a brake on his spend- cent. membership among the steel 1152-column Sunday paper.

A second counsel was consulted.

Your Daily Smile!

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On the Job

to-day,

Ing policy.

of

workers. Meanwhile they are "rocking the Eighty to ninety per cent. of the Little Girl: "Our last private teacher boat," and with their gloomy pre-farmers have quit because he said us kids had nodiction of "Who's going to pay for Roosevelt in the administration's co-operated with

all this?" are frightening confid-multitudinous farming schemes. ence throughout the country.

But in nearly every one of them Big Business is getting its nerve they have been cheating, or taking sign of lack of confidence in the

And with each succeeding an unfair advantage of the situa

tion. The result is that the

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back.

brains." a world-wide scale.

Private Tutor: "Your father has em The World played me to fill the vacancy.” Economic Conference which was' convened to promote co-opera-

Decider Not Along Kong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 1934 tion between the various Central Clerk: "Do you prefer a red neck-tle

and National Banks, was ham-jor a green one?" strung so far as any

such Customer: "I'm sorry, but I can't present administration is adopting Government has been holding up

ny." scheme was concerned by the Clerk: "Shake, old man: I'm married, N.R.A. codes,

a negative attitude towards the payment of the bonus cheques on

and American President, who intim-too."

particularly such things as the Corn-Hog redue- Roosevelt's labour policy. ated by a very curt telegram In his attitude to exchange that the financial chaos in his During a recurd dive of more than

The Lion scheme and in some localities variations the genuine trader is

refusal of the cotton textile em-farmers are going anti-Roosevelt like the farmer talking about then country would take all his half a mile, Dr. Beebe sighted "the ployers to reduce working hours is because they claim that the adminis-

largest fish vet observed," weather.

attention and prevent participa-sh sighted the deepest bathysphericlan a consequence of recovery of nerve. A drought is always tion in an international arrange-yet observed.

tration is not keeping its promises And the an example of this. The strike is

to them. either too long or too short, and a rain is too light or too heavy if the delegates had taken the ment. It would have been well

Meanwhile, having once started. A.F.L. Fights Big Business in that direction, the Government The farmer's complaints have a

And textiles are not all: there is being pushed into the farming Obtainable from all dispensaries certain justification as regards next ship home; but one of the his own crops; but if he were from the era of Conferences is things we have had to learn

are strikes all over the country. business. Ninety cents out of able to control the meteorological that a Conference is desperately

American Federation of every dollar of the 1000,000,000dol. year in the interests of his own anxious to save its face; rather

Labour is fighting Big Business already loaned to the furmer crops he would be injuring than go home with empty hands

along all battle fronts. Parti-through the Farm Credit Bureau somebody else's. On the whole

cularly in the huge "key" steel, has gone to refinancing farm in- The resigns himself with a certain ment adopt some subsidiary sug- the delegates will at the last mo-

auto, and rubber Industries. The debtedness. The Government is amount of philosophy, because

demand is for "recognition:" i.e.. refinancing these farms at 75 per gestion without adequate discus-

that the big industries sign con- cent. of their assessed 1910-1914 tracts with the local unions affiliat-value.

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The

claims that Section 7A of thewhere 45 per cent. of the farm land ed to the Federation. Labour In the State of Iowa, for example, his National Recovery Act gives the la mortgaged, the average debt per

same,

thefr

he knows at any rate that nobody sion that may have nothing to do else is regulating his supplies of with the purpose of their meet- The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe sunshine and rain. That is a task that he would never trusting. The occasion was cleverly C.MG., who is retiring. from

seized by the "white-metal men," anybody, even a competent Gov who met in separate conclave post as Inspector-General of Police, workers in any plant the right to acre was 40dol. in the years 1910- ernment Department, to perform and concocted an agreement of fairly.

was the guest at a farewell tea. a "free vote" as to who, or what 1914. Today it is 66del. The which the essence was that the party given in his honour by the type of union shall represent them purchasing power of the farmer's It is quite otherwise with the countries such 23

Police Reserves (Chinese Company) India and management of money, which is Mexico that had large quantities at their club in Queen's Road Cen- agreements with their employers any debt) is to-day 72 per cent. of collective bargaining Products (with which he must pay inevitably managed by somebody. of silver that they wanted to tral yesterday afternoon.

President Roosevelt has said. the the 1910-1914. period. The because its use and value is en-sell, thereby keeping the market. The Hon. Dr. S. W. T'so, O.B.E.,

machinery, paint and industrial pro- tirely conventional. Even when from any disproportionate rise, Honorary Commissioner of the gold was practically the univer- should limit the amount they Chinese Company, presided.

But no such elections have been ducts he has to buy to keep in busi- sal standard, because silver was would sell within any particular Mr. Wolfe was the recipient of industries.

permitted yet in any of the big-key heas are 123 per cent.

