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Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi

"Greatest Of World's Statesmen"

MEN WHO HAVE MADE INDIA

(By V. S. C. SINGHAM)

Tribute To Tagore

"Always a man is a jumble Congress party but the fact re- of defects and graces-and mains to indicate his greatness even a Lotus tree grows on of character and culture, right a thorny stalk," said one of the through his life. Indian philosophers who died

It is a relief of hesitation to only a few years back. He was perfectly right and one can find have set down the first name, and ex-now I take the choice of selecting the living examples of his pression in the personalities of the second place of honour which the British Prime Minister, the believe, should be given in this Italian Dictator and the Nazi list to the living Shakespeare of President not forgetting. Mr. India. I mean the Laureate of Lloyd George.

Humanity, the bard of that isolated

Apart from these personages, Sanininketan-Calcutta-Dr. Rabin- there is another class of states-dranath Tagore, who has given to men who are sometimes uncom- Mahatma Gandhi's great nationa? promising and arrogant in their awakening that voice which great- policies towards some of the ed all the ears in the East and the weaker nations who are struggl West. He has given a melody ing for power and prestige. It almost divine.

would be interesting to the There will be general agreement readers to note the names of among these who have had the op-i these prominent statesmen who portunity to know the Peet per are not less than that of Mrsonally or through his Peems, when Winston Churchill, Lord Roth I say that Tagore has given to mere. Sir Henry Page Croft and Indian nationalism that much want- Sir B. Fuller, who do not belong ed outlook of internationalism and to any party politics, at least, as has enriched it with his art, mysic

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1934

Just as she promised her es tranged husband, David Secon, she would return to him after he had threatened to leave their son, Edward, below, in the middle of the road to be run over, ·Mrs. Secon, top, was killed when Secon's speeding automobile overturned on a road near Phil- adelphia. Neither father nor son was injured in the crash,

To-day's Short Story:

MOTHER

CAREY'S

CHICKEN

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By Bill Adams

her landsman, at any rate, would or sextant. When she came home, have called her a ship. Really she come filled with cod. In win- she was not a ship; for a ship has ter she took what was an easier three masts, and she had but way, and avoiding the more open two. She was a ketch; a little savage seas of the Iceland coasts, vessel with a mainmast, a good voyaged those sens, only a little less deal shorter than her foremast, savage, between the Shetlands and and sails that set fore-and-aft.

Norway; or between the Shetlands Her name was the Petrel, and her and the British North Sen coast. homo was Lerwick. And Lerwick, Coming home from Norway she In case you do not know, is in the came with her hold full of ice. In Shetland Islands. And the Shet from the British coast she came land Islands in case you do not with coal. Cod, coal and léo ware know, are some four hundred miles the sole cargoes she knew south of the Arctic Circle. To And yet she remains Immortal, make her home so close to the Arc-for to her befell a happening that tic Circle a ship must be stoutly has never, in the world's history, built.

befallen any other craft,

There was nothing fancy about the Petrel. She was a mere nobody | m of the sea; her cargo capacity, a matter of only a hundred tons or so. Had she sailed those seas whore sailed the clippers, they would have sped by her without so much as dipping their flags to her.

But she never sailed those seas. The fragrant cargoes they carried,

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Cafe Cavalier," by Ernest Hyde.

It is doubtful if any landaman

the sunny seas they knew, the gen-over heard of her: Her Immortality

tle trade winds and warm blue is a matter confined to the know. waters, were quite unknown to her, ledge of a few aged seafaring men. There was never anything fragrant

No steam kettle could have done about her, unless you em the what the little Petrel did. No fly- odours of cod and coal, dust fraging clipper, no iron-built Cape Hor-

ner, could have done it.

Had she not been named as she

rant.

