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Conciliation

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THE CARE CAUGHT FIRE

When the Prime Minister and Mr. J. H. Thomas opened at Aug- tralia House an exhibition of Aus- tralian produce, the proceedings began with the lighting of 100 candles round a giant birthday cake. the This was to commemorate Melbourne centenary.

In the middle of Mr. MacDonald's apesch the cake caught fire, not be cause of the favour of his oratory but because one of the candles burn- ed down.

The most interesting exhibit was a large model of the route of the Melbourne air race. It ran the length of the main hallin Australla. House.

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Above it wires were stretched. Model aeroplanes travelling on these wires showed the positions of the competitors from hour to hour.

FIRE WALKERS

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WHITE PAPER POLICY DANGER

"WILL EVENTUALLY SPLIT

THE TORIES"

CONSERVATIVE PARTY GAGGED

(By Sir Henry Page Croft, M.P.)

In this trenchant article, Str】ind the partnership of British and Henry Page Croft, who has con- Indians at the centres

The motion, admittedly was de- sistently opposed British abdica| tion in India, warns Conservative feated only by the platform, and the leaders that persistence in the majority of 23 was composed of White Paper policy will inevitably Ministers, Whips, parliamentary Recretaries, and officers of the party split the Conservative Party.

The Report of the Joint Select, organisation..

Definite Repudiation Committee on these proposals, published on November 25, was It was a dedulte repudiation of awaited with the utmost analety the White Paper by the rank 'and' by the great mass of Conserva-le; and let it be remembered that the majority did not vote for the tive opinion in Britain

London.White Paper, but only to "wait and August 28; 1931, an historic see the result of the Select Com meeting of the Conservative,mittee, which many trusted might Party was held at the Kingsway refuse to consent to the policy of Hall, when it placed its fate in the scuttle- an illusive hope. It is re grettable that all the members of

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Amateur and professional fire-hands of Its leaders. walkers are being asked to take No one doubted that the party the committee were not persons No effort has been made by the part in an experimental walk near could have swept the country. But known to hold no convinced views. a dramatic appeal was made to us London.

Fire-walking in England is very by our leader to renounce our un-India Defence League to end the rare, although it is said in the disputed right and temporarily National Government and it is tives will not oppose their National North, that men engaged in iron-sacrifice certain power in the Inter-generally accepted that Conserva- works for small bets have run bare-est of national unity.

be clear that the country cannot be foot along a bar of red-hot from Mr. Baldwin made this clear when allies at the election. But it most

he said: without injury.

The practice is widespread in the East both as an exhibition trick and; as à religious ceremony...

An Englishman once performed It successfully at a temple near

Your Daily Smile!

Viewpoints

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If I should come in and form held against the Socialists unless a Government, that will be our the Conservative Party is kept in Government, and we shall have at full heart."

The opposite course has been

our service the best members of our party, whether they have adopted. No ringing call has come served or whether they have not, from leaders, and the Central Office, in the present: emergency and apparently under instructions, has deliberately allowed the fire of temporary-Government.

As representative of the Right Conservative enthusiasm to burn

framework will only do harm if Tokyo. too much effort is given to mak- PAU CHUNG-TAI-At 25 Canalling it, permanent

Road West, on December 5, last seven years so many things

servative Party in its literature. 1934. John Pau Chung-Tai, have happened that the report of "Our railways deal roughly with Wing of the party I was asked to out, and has even gone so far as to Cortege will the Simon Commission itself is 2,500,000 parcels a week, declared a second the vote of confidence moved eliminate all reference, to the Con-

Well, hejby Lord Hailsham, and said: aged 69 years.

What hap-transport official recently.

We have had an explicit de- By such folly, defeat is made.cer- pass the Monument at 4 p.m../quite out of date

pened was that when the Princes said it himself,

claration to-day from our leader, tain. Is it surprising that Con- on Dec. 7.

found out that a Constitution for

who has told us that this Govern-servatives sulk in their tents, with the disastrous London County India was going to be established Visitor: "Your son is rather small

ment is a Government for one The China Mail in any case, they laid aside their for his age, isn't he??"

purpose, that it is formed to, and Council and borough, elections as a traditional attitude and deter- Proud, Mother: "Oh, no; mest boys

determined to, restore the Bud-result?

With the best will in the world * mined that they had better be of his age are overgrown. I think."

getary position of this country, inside it rather than outside from

"Many girl shop assistants do not

and he has told us that in no way and all the help we can give, there the beginning. That change aspend nearly enough time on their

handful of Liberal Nationals and alone made it necessary to re-hands," declares a beauty expert, Fer- whatsoever will our policy be is little hope that more than a cast the whole of the proposals hape it is because they spend nearly impaired.

It was on these grounds that the National Labour will be returned at about the central Government at all day on their feet.

Conservative Party consented to the the next election, Why, then, should the whole mass of Conserva- It would ill become a Hong New Delhi. It is not at all un

"Your father is a shoemaker, and formation of the National Governtives be shocked and disgusted by Kong newspaper to speculate likely that the same thing would about the negotiations which happeni in China. The tendency you haven't any shoes!" scoffed Peter. ment-no more, no less.