Meanwhile, an entrenched bureau- jogly valued in a price quoted in period of twelve months.

red all embroidered Chinese scroll key industries (with the exception Neither have the big The gold currencies, the idea that Indian stock is due to the de-containing a Valediction from the of coal, which is already heavily tion in the national fabric. And a cracy is fighting to retain its posi- gold circulated automatically to monetisation of the silver rupee, Chinese Company; five white ivory unionised) signed any where it would be most useful and the real interest of India is carved elephants from the Indian which could be interpreted

large percentage of the population which has been living on was never more than a popular to be able to sell it as soori ag Company; and a silver junk en-

relief, superstition. The fact was that possible at a price not below the closed in a glass case, from the Fly-recognition by any Federation public works or farming schemes prices remained steady, with a old rupee value. We see now the ing Squad of the Police Reserve.

la becoming "relief minded"-and rise and fall within a very absurd position of the Indian Among those present were

Big Business, therefore, is fight- These are some of the struggles

won't give it up. limited range, because the man- Government holding millions of Hon. Sir Shou-son. Chow, the Hon. ing both Labour and the President in the American battle royal. agement of money was in the ounces of silver that it wants to Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, the Hon. in this matter. Labour isn't fight question is, who will be the last hands of very large Institutions sell, while the market price is Mr. T.-N. Chau, the Hon. Mr. R. H. In the President yet. In fact the nigger left standing up? that did not need to take notice far above the level that would Kotewall, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. Tso trump card of the Federation in

thei

affiliate.

contract

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The

of small rises and falls and that make it worth while to sell it. Tsun-on, Mr. O. Eager, Hon. Mr. N. recruiting membership is to say, to had an interest in steady levels At that time there was no idea L. Smith, Messrs. T. H. King, D. the worker, "Join the Union--the WARNING AGAINST identical with that of the mana that the U.S.A. would devalue Burlingham, K. A. Bidmead, L. H. President has said that he wanta · DRINKING RUM facturers and merchants who the dollar and build up a silver C. Calthrop, T. Murphy, P. Grant, you to." were the clients of the Banks reserve, which is of no value to R. H. E. Marke, A. R. Clarke, C. F.

Indian Who Appeared.

To Be Drunk

and the Bill Discounters. The its own people, while they hold Alexander, W. Shannon, B. C. Ran- Boards See Danger Light general public had no call to fol-half the world's gold. It must dall, W. V. Field, R. J. Hunt, Badan But the strikes which threaten low the market, which was in the be admitted that the advocates Singh, Wong Kwong-tin, Ng Wah, led to tie up both the vital steel and hands of experts who certainly of silver deserved some reward Mok Kon-sang, Ngan Shing-kwan, motor industries were averted--

"Don't be such a baby," said Mr. made good profits, but not in ex-for their faith and long vision. cess of the risks they under-

Tang Shiu-kin, Kwok Suf-lau, Kwok not settled-by the appointment of E. I. Wynne Jones, at the Kowloon But even that is not the Chan, Chow Tung-sang, Wong Hak-labour boards. And the chief Magistracy this morning, to James took, and the services they ren-whole story; they are not the king.

duties of both of these boards is Singh, who had Bara Singh arrest- dered.

only men who can descry a pro-

,

to hold and supervise "free elec-ed, yesterday for behaving in а tions" for workers' representatives. disorderly manner at the main gate

These boards have seen the don-of the Kowloon Dockyard.

.

When the value of the precious fit and seize it with both hands. RECEPTION ON FRIDAY įmetals used for currency reserves Under the circumstances one varies more rapidly and. more would expect that India as a

A reception, at the Chinese Mer-ger light, Up to date they have. It was stated. that the defendant violently than is indicated by whole would be selling. No doubt chanta Club, 5th floor, China been "atalling," postponing these was seen by the complainant with movements of trade in commodi- the Government has disposed of Building, will be given on Friday, March. When these elections are appeared to be drunk. He was al- ties, that is an unfailing sign its quota allowed by the agree at 4.30 p.m., to the Hon. Mr. E. Dheld Washington meets & test case so wielding a stick, but was giving The Ides of a bottle of rum in his hand, and that speculators are at work; for ment. But the private specula-c. Wolfe, by his Chinese friends

evil election dates.

it means that the metals, or the tor, seeing that the whole plan on the occasion of his impending Disputes are bound to arise. If the James Singh said that he had eredit documents based on them, was to raise the price of silver, retirement.

on its Capital-Labour relations. no trouble at all.... are being purchased or sold for at any rate temporarily, began to

the purpose of a later sale or buy. The restricted sales of the

Government sides with Capitalpreviously seen the defendant, purchase of the metals them Governments are largely neutral- GERMAN EMBASSY FOR CHINA? against both employer and the years, striking people, and to avoid then you will see Labour fighting whom he had known for three selves, and not for their proper ised by purchases made by their

Roosevelt administration.whe function of settling trade ae-own wealthy citizens; some of A Chinese report from Nanking

trouble he had had him arrested. counts. The present rise in all-whom have already made their says that there is a strong pos- see a picture of Roosevelt behind Wynne Jones azid, "Stop drinking At the present moment you will, In diecharging defendant Mr. ver is a very glaring example of fortunes. Are Governments real.sibility that Germany will follow nearly every Federation organiser's too much rum this process. How did it become ly unable to secure men who have the example of Italy, in raising her desk with gory, two reclaration le Dr. Li Shu-fan returned to the possible?

as keen wits as the men who are Legation in China to the status of of Roosevelt left, the Federation The answer is plain enough, pitted against them? If that is an Embassy. and it is very instructive as to the explanation they must not be the folly of political interference surprised if their authority with finance on anything short of suffers.

Two cases of typhoid fever were reported in the Colony during the 48-hours ended October 14.

straining every nerve to consolidate Colony Jaat evening by the B. administration. its position under the present sident Wilson from Shanghai,

he has attended the Far East Meanwhile In every plant there is Tropical Disease Conference,