In summer the Petrel-voyaged-to'

far as the recent events indicate, and magical words which have he CURB ON LABOUR the shores of Iceland, some six was, perhaps she could not have they are in a class by themselves, come the full-blooded emblem of

with new theories.

awakened Indian spirit,

The latest of these theories arej Who comes next? Of course, aj the one written in The Timer by

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hundred miles from home. To done it herself. It was as though, endure even summer in those waters she said, "You name

Sir B. Fuller, who is a 'retired group of scientists who have-trans-Three Major Industries and manned by such men

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Washington, To-day.

me Petrel. a vessel must be viking hearted; Well, then, I live up to my name.".

as can The petrel is, as perhaps you smell their way through fog, mist know. known to seafaring men as and rain; navigating by a sense "Mother Carey's Chicken". Mother Carey is, as perhaps you know, the fabled wife of Davy Jones, who dwells at the cold sea bottom-be- side his great locker filled with drowned seamen's bones. And that is perhaps why the Petrel, when Davy tried to take her, flipped her figurative finger in his face.

DISAPPOINTMENT IN INDIA

member of the Indian Civil Ser- formed the ancient Indian indegin- vice and an altogether entertainous science Into the new feld of the progressive west. And to ing person-that India and Cey- lon are unfit to govern them- cast the choice of selecting thei selves as the people of these vast names in place of honour according

It is reliably reported that the continents are liable to fits, to merits, is not an easy task by emotion and excitedness caused the writer and I maintain that this Administration has learned that on their mental power by the rst place of honour among the the steel, automobile and textile excessive heat of the climate of indian scientists should go to the manufacturers have agreed to

(Continued from Pags, 1.). pioneer of all of them, Sir J. G. unite in curbing Labour's growing the country.

The proposed reforms, which Now, we have this amusing Bose, who has been striving for power which endangers the peace

In early winter the Petrel came theory in support of their con-decades to bring the science of the of industry, since the unionista are ruled out Democracy at the con-

elections tre, were mere camouflage, in re home from Iceland with her usual tention not to grant self govern-East and the West to a closer bend demanding employees'

and are confident of winning bar-gard to progress towards home cargo of cod. Having discharged the common benefit of ment to India, and as far as Cey-for

galaing powers.

rule and were calculated to rein-her cod, she made ready for lon is concerned, an attempt in humanity.

Steel Industrialists have not-force veated interests. Rauter, Voyage to Norway to fetch a cargo. made to withdraw certain Con-He is, perhaps, the greatest bis

LABOUR ALTERNATIVEN of ice. And, since Lerwick had stitutional powers vested in the logist in the world, a revealer of aned the Government that they in-

London, To-dayaaught that Norway needed, she set Board of Ministers who are new world and the creator of tend to resist an employee election.

Administration officials privately The draft of an alternative re-out with her hold empty. Empty, elected by the representatives of vegetable kingdom.

fear a textile strike. The workers port to the one presented by the that is, save for some twenty tons! the people in the State Council

are complaining of widespread dis-Select. Committee on Indian Con-of stones dumped into her for bal- according to the Donnough-

crimination.

stitutional Reform, has been pre- last; weight cnough to enable her monore Commission.

Additionally, Labour is dissatis-sented by Major C. R. Attlee and to ride the winter seas with a rea- Wrong Ideas Entertained pre-ominence and captain of in-fed with the Administration's en- other members of the Labour Party leonable degree of safety. Including While I am inclined to believe dustry and patriotism. He is also

forcement of the N.R.A.. labour on the Selection Committee. It ex- her skipper, her crew numbered that no one would take any (Continued on Page '11.)

provisions.-United Press per 3. E. presses the view that a new con- four men. serious notice of those theories.!

Levy and Company,

stitution should be so framed as t It was in early November that the enable India to reach Dominion Petrel set sail for Norway.

a process of internal status by

When was not yet two days on development without recourse to her way the wind came from dead further Acts of Parliament.

in her teeth; and blew up into a They recognise the need for gale. That was, of coursè, part of the job; and for seven days and seven nights the Petrel fought her

the people over this side of the

Sir P. C. Ray's Place Fourth place in this list goes to Sir F. C. Ray who is a chemist of

Far East appears to have a wrong IMPORTANT NEW

and

notion of the Indian men matters. Therefore, I feel it my duty, first as a Ceylonese, and then as one who has drawn the inspiration from the Indian Cul- ture and civilisation, to reply Sir B. Fuller as well as to remove some of the existing misconcep- tions on the Indian men and matters.