It never consented to sacrifice its this Indian betrayal and by inade of sound and "Well, your father is a dentist, and have been going on between Mr.lof any

hasn't any teeth," vital principles with regard to the quate provision for the defences of pecurity of the nation or the in-the Empire to placate a ghost-army which will fade away at the elec- Sun Fo and Mr. Hu Han Min and economical, Government is to at-your baby

tegrity of the Empire. Had there

tion? the other leaders pro-Nanking and tract its neighbours; while for-torted Ted.

LOCAL NEWS anti-Nanking. No one outside of cible annexation only repels.

been any word of India, that great the circle has the necessary in- Another principle very firmly

BREVITIES

meeting would have refused point. There is one hope for the future, blank any consent to use the finen- and that is a great, resurgence. formation to form an opinion as established by our own experi-

faith. to the proposals under discussion: ence is that a Constitution should

One case of diphtheria and one cial crisis as an excuse for abdica of Conservative and constitutional If we cannot tget a lead from (and any expression of opinion concern, itself only with the would be resented and injudicious. machinery of Government and case of typhoid fever were reported tion In India. Only the general situation is not with the substance. Once in the Colony during the 24 hours clear; but it is so clear that there the machine is put together the ended December 5, can be no-two opinions about it.needful measures can be con-

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· Even

Interests Subordinated

leaders then the rank and file must

Once again, however, the inter-assert itself, and make it a soldiers

the democratic verdict of the nation

It is simply that disturbances sidered at leisure: the machine Miss Violet Capell's Dancing Diaests of the party were subordinated, battle, as it did, in 1981, have gone on for a long time with will have obstacles enough and play will be staged at the Queen's loss to everyone concerned; that should not be overweighted with Theatre to-day at 6 p.m.

No progress can be the consequences have not been details.

next

even worse simply because of the made it too exact an enquiry is The s.8. Santhia left Singapore wonderful power of recupera- made into the past history and yesterday and is due here tion of the millions of long-expressed opinions of those who Tuesday afternoon.

The suffering peasants who look after may be enabled to control it their own land and manage to when it has been created. wring a living out of it, and that very fact that it has been!

LEAVE TO-DAY

Passages Paid On President Grant

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Stubborn Pride signored, and Mr. MacDonald The contemptible suggestion that became Frime Minister, Govern- if we persist in maintaining. British ment posts being shared; equally, by rule in India we shall split the party all key positions, save one, in the only of those who deliberately start hands of Liberals or Socialists, ad this fire. Conservatives and their allies, with and lat the Socialists in is worthy

No one doubts the quixotic gen- It is they who are guilty of orosity of this proceeding; but arson. Let them put out the blare. no details of organisation are created is a big influence in US. STOWAWAYS surely it became a vital matter of They caused the split. Let them trust to see that no revolution such heal it by dropping this vicious as that proposed in India should be part of their Indian policy and comparable in importance with altering men who look like irre

entered upon.

ceasing to force proposals which the task of giving that vast popu-concilables into friends or at any

The whole case of the White are detested and have no sanction lation a period of peace with the rate neutral wellwishers.

The main change in the present lightest possible taxation so that

Paper supporters is that the boon from the party.

If, however, they persist, let them they can repair the destruction proposals from the original draft

of democracy should be bestowed upon Indians. Yet, with cynical be reminded that if India goes it and looting to which their home-is that election to the central

The two 19-year-old American steads have been subject body is not to be by popular It is not likely that it has direct election but indirectly by occurred to any of the delegates the local legislatures which will stowaways, James Paderill and levity, this gamble with the fate of goes for good, and an electora

mocratie sanction in Britain, and is of the Empire. now on their way to Cariton to themselves be elected by popular John C. Pritzar, who pleaded guilty India has received no shred of de verse is preferable to the break-up compare our own problem in vote: This seems wise, for the to stowing away on board the welcomed by no body representing This is not, however, the only India with their own. It is now elected members will be voting Ahoma from San Pedro to long any bit the most minute minority alternative. Why not win the seven years since the Commis- for men whose capacity they Kong, were again brought before

From the day of the election up sion which was promised by the have had some chance of testing Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon

to the present, at the instance of Secretary of State, Lord Chelma and estimating. Alike in India Magistracy this morning after be

some of Its leaders, the Conserva- ford, and which has been called and in China it has to be recog- ing remanded from Tuesday.

Goddandtive Party has been gagged, and for the sake of brevity the nised that the main body of the Detective-Sergeant "Simon Commission was ap- people, most of whom are illite stated that the Vacumn Oil Copt has been reduced the right of a free pointed by the then Secretary of rate, would be sadly et ses i pany, to whom the ship belonged, vote on the great principle involved

were paying the defend nta fares in ending the Britian part State, Lord Birkenhead. It is choosing competent men.

President the ntral governm safe to say that there has not large amount of devolution to to America on the

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