I think the best method is to

prove with visible examples based

CHANGES IN THE

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Artillery And Engineers Appointments

ARRIVALS BY TROOPSHIP

LATVIAN SEAMAN

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protection of the masses from exploitation.

f way, into the gale, now on one tack, The Labour members strongly now on the other. · On the seventh Arrested on board the 'g.s. oppose the creation of second day a little island lying off the coast Trier on Tuesday, Arvid Walt-Chambers in the Legislatures. of Norway was sighted.

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Brilliant Record.

and

AT SPORT

during the 1932 and 1983-84 yea

Among other sports they also captured the Rhine Army Rugby Cup for the seasons 1987-28 and 1928-29, and 'at cricket won the Garrison Cup at Gibraltar in 1933, they {were runner-up this year,

The Regiment also possess A

kers, a Latvian seaman, was this They consider that while the. Pro- But now, just when she was ready morning charged before Mr. W. vinces should be allowed to ex-to slip round the Naze, the bleak Full particulare obtainable from every British Commercial Diplomatic on facts, and in doing so, need Many General Staff appointments Schofield at the Central Magis-periment with the Westminster headland at the southern extremity I hesitate to form an Indian on the China Command will change tracy with entering the Colony system, the responsibility at the of Norway she was bound for Team of Statesmen who hands as a result of the arrival of without a valid passport and for centre should

are

exercise mainly Christiania, beyond the Naze-the recognized as the greatest living of the Troopship Somersetshire this failing to register with the Po-through the committees of the wind hauled again, ind, no longer USILIERS Indians all over the world where morning.

lice as an alien.

Legislature, on the lines of the con- coming from south-east, blew up the English language is spoken? Col, E. St. G. Kirke, D.S.O., R.E., Defendant.said that he was institution of Ceylon.

from due south: right in her teeth. Certainly, I need not hesitate to who is among the officers arriving, the shipping office when he miss- MORE SEATS WANTED

That, though disappointing, would form a team of Indian States- is relieving. Col S. Boyd, D.S.O..ed his boat, and was told that re- They, urge that there should be not have mattered so much had it men, but the difficulty centres R.E., as Chief Engineer, South gistration with the Police was only one Legislative Chamber at not increased from a gale to a wind towards one's conception of China Command, while Col. A. P. not necessary. He was given a the centre, in which the Labour of hurricans force.

The Regiment's sporta record is greatness although it is not a Sayer, D.S.O., of the Royal En-letter of introduction to the Sea faction should be given 20 seats,

Just as every ship has her own a brilliant one. They were · run- thing to be settled by vote. gineers, is on a tour of Inspection. men's Institute. He said that instead of 10 as proposed in the special peculiarity, so the Petrel had ners-up in the Army Boxing Cham-

Gandhi Eulogised

Another important post which he had no intention of staying in White Paper.

hers. She was what is known pionship at Tidworth in 1929, Every man has his right to eral Staff Officer No. 2, which is at Hong Kong.

The Governor General, they as amongst sailors as a "weatherly prior to leaving for Gibraltar, conceive the greatness of this will change hands is that of Gen Relating to the circumstances sert, should not have a special reship. In other words, when the still have a large complement of person or that, according to his present held by Major K. P. Atkin-of accused's arrest, Inspector nonsibility for safeguarding the wind came from dead ahead, so that good boxers. own choice and knowledge, and son, M.C., R.A. He will be relleved W. K. Andrew said that he came financial stability and credit of the for her to sail on her course was I am not an exception to this by Major 0. R. P. Roupell, V.C., of to the Colony on November 13. Federation."--Reuter. rule. Therefore, there is no dif- the East Surrey Regiment.

Admittance to his friend's house ficulty to set down the name of Lieut-Col. A. B. Hearle, D.S.O., in Kowloon, was refused as he the greatest living Indian whose R.A., who also arrived by the troop-, was under the influence of liquor The Liberal Party's view of the name is too obvious to all of you ship this morning, is taking over on the same night. Later his Select Committee's report was ex- eh? See this then!" With apologies to those who command of the 8th Heavy Brigade, friend made a report to the Po (pressed by the National Liberal A vessel of less determined tem- differ from me, I may mention Royal Artillery and the Hong Kong lice that a camera was missing member for Bodmin, Cornwall, Mr. perament would have lain farther Lieut. T. A. G. Pritchard: won Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery, and a description of the man Issac Foot, who said that the off from the wind, and so, permit-the Army Heavyweight title in of living men riot only in the which will henceforth be under one was given, which led to his ar- Liberal representatives on the Con- ting herself to drift to leeward; 1981, East but also all over the world command.

rest aboard the 8.8. Trier, prior mittes were reading the Lothian would have ridden the savage seas In the same year the 2nd Batte where he has no equal..

Among the other arrivals were to her sailing,

scheme, for direct election.) He has transformed the Indian Captain R. J. Wolseleys and 2/Lieut. Defendant was fined $75 in He himself opposed the change of comfortably for her crew. A pionship, and, while serving in

more easily for herself and more llon won the Army Unit Cham Empire from oblivion into his A. MacDonald (East Lanes), Capbour, on the two charges, and antral Government from direct to of course. It is always, the ship 1927-28-29, they won the Novices way Bridge, Prince Edw

his trophy

default seven weeks hard las

ELECTION CHANGE OPPOSED London, To-day."

impossible, it was her habit to point her bow, obstinately, very, close up Into the wind: as though to 18y, you think you can hold me back,

Cpl. J. Jones held the Briery Ano Polo team and achieved an outstanding, success this year tish Army Featherweight title

by anpexing the Inter-Regimental and the Imperial Services

Polo Cup at Gibraltar. championship for the same weight in 1930-31 prior to the Regiment's departure for G

braltar

BOTH LEGS SEVERED BY TRAIN

Unknown Chineg

Tragic End

The body of, an the election to the Lower House and crew's "feelings are of no moment, the Rhine Occupation Area during Chinese male found at

last night at 9 o'cloc

unknown

7. Rall- Road

very serious repercussions on the E, Holas (Royal Corps of Signals), destinies of at least two great Major D. H. Steers, D.S.O., R.ES S

made nations. He has convulsed the Capt. G. Thomas, Capt. R.

that this substantial change would little ship, to relleve her of some of Boxing Championship Won moved to the Kowloon & Publlo world with his ideas on the one Gillesple, Capt. J. V. Davidson which was scheduled to arrive to India,

The NY.K. steamer Katori Hara, occasion grave disappointment in the strain that she insisted upon tak Daring their period of service Mortuary: hand and the manifestations of Houston, Capt. N. Lydall, Lieut. morrow, is now dus at 7.30 p.m. to-d

ing, the Petrel's skippar ordered her at Gibraltar the Battalion won the „Generally, howe his moral grandeur on the other.

they stood by heha put up, and

urning her away, Command Boxing Champion In one word, he is absolutely A. Luckin, Lient D. M. Eley, Enchoring at buoy No. Al in mid-the proposals, and

the hurricane. In 1982 and 1988, while at Lieut. R. de V. Winkfield (Royal streamt-1-2

black night they were champions

direct Army League during the

1926-27, 1927-28, and They also won the Gove in Gibraltar in runners-up # for

incomparable.

When I say these things about Engineers) in Frost, O.B.E., M.D. Major G. H. Hous Gandhi, it does not mean that I Major R. H. Smythe, MA, of the Barry B. (Royal Army Medi

am not aware of his Himalayan Royal Army Pay Corps, is relieving Corps) Laut, E..D. blunders in certain aspect of the Captain E. C. Elliott-Heywood.

(Lincolns), Captain O

Indian reforma demanded by the Other arrivals are Lt. Col. Wi (Royal Army Service Cornish

the

same

The man who was apparently killed by the last train from Can ton, had both his legs severed. He

vaa about 40, years of age and, had ·

Appearance of northern dece Ed's pocket $11 in Chinese money, Kong Chartered